Total population (1990 census): 278850
County seat: Oregon City
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
North Willamette Research and Extension Center
Extension officeCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 5 | 14 | 1254 bu | |
| Wheat | 47 | 1783 | 142560 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 4 | 98 | (D) | |
| Winter Wheat | 45 | 1685 | (D) | |
| Barley | 8 | 259 | 10346 bu | |
| Oats | 53 | 1496 | 113508 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 61 | 9829 | (X) | |
| Bentgrass Seed | 4 | 1118 | 581050 lbs | |
| Crimson Clover Seed | 6 | 317 | 130000 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 25 | 2835 | 2941811 lbs | |
| Orchardgrass Seed | 4 | 121 | 86300 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 19 | 648 | 359596 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 34 | 4520 | 6888977 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 4 | 110 | 55902 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 1044 | 20756 | 49995 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | 1072 | 3810 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 60 | 718 | 1584 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 692 | 13493 | 30723 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 265 | 3718 | 6999 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 52 | 1755 | 20635 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 25 | 721 | 16733 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 3 | 3 | 64 cwt | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 18 | 334 | ||
| Beets | 11 | 80 | ||
| Broccoli | 7 | 184 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 6 | 72 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 6 | 4 | ||
| Cauliflower | 7 | 319 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 6 | (D) | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 21 | 830 | ||
| Garlic | 5 | (D) | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 12 | 53 | ||
| Kale | 3 | 6 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 14 | 132 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 6 | 12 | ||
| Dry Onions | 5 | (D) | ||
| Green Onions | 9 | 140 | ||
| Green Peas | 7 | 104 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 8 | 29 | ||
| Pumpkins | 16 | 82 | ||
| Radishes | 9 | 144 | ||
| Rhubarb | 10 | 349 | ||
| Spinach | 5 | 31 | ||
| Squash | 25 | 380 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 35 | 1072 | ||
| Tomatoes | 20 | 21 | ||
| Turnips | 4 | (D) | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 1 | 330 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 6 | 106 | 262000 bu | |
| Other Vegetables | 21 | 182 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 121 | 167 | 13859 trees | |
| Cherries Total | 52 | 53 | 4590 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 44 | 23 | (D) | |
| Tart Cherries | 25 | 30 | (D) | |
| Grapes | 67 | 207 | 149261 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 10 | 20 | 4449 trees | |
| Peaches | 14 | 78 | 9174 trees | |
| Pears | 64 | 37 | 2471 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 32 | 37 | (D) | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 133 | 3994 | 441283 trees | |
| English Walnuts | 30 | 51 | 1679 trees | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 13 | 53 | 3955 trees | |
| Blackberries | 71 | 718 | 4738095 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 91 | 334 | 2251028 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 36 | 253 | 910388 lbs | |
| Loganberries | 6 | 3 | 18742 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 110 | 1435 | 4588550 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 50 | 608 | 5455502 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 14 | (D) | (X) | |
| Herbs, Dried | 4 | (D) | 11250 lbs | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 1257 | 5602062 | 29217 | 177804 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 368 | (X) | 9708 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 205 | 3235806 | 433 | 20551 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 116 | 2193388 | 132 | 14987 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 52 | 282918 | 215 | 1683 |
| Foliage Plants | 16 | 98697 | 70 | 1418 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 46 | 660803 | 16 | 2463 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 18 | (D) | (D) | 1046 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 573 | (X) | 7532 | 48856 |
| Mushrooms | 5 | 63500 | (X) | 413 |
| Nursery Crops | 453 | 2200129 | 10503 | 104707 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 12 | (D) | 463 | 1019 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 9 | 51205 | (X) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 329 | 43528 | 10183 | 997 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.