Farm operations
1,085
Avg 187 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40021 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Cherokee County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cherokee County. Ranked #29 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
203,119 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.4% 43,535 acres
- Other land
- 78.6% 159,584 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cherokee County received $6.12 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.12
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 0.54×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Cherokee County, Oklahoma is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$92.2M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.2M
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Cherokee County's net farm income sits at the 26th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cherokee County Farm Data Shows
Cherokee County, Oklahoma reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 77 of 77 Oklahoma counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 77 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 55 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oklahoma.
Read with Cherokee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cherokee (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Crockett County, TN · MID
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Cherokee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Logan County, NE · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Cherokee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sandoval County, NM · TRACE
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Cherokee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Phelps County, MO · MID
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Cherokee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Livingston County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Livingston sits near Cherokee on payments-per-acre ($6.07) while total receipts differ.
Fayette County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Fayette sits near Cherokee on payments-per-acre ($6.17) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Cherokee stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Cherokee under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From Cherokee County, Oklahoma, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cherokee County, Oklahoma?
Cherokee County, Oklahoma has 1,085 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 187 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cherokee County?
Cherokee County's total commodity sales are $92.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #29 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Cherokee County receive?
Cherokee County received $1.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.12/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cherokee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cherokee County is $3.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.