Farm operations
1,347
Avg 204 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40097 Top quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Mayes County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Mayes County. Ranked #15 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
275,145 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 31.3% 86,253 acres
- Other land
- 68.7% 188,892 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Mayes County received $9.40 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.40
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 0.83×
- 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, Mayes County, Oklahoma is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$144.9M
2.1× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.6M
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$37.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Mayes County's net farm income sits at the 62th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Mayes County Farm Data Shows
Mayes County, Oklahoma reads as a MIXED county with MID 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 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 Mayes County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Mayes (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Shackelford County, TX · LIGHT
$2.6M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Mayes; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Johnson County, IN · DENSE
$2.6M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Mayes; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Sandusky County, OH · HEAVY
$2.6M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Mayes; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Ozark County, MO · MID
$2.6M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Mayes; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Cache County (MID $/acre pole)
Cache sits near Mayes on payments-per-acre ($9.40) while total receipts differ.
Johnson County (MID $/acre pole)
Johnson sits near Mayes on payments-per-acre ($9.43) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Mayes stamps MID · 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 Mayes under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Mayes 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 Mayes County, Oklahoma?
Mayes County, Oklahoma has 1,347 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 204 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Mayes County?
Mayes County's total commodity sales are $144.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Mayes County receive?
Mayes County received $2.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.40/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Mayes County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Mayes County is $37.9M (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 MIXED (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.