Crop-loss band · North Dakota
Slope County, North Dakota — crop-loss band
- 1.68Low end of the filed band
- 2.36Middle of the filed band
- 2.83High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.63)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Slope County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2024. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.68 at the low end to 2.83 at the high end, with 2.36 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2021, at 3.63. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $719,821 | $1,787,649 | $3,644,105 | 234 | 234 | 2.48 |
| 2016 | $3,217,165 | $6,949,764 | $17,358,889 | 460 | 458 | 2.16 |
| 2017 | $5,559,533 | $15,064,084 | $29,732,485 | 680 | 678 | 2.71 |
| 2018 | $532,860 | $957,284 | $2,580,896 | 123 | 122 | 1.80 |
| 2019 | $2,520,626 | $7,143,058 | $15,346,266 | 268 | 268 | 2.83 |
| 2020 | $2,649,466 | $6,244,316 | $15,117,803 | 315 | 315 | 2.36 |
| 2021 | $5,860,873 | $21,245,608 | $32,831,621 | 635 | 635 | 3.63 |
| 2022 | $1,932,103 | $3,254,565 | $8,241,268 | 307 | 307 | 1.68 |
| 2023 | $903,140 | $2,255,974 | $3,688,920 | 191 | 191 | 2.50 |
| 2024 | $2,072,305 | $3,786,343 | $10,212,974 | 430 | 430 | 1.83 |
Commodities insured in Slope County
10 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Wheat 10 years filed
- 1.02Low end of the filed band
- 2.08Middle of the filed band
- 2.94High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (4.26)
- 10Years filed
- $15,559,233Premium filed
- $44,221,034Indemnity paid
- $88,283,400Liability insured
- 513,331Quantity planted
- 513,670Quantity lost
- 1,262Policies
- 1,262Policies with a loss
- 2.84Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $23,690,652 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $11,913,803 indemnity · 10 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $4,457,909 indemnity · 7 years
- Heat $1,150,509 indemnity · 8 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $714,925 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $600,370 indemnity · 3 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 10 years filed
- 0.77Low end of the filed band
- 1.99Middle of the filed band
- 2.40High end of the filed band
- 2023Worst year filed (2.91)
- 10Years filed
- $3,148,585Premium filed
- $6,512,062Indemnity paid
- $14,416,565Liability insured
- 596,465Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 982Policies
- 982Policies with a loss
- 2.07Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $6,512,062 indemnity · 10 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 0.77Low end of the filed band
- 2.66Middle of the filed band
- 4.62High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (5.65)
- 10Years filed
- $1,342,757Premium filed
- $4,334,820Indemnity paid
- $8,743,928Liability insured
- 35,224Quantity planted
- 35,272Quantity lost
- 237Policies
- 237Policies with a loss
- 3.23Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $2,417,449 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $873,256 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP-WI/PACE Crops Only $351,870 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $198,219 indemnity · 5 years
- Heat $165,349 indemnity · 6 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $143,785 indemnity · 1 years
Canola 9 years filed
- 0.48Low end of the filed band
- 1.76Middle of the filed band
- 2.89High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (2.89)
- 9Years filed
- $2,346,561Premium filed
- $3,582,080Indemnity paid
- $9,418,622Liability insured
- 39,751Quantity planted
- 39,751Quantity lost
- 178Policies
- 178Policies with a loss
- 1.53Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $2,416,674 indemnity · 6 years
- Hail $523,071 indemnity · 7 years
- Heat $273,346 indemnity · 3 years
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $240,573 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $55,557 indemnity · 4 years
- Cold Wet Weather $21,557 indemnity · 1 years
Dry Peas 10 years filed
- 1.52Low end of the filed band
- 2.33Middle of the filed band
- 3.86High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (6.13)
- 10Years filed
- $1,116,114Premium filed
- $3,395,187Indemnity paid
- $5,732,313Liability insured
- 32,729Quantity planted
- 32,876Quantity lost
- 153Policies
- 153Policies with a loss
- 3.04Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $1,523,585 indemnity · 6 years
- Hail $1,338,598 indemnity · 8 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $229,151 indemnity · 4 years
- Plant Disease $207,111 indemnity · 1 years
- Heat $49,708 indemnity · 1 years
- All Other Causes $25,428 indemnity · 1 years
Forage Production 10 years filed
- 1.10Low end of the filed band
- 2.44Middle of the filed band
- 3.51High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (4.14)
- 10Years filed
- $801,964Premium filed
- $2,519,484Indemnity paid
- $4,187,759Liability insured
- 68,361Quantity planted
- 68,458Quantity lost
- 459Policies
- 454Policies with a loss
- 3.14Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $2,072,237 indemnity · 9 years
- Frost $109,518 indemnity · 3 years
- Freeze $93,122 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $81,194 indemnity · 5 years
- Insects $74,932 indemnity · 5 years
- Hail $44,682 indemnity · 5 years
Barley 10 years filed
- 0.82Low end of the filed band
- 2.39Middle of the filed band
- 3.82High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.84)
- 10Years filed
- $465,211Premium filed
- $1,273,195Indemnity paid
- $2,018,797Liability insured
- 15,836Quantity planted
- 15,846Quantity lost
- 158Policies
- 158Policies with a loss
- 2.74Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $709,409 indemnity · 8 years
- Hail $336,524 indemnity · 10 years
- Heat $57,192 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $50,089 indemnity · 3 years
- All Other Causes $40,348 indemnity · 2 years
- Insects $31,740 indemnity · 2 years
Sunflowers 8 years filed
- 1.31Low end of the filed band
- 2.18Middle of the filed band
- 3.69High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (3.69)
- 8Years filed
- $462,917Premium filed
- $1,134,794Indemnity paid
- $2,636,413Liability insured
- 12,964Quantity planted
- 12,509Quantity lost
- 69Policies
- 69Policies with a loss
- 2.45Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $591,307 indemnity · 6 years
- Hail $340,985 indemnity · 6 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $80,532 indemnity · 4 years
- Heat $32,154 indemnity · 2 years
- All Other Causes $25,328 indemnity · 1 years
- Insects $17,162 indemnity · 1 years
Flax 8 years filed
- 0.71Low end of the filed band
- 2.40Middle of the filed band
- 4.75High end of the filed band
- 2023Worst year filed (4.75)
- 8Years filed
- $366,238Premium filed
- $877,742Indemnity paid
- $1,827,294Liability insured
- 13,488Quantity planted
- 13,739Quantity lost
- 66Policies
- 66Policies with a loss
- 2.40Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- Drought $491,551 indemnity · 5 years
- Hail $249,410 indemnity · 5 years
- Insects $54,166 indemnity · 3 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $48,325 indemnity · 1 years
- Heat $30,348 indemnity · 2 years
- All Other Causes $3,942 indemnity · 1 years
Apiculture 5 years filed
- 0.37Low end of the filed band
- 1.95Middle of the filed band
- 2.64High end of the filed band
- 2023Worst year filed (2.64)
- 5Years filed
- $358,312Premium filed
- $838,247Indemnity paid
- $1,490,136Liability insured
- 7,211Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 79Policies
- 79Policies with a loss
- 2.34Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Slope County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $838,247 indemnity · 5 years
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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.