Central Oregon is the big winner. The prize? How about a Congressional district?
The Population Research Center is an interdisciplinary public service, research, and training unit for population-related data and research for the State of Oregon, and they have recently released their
2020 preliminary population estimates. Unsurprisingly, Deschutes County, home to the city of Bend, posted the largest gains with a 2.1% increase. Most of the larger counties gained, especially in the Portland Metro area. Clackamas and Lane Counties kept pace with the State as a whole, posting 0.7% gains.
Rural Counties failed to keep pace, and some rural counties in Southern and Eastern Oregon actually lost population. Lake, Klamath and Josephine Counties in Southern Oregon and Grant and Harney Counties in Eastern Oregon all lost population.
As Oregon outpaces growth in the United States as a whole, a shift in Congressional apportionment is expected. Oregon is expected to gain a sixth Congressional district when the dust settles from the 2020 census.
Little Sherman County, home of the confluence of the John Day and Columbia Rivers, added only 25 people, but as Oregon's second smallest county, it posted a whopping growth rate of 1.4%, making it the second fastest growing county in Oregon. Experts are skeptical that it can keep this rate up.
County | Preliminary Population Estimate July 1, 2020 | Certified Population Estimate July 1, 2019 | Population Change 2019-20 | Percent Change 2019-20 |
Oregon | 4,268,055 | 4,236,400 | 31,655 | 0.7% |
DESCHUTES | 197,015 | 193,000 | 4,015 | 2.1% |
SHERMAN | 1,795 | 1,770 | 25 | 1.4% |
MORROW | 12,825 | 12,680 | 145 | 1.1% |
JEFFERSON | 24,105 | 23,840 | 265 | 1.1% |
WASHINGTON | 620,080 | 613,410 | 6,670 | 1.1% |
POLK | 83,805 | 82,940 | 865 | 1.0% |
COLUMBIA | 53,280 | 52,750 | 530 | 1.0% |
MULTNOMAH | 829,560 | 821,730 | 7,830 | 1.0% |
JACKSON | 223,240 | 221,290 | 1,950 | 0.9% |
CLACKAMAS | 426,515 | 423,420 | 3,095 | 0.7% |
LANE | 381,365 | 378,880 | 2,485 | 0.7% |
HOOD RIVER | 25,640 | 25,480 | 160 | 0.6% |
LINN | 127,320 | 126,550 | 770 | 0.6% |
BAKER | 16,910 | 16,820 | 90 | 0.5% |
YAMHILL | 108,605 | 108,060 | 545 | 0.5% |
UMATILLA | 81,495 | 81,160 | 335 | 0.4% |
MARION | 349,120 | 347,760 | 1,360 | 0.4% |
BENTON | 94,665 | 94,360 | 305 | 0.3% |
CLATSOP | 39,455 | 39,330 | 125 | 0.3% |
DOUGLAS | 112,530 | 112,250 | 280 | 0.2% |
MALHEUR | 32,105 | 32,030 | 75 | 0.2% |
WASCO | 27,295 | 27,240 | 55 | 0.2% |
WALLOWA | 7,160 | 7,150 | 10 | 0.1% |
TILLAMOOK | 26,530 | 26,500 | 30 | 0.1% |
LINCOLN | 48,305 | 48,260 | 45 | 0.1% |
COOS | 63,315 | 63,290 | 25 | 0.0% |
CURRY | 23,005 | 23,000 | 5 | 0.0% |
CROOK | 23,440 | 23,440 | 0 | 0.0% |
GILLIAM | 1,990 | 1,990 | 0 | 0.0% |
UNION | 26,840 | 26,840 | 0 | 0.0% |
WHEELER | 1,440 | 1,440 | 0 | 0.0% |
LAKE | 8,075 | 8,080 | -5 | -0.1% |
KLAMATH | 68,075 | 68,190 | -115 | -0.2% |
JOSEPHINE | 86,560 | 86,750 | -190 | -0.2% |
GRANT | 7,315 | 7,360 | -45 | -0.6% |
HARNEY | 7,280 | 7,360 | -80 | -1.1% |
--Staff ReportsPost Date: 2020-11-28 17:22:57 | Last Update: 2020-11-28 17:36:21 |