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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Oregon

Oregon's child poverty rate is 13.6% across 36 counties, meaning 111K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

13.6%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

111K

Children in poverty

12.1%

All-ages poverty

$80,061

Median income

Oregon by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Oregon. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Oregon at a glance

Children in poverty

111K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

13.6%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

12.7%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

12.1%

Entire population

Concentration

1.12×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$80,061

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 36 counties in Oregon.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Wheeler County 31.0%
  2. 2 Malheur County 23.8%
  3. 3 Klamath County 23.6%
  4. 4 Curry County 22.6%
  5. 5 Umatilla County 21.8%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Clackamas County 6.9%
  2. 2 Washington County 8.7%
  3. 3 Yamhill County 10.0%
  4. 4 Deschutes County 10.3%
  5. 5 Polk County 11.3%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Multnomah County 17K
  2. 2 Marion County 15K
  3. 3 Washington County 11K
  4. 4 Lane County 9K
  5. 5 Jackson County 6K

Every county in Oregon

All 36 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Baker County 20.0% 18.7% 16.2% 1.23× 648 $59,123
Benton County 11.5% 9.8% 16.2% 0.71× 1,689 $74,800
Clackamas County 6.9% 6.0% 6.9% 1.00× 5,910 $100,376
Clatsop County 18.6% 16.1% 15.3% 1.22× 1,315 $65,160
Columbia County 11.5% 11.0% 9.8% 1.17× 1,227 $81,463
Coos County 20.9% 19.8% 16.0% 1.31× 2,253 $61,386
Crook County 16.8% 15.3% 12.8% 1.31× 865 $73,421
Curry County 22.6% 22.4% 15.8% 1.43× 721 $55,238
Deschutes County 10.3% 9.8% 8.7% 1.18× 3,931 $95,414
Douglas County 21.0% 18.1% 16.0% 1.31× 4,424 $60,296
Gilliam County 15.1% 14.8% 11.8% 1.28× 59 $74,010
Grant County 21.0% 20.0% 15.3% 1.37× 277 $61,024
Harney County 20.8% 20.2% 15.2% 1.37× 300 $56,649
Hood River County 12.8% 12.2% 10.0% 1.28× 636 $79,092
Jackson County 14.0% 12.9% 12.6% 1.11× 6,145 $71,030
Jefferson County 19.1% 18.5% 13.9% 1.37× 1,061 $68,419
Josephine County 20.7% 19.5% 15.1% 1.37× 3,383 $61,575
Klamath County 23.6% 22.1% 19.3% 1.22× 3,511 $54,630
Lake County 21.1% 19.7% 17.0% 1.24× 349 $56,518
Lane County 14.0% 13.0% 14.7% 0.95× 8,957 $70,065
Lincoln County 21.3% 18.2% 15.4% 1.38× 1,626 $61,603
Linn County 18.4% 16.7% 14.2% 1.30× 5,183 $70,242
Malheur County 23.8% 21.1% 19.7% 1.21× 1,943 $53,762
Marion County 18.5% 18.1% 14.1% 1.31× 14,677 $73,210
Morrow County 15.4% 14.5% 13.2% 1.17× 515 $80,508
Multnomah County 13.0% 12.8% 12.8% 1.02× 17,405 $83,290
Polk County 11.3% 10.5% 11.8% 0.96× 2,144 $79,970
Sherman County 20.2% 21.5% 14.5% 1.39× 83 $73,123
Tillamook County 16.2% 14.3% 11.5% 1.41× 779 $68,717
Umatilla County 21.8% 18.7% 16.5% 1.32× 4,164 $62,890
Union County 16.4% 14.9% 13.6% 1.21× 912 $63,524
Wallowa County 16.4% 14.6% 13.0% 1.26× 242 $61,173
Wasco County 18.3% 16.2% 13.6% 1.35× 986 $65,701
Washington County 8.7% 8.0% 8.1% 1.07× 10,906 $103,486
Wheeler County 31.0% 30.5% 18.4% 1.68× 52 $46,315
Yamhill County 10.0% 9.4% 10.6% 0.94× 2,216 $86,887

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