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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 2022, at 5.3%. 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.

Highest5.3Multnomah County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median0.636 counties
Oregon1.8History

All counties, 2022

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Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 5.3 %5.3Washington CountyWashington County: 2.2 %2.2Baker CountyBaker County: 1.2 %1.2Benton CountyBenton County: 1.1 %1.1Marion CountyMarion County: 1.1 %1.1Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 1 %1Lane CountyLane County: 1 %1Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 0.9 %0.9Union CountyUnion County: 0.9 %0.9Hood River CountyHood River County: 0.9 %0.9Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 0.8 %0.8Malheur CountyMalheur County: 0.8 %0.8Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 0.8 %0.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.7 %0.7Morrow CountyMorrow County: 0.7 %0.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.6 %0.6Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 0.6 %0.6Klamath CountyKlamath County: 0.6 %0.6Polk CountyPolk County: 0.6 %0.6Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 0.5 %0.5Josephine CountyJosephine County: 0.5 %0.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.4 %0.4Coos CountyCoos County: 0.4 %0.4Curry CountyCurry County: 0.4 %0.4Sherman CountySherman County: 0.4 %0.4Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 0.4 %0.4Linn CountyLinn County: 0.4 %0.4Crook CountyCrook County: 0.3 %0.3Harney CountyHarney County: 0.3 %0.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.3 %0.3Wasco CountyWasco County: 0.3 %0.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.3 %0.3Lake CountyLake County: 0.3 %0.3Grant 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Multnomah County5.3+0.1 pts
2Washington County2.20 pts
3Baker County1.20 pts
4Benton County1.10 pts
5Marion County1.1+0.2 pts
6Wallowa County1+0.1 pts
7Lane County10 pts
8Clatsop County0.9-0 pts
9Union County0.9+0.2 pts
10Hood River County0.9+0.2 pts
11Clackamas County0.80 pts
12Malheur County0.8-0.1 pts
13Umatilla County0.8-0.2 pts
14Jefferson County0.7-0 pts
15Morrow County0.7+0.1 pts
16Jackson County0.60 pts
17Yamhill County0.6-0.1 pts
18Klamath County0.6-0.1 pts
19Polk County0.6-0.1 pts
20Tillamook County0.5+0.1 pts
21Josephine County0.5-0.1 pts
22Columbia County0.4-0 pts
23Coos County0.4-0 pts
24Curry County0.4+0.3 pts
25Sherman County0.4+0.2 pts
26Deschutes County0.4-0.1 pts
27Linn County0.4-0 pts
28Crook County0.3+0.1 pts
29Harney County0.3-0.5 pts
30Lincoln County0.30 pts
30Wasco County0.30 pts
32Douglas County0.3-0 pts
32Lake County0.3+0.1 pts
34Grant County0.1+0.1 pts
35Gilliam County00 pts
35Wheeler County00 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 5.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2022.

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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