Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Oregon counties, Multnomah County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (5.5%), followed by Washington County (2.04%), and Malheur County (1.27%).

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 2017
Multnomah
Washington
Malheur
Marion
Benton
Lane
Clackamas
Yamhill
Polk
Umatilla
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Multnomah County 5.5
2 Washington County 2.04
3 Malheur County 1.27
4 Marion County 1.09
5 Benton County 1.07
6 Lane County 1.01
7 Clackamas County 0.95
8 Yamhill County 0.93
9 Polk County 0.87
10 Umatilla County 0.85
11 Jefferson County 0.83
12 Harney County 0.76
13 Jackson County 0.72
14 Klamath County 0.68
15 Clatsop County 0.64
16 Lincoln County 0.62
16 Morrow County 0.62
16 Union County 0.62
17 Lake County 0.61
18 Linn County 0.58
19 Baker County 0.57
20 Columbia County 0.56
21 Wasco County 0.54
22 Coos County 0.46
22 Curry County 0.46
22 Josephine County 0.46
23 Tillamook County 0.44
24 Deschutes County 0.43
25 Hood River County 0.42
26 Douglas County 0.39
27 Wallowa County 0.37
28 Crook County 0.33
29 Gilliam County 0.27
30 Grant County 0.25
31 Sherman County 0.23
32 Wheeler County 0.22