Farmland and its buildings in Hughes County averaged $2,225 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 32nd cheapest of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, 2% above the Oklahoma average in the same census ($2,192).
In the 2017 census it was $1,595 an acre, so the average has risen 39% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $2,225 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $1,595 +39% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 744 (928 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 472 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 68.3% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $102,000 ± $7,616 |
The farm figure is land and buildings together, averaged over every farm in the county, from the largest ranch to the smallest holding. It is for comparing one county with another, not a price for any parcel: a few acres with road frontage usually costs more an acre than the average, not less.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Oklahoma county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The counties that share a border with Hughes County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Coal County | $2,116 | $115,700 |
| Pittsburg County | $2,168 | $156,900 |
| Pontotoc County | $2,534 | $175,400 |
| Okfuskee County | $2,545 | $115,900 |
| McIntosh County | $2,601 | $146,200 |
| Seminole County | $2,633 | $99,500 |
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Each links to the Oklahoma guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.