Farm operations
356
Avg 1,362 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40067 356 farms Upper-middle (#36/77) 25% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Jefferson County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Jefferson County. Ranked #36 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
485K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.6% 119K acres
- Other land
- 75.4% 365K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Jefferson County received $15.02 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.02
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.32×
- 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.
356 farms · $77.9M sales
Jefferson County, Oklahoma reports 356 farms and $77.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #404 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #36 of 77 counties in Oklahoma; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #36 of 77
- National payments rank #404 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 9.4%
Commodity sales
$77.9M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$7.3M
9.4% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Jefferson County's net farm income sits at the 29th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Jefferson County Farm Data Shows
Jefferson County, Oklahoma reported 356 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $77.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($15.02/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $5.2M. In-state sales rank #36 of 77 in Oklahoma.
Of 484,918 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 119,419 acres (24.6%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oklahoma.
Land Use
$15.02 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
484,918 acres
Cropland
119,419 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,362 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.6%
119,419 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 484,918 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 119,419 | 24.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 365,499 | 75.4% |
| Average farm size | 1,362 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Jefferson County, Oklahoma?
Jefferson County, Oklahoma has 356 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,362 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Jefferson County?
Jefferson County's total commodity sales are $77.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #36 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Jefferson County receive?
Jefferson County received $7.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.02/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Jefferson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Jefferson County is $5.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Jefferson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Jefferson (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Yolo County, CA · HEAVY
$7.3M federal receipts is lower by $31K than Jefferson; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sunflower County, MS · DENSE
$7.3M federal receipts is lower by $31K than Jefferson; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Reno County, KS · MID
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $36K than Jefferson; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Crawford County, KS · DENSE
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $38K than Jefferson; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jones County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Jones sits near Jefferson on payments-per-acre ($15.03) while total receipts differ.
Haskell County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Haskell sits near Jefferson on payments-per-acre ($14.95) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Jefferson stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#404)
Jefferson ranks #404 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Jefferson County, Oklahoma stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #404 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.