Farm operations
828
Avg 632 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41035 828 farms Upper-middle (#11/36) 24% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Klamath County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Klamath County. Ranked #11 of 36 counties in Oregon.
523K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.9% 125K acres
- Other land
- 76.1% 398K 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.
828 farms · $170.3M sales
Klamath County, Oregon reports 828 farms and $170.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #445 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #11 of 36 counties in Oregon; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #11 of 36
- National payments rank #445 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.9%
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 reported 828 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $170.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $6.6M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.63/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $19.4M. In-state sales rank #11 of 36 in Oregon.
Of 523,480 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 125,212 acres (23.9%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Land Use
$12.63 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
523,480 acres
Cropland
125,212 acres
Avg Farm Size
632 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.9%
125,212 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 523,480 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 125,212 | 23.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 398,268 | 76.1% |
| Average farm size | 632 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#445)
Klamath ranks #445 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
Klamath County, Oregon stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #445 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.