Farm Census

Oregon farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 36 counties

35,547 farms15,295,779 acres in farms430 acres per farm on average

Oregon farms sold $6.77 billion of products in 2022, 28th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the 17th-largest among the states.

Nursery and greenhouse: 18.0%Nursery and greenhouse18.0%Cattle and calves: 18.0%Cattle and calves18.0%Hay and other crops: 15.7%Hay and other crops15.7%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%Fruit and nuts13.1%Vegetables and melons: 10.8%Vegetables and melons10.8%Grains and oilseeds: 8.5%8.5%Milk: 8.3%Milk8.3%Poultry and eggs: 3.4%3.4%Christmas trees: 2.5%2.5%Aquaculture: 0.6%0.6%Sheep and goats: 0.5%0.5%Other animals: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 18.0%18.0%Cattle and calves: 18.0%Cattle and calves18.0%Hay and other crops: 15.7%15.7%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%Fruit and nuts13.1%Vegetables and melons: 10.8%10.8%Grains and oilseeds: 8.5%8.5%Milk: 8.3%Milk8.3%Poultry and eggs: 3.4%3.4%Christmas trees: 2.5%2.5%Aquaculture: 0.6%Sheep and goats: 0.5%Other animals: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%
What Oregon farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Oregon is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
BerriesMarion County23.6%24
PotatoesMorrow County46.7%24
VegetablesMorrow County31.7%28
Sheep and lambsLinn County24.3%32
GrapesYamhill County28.3%17
Horses and poniesClackamas County9.8%36
Orchard landYamhill County17.5%28
WheatUmatilla County31.9%25
Hay and haylageHarney County13.5%36
GoatsClackamas County10.1%35
Beef cowsMalheur County14.7%28
Cattle and calvesMorrow County15.3%36
ApplesUmatilla County38.6%24
Milk cowsMorrow County38.2%25

Every county in Oregon

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Marion County2,477111$874.6MNursery and greenhouse
Morrow County3413,087$866.1MCattle and calves
Umatilla County1,616923$525.6MGrains and oilseeds
Malheur County8611,313$510.6MCattle and calves
Clackamas County4,15638$510.3MNursery and greenhouse
Yamhill County2,00082$418.3MNursery and greenhouse
Linn County2,138157$342.1MHay and other crops
Washington County1,79370$326.0MNursery and greenhouse
Polk County1,158134$249.7MFruit and nuts
Lake County3532,169$175.7MHay and other crops
Klamath County828632$170.3MHay and other crops
Tillamook County241138$160.7MMilk
Wasco County4582,137$138.0MFruit and nuts
Lane County2,37576$137.6MNursery and greenhouse
Hood River County49754$134.6MFruit and nuts
Benton County99598$122.8MHay and other crops
Jackson County2,39685$105.3MFruit and nuts
Baker County6761,354$101.3MCattle and calves
Harney County4773,102$99.3MCattle and calves
Multnomah County68041$95.9MNursery and greenhouse
Douglas County1,811182$89.8MCattle and calves
Union County806425$74.8MCattle and calves
Coos County543245$66.9MCattle and calves
Columbia County72368$64.9MFruit and nuts
Jefferson County3481,558$62.7MHay and other crops
Sherman County1732,327$54.8MGrains and oilseeds
Crook County6091,368$53.4MCattle and calves
Wallowa County4801,051$42.9MCattle and calves
Gilliam County1553,812$42.7MGrains and oilseeds
Deschutes County1,57297$40.0MHay and other crops
Josephine County60551$38.4MFruit and nuts
Grant County3741,699$29.6MCattle and calves
Curry County169265$19.5MFruit and nuts
Wheeler County1533,511$9.5MCattle and calves
Clatsop County21188$9.4MCattle and calves
Lincoln County29990$7.0MAquaculture

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms37,616−5.5%
Land in farms, acres15,962,322−4.2%
Average farm size, acres424+1.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$5.01 billion+35.2%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.