Beckham County, Oklahoma Farm Subsidies

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Beckham County in Oklahoma received $102.9M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 25,976 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#469 of 3087

Rank in Oklahoma

#17 of 77

Total Subsidies

$102.9M

Payments

25,976

Peak Year

2020

$21.2M

Avg Payment

$4K

15% below national avg

💡 Key Insight

Beckham County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $21.2M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($21.2M) was 4.7× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $4K is 15% below the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$12.3M2,872$4K
2024$10.3M2,948$3K
2023$16.0M3,890$4K
2022$13.5M1,782$8K
2021$9.4M2,988$3K
2020$21.2M5,052$4K
2019$7.9M2,993$3K
2018$7.7M2,593$3K
2017$4.5M858$5K

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🤖 AI Overview

Beckham County ranks #469 out of 3,087 U.S. counties in total farm subsidy payments, and #17 within Oklahoma.

This county receives 74% more than the average Oklahoma county ($59.3M), indicating it is a major agricultural hub within the state.

Peak spending in 2020 ($21.2M) was likely driven by COVID-era CFAP emergency payments. The average payment of $4K is 15% below the national average of $5K.

About Farm Subsidies in Beckham County

Beckham County, Oklahoma is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $102.9M across 25,976 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Like many agricultural counties, Beckham County saw its peak subsidy payments in 2020 when the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) distributed emergency payments to offset pandemic-related losses.

Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.