Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (5.89%), followed by Washington County (2.26%), and Malheur County (1.66%).

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 2016
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Marion
Benton
Lane
Morrow
Umatilla
Yamhill
Jefferson
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.89
2 Washington County 2.26
3 Malheur County 1.66
4 Marion County 1.47
5 Benton County 1.2
6 Lane County 1.17
6 Morrow County 1.17
7 Umatilla County 1.12
7 Yamhill County 1.12
8 Jefferson County 1.1
9 Clackamas County 1.09
10 Polk County 0.99
11 Jackson County 0.87
12 Klamath County 0.83
13 Harney County 0.77
14 Clatsop County 0.75
14 Lincoln County 0.75
15 Linn County 0.73
15 Union County 0.73
16 Hood River County 0.69
17 Lake County 0.66
18 Baker County 0.65
18 Wasco County 0.65
19 Coos County 0.64
20 Columbia County 0.57
21 Tillamook County 0.56
22 Josephine County 0.55
23 Deschutes County 0.5
24 Douglas County 0.46
25 Curry County 0.44
26 Crook County 0.42
27 Sherman County 0.41
28 Gilliam County 0.38
29 Wallowa County 0.36
30 Wheeler County 0.23
31 Grant County 0.22