In order to explore reasonable application rates of nitrogen under drip irrigation in the western semiarid region of Jilin Province, the field experiment for continuous two years（2017～2018） was studied the effects of different nitrogen application rates（0, 70, 140, 210, 280, 350 kg/ha） on maize yield, dry matter accumulation, translocation and nitrogen utilization efficiency under drip irrigation. The results showed that maize yield under nitrogen application treatments were significantly higher than no nitrogen treatment（P＜0.05）. The maize yield increased with at first and decreased later with increasing of nitrogen application rate, and the highest value was at 210 kg/ha of nitrogen fertilizer application. Compared with no nitrogen treatment, nitrogen application increased the dry matter accumulation significantly, and the highest value was supplied with 210 kg/ha of nitrogen application rate from filling stage to maturing stage. Logistic regression equation indicated that nitrogen application improved the maximum increase rate and average increase rate of the dry matter in maize population, with the increment by 5.4%～20.0%,13.9%～42.7%（2017） and 8.9%～25.7%, 10.1%～40.2%（2018）, respectively. And the highest values arrived at 210 kg/ha of nitrogen fertilizer application. There was no significant difference on the days of maximum accumulation rate of the dry matter among different nitrogen application treatments（P＞0.05）. The amounts of dry matter translocation, contribution rate of translocation to kernels and the transfer amount from photosynthetic product for grain after flowering under applying nitrogen fertilizer increased with the increment of nitrogen fertilizer application among 70～210 kg/ha, then decreased with increasing of nitrogen application rate. Recovery efficiency, agronomic efficiency and partial factor productivity of nitrogen all decreased with the increasing of nitrogen application rate. In conclusion, the appropriate amount of nitrogen fertilizer was at 210 kg/ha under drip irrigation in the western region of Jilin Province in order to realize high yield and keep higher levels on dry matter production and translocation of spring maize.