Farm operations
480
Avg 1,051 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41063 480 farms Bottom quartile (#28/36) 16% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Wallowa County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wallowa County. Ranked #28 of 36 counties in Oregon.
505K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 15.8% 80K acres
- Other land
- 84.2% 425K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wallowa County received $6.77 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.77
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 0.83×
- 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.
480 farms · $42.9M sales
Wallowa County, Oregon reports 480 farms and $42.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #915 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #28 of 36 counties in Oregon; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #28 of 36
- National payments rank #915 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 8.0%
Commodity sales
$42.9M
0.43× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$3.4M
8.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Wallowa County's net farm income sits at the 36th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wallowa County Farm Data Shows
Wallowa County, Oregon reported 480 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $42.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($6.77/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $9.1M. In-state sales rank #28 of 36 in Oregon.
Of 504,713 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 79,918 acres (15.8%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Land Use
$6.77 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
504,713 acres
Cropland
79,918 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,051 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 15.8%
79,918 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 504,713 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 79,918 | 15.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 424,795 | 84.2% |
| Average farm size | 1,051 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Wallowa County, Oregon?
Wallowa County, Oregon has 480 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,051 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wallowa County?
Wallowa County's total commodity sales are $42.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #28 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Wallowa County receive?
Wallowa County received $3.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.77/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wallowa County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wallowa County is $9.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Wallowa County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wallowa (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Tunica County, MS · HEAVY
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Wallowa; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Knox County, IN · MID
$3.4M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Wallowa; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Kingman County, KS · MID
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Wallowa; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sedgwick County, KS · MID
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Wallowa; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Champaign County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Champaign sits near Wallowa on payments-per-acre ($6.82) while total receipts differ.
Jefferson County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Jefferson sits near Wallowa on payments-per-acre ($6.88) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Wallowa stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Oregon's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#915)
Wallowa ranks #915 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Wallowa County, Oregon stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #915 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.