Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (5.82%), 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 2012
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Marion
Benton
Lane
Jefferson
Umatilla
Yamhill
Clackamas
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.82
2 Washington County 2.06
3 Malheur County 1.42
4 Marion County 1.34
5 Benton County 1.05
6 Lane County 1.04
7 Jefferson County 1.02
8 Umatilla County 1
8 Yamhill County 1
9 Clackamas County 0.97
10 Morrow County 0.88
11 Klamath County 0.76
12 Jackson County 0.75
12 Polk County 0.75
13 Clatsop County 0.68
14 Hood River County 0.65
15 Lincoln County 0.64
16 Linn County 0.62
17 Wasco County 0.57
18 Union County 0.54
19 Lake County 0.53
20 Coos County 0.49
21 Columbia County 0.48
21 Tillamook County 0.48
22 Baker County 0.46
22 Josephine County 0.46
23 Harney County 0.44
24 Deschutes County 0.42
25 Curry County 0.4
25 Wallowa County 0.4
26 Douglas County 0.37
27 Grant County 0.29
27 Sherman County 0.29
28 Crook County 0.26
28 Gilliam County 0.26
29 Wheeler County 0.14