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How many counties in Oregon? All 36 listed

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Oregon has 36 counties and county equivalents holding 4,238,714 residents. The most populous county in Oregon is Multnomah County with 803,863 residents; the smallest is Wheeler County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 0% with no local add-ons.

All 36 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Multnomah County803,863$86,247$528,000$1,582
Washington County600,266$104,434$558,500$1,773
Clackamas County422,308$100,360$577,900$1,693
Lane County382,628$69,311$395,800$1,287
Marion County346,532$74,624$383,300$1,333
Jackson County222,563$71,443$400,200$1,310
Deschutes County203,026$87,640$596,000$1,674
Linn County129,794$73,396$344,600$1,273
Douglas County111,807$58,983$283,200$995
Yamhill County108,122$87,084$442,700$1,377
Benton County96,359$76,011$481,700$1,359
Polk County88,553$81,318$419,500$1,270
Josephine County88,069$59,097$383,100$1,157
Umatilla County80,087$68,958$256,100$962
Klamath County69,812$59,353$255,700$973
Coos County64,832$60,313$302,800$992
Columbia County53,178$86,359$390,600$1,221
Lincoln County50,632$61,314$387,700$1,150
Clatsop County41,343$68,705$437,800$1,130
Malheur County31,701$49,902$221,300$819
Tillamook County27,471$66,551$408,600$1,169
Wasco County26,603$63,602$332,500$978
Union County26,192$64,212$260,500$982
Crook County25,651$81,675$423,300$1,224
Jefferson County24,973$73,051$339,200$957
Hood River County23,958$82,095$571,200$1,381
Curry County23,463$64,769$366,700$1,156
Baker County16,796$57,844$247,700$814
Morrow County12,249$70,217$229,800$910
Lake County8,254$61,222$219,400$861
Wallowa County7,532$65,559$371,900$858
Harney County7,515$48,338$190,600$675
Grant County7,238$59,800$225,100$840
Gilliam County2,002$64,219$158,400$1,084
Sherman County1,908$59,500$206,700$945
Wheeler County1,434$51,250$259,000$782

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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