Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Oregon counties, in April 2020, Multnomah County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (45.37K), followed by Washington County (13.44K), and Lane County (4.66K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Oregon counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Oregon.

Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Multnomah
45.37K
Washington
13.44K
Lane
4.66K
Clackamas
4.55K
Marion
4.16K
Jackson
1.73K
Benton
1.00K
Yamhill
0.90K
Deschutes
0.89K
Polk
0.74K
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Multnomah County 45,370
2 Washington County 13,437
3 Lane County 4,660
4 Clackamas County 4,554
5 Marion County 4,161
6 Jackson County 1,734
7 Benton County 1,002
8 Yamhill County 900
9 Deschutes County 887
10 Polk County 735
11 Umatilla County 701
12 Linn County 681
13 Klamath County 562
14 Malheur County 465
15 Josephine County 415
16 Douglas County 400
17 Columbia County 323
18 Coos County 289
19 Clatsop County 226
20 Lincoln County 199
21 Union County 161
22 Jefferson County 145
23 Wasco County 133
24 Curry County 84
25 Crook County 80
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