Farm operations
513
Avg 552 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40029 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Coal County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Coal County. Ranked #61 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
283,278 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.5% 46,856 acres
- Other land
- 83.5% 236,422 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Coal County received $7.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 0.69×
- 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, Coal County, Oklahoma is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$33.9M
0.48× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.2M
6.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Coal County's net farm income sits at the 28th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Coal County Farm Data Shows
Coal County, Oklahoma reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Coal County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Coal (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Colfax County, NM · TRACE
$2.2M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Coal; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Saline County, KS · MID
$2.2M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Coal; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marin County, CA · HEAVY
$2.2M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Coal; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bear Lake County, ID · MID
$2.2M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Coal; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Macon County (MID $/acre pole)
Macon sits near Coal on payments-per-acre ($7.80) while total receipts differ.
Guadalupe County (MID $/acre pole)
Guadalupe sits near Coal on payments-per-acre ($7.80) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Coal stamps MID · 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 Coal under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Coal County, Oklahoma:
- 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 Coal County, Oklahoma?
Coal County, Oklahoma has 513 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 552 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Coal County?
Coal County's total commodity sales are $33.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #61 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Coal County receive?
Coal County received $2.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.84/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Coal County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Coal County is $4.9M (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 MID · 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.