Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (5.83%), followed by Washington County (2.06%), and Malheur County (1.42%).

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.

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Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Marion
Benton
Lane
Yamhill
Umatilla
Clackamas
Jefferson
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.83
2 Washington County 2.06
3 Malheur County 1.42
4 Marion County 1.36
5 Benton County 1.02
5 Lane County 1.02
6 Yamhill County 1.01
7 Umatilla County 0.95
8 Clackamas County 0.93
9 Jefferson County 0.92
10 Morrow County 0.83
11 Jackson County 0.76
12 Klamath County 0.73
13 Clatsop County 0.7
14 Polk County 0.65
15 Linn County 0.62
16 Hood River County 0.59
16 Lincoln County 0.59
17 Union County 0.56
18 Wasco County 0.54
19 Lake County 0.49
20 Columbia County 0.48
21 Josephine County 0.45
22 Coos County 0.44
23 Baker County 0.43
24 Wallowa County 0.42
25 Deschutes County 0.41
25 Tillamook County 0.41
26 Curry County 0.35
27 Douglas County 0.34
28 Harney County 0.33
29 Crook County 0.26
30 Sherman County 0.23
31 Grant County 0.22
32 Gilliam County 0.15
33 Wheeler County 0.14