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

Benton County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 36 counties in 2023, at 19.2%. Hood River County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Oregon was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.2Benton County
Lowest5.5Hood River County
Median12.736 counties
Oregon11.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Baker County: 13.8 %Benton County: 19.2 %Clackamas County: 7.5 %Clatsop County: 12.3 %Columbia County: 8.7 %Coos County: 15.6 %Crook County: 9.7 %Curry County: 13.3 %Deschutes County: 9.3 %Douglas County: 15.6 %Gilliam County: 12.6 %Grant County: 15.2 %Harney County: 12.8 %Hood River County: 5.5 %Jackson County: 12.4 %Jefferson County: 11.8 %Josephine County: 15.8 %Klamath County: 18.3 %Lake County: 17.8 %Lane County: 15.3 %Lincoln County: 15.7 %Linn County: 12.8 %Malheur County: 17.8 %Marion County: 13.1 %Morrow County: 14.2 %Multnomah County: 12.5 %Polk County: 12.2 %Sherman County: 17.9 %Tillamook County: 12 %Umatilla County: 12.6 %Union County: 15.8 %Wallowa County: 7.8 %Wasco County: 12.2 %Washington County: 8 %Wheeler County: 10 %Yamhill County: 10.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Benton County: 19.2 %Benton County19.2Klamath County: 18.3 %Klamath County18.3Sherman County: 17.9 %Sherman County17.9Malheur County: 17.8 %Malheur County17.8Lake County: 17.8 %Lake County17.8Union County: 15.8 %Union County15.8Josephine County: 15.8 %Josephine County15.8Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Douglas County: 15.6 %Douglas County15.6Coos County: 15.6 %Coos County15.6Lane County: 15.3 %Lane County15.3Grant County: 15.2 %Grant County15.2Morrow County: 14.2 %Morrow County14.2Baker County: 13.8 %Baker County13.8Curry County: 13.3 %Curry County13.3Marion County: 13.1 %Marion County13.1Linn County: 12.8 %Linn County12.8Harney County: 12.8 %Harney County12.8Gilliam County: 12.6 %Gilliam County12.6Umatilla County: 12.6 %Umatilla County12.6Multnomah County: 12.5 %Multnomah County12.5Jackson County: 12.4 %Jackson County12.4Clatsop County: 12.3 %Clatsop County12.3Polk County: 12.2 %Polk County12.2Wasco County: 12.2 %Wasco County12.2Tillamook County: 12 %Tillamook County12Jefferson County: 11.8 %Jefferson County11.8Yamhill County: 10.4 %Yamhill County10.4Wheeler County: 10 %Wheeler County10Crook County: 9.7 %Crook County9.7Deschutes County: 9.3 %Deschutes County9.3Columbia County: 8.7 %Columbia County8.7Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Wallowa County: 7.8 %Wallowa County7.8Clackamas County: 7.5 %Clackamas County7.5Hood River County: 5.5 %Hood River County5.5Benton County: 19.2 %Benton County19.2Klamath County: 18.3 %Klamath County18.3Sherman County: 17.9 %Sherman County17.9Malheur County: 17.8 %Malheur County17.8Lake County: 17.8 %Lake County17.8Union County: 15.8 %Union County15.8Josephine County: 15.8 %Josephine County15.8Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Douglas County: 15.6 %Douglas County15.6Coos County: 15.6 %Coos County15.6Lane County: 15.3 %Lane County15.3Grant County: 15.2 %Grant County15.2Morrow County: 14.2 %Morrow County14.2Baker County: 13.8 %Baker County13.8Curry County: 13.3 %Curry County13.3Marion County: 13.1 %Marion County13.1Linn County: 12.8 %Linn County12.8Harney County: 12.8 %Harney County12.8Gilliam County: 12.6 %Gilliam County12.6Umatilla County: 12.6 %Umatilla County12.6Multnomah County: 12.5 %Multnomah County12.5Jackson County: 12.4 %Jackson County12.4Clatsop County: 12.3 %Clatsop County12.3Polk County: 12.2 %Polk County12.2Wasco County: 12.2 %Wasco County12.2Tillamook County: 12 %Tillamook County12Jefferson County: 11.8 %Jefferson County11.8Yamhill County: 10.4 %Yamhill County10.4Wheeler County: 10 %Wheeler County10Crook County: 9.7 %Crook County9.7Deschutes County: 9.3 %Deschutes County9.3Columbia County: 8.7 %Columbia County8.7Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Wallowa County: 7.8 %Wallowa County7.8Clackamas County: 7.5 %Clackamas County7.5Hood River County: 5.5 %Hood River County5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County19.2+0.1 pts
2Klamath County18.3+0.5 pts
3Sherman County17.9+2.3 pts
4Malheur County17.8-1.1 pts
5Lake County17.8-1.7 pts
6Union County15.8+0.6 pts
7Josephine County15.8-0.3 pts
8Lincoln County15.7+1 pts
9Douglas County15.6+0.8 pts
10Coos County15.6-0.5 pts
11Lane County15.3-0.8 pts
12Grant County15.2-1.3 pts
13Morrow County14.2-2.5 pts
14Baker County13.8+0.1 pts
15Curry County13.3+0.9 pts
16Marion County13.1+0.1 pts
17Linn County12.8+0.9 pts
18Harney County12.8+0.7 pts
19Gilliam County12.6-0.2 pts
20Umatilla County12.6+0.9 pts
21Multnomah County12.5+0.3 pts
22Jackson County12.4-0.8 pts
23Clatsop County12.3+2.1 pts
24Polk County12.2+0.4 pts
25Wasco County12.2+0.5 pts
26Tillamook County12-0.5 pts
27Jefferson County11.8-0.9 pts
28Yamhill County10.4-0.9 pts
29Wheeler County10+0.2 pts
30Crook County9.7+1.8 pts
31Deschutes County9.3+0.2 pts
32Columbia County8.7-0.4 pts
33Washington County8-0.2 pts
34Wallowa County7.8-1.4 pts
35Clackamas County7.5-0.1 pts
36Hood River County5.5-1.1 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023. 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), 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Benton County, with 19.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hood River County, with 5.5% in 2023.

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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