Counties in Oregon by farms

Clackamas County had the highest farms of 36 counties in 1997, at 4,485. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 179. The median was 755 and the figure for Oregon was 39,975. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest4,485Clackamas County

Lowest179Wheeler County

Median75536 counties

Oregon39,975History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 370
370 to 530
530 to 760
760 to 1,200
1,200 to 2,000
2,000 and over

count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 1997

count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	1997 count
1	Clackamas County	4,485
2	Marion County	2,981
3	Lane County	2,512
4	Linn County	2,412
5	Douglas County	2,281
6	Yamhill County	2,175
7	Washington County	1,960
8	Jackson County	1,934
9	Umatilla County	1,764
10	Deschutes County	1,523
11	Polk County	1,375
12	Malheur County	1,320
13	Klamath County	1,205
14	Union County	970
15	Benton County	858
16	Columbia County	851
17	Coos County	780
18	Baker County	759
19	Josephine County	751
20	Multnomah County	674
21	Hood River County	612
22	Crook County	596
23	Wasco County	542
24	Harney County	537
25	Wallowa County	515
26	Morrow County	491
27	Lake County	467
28	Jefferson County	456
29	Grant County	448
30	Lincoln County	372
31	Tillamook County	354
32	Clatsop County	263
33	Curry County	195
34	Sherman County	194
35	Gilliam County	184
36	Wheeler County	179

Other periods

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Oregon by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Oregon by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Oregon by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Oregon by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Oregon by farms, 1997}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=1997. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Clackamas County, with 4,485 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wheeler County, with 179 in 1997.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.