Farm operations
750
Avg 1,538 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40007 750 farms Top quartile (#9/77) 28% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Beaver County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Beaver County. Ranked #9 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
1.15M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 27.8% 320K acres
- Other land
- 72.2% 833K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Beaver County received $11.38 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.38
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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.
750 farms · $215.1M sales
Beaver County, Oklahoma reports 750 farms and $215.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #165 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #9 of 77 counties in Oklahoma; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #9 of 77
- National payments rank #165 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 6.1%
Commodity sales
$215.1M
3.1× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$13.1M
6.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$80.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Beaver County's net farm income sits at the 80th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Beaver County Farm Data Shows
Beaver County, Oklahoma reported 750 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $215.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $13.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($11.38/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $80.5M. In-state sales rank #9 of 77 in Oklahoma.
Of 1,153,602 acres agricultural land, cropland is 320,293 acres (27.8%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 1,538 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oklahoma.
Land Use
$11.38 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
1,153,602 acres
Cropland
320,293 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,538 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 27.8%
320,293 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,153,602 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 320,293 | 27.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 833,309 | 72.2% |
| Average farm size | 1,538 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Beaver County, Oklahoma?
Beaver County, Oklahoma has 750 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,538 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Beaver County?
Beaver County's total commodity sales are $215.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Beaver County receive?
Beaver County received $13.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.38/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Beaver County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Beaver County is $80.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Beaver County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Beaver (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Rawlins County, KS · DENSE
$13.1M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Beaver; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Roosevelt County, NM · MID
$13.1M federal receipts is lower by $57K than Beaver; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Stanton County, KS · DENSE
$13.2M federal receipts is higher by $97K than Beaver; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Sampson County, NC · DENSE
$13.0M federal receipts is lower by $112K than Beaver; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Tom Green County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Tom Green sits near Beaver on payments-per-acre ($11.30) while total receipts differ.
Ziebach County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Ziebach sits near Beaver on payments-per-acre ($11.58) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Beaver stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#165)
Beaver ranks #165 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Beaver County, Oklahoma stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #165 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.