Farm operations
460
Avg 1,400 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40059 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Harper County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Harper County. Ranked #8 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
643,951 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.0% 180,069 acres
- Other land
- 72.0% 463,882 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Harper County received $15.57 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.57
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.37×
- 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, Harper County, Oklahoma is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$238.8M
3.4× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$10.0M
4.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$68.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Harper County's net farm income sits at the 76th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Harper County Farm Data Shows
Harper County, Oklahoma reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 Harper County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Harper (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Mclennan County, TX · HEAVY
$10.0M federal receipts is higher by $19K than Harper; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Phillips County, CO · DENSE
$10.1M federal receipts is higher by $21K than Harper; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Brule County, SD · DENSE
$10.1M federal receipts is higher by $22K than Harper; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Fallon County, MT · HEAVY
$10.1M federal receipts is higher by $29K than Harper; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Grant County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Harper on payments-per-acre ($15.53) while total receipts differ.
Bowman County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Bowman sits near Harper on payments-per-acre ($15.68) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Harper stamps HEAVY · MIXED 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 Harper under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Harper 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 Harper County, Oklahoma?
Harper County, Oklahoma has 460 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,400 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Harper County?
Harper County's total commodity sales are $238.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Harper County receive?
Harper County received $10.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.57/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Harper County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Harper County is $68.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
Oklahoma
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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 MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.