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

Lake County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 36 counties in 2022, at 19.6%. Hood River County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for Oregon was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.6Lake County
Lowest6.6Hood River County
Median12.636 counties
Oregon11.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Baker County: 13.7 %Benton County: 19.1 %Clackamas County: 7.6 %Clatsop County: 10.2 %Columbia County: 9.1 %Coos County: 16.1 %Crook County: 7.9 %Curry County: 12.4 %Deschutes County: 9.1 %Douglas County: 14.9 %Gilliam County: 12.9 %Grant County: 16.5 %Harney County: 12.1 %Hood River County: 6.6 %Jackson County: 13.3 %Jefferson County: 12.7 %Josephine County: 16.1 %Klamath County: 17.8 %Lake County: 19.6 %Lane County: 16.1 %Lincoln County: 14.7 %Linn County: 12 %Malheur County: 18.9 %Marion County: 13 %Morrow County: 16.7 %Multnomah County: 12.2 %Polk County: 11.9 %Sherman County: 15.5 %Tillamook County: 12.5 %Umatilla County: 11.7 %Union County: 15.2 %Wallowa County: 9.2 %Wasco County: 11.7 %Washington County: 8.2 %Wheeler County: 9.9 %Yamhill County: 11.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Lake County: 19.6 %Lake County19.6Benton County: 19.1 %Benton County19.1Malheur County: 18.9 %Malheur County18.9Klamath County: 17.8 %Klamath County17.8Morrow County: 16.7 %Morrow County16.7Grant County: 16.5 %Grant County16.5Lane County: 16.1 %Lane County16.1Josephine County: 16.1 %Josephine County16.1Coos County: 16.1 %Coos County16.1Sherman County: 15.5 %Sherman County15.5Union County: 15.2 %Union County15.2Douglas County: 14.9 %Douglas County14.9Lincoln County: 14.7 %Lincoln County14.7Baker County: 13.7 %Baker County13.7Jackson County: 13.3 %Jackson County13.3Marion County: 13 %Marion County13Gilliam County: 12.9 %Gilliam County12.9Jefferson County: 12.7 %Jefferson County12.7Tillamook County: 12.5 %Tillamook County12.5Curry County: 12.4 %Curry County12.4Multnomah County: 12.2 %Multnomah County12.2Harney County: 12.1 %Harney County12.1Linn County: 12 %Linn County12Polk County: 11.9 %Polk County11.9Umatilla County: 11.7 %Umatilla County11.7Wasco County: 11.7 %Wasco County11.7Yamhill County: 11.4 %Yamhill County11.4Clatsop County: 10.2 %Clatsop County10.2Wheeler County: 9.9 %Wheeler County9.9Wallowa County: 9.2 %Wallowa County9.2Deschutes County: 9.1 %Deschutes County9.1Columbia County: 9.1 %Columbia County9.1Washington County: 8.2 %Washington County8.2Crook County: 7.9 %Crook County7.9Clackamas County: 7.6 %Clackamas County7.6Hood River County: 6.6 %Hood River County6.6Lake County: 19.6 %Lake County19.6Benton County: 19.1 %Benton County19.1Malheur County: 18.9 %Malheur County18.9Klamath County: 17.8 %Klamath County17.8Morrow County: 16.7 %Morrow County16.7Grant County: 16.5 %Grant County16.5Lane County: 16.1 %Lane County16.1Josephine County: 16.1 %Josephine County16.1Coos County: 16.1 %Coos County16.1Sherman County: 15.5 %Sherman County15.5Union County: 15.2 %Union County15.2Douglas County: 14.9 %Douglas County14.9Lincoln County: 14.7 %Lincoln County14.7Baker County: 13.7 %Baker County13.7Jackson County: 13.3 %Jackson County13.3Marion County: 13 %Marion County13Gilliam County: 12.9 %Gilliam County12.9Jefferson County: 12.7 %Jefferson County12.7Tillamook County: 12.5 %Tillamook County12.5Curry County: 12.4 %Curry County12.4Multnomah County: 12.2 %Multnomah County12.2Harney County: 12.1 %Harney County12.1Linn County: 12 %Linn County12Polk County: 11.9 %Polk County11.9Umatilla County: 11.7 %Umatilla County11.7Wasco County: 11.7 %Wasco County11.7Yamhill County: 11.4 %Yamhill County11.4Clatsop County: 10.2 %Clatsop County10.2Wheeler County: 9.9 %Wheeler County9.9Wallowa County: 9.2 %Wallowa County9.2Deschutes County: 9.1 %Deschutes County9.1Columbia County: 9.1 %Columbia County9.1Washington County: 8.2 %Washington County8.2Crook County: 7.9 %Crook County7.9Clackamas County: 7.6 %Clackamas County7.6Hood River County: 6.6 %Hood River County6.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake County19.6+0.5 pts
2Benton County19.1+0.8 pts
3Malheur County18.9-0.6 pts
4Klamath County17.8-1.3 pts
5Morrow County16.7+1.9 pts
6Grant County16.5+1.1 pts
7Lane County16.1-0.3 pts
8Josephine County16.1-0 pts
9Coos County16.1-0.3 pts
10Sherman County15.5+3.5 pts
11Union County15.2+1.1 pts
12Douglas County14.9+1 pts
13Lincoln County14.7+0.9 pts
14Baker County13.7-0.4 pts
15Jackson County13.3-0.2 pts
16Marion County13-0.4 pts
17Gilliam County12.9+1.1 pts
18Jefferson County12.7-2.2 pts
19Tillamook County12.5-1.1 pts
20Curry County12.4-0.8 pts
21Multnomah County12.2-0.5 pts
22Harney County12.1+0.4 pts
23Linn County12+0.1 pts
24Polk County11.9-0.2 pts
25Umatilla County11.7-1.1 pts
26Wasco County11.7+2 pts
27Yamhill County11.4-0.2 pts
28Clatsop County10.2+0.3 pts
29Wheeler County9.9-4.1 pts
30Wallowa County9.2+0.2 pts
31Deschutes County9.1-0.3 pts
32Columbia County9.1-1 pts
33Washington County8.2+0.1 pts
34Crook County7.9-1.7 pts
35Clackamas County7.6+0.1 pts
36Hood River County6.6+0.3 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 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 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oregon-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in Oregon by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lake County, with 19.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hood River County, with 6.6% 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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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