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Cities in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Corvallis, OR had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 cities in 2021, at 25.6%. Happy Valley, OR had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 12.9% and the figure for Oregon was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.6Corvallis, OR
Lowest4Happy Valley, OR
Median12.956 cities
Oregon12.1History

All cities, 2021

Corvallis, OR: 25.6 %Corvallis, OR25.6Monmouth, OR: 23.4 %Monmouth, OR23.4Klamath Falls, OR: 23 %Klamath Falls, OR23Ontario, OR: 21.4 %Ontario, OR21.4Cottage Grove, OR: 21.3 %Cottage Grove, OR21.3Eugene, OR: 19.6 %Eugene, OR19.6La Grande, OR: 19.6 %La Grande, OR19.6McMinnville, OR: 17.9 %McMinnville, OR17.9Sweet Home, OR: 17.9 %Sweet Home, OR17.9Roseburg, OR: 17.3 %Roseburg, OR17.3Grants Pass, OR: 16.4 %Grants Pass, OR16.4Gladstone, OR: 16.2 %Gladstone, OR16.2Ashland, OR: 16.2 %Ashland, OR16.2Springfield, OR: 16 %Springfield, OR16Coos Bay, OR: 15.7 %Coos Bay, OR15.7Pendleton, OR: 15.5 %Pendleton, OR15.5Lebanon, OR: 15.4 %Lebanon, OR15.4Baker City, OR: 15.2 %Baker City, OR15.2Gresham, OR: 15.1 %Gresham, OR15.1Salem, OR: 14.7 %Salem, OR14.7Medford, OR: 14.6 %Medford, OR14.6Dallas, OR: 14.5 %Dallas, OR14.5Lincoln City, OR: 14.4 %Lincoln City, OR14.4Woodburn, OR: 14.4 %Woodburn, OR14.4St. Helens, OR: 14.3 %St. Helens, OR14.3Newport, OR: 14.1 %Newport, OR14.1Prineville, OR: 13.9 %Prineville, OR13.9Hermiston, OR: 13.3 %Hermiston, OR13.3Portland, OR: 12.6 %Portland, OR12.6Fairview, OR: 12.1 %Fairview, OR12.1Albany, OR: 11.1 %Albany, OR11.1Cornelius, OR: 10.4 %Cornelius, OR10.4Keizer, OR: 10.4 %Keizer, OR10.4Forest Grove, OR: 10.4 %Forest Grove, OR10.4Beaverton, OR: 10.2 %Beaverton, OR10.2Tualatin, OR: 10.2 %Tualatin, OR10.2Bend, OR: 10 %Bend, OR10Silverton, OR: 9.7 %Silverton, OR9.7Central Point, OR: 9.6 %Central Point, OR9.6Independence, OR: 9.5 %Independence, OR9.5The Dalles, OR: 9.5 %The Dalles, OR9.5Wilsonville, OR: 9.5 %Wilsonville, OR9.5Canby, OR: 9.2 %Canby, OR9.2Milwaukie, OR: 9.1 %Milwaukie, OR9.1Newberg, OR: 8.8 %Newberg, OR8.8Molalla, OR: 8.2 %Molalla, OR8.2Troutdale, OR: 7.9 %Troutdale, OR7.9Hillsboro, OR: 7.8 %Hillsboro, OR7.8Redmond, OR: 7.8 %Redmond, OR7.8Sandy, OR: 7.7 %Sandy, OR7.7Tigard, OR: 6.7 %Tigard, OR6.7Oregon City, OR: 6 %Oregon City, OR6West Linn, OR: 4.7 %West Linn, OR4.7Sherwood, OR: 4.3 %Sherwood, OR4.3Lake Oswego, OR: 4.2 %Lake Oswego, OR4.2Happy Valley, OR: 4 %Happy Valley, OR4Corvallis, OR: 25.6 %Corvallis, OR25.6Monmouth, OR: 23.4 %Monmouth, OR23.4Klamath Falls, OR: 23 %Klamath Falls, OR23Ontario, OR: 21.4 %Ontario, OR21.4Cottage Grove, OR: 21.3 %Cottage Grove, OR21.3Eugene, OR: 19.6 %Eugene, OR19.6La Grande, OR: 19.6 %La Grande, OR19.6McMinnville, OR: 17.9 %McMinnville, OR17.9Sweet Home, OR: 17.9 %Sweet Home, OR17.9Roseburg, OR: 17.3 %Roseburg, OR17.3Grants Pass, OR: 16.4 %Grants Pass, OR16.4Gladstone, OR: 16.2 %Gladstone, OR16.2Ashland, OR: 16.2 %Ashland, OR16.2Springfield, OR: 16 %Springfield, OR16Coos Bay, OR: 15.7 %Coos Bay, OR15.7Pendleton, OR: 15.5 %Pendleton, OR15.5Lebanon, OR: 15.4 %Lebanon, OR15.4Baker City, OR: 15.2 %Baker City, OR15.2Gresham, OR: 15.1 %Gresham, OR15.1Salem, OR: 14.7 %Salem, OR14.7Medford, OR: 14.6 %Medford, OR14.6Dallas, OR: 14.5 %Dallas, OR14.5Lincoln City, OR: 14.4 %Lincoln City, OR14.4Woodburn, OR: 14.4 %Woodburn, OR14.4St. Helens, OR: 14.3 %St. Helens, OR14.3Newport, OR: 14.1 %Newport, OR14.1Prineville, OR: 13.9 %Prineville, OR13.9Hermiston, OR: 13.3 %Hermiston, OR13.3Portland, OR: 12.6 %Portland, OR12.6Fairview, OR: 12.1 %Fairview, OR12.1Albany, OR: 11.1 %Albany, OR11.1Cornelius, OR: 10.4 %Cornelius, OR10.4Keizer, OR: 10.4 %Keizer, OR10.4Forest Grove, OR: 10.4 %Forest Grove, OR10.4Beaverton, OR: 10.2 %Beaverton, OR10.2Tualatin, OR: 10.2 %Tualatin, OR10.2Bend, OR: 10 %Bend, OR10Silverton, OR: 9.7 %Silverton, OR9.7Central Point, OR: 9.6 %Central Point, OR9.6Independence, OR: 9.5 %Independence, OR9.5The Dalles, OR: 9.5 %The Dalles, OR9.5Wilsonville, OR: 9.5 %Wilsonville, OR9.5Canby, OR: 9.2 %Canby, OR9.2Milwaukie, OR: 9.1 %Milwaukie, OR9.1Newberg, OR: 8.8 %Newberg, OR8.8Molalla, OR: 8.2 %Molalla, OR8.2Troutdale, OR: 7.9 %Troutdale, OR7.9Hillsboro, OR: 7.8 %Hillsboro, OR7.8Redmond, OR: 7.8 %Redmond, OR7.8Sandy, OR: 7.7 %Sandy, OR7.7Tigard, OR: 6.7 %Tigard, OR6.7Oregon City, OR: 6 %Oregon City, OR6West Linn, OR: 4.7 %West Linn, OR4.7Sherwood, OR: 4.3 %Sherwood, OR4.3Lake Oswego, OR: 4.2 %Lake Oswego, OR4.2Happy Valley, OR: 4 %Happy Valley, OR4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Corvallis, OR25.6
2Monmouth, OR23.4
3Klamath Falls, OR23
4Ontario, OR21.4
5Cottage Grove, OR21.3
6Eugene, OR19.6
6La Grande, OR19.6
8McMinnville, OR17.9
9Sweet Home, OR17.9
10Roseburg, OR17.3
11Grants Pass, OR16.4
12Gladstone, OR16.2
13Ashland, OR16.2
14Springfield, OR16
15Coos Bay, OR15.7
16Pendleton, OR15.5
17Lebanon, OR15.4
18Baker City, OR15.2
19Gresham, OR15.1
20Salem, OR14.7
21Medford, OR14.6
22Dallas, OR14.5
23Lincoln City, OR14.4
24Woodburn, OR14.4
25St. Helens, OR14.3
26Newport, OR14.1
27Prineville, OR13.9
28Hermiston, OR13.3
29Portland, OR12.6
30Fairview, OR12.1
31Albany, OR11.1
32Cornelius, OR10.4
33Keizer, OR10.4
34Forest Grove, OR10.4
35Beaverton, OR10.2
35Tualatin, OR10.2
37Bend, OR10
38Silverton, OR9.7
39Central Point, OR9.6
40Independence, OR9.5
41The Dalles, OR9.5
41Wilsonville, OR9.5
43Canby, OR9.2
44Milwaukie, OR9.1
45Newberg, OR8.8
46Molalla, OR8.2
47Troutdale, OR7.9
48Hillsboro, OR7.8
49Redmond, OR7.8
50Sandy, OR7.7
51Tigard, OR6.7
52Oregon City, OR6
53West Linn, OR4.7
54Sherwood, OR4.3
55Lake Oswego, OR4.2
56Happy Valley, OR4

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2021.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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