Farm subsidies in Malheur County, Oregon
The Farm Service Agency paid 363 recipients $12.5 million through its Malheur office in 2025, across 990 payments — 5.1% of what it paid in Oregon.
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Malheur County in 2025
- $12.5 million
- Paid out
- $12,462,925
- 5 of 36 counties in Oregon by what the office paid.
- 363
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 990
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $386
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 32,261 residents. Farm payments go to farms, not to residents — this is a way to compare counties, not a payment anyone received.
FSA calls this office Malheur and numbers it 45 within state 41, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Malheur County is 41045.
What Oregon was paid for
The state’s programs, largest first. The published file records a program against a payment rather than against a county office, so these are Oregon’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $95,744,660 | 1,764 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $31,470,569 | 2,178 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $26,418,178 | 1,301 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $25,969,101 | 2,499 |
| WECPCSCOF | $13,479,080 | 115 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $12,199,028 | 1,845 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $10,833,792 | 256 |
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $7,996,740 | 200 |
The largest counties in Oregon
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Umatilla County | $34,105,972 | 1,172 |
| Marion County | $26,373,375 | 387 |
| Wasco County | $18,057,060 | 486 |
| Morrow County | $16,177,958 | 480 |
| Malheur County | $12,462,925 | 363 |
| Sherman County | $11,666,034 | 539 |
| Hood River County | $11,103,815 | 147 |
| Klamath County | $10,462,152 | 225 |
| Gilliam County | $9,680,603 | 297 |
| Yamhill County | $8,176,331 | 202 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Oregon · Federal awards recorded in Malheur County
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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