Counties in Oklahoma by farms

Lincoln County had the highest farms of 77 counties in 1997, at 2,193. Harmon County had the lowest, at 363. The median was 1,090 and the figure for Oklahoma was 84,028. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,193Lincoln County
Lowest363Harmon County
Median1,09077 counties
Oklahoma84,028History

Map of counties, 1997

Adair County: 1,224 countAlfalfa County: 803 countAtoka County: 1,209 countBeaver County: 816 countBeckham County: 908 countBlaine County: 934 countBryan County: 1,690 countCaddo County: 1,639 countCanadian County: 1,348 countCarter County: 1,332 countCherokee County: 1,329 countChoctaw County: 1,102 countCimarron County: 530 countCleveland County: 1,216 countCoal County: 636 countComanche County: 1,164 countCotton County: 564 countCraig County: 1,254 countCreek County: 1,734 countCuster County: 869 countDelaware County: 1,463 countDewey County: 778 countEllis County: 666 countGarfield County: 1,242 countGarvin County: 1,549 countGrady County: 1,817 countGrant County: 801 countGreer County: 535 countHarmon County: 363 countHarper County: 488 countHaskell County: 972 countHughes County: 985 countJackson County: 818 countJefferson County: 530 countJohnston County: 693 countKay County: 1,076 countKingfisher County: 1,101 countKiowa County: 772 countLatimer County: 734 countLe Flore County: 1,984 countLincoln County: 2,193 countLogan County: 1,122 countLove County: 693 countMcClain County: 1,200 countMcCurtain County: 1,818 countMcIntosh County: 1,013 countMajor County: 981 countMarshall County: 466 countMayes County: 1,593 countMurray County: 509 countMuskogee County: 1,693 countNoble County: 823 countNowata County: 856 countOkfuskee County: 877 countOklahoma County: 1,211 countOkmulgee County: 1,275 countOsage County: 1,360 countOttawa County: 1,119 countPawnee County: 749 countPayne County: 1,469 countPittsburg County: 1,804 countPontotoc County: 1,291 countPottawatomie County: 1,660 countPushmataha County: 885 countRoger Mills County: 705 countRogers County: 1,654 countSeminole County: 1,166 countSequoyah County: 1,309 countStephens County: 1,312 countTexas County: 882 countTillman County: 710 countTulsa County: 1,173 countWagoner County: 1,138 countWashington County: 898 countWashita County: 1,090 countWoods County: 786 countWoodward County: 877 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Lincoln County: 2,193 countLincoln County2,193Le Flore County: 1,984 countLe Flore County1,984McCurtain County: 1,818 countMcCurtain County1,818Grady County: 1,817 countGrady County1,817Pittsburg County: 1,804 countPittsburg County1,804Creek County: 1,734 countCreek County1,734Muskogee County: 1,693 countMuskogee County1,693Bryan County: 1,690 countBryan County1,690Pottawatomie County: 1,660 countPottawatomie County1,660Rogers County: 1,654 countRogers County1,654Caddo County: 1,639 countCaddo County1,639Mayes County: 1,593 countMayes County1,593Garvin County: 1,549 countGarvin County1,549Payne County: 1,469 countPayne County1,469Delaware County: 1,463 countDelaware County1,463Osage County: 1,360 countOsage County1,360Canadian County: 1,348 countCanadian County1,348Carter County: 1,332 countCarter County1,332Cherokee County: 1,329 countCherokee County1,329Stephens County: 1,312 countStephens County1,312Sequoyah County: 1,309 countSequoyah County1,309Pontotoc County: 1,291 countPontotoc County1,291Okmulgee County: 1,275 countOkmulgee County1,275Craig County: 1,254 countCraig County1,254Garfield County: 1,242 countGarfield County1,242Adair County: 1,224 countAdair County1,224Cleveland County: 1,216 countCleveland County1,216Oklahoma County: 1,211 countOklahoma County1,211Atoka County: 1,209 countAtoka County1,209McClain County: 1,200 countMcClain County1,200Tulsa County: 1,173 countTulsa County1,173Seminole County: 1,166 countSeminole County1,166Comanche County: 1,164 countComanche County1,164Wagoner County: 1,138 countWagoner County1,138Logan County: 1,122 countLogan County1,122Ottawa County: 1,119 countOttawa County1,119Choctaw County: 1,102 countChoctaw County1,102Kingfisher County: 1,101 countKingfisher County1,101Washita County: 1,090 countWashita County1,090Kay County: 1,076 countKay County1,076Lincoln County: 2,193 countLincoln County2,193Le Flore County: 1,984 countLe Flore County1,984McCurtain County: 1,818 countMcCurtain County1,818Grady County: 1,817 countGrady County1,817Pittsburg County: 1,804 countPittsburg County1,804Creek County: 1,734 countCreek County1,734Muskogee County: 1,693 countMuskogee County1,693Bryan County: 1,690 countBryan County1,690Pottawatomie County: 1,660 countPottawatomie County1,660Rogers County: 1,654 countRogers County1,654Caddo County: 1,639 countCaddo County1,639Mayes County: 1,593 countMayes County1,593Garvin County: 1,549 countGarvin County1,549Payne County: 1,469 countPayne County1,469Delaware County: 1,463 countDelaware County1,463Osage County: 1,360 countOsage County1,360Canadian County: 1,348 countCanadian County1,348Carter County: 1,332 countCarter County1,332Cherokee County: 1,329 countCherokee County1,329Stephens County: 1,312 countStephens County1,312Sequoyah County: 1,309 countSequoyah County1,309Pontotoc County: 1,291 countPontotoc County1,291Okmulgee County: 1,275 countOkmulgee County1,275Craig County: 1,254 countCraig County1,254Garfield County: 1,242 countGarfield County1,242Adair County: 1,224 countAdair County1,224Cleveland County: 1,216 countCleveland County1,216Oklahoma County: 1,211 countOklahoma County1,211Atoka County: 1,209 countAtoka County1,209McClain County: 1,200 countMcClain County1,200Tulsa County: 1,173 countTulsa County1,173Seminole County: 1,166 countSeminole County1,166Comanche County: 1,164 countComanche County1,164Wagoner County: 1,138 countWagoner County1,138Logan County: 1,122 countLogan County1,122Ottawa County: 1,119 countOttawa County1,119Choctaw County: 1,102 countChoctaw County1,102Kingfisher County: 1,101 countKingfisher County1,101Washita County: 1,090 countWashita County1,090Kay County: 1,076 countKay County1,076
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
count
1Lincoln County2,193
2Le Flore County1,984
3McCurtain County1,818
4Grady County1,817
5Pittsburg County1,804
6Creek County1,734
7Muskogee County1,693
8Bryan County1,690
9Pottawatomie County1,660
10Rogers County1,654
11Caddo County1,639
12Mayes County1,593
13Garvin County1,549
14Payne County1,469
15Delaware County1,463
16Osage County1,360
17Canadian County1,348
18Carter County1,332
19Cherokee County1,329
20Stephens County1,312
21Sequoyah County1,309
22Pontotoc County1,291
23Okmulgee County1,275
24Craig County1,254
25Garfield County1,242
26Adair County1,224
27Cleveland County1,216
28Oklahoma County1,211
29Atoka County1,209
30McClain County1,200
31Tulsa County1,173
32Seminole County1,166
33Comanche County1,164
34Wagoner County1,138
35Logan County1,122
36Ottawa County1,119
37Choctaw County1,102
38Kingfisher County1,101
39Washita County1,090
40Kay County1,076
41McIntosh County1,013
42Hughes County985
43Major County981
44Haskell County972
45Blaine County934
46Beckham County908
47Washington County898
48Pushmataha County885
49Texas County882
50Okfuskee County877
50Woodward County877
52Custer County869
53Nowata County856
54Noble County823
55Jackson County818
56Beaver County816
57Alfalfa County803
58Grant County801
59Woods County786
60Dewey County778
61Kiowa County772
62Pawnee County749
63Latimer County734
64Tillman County710
65Roger Mills County705
66Johnston County693
66Love County693
68Ellis County666
69Coal County636
70Cotton County564
71Greer County535
72Cimarron County530
72Jefferson County530
74Murray County509
75Harper County488
76Marshall County466
77Harmon County363

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Oklahoma by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oklahoma-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Lincoln County, with 2,193 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harmon County, with 363 in 1997.

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