Farm operations
861
Avg 1,313 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41045 Top quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Malheur County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Malheur County. Ranked #4 of 36 counties in Oregon.
1,130,142 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.8% 189,847 acres
- Other land
- 83.2% 940,295 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Malheur County received $7.72 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.72
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 0.94×
- 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, Malheur County, Oregon is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$510.6M
5.1× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$8.7M
1.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$96.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Malheur County's net farm income sits at the 84th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Malheur County Farm Data Shows
Malheur County, Oregon reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land 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 Malheur County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Malheur (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Kay County, OK · HEAVY
$8.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Malheur; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Decatur County, KS · HEAVY
$8.7M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Malheur; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ventura County, CA · DENSE
$8.7M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Malheur; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Imperial County, CA · HEAVY
$8.7M federal receipts is lower by $30K than Malheur; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Teton County (MID $/acre pole)
Teton sits near Malheur on payments-per-acre ($8.04) while total receipts differ.
Glacier County (MID $/acre pole)
Glacier sits near Malheur on payments-per-acre ($8.16) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Malheur stamps MID · 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 Malheur under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Malheur 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 Malheur County, Oregon?
Malheur County, Oregon has 861 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,313 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Malheur County?
Malheur County's total commodity sales are $510.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Malheur County receive?
Malheur County received $8.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.72/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Malheur County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Malheur County is $96.5M (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 MID · 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.