Counties in Oklahoma by farms

Lincoln County had the highest farms of 77 counties in 2017, at 2,231. Harmon County had the lowest, at 374. The median was 928 and the figure for Oklahoma was 78,531. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,231Lincoln County
Lowest374Harmon County
Median92877 counties
Oklahoma78,531History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 1,031 countAlfalfa County: 581 countAtoka County: 1,057 countBeaver County: 805 countBeckham County: 896 countBlaine County: 731 countBryan County: 1,609 countCaddo County: 1,396 countCanadian County: 1,324 countCarter County: 1,431 countCherokee County: 1,200 countChoctaw County: 851 countCimarron County: 447 countCleveland County: 1,182 countCoal County: 590 countComanche County: 1,055 countCotton County: 448 countCraig County: 1,179 countCreek County: 1,893 countCuster County: 773 countDelaware County: 1,377 countDewey County: 728 countEllis County: 677 countGarfield County: 936 countGarvin County: 1,500 countGrady County: 1,625 countGrant County: 659 countGreer County: 432 countHarmon County: 374 countHarper County: 438 countHaskell County: 812 countHughes County: 928 countJackson County: 634 countJefferson County: 424 countJohnston County: 606 countKay County: 864 countKingfisher County: 928 countKiowa County: 579 countLatimer County: 707 countLe Flore County: 1,672 countLincoln County: 2,231 countLogan County: 1,262 countLove County: 725 countMcClain County: 1,296 countMcCurtain County: 1,479 countMcIntosh County: 1,013 countMajor County: 801 countMarshall County: 588 countMayes County: 1,552 countMurray County: 473 countMuskogee County: 1,586 countNoble County: 835 countNowata County: 883 countOkfuskee County: 934 countOklahoma County: 1,103 countOkmulgee County: 1,404 countOsage County: 1,395 countOttawa County: 947 countPawnee County: 818 countPayne County: 1,541 countPittsburg County: 1,623 countPontotoc County: 1,438 countPottawatomie County: 1,856 countPushmataha County: 695 countRoger Mills County: 612 countRogers County: 1,776 countSeminole County: 1,143 countSequoyah County: 1,205 countStephens County: 1,226 countTexas County: 828 countTillman County: 456 countTulsa County: 1,053 countWagoner County: 1,059 countWashington County: 899 countWashita County: 864 countWoods County: 710 countWoodward County: 843 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Lincoln County: 2,231 countLincoln County2,231Creek County: 1,893 countCreek County1,893Pottawatomie County: 1,856 countPottawatomie County1,856Rogers County: 1,776 countRogers County1,776Le Flore County: 1,672 countLe Flore County1,672Grady County: 1,625 countGrady County1,625Pittsburg County: 1,623 countPittsburg County1,623Bryan County: 1,609 countBryan County1,609Muskogee County: 1,586 countMuskogee County1,586Mayes County: 1,552 countMayes County1,552Payne County: 1,541 countPayne County1,541Garvin County: 1,500 countGarvin County1,500McCurtain County: 1,479 countMcCurtain County1,479Pontotoc County: 1,438 countPontotoc County1,438Carter County: 1,431 countCarter County1,431Okmulgee County: 1,404 countOkmulgee County1,404Caddo County: 1,396 countCaddo County1,396Osage County: 1,395 countOsage County1,395Delaware County: 1,377 countDelaware County1,377Canadian County: 1,324 countCanadian County1,324McClain County: 1,296 countMcClain County1,296Logan County: 1,262 countLogan County1,262Stephens County: 1,226 countStephens County1,226Sequoyah County: 1,205 countSequoyah County1,205Cherokee County: 1,200 countCherokee County1,200Cleveland County: 1,182 countCleveland County1,182Craig County: 1,179 countCraig County1,179Seminole County: 1,143 countSeminole County1,143Oklahoma County: 1,103 countOklahoma County1,103Wagoner County: 1,059 countWagoner County1,059Atoka County: 1,057 countAtoka County1,057Comanche County: 1,055 countComanche County1,055Tulsa County: 1,053 countTulsa County1,053Adair County: 1,031 countAdair County1,031McIntosh County: 1,013 countMcIntosh County1,013Ottawa County: 947 countOttawa County947Garfield County: 936 countGarfield County936Okfuskee County: 934 countOkfuskee County934Hughes County: 928 countHughes County928Kingfisher County: 928 countKingfisher County928Lincoln County: 2,231 countLincoln County2,231Creek County: 1,893 countCreek County1,893Pottawatomie County: 1,856 countPottawatomie County1,856Rogers County: 1,776 countRogers County1,776Le Flore County: 1,672 countLe Flore County1,672Grady County: 1,625 countGrady County1,625Pittsburg County: 1,623 countPittsburg County1,623Bryan County: 1,609 countBryan County1,609Muskogee County: 1,586 countMuskogee County1,586Mayes County: 1,552 countMayes County1,552Payne County: 1,541 countPayne County1,541Garvin County: 1,500 countGarvin County1,500McCurtain County: 1,479 countMcCurtain County1,479Pontotoc County: 1,438 countPontotoc County1,438Carter County: 1,431 countCarter County1,431Okmulgee County: 1,404 countOkmulgee County1,404Caddo County: 1,396 countCaddo County1,396Osage County: 1,395 countOsage County1,395Delaware County: 1,377 countDelaware County1,377Canadian County: 1,324 countCanadian County1,324McClain County: 1,296 countMcClain County1,296Logan County: 1,262 countLogan County1,262Stephens County: 1,226 countStephens County1,226Sequoyah County: 1,205 countSequoyah County1,205Cherokee County: 1,200 countCherokee County1,200Cleveland County: 1,182 countCleveland County1,182Craig County: 1,179 countCraig County1,179Seminole County: 1,143 countSeminole County1,143Oklahoma County: 1,103 countOklahoma County1,103Wagoner County: 1,059 countWagoner County1,059Atoka County: 1,057 countAtoka County1,057Comanche County: 1,055 countComanche County1,055Tulsa County: 1,053 countTulsa County1,053Adair County: 1,031 countAdair County1,031McIntosh County: 1,013 countMcIntosh County1,013Ottawa County: 947 countOttawa County947Garfield County: 936 countGarfield County936Okfuskee County: 934 countOkfuskee County934Hughes County: 928 countHughes County928Kingfisher County: 928 countKingfisher County928
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Lincoln County2,231
2Creek County1,893
3Pottawatomie County1,856
4Rogers County1,776
5Le Flore County1,672
6Grady County1,625
7Pittsburg County1,623
8Bryan County1,609
9Muskogee County1,586
10Mayes County1,552
11Payne County1,541
12Garvin County1,500
13McCurtain County1,479
14Pontotoc County1,438
15Carter County1,431
16Okmulgee County1,404
17Caddo County1,396
18Osage County1,395
19Delaware County1,377
20Canadian County1,324
21McClain County1,296
22Logan County1,262
23Stephens County1,226
24Sequoyah County1,205
25Cherokee County1,200
26Cleveland County1,182
27Craig County1,179
28Seminole County1,143
29Oklahoma County1,103
30Wagoner County1,059
31Atoka County1,057
32Comanche County1,055
33Tulsa County1,053
34Adair County1,031
35McIntosh County1,013
36Ottawa County947
37Garfield County936
38Okfuskee County934
39Hughes County928
39Kingfisher County928
41Washington County899
42Beckham County896
43Nowata County883
44Kay County864
44Washita County864
46Choctaw County851
47Woodward County843
48Noble County835
49Texas County828
50Pawnee County818
51Haskell County812
52Beaver County805
53Major County801
54Custer County773
55Blaine County731
56Dewey County728
57Love County725
58Woods County710
59Latimer County707
60Pushmataha County695
61Ellis County677
62Grant County659
63Jackson County634
64Roger Mills County612
65Johnston County606
66Coal County590
67Marshall County588
68Alfalfa County581
69Kiowa County579
70Murray County473
71Tillman County456
72Cotton County448
73Cimarron County447
74Harper County438
75Greer County432
76Jefferson County424
77Harmon County374

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Lincoln County, with 2,231 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harmon County, with 374 in 2017.

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