Number of farms

In 1997, Washington County had approximately 131,000 acres of land devoted to farming, producing about $55 million per year in net cash returns. The county accounts for about 5% of farmland in the state and approximately 7.6% of farm sales. Washington County ranks third in the state in net sales, behind Marion and Clackamas counties. The number of farms, acres of farmland and average farm size in the County have all decreased over the past 30 years.

Number of Farms by Type, Washington County, 1997

SOURCE: Jim Cornelius, OSU from US Dept of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture; Oregon State and County Data, various years.

Percent change in number of farms, farm acres, and farm size,
Washington and other Metro area Counties, 1969 - 1997