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Cities in Oregon by black or African American population share

Fairview, OR had the highest black or African American population share of 56 cities in 2023, at 12.9%. Molalla, OR had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Oregon was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.9Fairview, OR
Lowest0Molalla, OR
Median0.956 cities
Oregon1.8History

All cities, 2023

Fairview, OR: 12.9 %Fairview, OR12.9Portland, OR: 5.7 %Portland, OR5.7Gresham, OR: 4.2 %Gresham, OR4.2Silverton, OR: 2.8 %Silverton, OR2.8Beaverton, OR: 2.7 %Beaverton, OR2.7Hillsboro, OR: 2.7 %Hillsboro, OR2.7Forest Grove, OR: 2.6 %Forest Grove, OR2.6Gladstone, OR: 2.4 %Gladstone, OR2.4Troutdale, OR: 1.9 %Troutdale, OR1.9Happy Valley, OR: 1.8 %Happy Valley, OR1.8Milwaukie, OR: 1.8 %Milwaukie, OR1.8Corvallis, OR: 1.8 %Corvallis, OR1.8Eugene, OR: 1.6 %Eugene, OR1.6Baker City, OR: 1.6 %Baker City, OR1.6Wilsonville, OR: 1.4 %Wilsonville, OR1.4Salem, OR: 1.4 %Salem, OR1.4West Linn, OR: 1.3 %West Linn, OR1.3Oregon City, OR: 1.2 %Oregon City, OR1.2Tigard, OR: 1.2 %Tigard, OR1.2Lake Oswego, OR: 1.1 %Lake Oswego, OR1.1Hermiston, OR: 1.1 %Hermiston, OR1.1Pendleton, OR: 1.1 %Pendleton, OR1.1Tualatin, OR: 1.1 %Tualatin, OR1.1Dallas, OR: 1 %Dallas, OR1Sweet Home, OR: 1 %Sweet Home, OR1La Grande, OR: 1 %La Grande, OR1Medford, OR: 0.9 %Medford, OR0.9Newport, OR: 0.9 %Newport, OR0.9Monmouth, OR: 0.8 %Monmouth, OR0.8Newberg, OR: 0.8 %Newberg, OR0.8Springfield, OR: 0.7 %Springfield, OR0.7Keizer, OR: 0.7 %Keizer, OR0.7Klamath Falls, OR: 0.7 %Klamath Falls, OR0.7Ontario, OR: 0.7 %Ontario, OR0.7Coos Bay, OR: 0.6 %Coos Bay, OR0.6Canby, OR: 0.6 %Canby, OR0.6Cornelius, OR: 0.6 %Cornelius, OR0.6McMinnville, OR: 0.5 %McMinnville, OR0.5Independence, OR: 0.5 %Independence, OR0.5Albany, OR: 0.5 %Albany, OR0.5Ashland, OR: 0.5 %Ashland, OR0.5Central Point, OR: 0.5 %Central Point, OR0.5Grants Pass, OR: 0.5 %Grants Pass, OR0.5The Dalles, OR: 0.5 %The Dalles, OR0.5Woodburn, OR: 0.3 %Woodburn, OR0.3St. Helens, OR: 0.3 %St. Helens, OR0.3Bend, OR: 0.3 %Bend, OR0.3Prineville, OR: 0.3 %Prineville, OR0.3Cottage Grove, OR: 0.2 %Cottage Grove, OR0.2Lincoln City, OR: 0.2 %Lincoln City, OR0.2Roseburg, OR: 0.2 %Roseburg, OR0.2Lebanon, OR: 0.2 %Lebanon, OR0.2Redmond, OR: 0.1 %Redmond, OR0.1Sherwood, OR: 0.1 %Sherwood, OR0.1Sandy, OR: 0 %Sandy, OR0Molalla, OR: 0 %Molalla, OR0Fairview, OR: 12.9 %Fairview, OR12.9Portland, OR: 5.7 %Portland, OR5.7Gresham, OR: 4.2 %Gresham, OR4.2Silverton, OR: 2.8 %Silverton, OR2.8Beaverton, OR: 2.7 %Beaverton, OR2.7Hillsboro, OR: 2.7 %Hillsboro, OR2.7Forest Grove, OR: 2.6 %Forest Grove, OR2.6Gladstone, OR: 2.4 %Gladstone, OR2.4Troutdale, OR: 1.9 %Troutdale, OR1.9Happy Valley, OR: 1.8 %Happy Valley, OR1.8Milwaukie, OR: 1.8 %Milwaukie, OR1.8Corvallis, OR: 1.8 %Corvallis, OR1.8Eugene, OR: 1.6 %Eugene, OR1.6Baker City, OR: 1.6 %Baker City, OR1.6Wilsonville, OR: 1.4 %Wilsonville, OR1.4Salem, OR: 1.4 %Salem, OR1.4West Linn, OR: 1.3 %West Linn, OR1.3Oregon City, OR: 1.2 %Oregon City, OR1.2Tigard, OR: 1.2 %Tigard, OR1.2Lake Oswego, OR: 1.1 %Lake Oswego, OR1.1Hermiston, OR: 1.1 %Hermiston, OR1.1Pendleton, OR: 1.1 %Pendleton, OR1.1Tualatin, OR: 1.1 %Tualatin, OR1.1Dallas, OR: 1 %Dallas, OR1Sweet Home, OR: 1 %Sweet Home, OR1La Grande, OR: 1 %La Grande, OR1Medford, OR: 0.9 %Medford, OR0.9Newport, OR: 0.9 %Newport, OR0.9Monmouth, OR: 0.8 %Monmouth, OR0.8Newberg, OR: 0.8 %Newberg, OR0.8Springfield, OR: 0.7 %Springfield, OR0.7Keizer, OR: 0.7 %Keizer, OR0.7Klamath Falls, OR: 0.7 %Klamath Falls, OR0.7Ontario, OR: 0.7 %Ontario, OR0.7Coos Bay, OR: 0.6 %Coos Bay, OR0.6Canby, OR: 0.6 %Canby, OR0.6Cornelius, OR: 0.6 %Cornelius, OR0.6McMinnville, OR: 0.5 %McMinnville, OR0.5Independence, OR: 0.5 %Independence, OR0.5Albany, OR: 0.5 %Albany, OR0.5Ashland, OR: 0.5 %Ashland, OR0.5Central Point, OR: 0.5 %Central Point, OR0.5Grants Pass, OR: 0.5 %Grants Pass, OR0.5The Dalles, OR: 0.5 %The Dalles, OR0.5Woodburn, OR: 0.3 %Woodburn, OR0.3St. Helens, OR: 0.3 %St. Helens, OR0.3Bend, OR: 0.3 %Bend, OR0.3Prineville, OR: 0.3 %Prineville, OR0.3Cottage Grove, OR: 0.2 %Cottage Grove, OR0.2Lincoln City, OR: 0.2 %Lincoln City, OR0.2Roseburg, OR: 0.2 %Roseburg, OR0.2Lebanon, OR: 0.2 %Lebanon, OR0.2Redmond, OR: 0.1 %Redmond, OR0.1Sherwood, OR: 0.1 %Sherwood, OR0.1Sandy, OR: 0 %Sandy, OR0Molalla, OR: 0 %Molalla, OR0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Fairview, OR12.9+1 pts
2Portland, OR5.7-0 pts
3Gresham, OR4.2+0.8 pts
4Silverton, OR2.8-0.6 pts
5Beaverton, OR2.7+0.1 pts
6Hillsboro, OR2.7-0.2 pts
7Forest Grove, OR2.6+1.6 pts
8Gladstone, OR2.4+0.5 pts
9Troutdale, OR1.9+0.1 pts
10Happy Valley, OR1.8+0.9 pts
11Milwaukie, OR1.8+0.6 pts
12Corvallis, OR1.8+0.2 pts
13Eugene, OR1.6+0.3 pts
14Baker City, OR1.6-0.1 pts
15Wilsonville, OR1.4-0.3 pts
16Salem, OR1.4+0.1 pts
17West Linn, OR1.3+0.4 pts
18Oregon City, OR1.2+0.6 pts
19Tigard, OR1.2-0.1 pts
20Lake Oswego, OR1.10 pts
21Hermiston, OR1.1-0.2 pts
21Pendleton, OR1.1-0.2 pts
21Tualatin, OR1.1+0.1 pts
24Dallas, OR1-0.3 pts
24Sweet Home, OR1-0.4 pts
26La Grande, OR1-0.1 pts
27Medford, OR0.9+0.1 pts
27Newport, OR0.9+0.4 pts
29Monmouth, OR0.8+0.2 pts
30Newberg, OR0.8-0 pts
31Springfield, OR0.7-0.1 pts
32Keizer, OR0.7-0 pts
33Klamath Falls, OR0.7+0.1 pts
34Ontario, OR0.7+0.5 pts
35Coos Bay, OR0.6-0.1 pts
36Canby, OR0.6+0.1 pts
37Cornelius, OR0.6-0.5 pts
38McMinnville, OR0.5+0.1 pts
39Independence, OR0.5-0.1 pts
40Albany, OR0.50 pts
40Ashland, OR0.5-0.2 pts
42Central Point, OR0.50 pts
43Grants Pass, OR0.50 pts
43The Dalles, OR0.5+0.2 pts
45Woodburn, OR0.3-0.2 pts
46St. Helens, OR0.3-0.1 pts
47Bend, OR0.3-0.2 pts
47Prineville, OR0.3-0.1 pts
49Cottage Grove, OR0.2-0.7 pts
49Lincoln City, OR0.2-0 pts
51Roseburg, OR0.20 pts
52Lebanon, OR0.20 pts
53Redmond, OR0.1+0.1 pts
54Sherwood, OR0.1+0.1 pts
55Sandy, OR0-0.1 pts
56Molalla, OR0-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oregon by black or African American population share, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oregon by black or African American population share, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/oregon-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Oregon by black or African American population share, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/oregon-cities?period=2023.

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Fairview, OR, with 12.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Molalla, OR, with 0% in 2023.

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