Oregon
Population4.2m
Counties36county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density17.0people per km² of land
Median household income$80,42665th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 188 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.272% | 24th best of 51 | 0% | 0.275% | 0.714% | 30 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 97.4 | 1st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.17 | 24th highest of 51 | 4.12 | 6.34 | 9.95 | 36 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.6 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 26.5 | 28th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 15.9 | 15th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 44.8 | 47th highest of 52 | 24.9 | 50.1 | 108 | 27 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.3 | 40th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 36 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 64.5 | 21st highest of 51 | 47.1 | 68.2 | 89.6 | 21 |
| Business closing rate | 9.82 | 12th highest of 51 | 0 | 9.37 | 12.8 | 36 |
| Business opening rate | 10.3 | 21st highest of 51 | 4.79 | 10.1 | 24.3 | 36 |
| Catholic adherents | 11.3 | 35th highest of 51 | 3.65 | 7.07 | 22.7 | 36 |
| Checkup in the past year | 71.8 | 41st highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 41 | 9th best of 51 | 19.1 | 42.9 | 91.5 | 22 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 13.6% | 24th best of 51 | 6.9% | 18.4% | 31% | 36 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.211% | 39th highest of 51 | 0.131% | 0.21% | 0.328% | 32 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 9.61 | 37th highest of 51 | 6.3 | 14.1 | 48.2 | 36 |
| Current asthma | 11.8 | 41st best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 11.6 | 17th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.35 | 17th highest of 51 | 4.49 | 6.21 | 9.64 | 36 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.25 | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 26.7 | 45th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 12.7 | 15th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 15.1 | 35th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 7.13 | 18th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 13.8 | 15th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.07 | 22nd highest of 47 | -0.822 | 0.215 | 1.2 | 36 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 26.2 | 19th best of 51 | 11.8 | 26.8 | 55.3 | 24 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 0.466 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 4.73 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.829 | 25th highest of 52 | 0.528 | 0.759 | 1.01 | 36 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 2.96 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 12.8 | 27th highest of 51 | 3.51 | 11.8 | 18.7 | 36 |
| Fair or poor health | 18.6 | 28th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 12.1 | 50th best of 51 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 30.4 | 36 |
| Firearm fatalities | 14.2 | 27th best of 51 | 8.26 | 15.4 | 33.5 | 27 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 100 | 29th highest of 51 | 74.1 | 108 | 148 | 31 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 11.1 | 17th highest of 51 | 7.11 | 14.7 | 29.4 | 31 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.41% | 46th best of 51 | 0.13% | 0.34% | 0.54% | 36 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.462 | 21st best of 52 | 0.404 | 0.448 | 0.486 | 36 |
| Has health insurance | 93.6 | 12th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.164 | 22nd highest of 49 | -1.5 | 0.0483 | 0.987 | 36 |
| High blood pressure | 32.7 | 19th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 31.4 | 5th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.821% | 41st best of 48 | 0.485% | 0.813% | 0.967% | 31 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.4% | 44th highest of 52 | 54.1% | 69% | 80.6% | 36 |
| Homicide rate | 3.54 | 15th best of 51 | 1.94 | 3.87 | 8.51 | 15 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 4.44 | 33rd highest of 51 | 1.84 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 5 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | -0.471 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $-7,279 | 39th highest of 51 | $-23,790 | $2,365 | $46,270 | 36 |
| Infant mortality | 4.52 | 9th best of 51 | 3.1 | 4.83 | 7.78 | 14 |
| Injury deaths | 88.3 | 23rd best of 51 | 51.1 | 105 | 184 | 34 |
| Life expectancy | 78 years | 16th best of 51 | 73.3 years | 76.5 years | 82.4 years | 35 |
| Local income tax as a share of income | 0.136 | 9th highest of 13 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 2.15 | 47th highest of 51 | 0.98 | 2.23 | 8.67 | 36 |
| Material security score | 0.298 | 27th highest of 51 | -0.483 | 0.241 | 1.01 | 36 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $87,959 | 25th best of 51 | $49,550 | $68,770 | $111,700 | 36 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $74,875 | 30th highest of 51 | $41,020 | $61,280 | $111,000 | 36 |
| Mean income of departing households | $82,155 | 15th highest of 51 | $43,970 | $58,290 | $92,750 | 36 |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.2 min | 16th best of 52 | 14.3 min | 20.1 min | 32.9 min | 36 |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 17th highest of 52 | 33.8 years | 42.6 years | 57.3 years | 36 |
| Median gross rent | $1,450 | 13th highest of 52 | $675 | $1,140 | $1,773 | 36 |
| Median home value | $454,200 | 8th highest of 52 | $158,400 | $369,300 | $596,000 | 36 |
| Median household income | $80,426 | 19th best of 52 | $48,340 | $67,630 | $104,400 | 36 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $80,061 | 20th best of 51 | $46,320 | $68,570 | $103,500 | 36 |
| Median property tax bill | 3,767 | 15th highest of 52 | 1,407 | 2,520 | 5,061 | 36 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 66.8 | 2nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 9.88 | 30th best of 51 | 0 | 9.66 | 15.7 | 36 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.306 | 41st highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 9.19 | 46th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 12.4 | 25th best of 51 | 6.01 | 14 | 39.3 | 29 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.435 | 42nd highest of 51 | -4.26 | 0.343 | 19.6 | 36 |
| Net domestic migration rate | -1.89 | 39th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | -0.179 | 40th highest of 51 | -1.87 | 0.053 | 2.65 | 36 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | -0.65 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 33.5 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.2 | 26th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 36 |
| Other religion adherents | 6.38 | 15th highest of 51 | 0.2 | 5.88 | 22.2 | 36 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 41st highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Per capita income | $44,063 | 19th best of 52 | $23,810 | $36,210 | $52,350 | 36 |
| Per capita personal income | $67,467 | 24th best of 51 | $40,780 | $58,070 | $80,580 | 36 |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 26th best of 52 | 5.49% | 12.7% | 19.2% | 36 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 12.1% | 30th best of 51 | 6.9% | 14.2% | 19.7% | 36 |
| Premature mortality | 363 | 17th best of 51 | 223 | 427 | 559 | 36 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 1,802 | 6th best of 51 | 341 | 1,785 | 2,742 | 35 |
| Private job growth | 1.62 | 39th highest of 52 | -9.42 | 1.23 | 5.24 | 35 |
| Religious adherents | 33.1 | 49th highest of 51 | 16.8 | 29.4 | 47 | 36 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 42.6 | 43rd highest of 51 | 17.8 | 61.4 | 83.4 | 36 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 8.33% | 9th highest of 51 | 0% | 5.57% | 12.1% | 36 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 11.2% | 41st highest of 51 | 7.87% | 13.1% | 21.7% | 36 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 20.2% | 19th highest of 51 | 10.3% | 18.1% | 26.7% | 36 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 4.73% | 7th highest of 51 | 0% | 4.77% | 7.02% | 36 |
| Safety score | 0.628 | 5th highest of 51 | -1.63 | -0.0466 | 1 | 27 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 18.6% | 12th highest of 52 | 14.3% | 21.5% | 36.3% | 36 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.666% | 14th highest of 51 | 0.285% | 0.689% | 11.1% | 26 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 4.38% | 15th highest of 52 | 0% | 1.08% | 11.1% | 28 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 1.84% | 42nd highest of 52 | 0% | 0.704% | 5.35% | 26 |
| Share divorced | 12.7% | 9th highest of 52 | 9.09% | 13.8% | 17.1% | 36 |
| Share foreign-born | 9.69% | 19th highest of 52 | 1.45% | 5.37% | 17.8% | 34 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 14.3% | 15th highest of 52 | 3.96% | 10.1% | 41.2% | 34 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 84.7% | 38th highest of 51 | 76.4% | 86.1% | 90.7% | 36 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.377% | 7th highest of 49 | 0% | 0.207% | 1.08% | 15 |
| Share never married | 32.4% | 32nd highest of 52 | 15.4% | 27.2% | 45.2% | 36 |
| Share now married | 49.9% | 29th highest of 52 | 41.6% | 52.1% | 62.3% | 36 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 24.4% | 45th highest of 52 | 0% | 24% | 42% | 18 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.491% | 17th highest of 52 | 0.4% | 0.496% | 0.686% | 10 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 53.7% | 29th highest of 51 | 37.9% | 58.7% | 84.6% | 31 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.0596 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 6.01 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.145 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.923 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.000264 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 4.15 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 42.1 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 0.539 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 6.15 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 2.34 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 2.1 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 1.88 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 3.29 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 26.4 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.0259 | 36th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 1.3 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 11.9 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0.0516 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.29 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 5.64% | 5th highest of 52 | 2.33% | 5.51% | 8.93% | 36 |
| Share separated | 1.32% | 32nd highest of 52 | 0.815% | 1.35% | 2.51% | 26 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 72.3% | 22nd highest of 52 | 53.6% | 80.9% | 89.6% | 36 |
| Share widowed | 5.04% | 43rd highest of 52 | 3.61% | 6.31% | 8.62% | 36 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2% | 17th best of 52 | 9.79% | 23.4% | 54.4% | 36 |
| State and local income tax as a share of income | 4.73 | 1st highest of 12 | — | — | — | — |
| State income tax as a share of income | 4.59 | 1st highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 7.23 | 12th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 19.3 | 39th best of 51 | 12 | 21.3 | 49.2 | 29 |
| Top state income tax rate | 9.9% | 5th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 11.2 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 18.4 | 42nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 14 | 37th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 3.79% | 38th best of 52 | 3.1% | 4.15% | 5.6% | 36 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.46% | 51st highest of 52 | 3.35% | 11.3% | 38.1% | 36 |
| Went without care over cost | 11.3 | 24th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 7,219 | 16th best of 51 | 4,158 | 8,462 | 12,480 | 33 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 38,743,000 min | 28th highest of 52 | 9,950 min | 358,500 min | 8,384,000 min | 36 |
| Business establishments | 111,070 | 24th highest of 51 | 27 | 1,142 | 24,910 | 36 |
| Business establishments closed | 10,883 | 22nd highest of 51 | 0 | 101 | 2,586 | 36 |
| Business establishments opened | 11,365 | 24th highest of 51 | 5 | 112 | 2,517 | 36 |
| Employed | 2,087,600 | 25th highest of 52 | 666 | 19,360 | 447,600 | 36 |
| Foreign-born population | 410,790 | 22nd highest of 52 | 51 | 2,609 | 106,300 | 34 |
| Gross domestic product | $314,900,000k | 26th highest of 51 | $55,050k | $2,343,000k | $87,380,000k | 36 |
| Housing units | 1,838,600 | 27th highest of 52 | 905 | 22,620 | 367,700 | 36 |
| Labour force | 2,169,800 | 25th highest of 52 | 689 | 20,210 | 464,100 | 36 |
| Local income tax collected | $390,070k | 10th highest of 13 | $335,000k | $335,000k | $335,000k | 1 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 6,320 | 28th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | -8,014 | 39th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 1,701,500 | 27th highest of 52 | 663 | 19,400 | 347,400 | 36 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 1,078,300 | 27th highest of 52 | 459 | 13,420 | 188,000 | 36 |
| People covered by a tax return | 3,669,400 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,110 | 38,310 | 672,000 | 36 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 367,520 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 3,149,400 | 27th highest of 51 | 870 | 32,110 | 569,100 | 36 |
| Personal income | $286,980,000k | 25th highest of 51 | $71,210k | $2,743,000k | $59,870,000k | 36 |
| Population | 4,253,700 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,436 | 46,200 | 794,300 | 36 |
| Population | 4,233,400 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,436 | 45,960 | 789,700 | 36 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 3,983,600 | 27th highest of 51 | 6,984 | 61,540 | 768,900 | 31 |
| Population (WONDER) | 4,233,400 | 27th highest of 51 | 87,820 | 423,200 | 789,700 | 5 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 3,535,600 | 27th highest of 52 | 1,263 | 39,490 | 684,500 | 36 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 3,021,000 | 27th highest of 52 | 1,157 | 34,850 | 597,500 | 36 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 789,610 | 25th highest of 52 | 433 | 10,240 | 115,700 | 36 |
| Population below the poverty line | 494,740 | 30th highest of 52 | 142 | 5,032 | 98,910 | 36 |
| Population below the poverty line | 503,760 | 29th highest of 51 | 236 | 5,956 | 99,710 | 36 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 4,159,800 | 27th highest of 52 | 1,417 | 45,500 | 789,700 | 36 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 4,163,300 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,429 | 45,470 | 779,000 | 36 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 3,590,200 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,192 | 39,320 | 664,600 | 36 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 1,094,300 | 24th highest of 52 | 220 | 7,790 | 290,500 | 36 |
| Population, decennial census | 4,237,300 | 27th highest of 51 | 1,451 | 45,730 | 815,400 | 36 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 2,244,500 | 25th highest of 51 | 868 | 26,550 | 414,200 | 36 |
| Private jobs | 1,702,800 | 24th highest of 52 | 198 | 13,730 | 431,700 | 36 |
| State and local tax collections | $32,224,000k | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $13,173,000k | 11th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $20,749,000k | 22nd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 2,067,600 | 25th highest of 51 | 600 | 22,380 | 414,700 | 36 |
| Total population | 4,238,700 | 27th highest of 52 | 1,434 | 45,990 | 803,900 | 36 |
| Unemployed | 82,184 | 24th highest of 52 | 23 | 842 | 16,590 | 36 |
| Vacant housing units | 137,080 | 33rd highest of 52 | 195 | 1,890 | 20,310 | 36 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 988,230 | 27th highest of 52 | 226 | 8,654 | 218,300 | 36 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 44,255 | 29th highest of 52 | 93 | 642 | 7,546 | 27 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 1,669,000 | 27th highest of 52 | 386 | 16,390 | 334,700 | 36 |
Links inside Oregon
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within OR | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Oregon, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.96 | 36 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Oregon, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a moderate link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.62 | 36 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside Oregon, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a moderate link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.67 | 36 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Oregon, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a moderate link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.53 | 36 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Oregon, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.81 | 36 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Oregon, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.78 | 36 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Oregon, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a moderate link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.52 | 36 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Oregon, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a moderate link across 36 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.65 | 36 |
What this state is divided into
36 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Multnomah County · Washington County · Clackamas County · Lane County · Marion County · Jackson County · Deschutes County · Linn County · Douglas County · Yamhill County · Benton County · Polk County · Josephine County · Umatilla County · Klamath County · Coos County · Columbia County · Lincoln County · Clatsop County · Malheur County · Tillamook County · Wasco County · Union County · Crook County · Jefferson County · Hood River County · Curry County · Baker County · Morrow County · Lake County · Wallowa County · Harney County · Grant County · Gilliam County · Sherman County · Wheeler County