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Counties in Oregon by black or African American population share

Multnomah County had the highest black or African American population share of 36 counties in 2021, at 5.1%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for Oregon was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.1Multnomah County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median0.636 counties
Oregon1.8History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 5.1 %5.1Washington CountyWashington County: 2.2 %2.2Baker CountyBaker County: 1.1 %1.1Benton CountyBenton County: 1.1 %1.1Lane CountyLane County: 1 %1Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 1 %1Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 0.9 %0.9Marion CountyMarion County: 0.9 %0.9Malheur CountyMalheur County: 0.9 %0.9Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 0.9 %0.9Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 0.8 %0.8Harney CountyHarney County: 0.8 %0.8Union CountyUnion County: 0.8 %0.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.7 %0.7Hood River CountyHood River County: 0.7 %0.7Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 0.7 %0.7Klamath CountyKlamath County: 0.6 %0.6Polk CountyPolk County: 0.6 %0.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.6 %0.6Josephine CountyJosephine County: 0.6 %0.6Morrow CountyMorrow County: 0.5 %0.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.5 %0.5Coos CountyCoos County: 0.5 %0.5Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 0.5 %0.5Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 0.4 %0.4Linn CountyLinn County: 0.4 %0.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.3 %0.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.3 %0.3Wasco CountyWasco County: 0.3 %0.3Crook CountyCrook County: 0.2 %0.2Sherman CountySherman County: 0.2 %0.2Lake CountyLake County: 0.2 %0.2Curry CountyCurry County: 0.1 %0.1Grant CountyGrant County: 0.1 %0.1Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 0 %0Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Multnomah County5.1
2Washington County2.2
3Baker County1.1
4Benton County1.1
5Lane County1
6Umatilla County1
7Clatsop County0.9
8Marion County0.9
9Malheur County0.9
9Wallowa County0.9
11Clackamas County0.8
12Harney County0.8
13Union County0.8
14Jefferson County0.7
15Hood River County0.7
16Yamhill County0.7
17Klamath County0.6
18Polk County0.6
19Jackson County0.6
20Josephine County0.6
21Morrow County0.5
22Columbia County0.5
23Coos County0.5
23Deschutes County0.5
25Tillamook County0.4
26Linn County0.4
27Douglas County0.3
28Lincoln County0.3
29Wasco County0.3
30Crook County0.2
30Sherman County0.2
32Lake County0.2
33Curry County0.1
34Grant County0.1
35Gilliam County0
35Wheeler County0

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Multnomah County, with 5.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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