Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (5.46%), followed by Washington County (1.89%), and Malheur County (1.15%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Benton
Marion
Lane
Clackamas
Umatilla
Yamhill
Polk
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.46
2 Washington County 1.89
3 Malheur County 1.15
4 Benton County 1.02
5 Marion County 1
6 Lane County 0.98
7 Clackamas County 0.87
8 Umatilla County 0.84
8 Yamhill County 0.84
9 Polk County 0.77
10 Jefferson County 0.74
11 Harney County 0.71
12 Klamath County 0.69
13 Jackson County 0.66
14 Lincoln County 0.6
15 Baker County 0.59
15 Clatsop County 0.59
15 Lake County 0.59
15 Morrow County 0.59
15 Union County 0.59
16 Columbia County 0.52
16 Linn County 0.52
17 Coos County 0.47
18 Wasco County 0.46
19 Josephine County 0.43
20 Deschutes County 0.41
21 Douglas County 0.39
22 Curry County 0.38
22 Tillamook County 0.38
22 Wallowa County 0.38
23 Hood River County 0.32
24 Gilliam County 0.27
25 Crook County 0.24
26 Wheeler County 0.23
27 Grant County 0.18
27 Sherman County 0.18