Farm operations
828
Avg 632 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41035 Upper-middle by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Klamath County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Klamath County. Ranked #11 of 36 counties in Oregon.
523,480 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.9% 125,212 acres
- Other land
- 76.1% 398,268 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Klamath County received $12.63 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.63
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 1.54×
- 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, Klamath County, Oregon is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$170.3M
1.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$6.6M
3.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$19.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Klamath County's net farm income sits at the 49th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Klamath County Farm Data Shows
Klamath 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 Klamath County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Klamath (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Bremer County, IA · DENSE
$6.6M federal receipts is lower by $11K than Klamath; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Craig County, OK · HEAVY
$6.6M federal receipts is higher by $21K than Klamath; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Seward County, KS · HEAVY
$6.6M federal receipts is lower by $25K than Klamath; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Norton County, KS · HEAVY
$6.6M federal receipts is lower by $29K than Klamath; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Scurry County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Scurry sits near Klamath on payments-per-acre ($12.64) while total receipts differ.
Burke County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Burke sits near Klamath on payments-per-acre ($12.61) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Klamath 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 Klamath under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Klamath 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 Klamath County, Oregon?
Klamath County, Oregon has 828 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 632 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Klamath County?
Klamath County's total commodity sales are $170.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #11 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Klamath County receive?
Klamath County received $6.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.63/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Klamath County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Klamath County is $19.4M (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).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.