Counties in Oregon by land in farms

Harney County had the highest land in farms of 36 counties in 2017, at 1,557,103 acres. Clatsop County had the lowest, at 15,070 acres. The median was 301,809 acres and the figure for Oregon was 15,962,322 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,557,103Harney County

Lowest15,070Clatsop County

Median301,80936 counties

Oregon15,962,322History

Map of counties, 2017

Under 40K
40K to 150K
150K to 300K
300K to 540K
540K to 790K
790K and over

acres, 2017. 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, 2017

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	2017 acres
1	Harney County	1,557,103
2	Wasco County	1,388,988
3	Umatilla County	1,352,241
4	Morrow County	1,126,101
5	Malheur County	1,093,362
6	Crook County	799,845
7	Jefferson County	792,920
8	Lake County	755,639
9	Baker County	754,585
10	Grant County	628,895
11	Gilliam County	611,920
12	Wheeler County	556,967
13	Sherman County	524,857
14	Wallowa County	520,213
15	Klamath County	482,999
16	Douglas County	400,179
17	Union County	385,152
18	Linn County	314,947
19	Marion County	288,671
20	Lane County	203,148
21	Jackson County	170,298
22	Yamhill County	169,357
23	Clackamas County	157,426
24	Polk County	148,905
25	Coos County	138,171
26	Deschutes County	134,600
27	Benton County	127,626
28	Washington County	104,715
29	Curry County	70,338
30	Columbia County	43,379
31	Tillamook County	32,936
32	Lincoln County	29,017
33	Hood River County	28,451
34	Josephine County	27,866
35	Multnomah County	25,435
36	Clatsop County	15,070

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/oregon-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Harney County, with 1,557,103 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Clatsop County, with 15,070 acres in 2017.

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.