Farm operations
900
Avg 552 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40009 900 farms Lower-middle (#45/77) 29% cropland DENSE MIXED
Beckham County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Beckham County. Ranked #45 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
497K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 29.2% 145K acres
- Other land
- 70.8% 352K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Beckham County received $18.89 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.7× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $18.89
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.66×
- 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.
900 farms · $55.3M sales
Beckham County, Oklahoma reports 900 farms and $55.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #288 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #45 of 77 counties in Oklahoma; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #45 of 77
- National payments rank #288 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 17.0%
Commodity sales
$55.3M
0.79× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$9.4M
17.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Beckham County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Beckham County Farm Data Shows
Beckham County, Oklahoma reported 900 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $55.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $9.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($18.89/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $5.8M. In-state sales rank #45 of 77 in Oklahoma.
Of 496,977 acres agricultural land, cropland is 144,893 acres (29.2%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 552 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oklahoma.
Land Use
$18.89 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
496,977 acres
Cropland
144,893 acres
Avg Farm Size
552 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 29.2%
144,893 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 496,977 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 144,893 | 29.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 352,084 | 70.8% |
| Average farm size | 552 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Beckham County, Oklahoma?
Beckham County, Oklahoma has 900 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 552 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Beckham County?
Beckham County's total commodity sales are $55.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #45 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Beckham County receive?
Beckham County received $9.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($18.89/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Beckham County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Beckham County is $5.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Beckham County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Beckham (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Webster County, IA · DENSE
$9.4M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Beckham; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Hamilton County, IA · DENSE
$9.4M federal receipts is higher by $13K than Beckham; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Black Hawk County, IA · DENSE
$9.4M federal receipts is higher by $15K than Beckham; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Matagorda County, TX · HEAVY
$9.4M federal receipts is lower by $26K than Beckham; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Sully County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Sully sits near Beckham on payments-per-acre ($18.89) while total receipts differ.
Kiowa County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Kiowa sits near Beckham on payments-per-acre ($18.57) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Beckham stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#288)
Beckham ranks #288 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Beckham County, Oklahoma stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #288 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.