Total population (1990 census): 37557
County seat: St. Helens
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 office
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 4 | 48 | 10600 bu | |
| Wheat | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Winter Wheat | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Oats | 3 | 13 | 997 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 360 | 10789 | 21489 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | 421 | 1103 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 11 | 142 | 289 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 185 | 5972 | 10806 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 159 | 3186 | 5771 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 14 | 1068 | 10558 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 6 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 23 | 39 | 5702 trees | |
| Cherries Total | 15 | 7 | 504 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 13 | (D) | (D) | |
| Tart Cherries | 6 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grapes | 8 | 6 | 3389 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 3 | 2 | 247 trees | |
| Peaches | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Pears | 18 | 12 | 671 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 7 | 2 | 88 trees | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 5 | (D) | (D) | |
| English Walnuts | 7 | 11 | 150 trees | |
| Other Nuts | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Tame Blueberries | 12 | 101 | (D) | |
| Raspberries | 5 | 1 | 1550 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 6 | 6 | (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 | 61 | 77248 | 1660 | (D) |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 13 | (X) | (D) | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 17 | 60868 | 17 | 296 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 7 | 50556 | (D) | 184 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 7 | (D) | 13 | 58 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 29 | (X) | 177 | 283 |
| Nursery Crops | 8 | - | (D) | (D) |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | 5900 | (X) | 7 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 14 | (D) | 1169 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.