EQIP in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Oklahoma
The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Oklahoma
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Oklahoma
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forage and Biomass Planting  | $25,555,532 |
| 2 | Brush Management  | $13,786,986 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $8,264,095 |
| 4 | Sprinkler System | $7,753,003 |
| 5 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $7,456,827 |
| 6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $6,537,797 |
| 7 | Range Planting | $4,451,293 |
| 8 | Fence | $3,903,082 |
| 9 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,621,389 |
| 10 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,964,106 |
| 11 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,669,965 |
| 12 | Pond | $2,600,013 |
| 13 | Water Well | $2,597,006 |
| 14 | High Tunnel System | $2,195,749 |
| 15 | Pumping Plant | $1,434,405 |
| 16 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $1,421,584 |
| 17 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,133,065 |
| 18 | Livestock Pipeline | $983,617 |
| 19 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $973,971 |
| 20 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $942,539 |
| 21 | Grassed Waterway | $893,185 |
| 22 | Roofs and Covers | $830,324 |
| 23 | Watering Facility | $692,965 |
| 24 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $690,266 |
| 25 | Prescribed Burning | $665,495 |
| 26 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $497,122 |
| 27 | Terrace | $482,450 |
| 28 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $437,178 |
| 29 | Firebreak | $426,116 |
| 30 | Forest Stand Improvement | $365,990 |
| 31 | Animal Mortality Facility | $365,532 |
| 32 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $316,003 |
| 33 | Critical Area Planting | $260,842 |
| 34 | Land Smoothing | $222,147 |
| 35 | Well Decommissioning | $185,115 |
| 36 | Waste Facility Closure | $160,592 |
| 37 | TA Design | $120,227 |
| 38 | Structure for Water Control | $109,234 |
| 39 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $99,979 |
| 40 | Irrigation Water Management | $95,369 |
| 41 | Nutrient Management | $93,063 |
| 42 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $80,171 |
| 43 | Deep Tillage | $70,411 |
| 44 | Diversion | $55,275 |
| 45 | Conservation Cover | $46,140 |
| 46 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $45,741 |
| 47 | Groundwater Testing | $38,955 |
| 48 | Field Border | $18,931 |
| 49 | TA Application | $12,463 |
| 50 | Forage Harvest Management | $11,672 |
| 51 | TA Check-Out | $9,869 |
| 52 | Access Control | $3,396 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 109,648,242 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Oklahoma
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $25,555,532 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $13,786,986 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $8,264,095 |
| 4 | Sprinkler System | $7,753,003 |
| 5 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $7,456,827 |
| 6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $6,537,797 |
| 7 | Range Planting | $4,451,293 |
| 8 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,621,389 |
| 9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,964,106 |
| 10 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,669,965 |
| 11 | Pumping Plant | $1,434,405 |
| 12 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,133,065 |
| 13 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $973,971 |
| 14 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $942,539 |
| 15 | Grassed Waterway | $893,185 |
| 16 | Roofs and Covers | $830,324 |
| 17 | Prescribed Burning | $665,495 |
| 18 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $437,178 |
| 19 | Forest Stand Improvement | $365,990 |
| 20 | Critical Area Planting | $260,842 |
| 21 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $99,979 |
| 22 | Irrigation Water Management | $95,369 |
| 23 | Nutrient Management | $93,063 |
| 24 | Conservation Cover | $46,140 |
| 25 | Field Border | $18,931 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $91,351,469 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $52,231,540 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $39,119,929 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmon County, Oklahoma | $7,075,704 |
| 2 | Texas County, Oklahoma | $6,428,081 |
| 3 | Cimarron County, Oklahoma | $5,977,899 |
| 4 | Dewey County, Oklahoma | $3,418,289 |
| 5 | Osage County, Oklahoma | $3,412,824 |
| 6 | Kiowa County, Oklahoma | $3,177,284 |
| 7 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | $3,043,777 |
| 8 | Beaver County, Oklahoma | $2,936,270 |
| 9 | Stephens County, Oklahoma | $2,778,219 |
| 10 | Washita County, Oklahoma | $2,479,203 |
| 11 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $2,415,316 |
| 12 | Woodward County, Oklahoma | $2,213,167 |
| 13 | Cotton County, Oklahoma | $2,086,142 |
| 14 | Major County, Oklahoma | $1,753,872 |
| 15 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | $1,733,836 |
| 16 | Custer County, Oklahoma | $1,695,798 |
| 17 | Tillman County, Oklahoma | $1,582,790 |
| 18 | Greer County, Oklahoma | $1,447,490 |
| 19 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | $1,269,718 |
| 20 | Craig County, Oklahoma | $1,232,773 |
| 21 | Jefferson County, Oklahoma | $1,048,041 |
| 22 | Grady County, Oklahoma | $1,043,098 |
| 23 | Beckham County, Oklahoma | $1,005,255 |
| 24 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma | $970,054 |
| 25 | Nowata County, Oklahoma | $958,302 |
| 26 | Le Flore County, Oklahoma | $909,700 |
| 27 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | $899,402 |
| 28 | Delaware County, Oklahoma | $785,408 |
| 29 | Grant County, Oklahoma | $768,360 |
| 30 | Blaine County, Oklahoma | $758,517 |
| 31 | Comanche County, Oklahoma | $747,044 |
| 32 | Haskell County, Oklahoma | $735,939 |
| 33 | Seminole County, Oklahoma | $727,318 |
| 34 | Adair County, Oklahoma | $724,006 |
| 35 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | $708,558 |
| 36 | Roger Mills County, Oklahoma | $695,121 |
| 37 | Garfield County, Oklahoma | $683,737 |
| 38 | Ottawa County, Oklahoma | $546,904 |
| 39 | Kay County, Oklahoma | $537,413 |
| 40 | Harper County, Oklahoma | $537,217 |
| 41 | Ellis County, Oklahoma | $505,564 |
| 42 | Choctaw County, Oklahoma | $504,856 |
| 43 | Noble County, Oklahoma | $502,860 |
| 44 | Lincoln County, Oklahoma | $465,485 |
| 45 | Pushmataha County, Oklahoma | $424,843 |
| 46 | Latimer County, Oklahoma | $417,956 |
| 47 | Washington County, Oklahoma | $408,380 |
| 48 | Atoka County, Oklahoma | $406,453 |
| 49 | Garvin County, Oklahoma | $402,013 |
| 50 | Love County, Oklahoma | $382,917 |
| 51 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | $377,937 |
| 52 | Payne County, Oklahoma | $375,591 |
| 53 | Murray County, Oklahoma | $366,363 |
| 54 | Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma | $351,134 |
| 55 | Hughes County, Oklahoma | $348,333 |
| 56 | Creek County, Oklahoma | $310,336 |
| 57 | Okfuskee County, Oklahoma | $269,411 |
| 58 | Pawnee County, Oklahoma | $253,359 |
| 59 | Muskogee County, Oklahoma | $253,222 |
| 60 | Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | $217,397 |
| 61 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | $177,692 |
| 62 | Coal County, Oklahoma | $157,352 |
| 63 | Carter County, Oklahoma | $155,415 |
| 64 | Cleveland County, Oklahoma | $155,024 |
| 65 | McClain County, Oklahoma | $138,284 |
| 66 | Johnston County, Oklahoma | $104,083 |
| 67 | Logan County, Oklahoma | $94,565 |
| 68 | Pittsburg County, Oklahoma | $82,748 |
| 69 | Cherokee County, Oklahoma | $82,598 |
| 70 | Mayes County, Oklahoma | $68,343 |
| 71 | Okmulgee County, Oklahoma | $60,860 |
| 72 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | $57,482 |
| 73 | Marshall County, Oklahoma | $45,930 |
| 74 | McIntosh County, Oklahoma | $45,139 |
| 75 | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | $36,107 |
| 76 | Rogers County, Oklahoma | $13,791 |
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The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Oklahoma, 2022
Land in Oklahoma, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 70,378 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 32,897,563 |
| Cropland Acres: | 10,892,263 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,736,254 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,537,960 |
Livestock in Oklahoma, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 220,548,594 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,512,794 |
| Layers inventory | 3,407,879 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,157,879 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 76,524 |
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