Total population (1990 census): 91227
County seat: Albany
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 | 4 | 4 | 425 bu | |
| Wheat | 72 | 5306 | 401143 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 16 | 590 | 38166 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 61 | 4716 | 362977 bu | |
| Oats | 33 | 1428 | 121102 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 303 | 198471 | (X) | |
| Bentgrass Seed | 13 | 1577 | 692612 lbs | |
| Crimson Clover Seed | 1 | (D) | (D) | |
| Fescue Seed | 160 | 35243 | 34838280 lbs | |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Seed | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Orchardgrass Seed | 42 | 7272 | 7014190 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 5 | 112 | 49391 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 262 | 146346 | 233374906 lbs | |
| White Clover Seed | 12 | 1410 | 545710 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 28 | 5304 | 4380860 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 716 | 39364 | 108099 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | 2507 | 10123 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 28 | 599 | 1154 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 483 | 31183 | 88141 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 191 | 4303 | 6738 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 28 | 772 | 5819 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 15 | 1972 | 53881 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 38 | 2688 | ||
| Beets | 6 | 78 | ||
| Broccoli | 6 | 267 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Cantaloupes | 5 | 3 | ||
| Carrots | 5 | (D) | ||
| Cauliflower | 5 | 164 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 9 | 4 | ||
| Garlic | 5 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 1 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | (D) | ||
| Pumpkins | 9 | 16 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | (D) | ||
| Squash | 12 | 479 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 42 | 5771 | ||
| Tomatoes | 14 | 7 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 11 | 281 | 632707 bu | |
| Other Vegetables | 5 | 62 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 79 | 133 | 14759 trees | |
| Cherries Total | 40 | 157 | 14986 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 36 | (D) | (D) | |
| Tart Cherries | 17 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grapes | 36 | 93 | 57678 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 3 | 3 | 338 trees | |
| Nectarines | 3 | 3 | 550 trees | |
| Peaches | 18 | 73 | 11388 trees | |
| Pears | 44 | 26 | 2612 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 28 | 14 | 1215 trees | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 44 | 1820 | 203160 trees | |
| English Walnuts | 20 | 55 | 1310 trees | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 7 | (D) | (D) | |
| Blackberries | 6 | 35 | (D) | |
| Tame Blueberries | 25 | 58 | 288310 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 25 | 387 | 1895896 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 15 | 52 | 396456 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Mint for Oil | 27 | 4105 | 282846 lbs | |
| Other | 7 | 169 | (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 | 138 | 529237 | 1563 | 8845 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 54 | (X) | 542 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 46 | 348799 | 59 | 3868 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 34 | 304380 | 25 | 3335 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 9 | (D) | 24 | 75 |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | (D) | 10 | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 7 | (D) | - | (D) |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | (D) | 3 | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 44 | (X) | 292 | 1518 |
| Mushrooms | 16 | 99636 | (X) | 1372 |
| Nursery Crops | 24 | 66742 | 155 | 1430 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 8 | - | 263 | 391 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 31 | 13080 | 791 | 246 |
*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.