Farmland and its buildings in Major County averaged $1,755 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 15th cheapest of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, 20% below the Oklahoma average in the same census ($2,192).
In the 2017 census it was $1,484 an acre, so the average has risen 18% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $1,755 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $1,484 +18% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 734 (801 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 684 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 82.2% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $149,600 ± $14,100 |
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 Major County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Woodward County | $1,481 | $169,000 |
| Dewey County | $1,539 | $133,600 |
| Woods County | $1,550 | $139,600 |
| Alfalfa County | $1,964 | $101,500 |
| Blaine County | $2,025 | $126,900 |
| Garfield County | $2,072 | $160,100 |
| Kingfisher County | $2,658 | $215,800 |
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Each links to the Oklahoma guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.