Ranking of Oregon Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Oregon was 10.79%. Among all Oregon counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Malheur County (19.21%), followed by Klamath County (16.95%), and Lake County (16.91%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Hood River County (3.99%), Washington County (6.59%), and Clackamas County (7.23%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Oregon counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Oregon counties.

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

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

Ranking of Oregon Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Malheur County
Klamath County
Lake County
Coos County
Wheeler County
Grant County
Benton County
Lane County
Josephine County
Baker County
Ranking of Oregon Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Malheur County 19.21
2 Klamath County 16.95
3 Lake County 16.91
4 Coos County 16.13
5 Wheeler County 15.89
6 Grant County 15.85
7 Benton County 15.50
8 Lane County 15.31
9 Josephine County 14.95
10 Baker County 13.76
11 Douglas County 13.27
12 Union County 13.06
13 Umatilla County 12.59
14 Jackson County 12.58
14 Lincoln County 12.58
15 Tillamook County 12.54
16 Harney County 12.07
17 Morrow County 12.05
18 Curry County 12.00
19 Linn County 11.34
20 Yamhill County 10.92
21 Marion County 10.74
22 Polk County 10.70
23 Jefferson County 10.57
24 Columbia County 10.27
25 Sherman County 10.07
26 Multnomah County 9.95
27 Deschutes County 9.26
28 Crook County 8.97
29 Clatsop County 8.93
30 Wasco County 8.80
31 Wallowa County 7.73
32 Gilliam County 7.53
33 Clackamas County 7.23
34 Washington County 6.59
35 Hood River County 3.99