PPP loans in Burke County, North Dakota

Name: Burke County, North Dakota
Address: ND, US

Each amount is what the Small Business Administration approved, as SBA published it, and says nothing more about the borrower. SBA guaranteed 281 Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses it recorded in Burke County, $6.9 million in all.

Burke County, as of September 30, 2024

$6.9 million
Approved: $6,881,396; 0.2% of the $2.9 billion approved in North Dakota.; 281
Loans: 239 first draws and 42 second draws.; 99.6%
Forgiven: 280 of 281 loans carry a forgiveness amount, $6.9 million in all.; 0.0%
Charged off: 0 of 281 loans, approved for $0. That is the loans' size, not what SBA lost.

The largest borrowers in Burke County · 2020–21

The largest borrowers in Burke County, 2020–21
Rank	Name	USD	Loans
1	Burke Divide Electric Cooperative Inc, Columbus	$900.0 thousand$900,000	1
2	Lignite Oil Company, Lignite	$215.6 thousand$215,625	1
3	Lignite Oil Company, Inc, Lignite	$193.0 thousand$193,000	1
4	On The Spot Truck Repair, LLC, Columbus	$181.6 thousand$181,600	1
5	Cj Inspection LLC, Portal	$171.1 thousand$171,100	1
6	Three Sixty Transportation LLC, Kenmare	$152.3 thousand$152,300	1
7	Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Nd Inc, Bowbells	$111.8 thousand$111,779	1
8	Child Evangelism Fellowship Of North Dakota, Inc, Bowbells	$111.8 thousand$111,779	1
9	Prairiedale Farms, Inc, Bowbells	$109.0 thousand$109,000	1
10	Dean Trucking, Stanley	$102.8 thousand$102,750	1
11	Joel Or Cathryn Durheim, Forbes	$80,800	1
12	Sandberg Redi-Mix, Lignite	$74,000	1
12	Sandberg Redi-Mix, Inc., Lignite	$74,000	1
14	Dakota West Pumping Inc., Lignite	$71,160	2
15	Northwest Veterinary Services Inc, Powers Lake	$71,100	1
16	C & J Diesel LLC, Stanley	$70,000	1
17	Jorgenson Lumber, Powers Lake	$57,200	1
18	Brian Ankenbauer, Bowbells	$50,800	1
18	Bryan Ankenbauer, Bowbells	$50,800	1
20	Kristian Sorum, Flaxton	$49,012	1
21	John's Sand And Gravel, Powers Lake	$46,700	1
21	Johns Sand And Gravel Inc., Powers Lake	$46,700	1
23	Americana Motel Of North Dakota LLC, Portal	$44,047	1
24	American Motel Of North Dakota, LLC, Portal	$44,000	1
25	Dennis Benge, Bowbells	$41,667	2
26	Seth Klipfel, Forbes	$41,666	2
27	Justin Helland, Ellendale	$41,666	2
27	Kenneth Nygaard, Portal	$41,666	2
27	Lowell Nelson, Kenmare	$41,666	2
30	Jeff Bohl, Bowbells	$41,600	1
30	Robert Casteel, Larson	$41,600	2
30	Steven Overlee, Battleview	$41,600	2
33	Roger Helseth, Columbus	$36,900	2
34	Michael Ely, Columbus	$35,083	1
35	Jon Sagness, Bowbells	$34,098	2
36	Ryan Aufforth, Bowbells	$33,453	1
37	Audrey Thorlaksen, Powers Lake	$31,640	1
38	Country Fresh Foods, Powers Lake	$31,400	1
39	Bowbells Insurance, Inc., Bowbells	$29,000	1
40	Jay Hass, Bowbells	$26,318	1
40	Jay Hass, Bowbells	$26,318	1
42	Brodal Farms Ltd, Columbus	$26,040	1
43	John Aufforth, Bowbells	$25,935	1
44	Kent Horntvedt, Columbus	$25,500	1
45	Dennis Bauer, Bowbells	$23,984	1
46	Liberty Insurance Agency, Powers Lake	$23,812	1
47	Cody Beard, Bowbells	$22,927	2
48	The Food Barn, Powers Lake	$22,600	1
49	Dog Leg Directional, LLC, Bowbells	$22,400	1
50	Allen Larson, Lignite	$22,250	1
51	Ann Watterud, Columbus	$22,083	1
51	Todd Shefstad, Lignite	$22,083	1
53	Mark Barenthsen, Powers Lake	$21,645	1
54	Ronald Sagness, Bowbells	$21,333	1
55	Ronald Kalmbach, Lignite	$20,872	2
56	Douglas Beard, Bowbells	$20,833	1
56	Sne LLC, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Adam Jensen, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Barry Johnson, Kenmare	$20,833	1
58	Brandyn Ganskop, Flaxton	$20,833	1
58	Busch Farms Inc, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Dale Ganskop, Flaxton	$20,833	1
58	Dan Kempf, Forbes	$20,833	1
58	Daniel Nelson, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Daniel Peterson, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Galen L. Moody, Battleview	$20,833	1
58	Gfar Enterprises LLC, Powers Lake	$20,833	1
58	Hass Farms Inc., Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	James Funk, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Jason Wettstein, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Joseph Mertes, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Joshua Watterud, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Kyle Nygaard, Flaxton	$20,833	1
58	Leelyn Hermanson, Lignite	$20,833	1
58	Patrick Ely, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Robert Casteel, Columbus	$20,833	1
58	Rolf Aufforth, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Ryan Aufforth, Bowbells	$20,833	1
58	Ryan Greenfield, Powers Lake	$20,833	1
58	Steven Melberg, Battleview	$20,833	1
58	Thomas Klipfel, Forbes	$20,833	1
82	Barry Nelson, Flaxton	$20,832	1
82	Daniel Winzenburg, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Faron Ehlke, Lignite	$20,832	1
82	Gary Melby, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Hal Ross, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Jady Parkinson, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Justin Nelson, Flaxton	$20,832	1
82	Morris Erickson, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Nathan Jepsen, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Phillip Hamilton, Powers Lake	$20,832	1
82	Richard Owings, Lignite	$20,832	1
82	Rodley Jepsen, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Ryan V Kearsley, Battleview	$20,832	1
82	Shawn Bly, Lignite	$20,832	1
82	Stephen Miller, Flaxton	$20,832	1
82	Terry Wolkenhauer, Flaxton	$20,832	1
82	Tyler Ross, Bowbells	$20,832	1
82	Wayne Olson, Bowbells	$20,832	1
100	Joshiwa Weinmann, Powers Lake	$20,830	1
100	Orval Hoiby, McGregor	$20,830	1
100	Scott Grote, Battleview	$20,830	1

How the list is drawn

102 of the 267 borrowers ranked in Burke County are listed: every one ranked in the top 100, with ties. Borrowers approved the same amount share a rank, so the list can be longer than 100. The last rank here is shared by 3 borrowers.
A borrower is ranked here when SBA recorded its first loan in Burke County. Its amount is summed over every loan it was approved, a first draw, a second or both, and is not what was forgiven or repaid, which each borrower’s page shows loan by loan.

Sources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data — U.S. Small Business Administration · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026

Data retrieved September 23, 2026

Burke County, as of September 30, 2024

The largest borrowers in Burke County · 2020–21

How the list is drawn

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