Counties in Oregon by farms

Clackamas County had the highest farms of 36 counties in 2012, at 3,745. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 153. The median was 650 and the figure for Oregon was 35,439. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,745Clackamas County

Lowest153Wheeler County

Median65036 counties

Oregon35,439History

Map of counties, 2012

Under 350
350 to 510
510 to 650
650 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,800
1,800 and over

count, 2012. 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, 2012

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	2012 count
1	Clackamas County	3,745
2	Lane County	2,660
3	Marion County	2,567
4	Linn County	2,083
5	Yamhill County	2,028
6	Douglas County	1,927
7	Jackson County	1,722
8	Washington County	1,643
9	Umatilla County	1,603
10	Deschutes County	1,283
11	Polk County	1,143
12	Malheur County	1,113
13	Klamath County	955
14	Benton County	886
15	Union County	829
16	Columbia County	751
17	Wasco County	670
18	Coos County	654
19	Baker County	645
20	Josephine County	617
21	Multnomah County	598
22	Hood River County	554
23	Crook County	551
24	Wallowa County	522
25	Harney County	497
26	Jefferson County	474
27	Morrow County	401
28	Grant County	398
29	Lake County	373
30	Lincoln County	362
31	Tillamook County	280
32	Clatsop County	199
33	Curry County	197
34	Sherman County	186
35	Gilliam County	170
36	Wheeler County	153

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/oregon-counties?period=2012 (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, 2012}},
  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=2012. 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 3,745 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wheeler County, with 153 in 2012.

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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.