Farm operations
683
Avg 399 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40117 683 farms Bottom quartile (#67/77) 16% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Pawnee County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Pawnee County. Ranked #67 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
272K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.0% 44K acres
- Other land
- 84.0% 229K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Pawnee County received $13.46 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.
- $13.46
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 1.18×
- 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.
683 farms · $28.8M sales
Pawnee County, Oklahoma reports 683 farms and $28.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #843 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #67 of 77 counties in Oklahoma; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #67 of 77
- National payments rank #843 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 12.7%
Commodity sales
$28.8M
0.41× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$3.7M
12.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-4.4M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Pawnee County's net farm income sits at the 4th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Pawnee County Farm Data Shows
Pawnee County, Oklahoma reported 683 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $28.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.46/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-4.4M. In-state sales rank #67 of 77 in Oklahoma.
Of 272,430 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 43,600 acres (16.0%) - 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
$13.46 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
272,430 acres
Cropland
43,600 acres
Avg Farm Size
399 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 16.0%
43,600 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 272,430 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 43,600 | 16.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 228,830 | 84.0% |
| Average farm size | 399 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Pawnee County, Oklahoma has 683 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 399 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Pawnee County?
Pawnee County's total commodity sales are $28.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #67 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Pawnee County receive?
Pawnee County received $3.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.46/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Pawnee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Pawnee County is $-4.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Pawnee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Pawnee (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Henderson County, IL · HEAVY
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Pawnee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Leelanau County, MI · DENSE
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Pawnee; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ralls County, MO · DENSE
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Pawnee; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Uvalde County, TX · LIGHT
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Pawnee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Independence County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Independence sits near Pawnee on payments-per-acre ($13.81) while total receipts differ.
Burt County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Burt sits near Pawnee on payments-per-acre ($13.87) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Pawnee stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Oklahoma's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#843)
Pawnee ranks #843 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
Pawnee County, Oklahoma stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #843 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.