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

Klamath County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 36 counties in 2023, at 7.9%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Oregon was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Klamath County
Lowest0.8Sherman County
Median5.236 counties
Oregon5.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Baker County: 4.6 %Benton County: 6.7 %Clackamas County: 4.6 %Clatsop County: 4.4 %Columbia County: 4.4 %Coos County: 5.5 %Crook County: 5.3 %Curry County: 5.3 %Deschutes County: 4.7 %Douglas County: 5.9 %Gilliam County: 1.7 %Grant County: 6.2 %Harney County: 4.4 %Hood River County: 3.5 %Jackson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County: 7.7 %Josephine County: 7.8 %Klamath County: 7.9 %Lake County: 4.4 %Lane County: 6.8 %Lincoln County: 7.9 %Linn County: 5.9 %Malheur County: 5 %Marion County: 5.2 %Morrow County: 3 %Multnomah County: 5.4 %Polk County: 5.2 %Sherman County: 0.8 %Tillamook County: 5 %Umatilla County: 5.4 %Union County: 5.6 %Wallowa County: 5.2 %Wasco County: 7.8 %Washington County: 4.5 %Wheeler County: 3.3 %Yamhill County: 4.5 %
  • Under 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 6.7
  • 6.7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Klamath County: 7.9 %Klamath County7.9Lincoln County: 7.9 %Lincoln County7.9Wasco County: 7.8 %Wasco County7.8Josephine County: 7.8 %Josephine County7.8Jefferson County: 7.7 %Jefferson County7.7Lane County: 6.8 %Lane County6.8Benton County: 6.7 %Benton County6.7Grant County: 6.2 %Grant County6.2Linn County: 5.9 %Linn County5.9Douglas County: 5.9 %Douglas County5.9Union County: 5.6 %Union County5.6Coos County: 5.5 %Coos County5.5Jackson County: 5.4 %Jackson County5.4Multnomah County: 5.4 %Multnomah County5.4Umatilla County: 5.4 %Umatilla County5.4Curry County: 5.3 %Curry County5.3Crook County: 5.3 %Crook County5.3Marion County: 5.2 %Marion County5.2Polk County: 5.2 %Polk County5.2Wallowa County: 5.2 %Wallowa County5.2Malheur County: 5 %Malheur County5Tillamook County: 5 %Tillamook County5Deschutes County: 4.7 %Deschutes County4.7Baker County: 4.6 %Baker County4.6Clackamas County: 4.6 %Clackamas County4.6Washington County: 4.5 %Washington County4.5Yamhill County: 4.5 %Yamhill County4.5Columbia County: 4.4 %Columbia County4.4Harney County: 4.4 %Harney County4.4Clatsop County: 4.4 %Clatsop County4.4Lake County: 4.4 %Lake County4.4Hood River County: 3.5 %Hood River County3.5Wheeler County: 3.3 %Wheeler County3.3Morrow County: 3 %Morrow County3Gilliam County: 1.7 %Gilliam County1.7Sherman County: 0.8 %Sherman County0.8Klamath County: 7.9 %Klamath County7.9Lincoln County: 7.9 %Lincoln County7.9Wasco County: 7.8 %Wasco County7.8Josephine County: 7.8 %Josephine County7.8Jefferson County: 7.7 %Jefferson County7.7Lane County: 6.8 %Lane County6.8Benton County: 6.7 %Benton County6.7Grant County: 6.2 %Grant County6.2Linn County: 5.9 %Linn County5.9Douglas County: 5.9 %Douglas County5.9Union County: 5.6 %Union County5.6Coos County: 5.5 %Coos County5.5Jackson County: 5.4 %Jackson County5.4Multnomah County: 5.4 %Multnomah County5.4Umatilla County: 5.4 %Umatilla County5.4Curry County: 5.3 %Curry County5.3Crook County: 5.3 %Crook County5.3Marion County: 5.2 %Marion County5.2Polk County: 5.2 %Polk County5.2Wallowa County: 5.2 %Wallowa County5.2Malheur County: 5 %Malheur County5Tillamook County: 5 %Tillamook County5Deschutes County: 4.7 %Deschutes County4.7Baker County: 4.6 %Baker County4.6Clackamas County: 4.6 %Clackamas County4.6Washington County: 4.5 %Washington County4.5Yamhill County: 4.5 %Yamhill County4.5Columbia County: 4.4 %Columbia County4.4Harney County: 4.4 %Harney County4.4Clatsop County: 4.4 %Clatsop County4.4Lake County: 4.4 %Lake County4.4Hood River County: 3.5 %Hood River County3.5Wheeler County: 3.3 %Wheeler County3.3Morrow County: 3 %Morrow County3Gilliam County: 1.7 %Gilliam County1.7Sherman County: 0.8 %Sherman County0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Klamath County7.9+0.4 pts
1Lincoln County7.9+0.2 pts
3Wasco County7.8+0.7 pts
4Josephine County7.8-0.3 pts
5Jefferson County7.7+0.7 pts
6Lane County6.8+0.1 pts
7Benton County6.7-0 pts
8Grant County6.2-1.2 pts
9Linn County5.9-0.3 pts
10Douglas County5.9-0.2 pts
11Union County5.6-0.8 pts
12Coos County5.5-0.3 pts
13Jackson County5.4-0.1 pts
13Multnomah County5.4-0.1 pts
15Umatilla County5.4-1.4 pts
16Curry County5.3-1.9 pts
17Crook County5.3+1.2 pts
18Marion County5.2-0.3 pts
18Polk County5.2-0.2 pts
20Wallowa County5.2-0.8 pts
21Malheur County5-1.2 pts
22Tillamook County5-0.3 pts
23Deschutes County4.7-0.5 pts
24Baker County4.6-0.9 pts
25Clackamas County4.6-0.4 pts
26Washington County4.5-0 pts
27Yamhill County4.5+0.4 pts
28Columbia County4.4-0.1 pts
28Harney County4.4-0.9 pts
30Clatsop County4.4-0.4 pts
30Lake County4.4-3.3 pts
32Hood River County3.5+0.2 pts
33Wheeler County3.3-2.1 pts
34Morrow County3-0.2 pts
35Gilliam County1.7-4.6 pts
36Sherman County0.8-1.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Oregon by unemployment 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-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oregon by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Oregon by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oregon-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oregon by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oregon-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Klamath County, with 7.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sherman County, with 0.8% in 2023.

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