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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 24.78K people in Oregon with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.59% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Albany city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.28%), followed by Aloha CDP (1.89%), and Gresham city (1.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Albany city
Aloha CDP
Gresham city
Hillsboro city
Portland city
Oak Hills CDP
Beaverton city
Hermiston city
Fairview city
Bethany CDP
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Albany city 2.28
2 Aloha CDP 1.89
3 Gresham city 1.34
4 Hillsboro city 1.33
4 Portland city 1.33
5 Oak Hills CDP 1.30
6 Beaverton city 1.03
7 Hermiston city 1.02
8 Fairview city 1.01
9 Bethany CDP 0.96
10 Oatfield CDP 0.75
11 The Dalles city 0.73
12 West Linn city 0.68
13 Troutdale city 0.66
14 Salem city 0.61
15 Corvallis city 0.56
16 McMinnville city 0.54
16 Wilsonville city 0.54
17 Newberg city 0.52
18 Cedar Mill CDP 0.50
19 Lake Oswego city 0.49
20 Medford city 0.48
21 Eugene city 0.47
22 Cornelius city 0.45
22 Tualatin city 0.45
23 Pendleton city 0.43
24 Ashland city 0.40
25 Springfield city 0.32
26 Canby city 0.31
27 Happy Valley city 0.30
28 Gladstone city 0.29
29 Bend city 0.28
30 Coos Bay city 0.27
31 North Bend city 0.26
32 Sherwood city 0.25
33 Newport city 0.23
33 Tigard city 0.23
34 Keizer city 0.20
35 Four Corners CDP 0.19
35 Klamath Falls city 0.19
36 Santa Clara CDP 0.18
37 La Grande city 0.16
38 Cottage Grove city 0.14
38 Grants Pass city 0.14
38 Oak Grove CDP 0.14
39 Redmond city 0.12
40 Ontario city 0.11
41 Astoria city 0.08
42 Oregon City city 0.06
43 Roseburg city 0.04
43 St. Helens city 0.04
44 Forest Grove city 0.03
44 Lebanon city 0.03
45 Altamont CDP 0.01