Farm Census

Clackamas County, Oregon

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

4,156 farms157,937 acres in farms$510 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Clackamas County leads the country in sales of Christmas trees, ranks third for producers and ninth for sales of nursery and greenhouse crops.

Within Oregon, no other county with a published figure has more horses and ponies.

Its orchard acreage grew between 2017 and 2022, the fourth-largest increase among the 98 leading orchard counties of 2017 with figures in both years.

Nursery and greenhouse: 48.2%Nursery and greenhouse48.2%Poultry and eggs: 17.8%Poultry and eggs17.8%Christmas trees: 11.2%Christmas trees11.2%Fruit and nuts: 10.7%Fruit and nuts10.7%Vegetables and melons: 5.1%5.1%Hay and other crops: 3.0%3.0%Cattle and calves: 1.2%1.2%Milk: 0.8%0.8%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Aquaculture: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Grains and oilseeds: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 48.2%Nursery and greenhouse48.2%Poultry and eggs: 17.8%17.8%Christmas trees: 11.2%Christmas trees11.2%Fruit and nuts: 10.7%Fruit and nuts10.7%Vegetables and melons: 5.1%5.1%Hay and other crops: 3.0%3.0%Cattle and calves: 1.2%1.2%Milk: 0.8%0.8%Other animals: 0.7%Aquaculture: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Grains and oilseeds: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$246 million2nd of 23
Poultry and eggs$90.6 million1st of 26
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$57.1 million1st of 16
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$54.7 million7th of 25
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$26.1 million5th of 27
Hay and other crops$15.5 million18th of 31
Cattle and calves$6.0 million25th of 33
Milk from cows$4.0 million11th of 14
Other animals and animal products$3.5 million1st of 24
Aquaculture$1.8 million5th of 7
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$1.6 million2nd of 29
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$1.6 million5th of 31
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$1.2 million20th of 27
Hogs and pigs$644,0001st of 21

What the fields held

Clackamas County harvested 69,344 acres of cropland in 2022, 17th of 36 counties in Oregon. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 25% of that, orchard land 14%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage17,085under 0.1%
Orchard land9,7410.16%
of which grapes406under 0.1%
of which apples2070.05%
Berries3,3110.93%
Vegetables3,1560.07%
of which potatoes6under 0.1%
Wheat1,252under 0.1%
Oats289under 0.1%
Corn for silage252under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: barley.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms13.2%

Clackamas County ranks 23rd of 36 counties in Oregon on this measure.

  • 81,794 acres of cropland, 52% of farmland
  • 37,845 acres of pastureland, 24% of farmland
  • 33,661 acres of woodland, 21% of farmland
  • 25,076 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Clackamas County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 10 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 38 acres, 36th-largest of 36 in Oregon. The most common size class is 1–9 acres, with 46.3% of farms. Fewer than 1% of farms have 1,000 acres or more.

1–946%10–4940%50–17910%180–4993%500–9990%1,000–1,9990%2,000+0%
Clackamas County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies5,8650.24%
Goats4,4240.17%
Sheep and lambs4,8660.10%
Broilers sold in 20223,282,906under 0.1%
Beef cows6,527under 0.1%
Cattle and calves13,391under 0.1%
Milk cows946under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs1,487under 0.1%
Turkeys623under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens.

Who farms here

Decisions on Clackamas County's 4,156 farms are made by 8,048 producers. Their average age is 58.0, 0.6 years below the Oregon average. Women are 45.1% of them.

Under 356%35–4416%45–5416%55–6425%65–7424%75+13%
Clackamas County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms4,297−3.3%
Land in farms, acres157,426+0.3%
Average farm size, acres37+2.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$376 million+35.6%
Berries, acres3,646−9.2%
Horses and ponies, head6,475−9.4%
Goats, head6,585−32.8%
Orchard land, acres7,000+39.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Clackamas County accounts for 7.5% of farm sales in Oregon and 11.7% of the farms in Oregon. Rank Oregon counties for berries.

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