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Poverty Rate in Oregon, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Oregon, ranked. The highest is Sherman County at 22.0% and the lowest is Clackamas County at 7.7%.

Oregon: 11.9% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Oregon: 13.0%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Sherman County22.0%
2Klamath County18.3%
3Benton County18.2%
4Malheur County17.6%
5Douglas County16.3%
6Coos County16.1%
7Union County16.1%
8Lincoln County15.9%
9Josephine County15.6%
10Gilliam County15.3%
11Lane County15.3%
12Curry County15.2%
13Baker County14.9%
14Lake County14.9%
15Harney County13.7%
16Jefferson County13.4%
17Morrow County13.2%
18Linn County13.0%
19Marion County13.0%
20Grant County12.8%
21Polk County12.7%
22Tillamook County12.7%
23Multnomah County12.6%
24Jackson County12.4%
25Clatsop County12.3%
26Umatilla County11.8%
27Wasco County11.6%
28Crook County11.3%
29Wheeler County10.8%
30Yamhill County10.3%
31Columbia County8.9%
32Deschutes County8.8%
33Washington County8.1%
34Hood River County8.0%
35Wallowa County7.8%
36Clackamas County7.7%

Small populations produce wide margins: Sherman County is 22.0% with a margin of error of ±6.7%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Oregon ranks 25th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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