Farm operations
155
Avg 3,812 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41021 155 farms Bottom quartile (#29/36) 38% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Gilliam County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Gilliam County. Ranked #29 of 36 counties in Oregon.
591K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.3% 226K acres
- Other land
- 61.7% 364K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Gilliam County received $13.12 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.
- $13.12
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 1.60×
- 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.
155 farms · $42.7M sales
Gilliam County, Oregon reports 155 farms and $42.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #370 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #29 of 36 counties in Oregon; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #29 of 36
- National payments rank #370 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 18.2%
Commodity sales
$42.7M
0.43× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$7.8M
18.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Gilliam County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Gilliam County Farm Data Shows
Gilliam County, Oregon reported 155 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $42.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.12/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $5.5M. In-state sales rank #29 of 36 in Oregon.
Of 590,917 acres agricultural land, cropland is 226,486 acres (38.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 3,812 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Land Use
$13.12 per acre of agricultural land · the median Oregon county receives $8.18. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
590,917 acres
Cropland
226,486 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,812 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 38.3%
226,486 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 590,917 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 226,486 | 38.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 364,431 | 61.7% |
| Average farm size | 3,812 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Gilliam County, Oregon?
Gilliam County, Oregon has 155 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,812 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Gilliam County?
Gilliam County's total commodity sales are $42.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #29 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Gilliam County receive?
Gilliam County received $7.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.12/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Gilliam County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Gilliam County is $5.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Gilliam County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Gilliam (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Sanborn County, SD · DENSE
$7.8M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Gilliam; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Nez Perce County, ID · DENSE
$7.8M federal receipts is higher by $23K than Gilliam; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Burke County, ND · HEAVY
$7.8M federal receipts is higher by $36K than Gilliam; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, MN · DENSE
$7.7M federal receipts is lower by $41K than Gilliam; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Howard County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Howard sits near Gilliam on payments-per-acre ($13.37) while total receipts differ.
Klickitat County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Klickitat sits near Gilliam on payments-per-acre ($13.41) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Gilliam stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Oregon's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#370)
Gilliam ranks #370 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Gilliam County, Oregon stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #370 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.