Farm operations
872
Avg 232 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40001 872 farms Top quartile (#5/77) 19% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Adair County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Adair County. Ranked #5 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
202K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.5% 37K acres
- Other land
- 81.5% 165K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Adair County received $9.42 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.42
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 0.83×
- Oklahoma median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
872 farms · $277.9M sales
Adair County, Oklahoma reports 872 farms and $277.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1387 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 77 counties in Oklahoma; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 77
- National payments rank #1387 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$277.9M
4.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.9M
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$90.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Adair County's net farm income sits at the 83th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Adair County Farm Data Shows
Adair County, Oklahoma reported 872 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $277.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.42/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $90.0M. In-state sales rank #5 of 77 in Oklahoma.
Of 201,921 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 37,396 acres (18.5%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oklahoma.
Land Use
$9.42 per acre of agricultural land · the median Oklahoma county receives $11.36. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
201,921 acres
Cropland
37,396 acres
Avg Farm Size
232 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 18.5%
37,396 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 201,921 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 37,396 | 18.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 164,525 | 81.5% |
| Average farm size | 232 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Adair County, Oklahoma?
Adair County, Oklahoma has 872 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 232 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Adair County?
Adair County's total commodity sales are $277.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Adair County receive?
Adair County received $1.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.42/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Adair County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Adair County is $90.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Adair County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Adair (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Cape Girardeau County, MO · MID
$1.9M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Adair; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Telfair County, GA · DENSE
$1.9M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Adair; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cumberland County, PA · HEAVY
$1.9M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Adair; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Allen County, OH · MID
$1.9M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Adair; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hinds County (MID $/acre pole)
Hinds sits near Adair on payments-per-acre ($9.44) while total receipts differ.
Shelby County (MID $/acre pole)
Shelby sits near Adair on payments-per-acre ($9.39) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Adair stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1387)
Adair ranks #1387 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Adair County, Oklahoma stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1387 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Oklahoma compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Oklahoma state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.