Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (47.71K), followed by Washington County (13.96K), and Marion County (5.14K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Oregon counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Multnomah
Washington
Marion
Clackamas
Lane
Jackson
Yamhill
Benton
Deschutes
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Ranking of Oregon Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Multnomah County 47711
2 Washington County 13961
3 Marion County 5137
4 Clackamas County 4656
5 Lane County 4450
6 Jackson County 1949
7 Yamhill County 1223
8 Benton County 1113
9 Deschutes County 966
10 Linn County 963
11 Polk County 887
12 Umatilla County 866
13 Klamath County 574
14 Douglas County 523
15 Malheur County 487
16 Josephine County 482
17 Coos County 401
18 Lincoln County 396
19 Columbia County 329
20 Clatsop County 310
21 Jefferson County 286
22 Wasco County 193
23 Union County 192
24 Hood River County 169
25 Tillamook County 153
26 Curry County 123
27 Morrow County 122
28 Baker County 98
28 Crook County 98
29 Harney County 61
30 Lake County 54
31 Wallowa County 27
32 Grant County 20
33 Sherman County 8
34 Gilliam County 5
35 Wheeler County 3