Total population (1990 census): 7625
County seat: Heppner
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits Columbia River gorge or Eastern Oregon
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 12 | 9276 | 2018023 bu | |
| Wheat | 151 | 167070 | 9096202 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 69 | 33267 | 1463958 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 140 | 133803 | 7632244 bu | |
| Barley | 12 | 2688 | 155234 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 5 | 650 | 383500 lbs | |
| Oats | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Popcorn | 1 | (D) | (D) | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 6 | 1113 | (X) | |
| Fescue Seed | 3 | 689 | 1239655 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 109 | 25211 | 153848 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 79 | 22180 | 146462 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 687 | 2189 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 42 | 1886 | 4372 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Onions | 5 | 1284 | ||
| Green Peas | 5 | 729 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 3720 | ||
| Potatoes | 11 | 17030 | 9391165 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 2 | (D) | (D) | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| 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 | 8 | (D) | (D) | 379 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | (X) | (D) | (X) |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 5 | (D) | 315 | 211 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.