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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Oregon

Oregon's senior poverty rate is 9.4%, and 26.0% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 36 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

9.4%

Senior poverty (65+)

26.0%

Seniors living alone

39.3%

Senior SNAP take-up

$59,956

Senior median income

Oregon by county

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Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within Oregon. Hover a county for its exact value.

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Oregon at a glance

Seniors in poverty

73K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

9.4%

Ages 65+

Living alone

26.0%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

39.3%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$59,956

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.33

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 36 counties in Oregon.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Lake 18.6%
  2. 2 Malheur 14.6%
  3. 3 Gilliam 14.0%
  4. 4 Baker 13.3%
  5. 5 Polk 13.0%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Gilliam 32.7%
  2. 2 Wheeler 32.5%
  3. 3 Harney 31.6%
  4. 4 Multnomah 31.5%
  5. 5 Lake 30.9%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Multnomah 113K
  2. 2 Washington 85K
  3. 3 Clackamas 80K
  4. 4 Lane 77K
  5. 5 Marion 55K

Every county in Oregon

All 36 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Baker 13.3% 29.5% 38.0% $41,654 4,614 0.50
Benton 7.3% 26.1% 27.1% $75,366 16,433 0.28
Clackamas 8.1% 22.6% 41.6% $72,151 80,452 0.22
Clatsop 8.7% 29.3% 59.0% $57,545 9,958 0.39
Columbia 7.0% 21.7% 39.5% $59,354 10,387 0.17
Coos 9.2% 27.6% 44.3% $53,769 17,495 0.36
Crook 6.3% 20.8% 45.9% $65,852 6,392 0.14
Curry 6.1% 23.2% 52.6% $51,881 8,276 0.19
Deschutes 6.4% 21.0% 40.4% $69,780 42,042 0.15
Douglas 10.1% 22.9% 49.6% $48,004 28,982 0.27
Gilliam 14.0% 32.7% 59.5% $40,781 607 0.58
Grant 12.3% 29.0% 43.8% $54,415 2,242 0.46
Harney 8.5% 31.6% 52.5% $35,625 1,892 0.43
Hood River 9.6% 29.6% 46.5% $57,750 4,159 0.41
Jackson 9.0% 27.1% 43.7% $55,219 50,434 0.34
Jefferson 10.5% 17.1% 52.2% $62,863 4,868 0.17
Josephine 11.2% 23.1% 45.8% $48,364 23,210 0.30
Klamath 12.8% 27.7% 42.2% $48,128 15,345 0.44
Lake 18.6% 30.9% 42.0% $40,000 2,021 0.65
Lane 9.7% 25.8% 39.0% $57,916 77,369 0.33
Lincoln 9.8% 28.3% 52.9% $54,606 15,651 0.39
Linn 8.6% 24.0% 41.9% $55,563 24,382 0.26
Malheur 14.6% 29.2% 43.8% $40,127 5,160 0.52
Marion 9.3% 27.0% 35.9% $57,425 55,492 0.35
Morrow 6.4% 18.8% 46.2% $63,333 1,983 0.10
Multnomah 11.3% 31.5% 33.3% $63,812 112,963 0.49
Polk 13.0% 23.9% 36.1% $60,259 16,218 0.36
Sherman 7.4% 21.0% 49.0% $50,795 433 0.17
Tillamook 9.0% 28.5% 40.2% $52,579 7,455 0.38
Umatilla 9.0% 23.7% 33.2% $50,246 12,499 0.27
Union 9.8% 28.8% 32.4% $52,853 5,407 0.40
Wallowa 6.8% 26.5% 53.8% $60,923 2,138 0.28
Wasco 10.1% 28.5% 44.4% $51,605 5,252 0.40
Washington 8.6% 26.2% 37.3% $68,838 84,889 0.31
Wheeler 10.6% 32.5% 82.1% $38,750 520 0.50
Yamhill 8.4% 23.5% 37.9% $63,813 19,330 0.25

Senior food help in Oregon

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Oregon senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Oregon, and benefit amounts.

Oregon SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Oregon's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Oregon food pantries