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Most unemployed people, Oregon counties · 2020

Oregon counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 1,439.

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01Multnomah County, OROR795,39124,622–

02Washington County, OROR611,70814,608–

03Lane County, OROR381,58413,540–

04Clackamas County, OROR426,2809,758–

05Marion County, OROR355,7778,890–

06Deschutes County, OROR213,0725,579–

07Jackson County, OROR221,7955,342–

08Linn County, OROR132,8434,116–

09Benton County, OROR97,7282,927–

10Douglas County, OROR111,9512,767–

11Josephine County, OROR87,8672,640–

12Umatilla County, OROR81,1192,405–

13Polk County, OROR90,0372,290–

14Klamath County, OROR70,2742,141–

15Coos County, OROR63,9921,948–

16Yamhill County, OROR110,0241,677–

17Lincoln County, OROR50,6361,488–

18Columbia County, OROR54,0911,439–

19Jefferson County, OROR25,740962–

20Clatsop County, OROR40,926826–

21Wasco County, OROR26,310826–

22Curry County, OROR22,621744–

23Malheur County, OROR32,261741–

24Union County, OROR25,900655–

25Hood River County, OROR23,720649–

26Tillamook County, OROR27,384525–

27Crook County, OROR27,564516–

28Baker County, OROR16,658451–

29Grant County, OROR7,075294–

30Lake County, OROR8,187258–

31Harney County, OROR7,380240–

32Morrow County, OROR12,602181–

33Wallowa County, OROR7,595166–

34Gilliam County, OROR1,97148–

35Wheeler County, OROR1,47223–

36Sherman County, OROR2,05115–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS