Total population (1990 census): 311554
County seat: Hillsboro
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 | |
| Wheat | 201 | 17020 | 1337111 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 64 | 2529 | 162026 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 185 | 14491 | 1175085 bu | |
| Barley | 12 | 153 | 11149 bu | |
| Oats | 107 | 5258 | 530532 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 136 | 18465 | (X) | |
| Crimson Clover Seed | 62 | 4051 | 2304787 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 32 | 4422 | 6432787 lbs | |
| Orchardgrass Seed | 4 | 273 | 218590 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 96 | 5716 | 2469825 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 29 | 2977 | 4251742 lbs | |
| Vetch Seed | 9 | 250 | 142780 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 5 | 575 | (D) | |
| Total Hay* | 440 | 14539 | 35664 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 83 | 1680 | 6835 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 88 | 1605 | 4247 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 278 | 7244 | 17335 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 65 | 1503 | 2021 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 54 | 2507 | 15676 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 44 | 3193 | 76089 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 3 | (D) | ||
| Snap Bean | 28 | 988 | ||
| Beets | 11 | 168 | ||
| Broccoli | 12 | 400 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 5 | (D) | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 1 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | 1 | ||
| Cauliflower | 4 | (D) | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 18 | 188 | ||
| Eggplant | 5 | 1 | ||
| Garlic | 14 | 13 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 10 | 3 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 7 | 3 | ||
| Dry Onions | 11 | 196 | ||
| Green Peas | 14 | 840 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 8 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 6 | 2 | ||
| Pumpkins | 14 | 48 | ||
| Rhubarb | 4 | 72 | ||
| Squash | 13 | 82 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 73 | 4962 | ||
| Tomatoes | 20 | 27 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 2 | ||
| Potatoes | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Other Vegetables | 3 | 6 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 125 | 279 | 35507 trees | |
| Cherries Total | 65 | 211 | 18226 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 60 | 141 | 11628 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 32 | 70 | 6598 trees | |
| Grapes | 82 | 989 | 717060 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Peaches | 39 | 168 | 17802 trees | |
| Pears | 71 | 69 | 7905 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 53 | 358 | 34828 trees | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 195 | 5595 | 579782 trees | |
| English Walnuts | 88 | 679 | 15390 trees | |
| Other Nuts | 5 | (D) | (D) | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Blackberries | 31 | 927 | 7412671 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 75 | 654 | 5632990 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 21 | 150 | 698222 lbs | |
| Currants | 3 | (D) | 4180 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 44 | 1150 | 5680277 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 48 | 1257 | 11230790 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 10 | (D) | (X) | |
| Other | 4 | 86 | (X) | |
| 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 | 475 | 10482788 | 7538 | 112210 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 166 | (X) | 4155 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 115 | 4466670 | 647 | 25326 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 57 | 2204237 | 61 | 14823 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 49 | (D) | 524 | 2931 |
| Foliage Plants | 10 | (D) | 59 | 1845 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 18 | 1782115 | 3 | 5727 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 4 | - | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 199 | (X) | 1411 | 4586 |
| Nursery Crops | 142 | 5957488 | 4130 | 81252 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | (D) | (X) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 118 | (D) | 1284 | 692 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.