Farm operations
1,616
Avg 923 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41059 1,616 farms Top quartile (#3/36) 48% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Umatilla County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Umatilla County. Ranked #3 of 36 counties in Oregon.
1.49M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 47.5% 709K acres
- Other land
- 52.5% 783K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Umatilla County received $12.12 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.
- $12.12
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 1.48×
- 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.
1,616 farms · $525.6M sales
Umatilla County, Oregon reports 1,616 farms and $525.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #77 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #3 of 36 counties in Oregon; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #3 of 36
- National payments rank #77 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.4%
Commodity sales
$525.6M
5.2× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$18.1M
3.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$95.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Umatilla 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 Umatilla County Farm Data Shows
Umatilla County, Oregon reported 1,616 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $525.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $18.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.12/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $95.7M. In-state sales rank #3 of 36 in Oregon.
Of 1,491,922 acres agricultural land, cropland is 708,548 acres (47.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 923 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Land Use
$12.12 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
1,491,922 acres
Cropland
708,548 acres
Avg Farm Size
923 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 47.5%
708,548 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,491,922 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 708,548 | 47.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 783,374 | 52.5% |
| Average farm size | 923 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Umatilla County, Oregon?
Umatilla County, Oregon has 1,616 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 923 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Umatilla County?
Umatilla County's total commodity sales are $525.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Umatilla County receive?
Umatilla County received $18.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.12/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Umatilla County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Umatilla County is $95.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Umatilla County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Umatilla (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Griggs County, ND · DENSE
$18.0M federal receipts is lower by $50K than Umatilla; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Weld County, CO · MID
$17.9M federal receipts is lower by $156K than Umatilla; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Kidder County, ND · DENSE
$17.9M federal receipts is lower by $179K than Umatilla; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Mcpherson County, SD · DENSE
$17.9M federal receipts is lower by $193K than Umatilla; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jackson County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Jackson sits near Umatilla on payments-per-acre ($12.10) while total receipts differ.
Yakima County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Yakima sits near Umatilla on payments-per-acre ($12.05) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Umatilla stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Oregon's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#77)
Umatilla ranks #77 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
Umatilla County, Oregon stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #77 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.