Farm operations
497
Avg 54 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41027 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Hood River County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hood River County. Ranked #15 of 36 counties in Oregon.
26,623 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 68.4% 18,219 acres
- Other land
- 31.6% 8,404 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hood River County received $49.58 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 6.1× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $49.58
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 6.06×
- 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, Hood River County, Oregon is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$134.6M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.3M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$6.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Hood River County's net farm income sits at the 31th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hood River County Farm Data Shows
Hood River County, Oregon reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
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 Hood River County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hood River (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Dallas County, AL · LIGHT
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Hood River; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Knox County, OH · MID
$1.3M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hood River; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Caroline County, VA · DENSE
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Hood River; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Dorchester County, MD · MID
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Hood River; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Atlantic County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Atlantic sits near Hood River on payments-per-acre ($48.18) while total receipts differ.
New Haven County (DENSE $/acre pole)
New Haven sits near Hood River on payments-per-acre ($46.74) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Hood River stamps DENSE · CROP-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 Hood River under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Hood River 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 Hood River County, Oregon?
Hood River County, Oregon has 497 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 54 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hood River County?
Hood River County's total commodity sales are $134.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Hood River County receive?
Hood River County received $1.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($49.58/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hood River County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hood River County is $6.1M (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 DENSE · land stamp CROP-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.