Farm Census

Atoka County, Oklahoma

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

901 farms465,898 acres in farms$58.5 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Atoka County ranks eighth for pecans.

Within Oklahoma, no other county with a published figure has more orchard land.

Its pecan acreage grew between 2017 and 2022, the third-largest increase among the 70 leading pecan counties of 2017 with figures in both years.

Cattle and calves: 91.9%Cattle and calves91.9%Hay and other crops: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.7%2.7%Vegetables and melons: 1.4%1.4%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.2%Grains and oilseeds: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Cattle and calves: 91.9%Cattle and calves91.9%Hay and other crops: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.7%2.7%Vegetables and melons: 1.4%1.4%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.2%Grains and oilseeds: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Cattle and calves$53.8 million17th of 70
Hay and other crops$1.7 million43rd of 62
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.6 million4th of 40
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$827,0006th of 30
Poultry and eggs$181,00030th of 63
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$178,00047th of 67
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$88,00061st of 67
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$49,00064th of 66
Hogs and pigs$49,00025th of 38
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$33,00028th of 28
Other animals and animal products$25,00033rd of 47

What the fields held

Atoka County harvested 50,132 acres of cropland in 2022, 44th of 75 counties in Oklahoma. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 82% of that, orchard land 17%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage40,8930.08%
Orchard land8,6800.14%
of which pecans8,6501.4%
Vegetables126under 0.1%
Wheat88under 0.1%
Berries21under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: soybeans, grain sorghum, potatoes and apples.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms74.6%

Atoka County ranks 39th of 77 counties in Oklahoma on this measure.

  • 69,810 acres of cropland, 15% of farmland
  • 382,080 acres of pastureland, 82% of farmland
  • 108,889 acres of woodland, 23% of farmland
  • 2,413 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Atoka County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 140 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 517 acres, 30th-largest of 77 in Oklahoma. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 35.1% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 6.0% of the total.

1–94%10–4918%50–17935%180–49926%500–99912%1,000–1,9993%2,000+3%
Atoka County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Beef cows31,3750.11%
Cattle and calves81,7560.09%
Goats1,5650.06%
Sheep and lambs2,414under 0.1%
Horses and ponies688under 0.1%
Laying hens4,150under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs429under 0.1%
Milk cows24under 0.1%
Turkeys38under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 2022466under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Atoka County's 901 farms are made by 1,571 producers. Their average age is 59.0, 1.3 years above the Oklahoma average. Women are 42.3% of them.

Under 358%35–4412%45–5417%55–6425%65–7423%75+16%
Atoka County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,057−14.8%
Land in farms, acres357,305+30.4%
Average farm size, acres338+53.0%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$39.0 million+50.1%
Pecans, acres3,827+100%
Orchard land, acres3,849+100%
Beef cows, head31,242+0.4%
Cattle and calves, head68,865+18.7%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Atoka County accounts for 0.7% of farm sales in Oklahoma and 1.3% of the farms in Oklahoma. Rank Oklahoma counties for pecans.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.