Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 154.61K people in Oregon with Italian ancestry (3.68% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ashland city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (7.63%), followed by Sandy city (5.58%), and Eugene city (5.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Oregon.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
Ashland city
Sandy city
Eugene city
Sherwood city
Oak Grove CDP
McMinnville city
Central Point city
Cedar Mill CDP
Portland city
Medford city
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ashland city 7.63
2 Sandy city 5.58
3 Eugene city 5.06
4 Sherwood city 5.05
5 Oak Grove CDP 4.93
6 McMinnville city 4.74
7 Central Point city 4.69
8 Cedar Mill CDP 4.64
9 Portland city 4.51
10 Medford city 4.45
11 Pendleton city 4.44
12 Grants Pass city 4.41
13 Oak Hills CDP 4.31
14 West Linn city 4.25
15 Bend city 4.22
16 Klamath Falls city 4.12
17 Monmouth city 4.07
18 Corvallis city 3.99
19 Astoria city 3.97
20 Lake Oswego city 3.90
21 Oregon City city 3.87
22 Milwaukie city 3.86
23 Redmond city 3.82
24 Cottage Grove city 3.81
24 Roseburg city 3.81
25 Tualatin city 3.63
26 Oatfield CDP 3.59
27 Wilsonville city 3.55
28 Gresham city 3.54
29 Beaverton city 3.51
30 Tigard city 3.38
31 Happy Valley city 3.37
32 Lebanon city 3.34
33 Prineville city 3.32
34 Bethany CDP 3.29
35 Newport city 3.24
36 Altamont CDP 3.19
37 Springfield city 3.16
38 Keizer city 3.09
38 The Dalles city 3.09
39 Albany city 3.07
39 Gladstone city 3.07
40 Salem city 2.87
41 Hillsboro city 2.80
42 Canby city 2.75
43 Newberg city 2.74
44 Molalla city 2.72
45 Damascus CDP 2.70
46 Santa Clara CDP 2.68
47 St. Helens city 2.55
48 Silverton city 2.54
49 La Grande city 2.48
50 Troutdale city 2.39
51 Forest Grove city 2.38
52 Aloha CDP 2.36
53 Fairview city 2.33
54 Ontario city 2.26
55 Four Corners CDP 2.22
56 White City CDP 2.07
57 Coos Bay city 1.83
58 Hayesville CDP 1.74
58 North Bend city 1.74
59 Dallas city 1.69
60 Hermiston city 1.43
61 Cornelius city 1.20
62 Woodburn city 0.99