Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (5.86%), followed by Washington County (2.13%), and Malheur County (1.51%).

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 2014
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Marion
Benton
Jefferson
Lane
Yamhill
Umatilla
Clackamas
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.86
2 Washington County 2.13
3 Malheur County 1.51
4 Marion County 1.42
5 Benton County 1.14
6 Jefferson County 1.09
7 Lane County 1.08
8 Yamhill County 1.07
9 Umatilla County 1.02
10 Clackamas County 1.01
11 Morrow County 0.98
12 Klamath County 0.83
13 Polk County 0.82
14 Jackson County 0.78
15 Harney County 0.76
16 Clatsop County 0.73
17 Lincoln County 0.71
18 Coos County 0.66
18 Linn County 0.66
19 Union County 0.65
19 Wasco County 0.65
20 Lake County 0.64
20 Sherman County 0.64
21 Columbia County 0.62
22 Baker County 0.61
23 Hood River County 0.59
24 Josephine County 0.51
24 Tillamook County 0.51
25 Deschutes County 0.45
26 Wallowa County 0.44
27 Curry County 0.42
28 Douglas County 0.4
29 Crook County 0.32
30 Gilliam County 0.31
31 Grant County 0.25
32 Wheeler County 0.22