Counties in Oregon by farms

Clackamas County had the highest farms of 36 counties in 2002, at 4,676. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 156. The median was 719 and the figure for Oregon was 40,033. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest4,676Clackamas County

Lowest156Gilliam County

Median71936 counties

Oregon40,033History

Map of counties, 2002

Under 370
370 to 520
520 to 720
720 to 1,200
1,200 to 2,000
2,000 and over

count, 2002. 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, 2002

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	2002 count
1	Clackamas County	4,676
2	Marion County	3,203
3	Lane County	2,577
4	Linn County	2,346
5	Yamhill County	2,329
6	Douglas County	2,110
7	Jackson County	1,953
8	Washington County	1,900
9	Umatilla County	1,648
10	Deschutes County	1,632
11	Polk County	1,324
12	Malheur County	1,272
13	Klamath County	1,228
14	Union County	993
15	Benton County	912
16	Columbia County	878
17	Coos County	748
18	Josephine County	728
19	Multnomah County	710
20	Baker County	703
21	Crook County	685
22	Hood River County	562
23	Wasco County	538
24	Harney County	524
25	Wallowa County	503
26	Lake County	462
27	Jefferson County	428
28	Grant County	394
29	Morrow County	375
30	Lincoln County	374
31	Tillamook County	333
32	Clatsop County	248
33	Sherman County	210
34	Curry County	207
35	Wheeler County	164
36	Gilliam County	156

Other periods

About this ranking

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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=2002 (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, 2002}},
  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=2002. 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 4,676 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Gilliam County, with 156 in 2002.

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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.