Property tax payments of approximately $24M annually
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
Applied Digital estimates they will pay approximately $24 million per year in property taxes at their four state facilities by 2029
Source (primary)
Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history - InForum (-, news_article)
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Quote: “His company estimates that by 2029, they will be paying nearly $24 million per year in property taxes at their four facilities in the state in Ellendale, Harwood, Oliver County and Stutsman County.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 19, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The document states the company estimates by 2029 it will pay nearly $24 million per year in property taxes at its four facilities in Ellendale, Harwood, Oliver County and Stutsman County.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital estimates paying nearly $24 million per year in property taxes by 2029
- The estimate covers four state facilities in Ellendale, Harwood, Oliver County and Stutsman County
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/port-data-center-company-applied-digital-expects-to-be-one-of-the-largest-taxpayers-in-north-dakota-history) in full (10,149 characters, retrieved September 4, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history - InForum
Quote: “His company estimates that by 2029, they will be paying nearly $24 million per year in property taxes at their four facilities in the state in Ellendale, Harwood, Oliver County and Stutsman County.”