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Highest Medicare coverage, Oregon counties

Oregon counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 24.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sherman County, OR, up 6 places to #12.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲1Wheeler County, OROR1,47241.6%+4.4 pts

02▼1Curry County, OROR22,62139.2%+1.7 pts

03▲1Grant County, OROR7,07534.1%+2.4 pts

04▲1Lincoln County, OROR50,63634.0%+2.4 pts

05▼2Gilliam County, OROR1,97133.2%+1.1 pts

06Baker County, OROR16,65832.3%+1.5 pts

07Tillamook County, OROR27,38431.5%+1.1 pts

08Wallowa County, OROR7,59531.3%+1.1 pts

09▲1Coos County, OROR63,99230.7%+1.4 pts

10▲2Josephine County, OROR87,86729.4%+1.2 pts

11▲2Douglas County, OROR111,95129.3%+1.4 pts

12▲6Sherman County, OROR2,05127.8%+4.0 pts

13▼2Crook County, OROR27,56427.4%−1.1 pts

14▲1Harney County, OROR7,38027.4%+1.8 pts

15▼1Clatsop County, OROR40,92627.1%+1.5 pts

16▼7Lake County, OROR8,18726.5%−3.1 pts

17▼1Klamath County, OROR70,27426.2%+0.9 pts

18▼1Jackson County, OROR221,79524.9%+1.1 pts

19Union County, OROR25,90023.6%+0.7 pts

20▲2Wasco County, OROR26,31022.8%+1.1 pts

21Deschutes County, OROR213,07222.6%+0.7 pts

22▲2Lane County, OROR381,58422.4%+1.3 pts

23Jefferson County, OROR25,74022.4%+0.9 pts

24▼4Columbia County, OROR54,09122.1%+0.2 pts

25Linn County, OROR132,84320.8%−0.1 pts

26Malheur County, OROR32,26120.5%+0.7 pts

27▲1Clackamas County, OROR426,28020.4%+1.5 pts

28▼1Polk County, OROR90,03720.2%+0.9 pts

29Yamhill County, OROR110,02420.2%+1.5 pts

30Umatilla County, OROR81,11919.0%+0.7 pts

31▲1Benton County, OROR97,72818.9%+1.6 pts

32▲2Hood River County, OROR23,72018.5%+2.0 pts

33Marion County, OROR355,77718.2%+0.9 pts

34▼3Morrow County, OROR12,60217.6%−0.2 pts

35Multnomah County, OROR795,39115.7%+1.1 pts

36Washington County, OROR611,70815.3%+1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES