Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Oregon was 24.22%. Among all Oregon cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Damascus CDP (100%), followed by White City CDP (100%), and Monmouth city (91.74%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Cedar Mill CDP (0%), Central Point city (0%), and Coos Bay city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Oregon cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Oregon cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Oregon.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Damascus CDP
White City CDP
Monmouth city
Newberg city
La Grande city
Grants Pass city
Hayesville CDP
Ontario city
Corvallis city
Tualatin city
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Damascus CDP 100.00
1 White City CDP 100.00
2 Monmouth city 91.74
3 Newberg city 83.95
4 La Grande city 68.08
5 Grants Pass city 61.22
6 Hayesville CDP 60.36
7 Ontario city 60.00
8 Corvallis city 53.06
9 Tualatin city 48.07
10 Lebanon city 45.46
11 Roseburg city 45.16
12 Aloha CDP 34.63
13 Eugene city 28.24
14 Portland city 27.57
15 Salem city 26.64
16 Springfield city 24.17
17 Newport city 23.96
18 Fairview city 23.82
19 Beaverton city 23.48
20 Gresham city 23.10
21 Troutdale city 22.59
22 Keizer city 21.53
23 Medford city 20.73
24 Astoria city 20.56
25 Pendleton city 18.72
26 Oregon City city 18.31
27 Forest Grove city 17.86
28 Prineville city 14.82
29 Hillsboro city 13.66
30 Bethany CDP 13.13
31 Milwaukie city 12.94
32 Ashland city 11.01
33 Klamath Falls city 10.38
34 Cottage Grove city 10.00
35 Tigard city 8.62
36 Gladstone city 8.13
37 Cornelius city 7.14
38 North Bend city 6.17
39 Bend city 5.04
40 Altamont CDP 4.64
41 Wilsonville city 4.49
42 McMinnville city 4.37
43 Happy Valley city 2.13
44 Four Corners CDP 1.91
45 West Linn city 1.45
46 Oak Grove CDP 1.11
47 Albany city 1.06
48 Canby city 1.02
49 Lake Oswego city 0.32
50 Cedar Mill CDP 0.00
50 Central Point city 0.00
50 Coos Bay city 0.00
50 Dallas city 0.00
50 Hermiston city 0.00
50 Molalla city 0.00
50 Oak Hills CDP 0.00
50 Oatfield CDP 0.00
50 Redmond city 0.00
50 St. Helens city 0.00
50 Sandy city 0.00
50 Santa Clara CDP 0.00
50 Sherwood city 0.00
50 Silverton city 0.00
50 The Dalles city 0.00
50 Woodburn city 0.00