Farm operations
786
Avg 724 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OK · FIPS 40149 Top quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Washita County, Oklahoma - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Washita County. Ranked #19 of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
568,980 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 49.3% 280,244 acres
- Other land
- 50.7% 288,736 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Washita County received $26.74 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.4× the Oklahoma county median of $11.36.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $26.74
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.36
- Oklahoma county median per acre
- 2.35×
- 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, Washita County, Oklahoma is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$133.8M
1.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$15.2M
11.4% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$23.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Washita County's net farm income sits at the 52th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Washita County Farm Data Shows
Washita County, Oklahoma reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Washita County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Washita (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Carter County, MT · MID
$15.3M federal receipts is higher by $33K than Washita; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lyman County, SD · HEAVY
$15.3M federal receipts is higher by $89K than Washita; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Ransom County, ND · DENSE
$15.1M federal receipts is lower by $92K than Washita; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Stark County, ND · DENSE
$15.3M federal receipts is higher by $131K than Washita; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Hettinger County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Hettinger sits near Washita on payments-per-acre ($26.77) while total receipts differ.
Marshall County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Marshall sits near Washita on payments-per-acre ($27.24) while total receipts differ.
Oklahoma ERS state roll-up
Washita stamps DENSE · 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 Washita under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Washita 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 Washita County, Oklahoma?
Washita County, Oklahoma has 786 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 724 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Washita County?
Washita County's total commodity sales are $133.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 77 counties in Oklahoma.
How much federal farm assistance does Washita County receive?
Washita County received $15.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($26.74/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Washita County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Washita County is $23.6M (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 DENSE · 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.