# Counties in Oregon by poverty rate, 2024

All 36 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/oregon-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/oregon-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Malheur County | 18.5 |
| 2 | Lake County | 17.8 |
| 3 | Wheeler County | 17.1 |
| 4 | Coos County | 16.8 |
| 5 | Klamath County | 16.6 |
| 6 | Curry County | 16.4 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | 16.3 |
| 8 | Tillamook County | 15.4 |
| 9 | Douglas County | 14.7 |
| 10 | Lane County | 14.6 |
| 11 | Benton County | 14.3 |
| 11 | Harney County | 14.3 |
| 11 | Union County | 14.3 |
| 14 | Sherman County | 14.1 |
| 15 | Josephine County | 13.8 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 13.7 |
| 17 | Baker County | 13.6 |
| 18 | Grant County | 13.4 |
| 19 | Clatsop County | 13.3 |
| 20 | Linn County | 12.8 |
| 20 | Wasco County | 12.8 |
| 22 | Multnomah County | 12.7 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 12.6 |
| 24 | Umatilla County | 12.4 |
| 25 | Marion County | 11.9 |
| 26 | Wallowa County | 11.7 |
| 27 | Gilliam County | 11.5 |
| 27 | Morrow County | 11.5 |
| 29 | Crook County | 11.3 |
| 30 | Hood River County | 10.8 |
| 31 | Polk County | 10.6 |
| 32 | Yamhill County | 9.9 |
| 33 | Columbia County | 9.8 |
| 34 | Washington County | 8.4 |
| 35 | Clackamas County | 8.1 |
| 36 | Deschutes County | 7.5 |