Farm operations
806
Avg 425 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41061 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Union County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Union County. Ranked #22 of 36 counties in Oregon.
342,913 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.0% 96,005 acres
- Other land
- 72.0% 246,908 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Union County received $5.56 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.56
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 0.68×
- 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, Union County, Oregon is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$74.8M
0.75× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.9M
2.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Union County's net farm income sits at the 22th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Union County Farm Data Shows
Union County, Oregon reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Union County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Union (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Mcintosh County, OK · MID
$1.9M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Cumberland County, PA · HEAVY
$1.9M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Union; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Cape Girardeau County, MO · MID
$1.9M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Union; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Adair County, OK · MID
$1.9M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Clay County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clay sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($5.52) while total receipts differ.
Chippewa County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Chippewa sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($5.48) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Union stamps LIGHT · MIXED 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 Union under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Union 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 Union County, Oregon?
Union County, Oregon has 806 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 425 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Union County?
Union County's total commodity sales are $74.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #22 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Union County receive?
Union County received $1.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.56/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Union County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Union County is $2.2M (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.