Farm operations
1,228
Avg 234 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40041 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Delaware County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Delaware County. Ranked #2 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
287,789 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.8% 71,461 acres
- Other land
- 75.2% 216,328 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Delaware County received $13.94 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.94
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.23×
- 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, Delaware County, Oklahoma is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$508.8M
7.3× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$4.0M
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$162.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Delaware County's net farm income sits at the 93th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Delaware County Farm Data Shows
Delaware County, Oklahoma reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Delaware County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Delaware (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Trego County, KS · MID
$4.0M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Delaware; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rooks County, KS · MID
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Delaware; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Golden Valley County, MT · LIGHT
$4.0M federal receipts is lower by $13K than Delaware; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Howard County, MO · DENSE
$4.0M federal receipts is lower by $15K than Delaware; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Monroe County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Monroe sits near Delaware on payments-per-acre ($13.88) while total receipts differ.
Hardee County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hardee sits near Delaware on payments-per-acre ($14.01) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Delaware stamps HEAVY · 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 Delaware under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Delaware 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 Delaware County, Oklahoma?
Delaware County, Oklahoma has 1,228 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 234 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Delaware County?
Delaware County's total commodity sales are $508.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #2 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Delaware County receive?
Delaware County received $4.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.94/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Delaware County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Delaware County is $162.1M (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 HEAVY · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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