Oregon Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on August 25, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all the Oregon voting-age population (18 years and over), there were 62,346 people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 1.85% of the total voting-age population of Oregon.

Multnomah County had the highest number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population (34,216), followed by Washington County (9,850), and Lane County (3,713).

On the other hand, the three counties with low number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Wheeler County (0), Sherman County (0), and Gilliam County (1).

In terms of the percentage of each county's voting-age population, Multnomah County had the highest percentage, with 5.13% of its voting-age population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Washington County (2.12%), and Malheur County (1.67%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Oregon.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Oregon Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
Oregon Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Baker County 59 0.44
Benton County 817 1.02
Clackamas County 3464 1.05
Clatsop County 194 0.58
Columbia County 237 0.57
Coos County 233 0.44
Crook County 54 0.27
Curry County 76 0.38
Deschutes County 582 0.37
Douglas County 310 0.35
Gilliam County 1 0.06
Grant County 8 0.14
Harney County 6 0.10
Hood River County 35 0.19
Jackson County 1318 0.74
Jefferson County 128 0.67
Josephine County 333 0.46
Klamath County 416 0.76
Lake County 49 0.74
Lane County 3713 1.18
Lincoln County 152 0.36
Linn County 493 0.49
Malheur County 397 1.67
Marion County 3027 1.15
Morrow County 30 0.34
Multnomah County 34216 5.13
Polk County 515 0.76
Sherman County 0 0.00
Tillamook County 61 0.27
Umatilla County 612 1.01
Union County 128 0.63
Wallowa County 9 0.15
Wasco County 98 0.47
Washington County 9850 2.12
Wheeler County 0 0.00
Yamhill County 725 0.86