Counties in Oregon by land in farms

Harney County had the highest land in farms of 36 counties in 2012, at 1,505,437 acres. Clatsop County had the lowest, at 16,382 acres. The median was 308,755 acres and the figure for Oregon was 16,301,578 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,505,437Harney County

Lowest16,382Clatsop County

Median308,75536 counties

Oregon16,301,578History

Map of counties, 2012

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acres, 2012. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2012 acres
1	Harney County	1,505,437
2	Wasco County	1,427,324
3	Umatilla County	1,308,312
4	Morrow County	1,165,126
5	Malheur County	1,076,768
6	Crook County	822,676
7	Jefferson County	817,051
8	Gilliam County	723,405
9	Baker County	710,789
10	Lake County	657,055
11	Grant County	656,410
12	Klamath County	650,416
13	Wheeler County	649,086
14	Sherman County	513,649
15	Wallowa County	452,559
16	Union County	411,671
17	Douglas County	382,386
18	Linn County	331,316
19	Marion County	286,194
20	Lane County	219,625
21	Jackson County	214,079
22	Yamhill County	177,365
23	Clackamas County	162,667
24	Coos County	157,496
25	Polk County	144,748
26	Washington County	135,733
27	Deschutes County	131,036
28	Benton County	123,975
29	Curry County	63,342
30	Columbia County	56,668
31	Tillamook County	36,551
32	Lincoln County	30,225
33	Multnomah County	29,983
34	Josephine County	28,256
35	Hood River County	25,817
36	Clatsop County	16,382

Other periods

About this ranking

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Oregon by land in farms, 2012) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Oregon by land in 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/land-in-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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Oregon by land in 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/land-in-farms/oregon-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Oregon by land in farms, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/oregon-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Oregon by land in farms, 2012}},
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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Harney County, with 1,505,437 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Clatsop County, with 16,382 acres in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.