Farm operations
169
Avg 265 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41015 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Curry County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Curry County. Ranked #33 of 36 counties in Oregon.
44,734 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 7.0% 3,117 acres
- Other land
- 93.0% 41,617 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Curry County received $12.99 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.99
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 1.59×
- Oregon median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Curry County, Oregon is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$19.5M
0.19× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$581K
3.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Curry County's net farm income sits at the 27th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Curry County Farm Data Shows
Curry County, Oregon reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 36 of 36 Oregon counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 36 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 30 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Read with Curry County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Curry (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Hardin County, IL · HEAVY
$581K federal receipts is higher by - than Curry; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mercer County, KY · LIGHT
$580K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Curry; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wayne County, MO · LIGHT
$580K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Curry; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Perry County, AR · MID
$579K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Curry; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Piute County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Piute sits near Curry on payments-per-acre ($12.97) while total receipts differ.
Okaloosa County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Okaloosa sits near Curry on payments-per-acre ($13.02) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Curry stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Oregon's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Curry under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Curry County, Oregon:
- See how Oregon compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Oregon state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Curry County, Oregon?
Curry County, Oregon has 169 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 265 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Curry County?
Curry County's total commodity sales are $19.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #33 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Curry County receive?
Curry County received $581K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.99/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Curry County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Curry County is $4.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp HEAVY · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.