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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 2023, at 25.9%. Lake Oswego, OR had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 12.8% and the figure for Oregon was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.9Corvallis, OR
Lowest3.1Lake Oswego, OR
Median12.856 cities
Oregon11.9History

All cities, 2023

Corvallis, OR: 25.9 %Corvallis, OR25.9Klamath Falls, OR: 23.2 %Klamath Falls, OR23.2Roseburg, OR: 21.9 %Roseburg, OR21.9La Grande, OR: 21.4 %La Grande, OR21.4Ontario, OR: 19.3 %Ontario, OR19.3Eugene, OR: 18.2 %Eugene, OR18.2Sweet Home, OR: 17.4 %Sweet Home, OR17.4Newport, OR: 17.2 %Newport, OR17.2Dallas, OR: 16.9 %Dallas, OR16.9Lebanon, OR: 16 %Lebanon, OR16Monmouth, OR: 15.6 %Monmouth, OR15.6Grants Pass, OR: 15.5 %Grants Pass, OR15.5Springfield, OR: 15.5 %Springfield, OR15.5McMinnville, OR: 15.4 %McMinnville, OR15.4Woodburn, OR: 15.2 %Woodburn, OR15.2Prineville, OR: 14.8 %Prineville, OR14.8Pendleton, OR: 14.7 %Pendleton, OR14.7Salem, OR: 14.7 %Salem, OR14.7Fairview, OR: 14.4 %Fairview, OR14.4Cottage Grove, OR: 14.3 %Cottage Grove, OR14.3Lincoln City, OR: 14.3 %Lincoln City, OR14.3Ashland, OR: 14.3 %Ashland, OR14.3Coos Bay, OR: 14.2 %Coos Bay, OR14.2Forest Grove, OR: 13.4 %Forest Grove, OR13.4Albany, OR: 13.3 %Albany, OR13.3Silverton, OR: 13.3 %Silverton, OR13.3Gladstone, OR: 13 %Gladstone, OR13Baker City, OR: 12.8 %Baker City, OR12.8Portland, OR: 12.8 %Portland, OR12.8Gresham, OR: 12.7 %Gresham, OR12.7Medford, OR: 12.5 %Medford, OR12.5Independence, OR: 11.8 %Independence, OR11.8The Dalles, OR: 10.7 %The Dalles, OR10.7Beaverton, OR: 9.9 %Beaverton, OR9.9Redmond, OR: 9.7 %Redmond, OR9.7Bend, OR: 9.5 %Bend, OR9.5Hermiston, OR: 9.3 %Hermiston, OR9.3Cornelius, OR: 9.3 %Cornelius, OR9.3Tualatin, OR: 9.2 %Tualatin, OR9.2Newberg, OR: 9 %Newberg, OR9Wilsonville, OR: 8.8 %Wilsonville, OR8.8St. Helens, OR: 8.8 %St. Helens, OR8.8Troutdale, OR: 8.7 %Troutdale, OR8.7Central Point, OR: 8.6 %Central Point, OR8.6Keizer, OR: 8.4 %Keizer, OR8.4Hillsboro, OR: 8.2 %Hillsboro, OR8.2Tigard, OR: 8 %Tigard, OR8Sandy, OR: 7.8 %Sandy, OR7.8Molalla, OR: 7.1 %Molalla, OR7.1Oregon City, OR: 7 %Oregon City, OR7Happy Valley, OR: 6.9 %Happy Valley, OR6.9Canby, OR: 6.8 %Canby, OR6.8Milwaukie, OR: 6.5 %Milwaukie, OR6.5West Linn, OR: 5.2 %West Linn, OR5.2Sherwood, OR: 4 %Sherwood, OR4Lake Oswego, OR: 3.1 %Lake Oswego, OR3.1Corvallis, OR: 25.9 %Corvallis, OR25.9Klamath Falls, OR: 23.2 %Klamath Falls, OR23.2Roseburg, OR: 21.9 %Roseburg, OR21.9La Grande, OR: 21.4 %La Grande, OR21.4Ontario, OR: 19.3 %Ontario, OR19.3Eugene, OR: 18.2 %Eugene, OR18.2Sweet Home, OR: 17.4 %Sweet Home, OR17.4Newport, OR: 17.2 %Newport, OR17.2Dallas, OR: 16.9 %Dallas, OR16.9Lebanon, OR: 16 %Lebanon, OR16Monmouth, OR: 15.6 %Monmouth, OR15.6Grants Pass, OR: 15.5 %Grants Pass, OR15.5Springfield, OR: 15.5 %Springfield, OR15.5McMinnville, OR: 15.4 %McMinnville, OR15.4Woodburn, OR: 15.2 %Woodburn, OR15.2Prineville, OR: 14.8 %Prineville, OR14.8Pendleton, OR: 14.7 %Pendleton, OR14.7Salem, OR: 14.7 %Salem, OR14.7Fairview, OR: 14.4 %Fairview, OR14.4Cottage Grove, OR: 14.3 %Cottage Grove, OR14.3Lincoln City, OR: 14.3 %Lincoln City, OR14.3Ashland, OR: 14.3 %Ashland, OR14.3Coos Bay, OR: 14.2 %Coos Bay, OR14.2Forest Grove, OR: 13.4 %Forest Grove, OR13.4Albany, OR: 13.3 %Albany, OR13.3Silverton, OR: 13.3 %Silverton, OR13.3Gladstone, OR: 13 %Gladstone, OR13Baker City, OR: 12.8 %Baker City, OR12.8Portland, OR: 12.8 %Portland, OR12.8Gresham, OR: 12.7 %Gresham, OR12.7Medford, OR: 12.5 %Medford, OR12.5Independence, OR: 11.8 %Independence, OR11.8The Dalles, OR: 10.7 %The Dalles, OR10.7Beaverton, OR: 9.9 %Beaverton, OR9.9Redmond, OR: 9.7 %Redmond, OR9.7Bend, OR: 9.5 %Bend, OR9.5Hermiston, OR: 9.3 %Hermiston, OR9.3Cornelius, OR: 9.3 %Cornelius, OR9.3Tualatin, OR: 9.2 %Tualatin, OR9.2Newberg, OR: 9 %Newberg, OR9Wilsonville, OR: 8.8 %Wilsonville, OR8.8St. Helens, OR: 8.8 %St. Helens, OR8.8Troutdale, OR: 8.7 %Troutdale, OR8.7Central Point, OR: 8.6 %Central Point, OR8.6Keizer, OR: 8.4 %Keizer, OR8.4Hillsboro, OR: 8.2 %Hillsboro, OR8.2Tigard, OR: 8 %Tigard, OR8Sandy, OR: 7.8 %Sandy, OR7.8Molalla, OR: 7.1 %Molalla, OR7.1Oregon City, OR: 7 %Oregon City, OR7Happy Valley, OR: 6.9 %Happy Valley, OR6.9Canby, OR: 6.8 %Canby, OR6.8Milwaukie, OR: 6.5 %Milwaukie, OR6.5West Linn, OR: 5.2 %West Linn, OR5.2Sherwood, OR: 4 %Sherwood, OR4Lake Oswego, OR: 3.1 %Lake Oswego, OR3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Corvallis, OR25.9-0.5 pts
2Klamath Falls, OR23.2+1.1 pts
3Roseburg, OR21.9+1.8 pts
4La Grande, OR21.4+0.6 pts
5Ontario, OR19.3-2.1 pts
6Eugene, OR18.2-1.1 pts
7Sweet Home, OR17.4-0.1 pts
8Newport, OR17.2+1.7 pts
9Dallas, OR16.9+1.5 pts
10Lebanon, OR16+1.4 pts
11Monmouth, OR15.6-5.5 pts
12Grants Pass, OR15.5-0.2 pts
13Springfield, OR15.5-0.9 pts
14McMinnville, OR15.4-1.5 pts
15Woodburn, OR15.2-0.2 pts
16Prineville, OR14.8+3.7 pts
17Pendleton, OR14.7-0.8 pts
18Salem, OR14.7+0.1 pts
19Fairview, OR14.4+0.8 pts
20Cottage Grove, OR14.3-3.1 pts
21Lincoln City, OR14.3+2.4 pts
22Ashland, OR14.3-3.7 pts
23Coos Bay, OR14.2-0.4 pts
24Forest Grove, OR13.4-0.2 pts
25Albany, OR13.3+1.5 pts
26Silverton, OR13.3+1.2 pts
27Gladstone, OR13-3.8 pts
28Baker City, OR12.8-0.9 pts
29Portland, OR12.8+0.6 pts
30Gresham, OR12.7-1.1 pts
31Medford, OR12.5-0.6 pts
32Independence, OR11.8+1.8 pts
33The Dalles, OR10.7+0.2 pts
34Beaverton, OR9.9-0.8 pts
35Redmond, OR9.7+1.4 pts
36Bend, OR9.5-0.1 pts
37Hermiston, OR9.3-1.8 pts
38Cornelius, OR9.3-0.2 pts
39Tualatin, OR9.2-0.4 pts
40Newberg, OR9+0.9 pts
41Wilsonville, OR8.8+0.1 pts
42St. Helens, OR8.8-1.3 pts
43Troutdale, OR8.7+1.3 pts
44Central Point, OR8.6+0.1 pts
45Keizer, OR8.4-1 pts
46Hillsboro, OR8.2+0.2 pts
47Tigard, OR8+0.2 pts
48Sandy, OR7.8+2.6 pts
49Molalla, OR7.1+0.1 pts
50Oregon City, OR7-0.8 pts
51Happy Valley, OR6.9+1.3 pts
52Canby, OR6.8-1.9 pts
53Milwaukie, OR6.5-0.3 pts
54West Linn, OR5.2-0.4 pts
55Sherwood, OR4-0.4 pts
56Lake Oswego, OR3.1-0.8 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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