| 2000 vs. 2016 Population Growth and Change Deschutes County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 53.98% Rank = #1 Wheeler County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = -11.71% Rank = #36 Lane County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 14.11% Rank = #15 With a spotlight on Lane County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Oregon's 36 counties over the period 2000-2016. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2016 population grew in twenty-eight Oregon counties while declining in eight.
- Population growth in seven counties outpaced the statewide average (19.34%), while growth in twenty-nine counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Deschutes County posted the highest growth of population (53.98%), while Wheeler County placed last by logging a -11.71% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Deschutes County, 53.98%) and lowest (Wheeler County, -11.71%) over 2000-2016 equated to 65.68% ( = 53.98% − -11.71%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Oregon, Multnomah County's net population growth over 2000-2016 of 142,062 made up 21.41% of the total net growth statewide (663,471):
Multnomah County: Percent Share of Oregon's
Population Growth, 2000-2016:21.41% = (142,062 / 663,471) x 100 Lane County Snippets:- Over 2000-2016, Lane County posted a 14.11% net gain in population.
- Lane County was joined by twenty-eight other counties whose population growth over 2000-2016 registered below the statewide average (19.34%).
- Ranked #15 among Oregon's 36 counties, Lane County's population growth (14.11%) trailed the statewide average of 19.34% by a 5.23% margin.
- Lane County's net population growth (14.11%, #15) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Josephine County (12.88%, #16) and just below that of Hood River County (14.79%, #14).
- Lane County's share of population statewide slipped from 9.43% in 2000 to 9.02% in 2016, resulting in a share-shift of -0.41%.
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division.
Regional Definitions. 2023. Web.
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Below | Total | | 2000 vs. 2016 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | | | | | | | Multnomah County 2016 Population = 803,716 Percent of State = 19.64% Rank = #1 Wheeler County 2016 Population = 1,365 Percent of State = 0.03% Rank = #36 Lane County 2016 Population = 369,149 Percent of State = 9.02% Rank = #4 Again highlighting Lane County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 population statewide (4,093,179).  Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph
Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Multnomah County's 2016 population totaled 803,716, equating to 19.64% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#36), Wheeler County's population of 1,365 in 2016 comprised just 0.03% of the total statewide. Wheeler County's population in 2016 equates to less than .01% to that of Multnomah County's.
- Multnomah County's 2016 population (803,716) exceeded the combined population (775,297) of Oregon's twenty-five smallest counties.
Lane County Snippets:- Lane County's population in 2016 ranked #4, amounting to 9.02% of the statewide total.
- Lane County's population of 369,149 placed below that of Clackamas County's (407,359, #3), and just above that of Marion County's (333,807, #5).
- Lane County's population of 369,149 exceeds the combined total (349,060) of Oregon's nineteen smallest counties.
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2000 vs. 2016 | | 2000 | | 2016 | | 2000 - 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,714 | 0.49 | | 16,211 | 0.40 | | -3.01 | -503 | -0.08 | | | 78,236 | 2.28 | | 91,178 | 2.23 | | 16.54 | 12,942 | 1.95 | | | 339,223 | 9.89 | | 407,359 | 9.95 | | 20.09 | 68,136 | 10.27 | | | 35,560 | 1.04 | | 39,117 | 0.96 | | 10.00 | 3,557 | 0.54 | | | 43,634 | 1.27 | | 50,792 | 1.24 | | 16.40 | 7,158 | 1.08 | | | 62,662 | 1.83 | | 63,487 | 1.55 | | 1.32 | 825 | 0.12 | | | 19,262 | 0.56 | | 22,209 | 0.54 | | 15.30 | 2,947 | 0.44 | | | 21,133 | 0.62 | | 22,744 | 0.56 | | 7.62 | 1,611 | 0.24 | | | 116,566 | 3.40 | | 179,485 | 4.38 | | 53.98 | 62,919 | 9.48 | | | 100,485 | 2.93 | | 108,161 | 2.64 | | 7.64 | 7,676 | 1.16 | | | 1,908 | 0.06 | | 1,875 | 0.05 | | -1.73 | -33 | 0.00 | | | 7,906 | 0.23 | | 7,193 | 0.18 | | -9.02 | -713 | -0.11 | | | 7,661 | 0.22 | | 7,322 | 0.18 | | -4.43 | -339 | -0.05 | | | 20,461 | 0.60 | | 23,487 | 0.57 | | 14.79 | 3,026 | 0.46 | | | 181,775 | 5.30 | | 215,498 | 5.26 | | 18.55 | 33,723 | 5.08 | | | 19,113 | 0.56 | | 22,829 | 0.56 | | 19.44 | 3,716 | 0.56 | | | 75,851 | 2.21 | | 85,624 | 2.09 | | 12.88 | 9,773 | 1.47 | | | 63,885 | 1.86 | | 66,731 | 1.63 | | 4.45 | 2,846 | 0.43 | | | 7,428 | 0.22 | | 7,956 | 0.19 | | 7.11 | 528 | 0.08 | | | 323,492 | 9.43 | | 369,149 | 9.02 | | 14.11 | 45,657 | 6.88 | | | 44,317 | 1.29 | | 47,788 | 1.17 | | 7.83 | 3,471 | 0.52 | | | 103,020 | 3.00 | | 121,648 | 2.97 | | 18.08 | 18,628 | 2.81 | | | 31,540 | 0.92 | | 30,767 | 0.75 | | -2.45 | -773 | -0.12 | | | 285,411 | 8.32 | | 333,807 | 8.16 | | 16.96 | 48,396 | 7.29 | | | 10,995 | 0.32 | | 11,530 | 0.28 | | 4.87 | 535 | 0.08 | | | 661,654 | 19.29 | | 803,716 | 19.64 | | 21.47 | 142,062 | 21.41 | | | 62,596 | 1.83 | | 81,557 | 1.99 | | 30.29 | 18,961 | 2.86 | | | 1,921 | 0.06 | | 1,753 | 0.04 | | -8.75 | -168 | -0.03 | | | 24,253 | 0.71 | | 26,131 | 0.64 | | 7.74 | 1,878 | 0.28 | | | 70,728 | 2.06 | | 78,046 | 1.91 | | 10.35 | 7,318 | 1.10 | | | 24,537 | 0.72 | | 25,838 | 0.63 | | 5.30 | 1,301 | 0.20 | | | 7,220 | 0.21 | | 7,032 | 0.17 | | -2.60 | -188 | -0.03 | | | 23,837 | 0.70 | | 25,913 | 0.63 | | 8.71 | 2,076 | 0.31 | | | 447,980 | 13.06 | | 583,646 | 14.26 | | 30.28 | 135,666 | 20.45 | | | 1,546 | 0.05 | | 1,365 | 0.03 | | -11.71 | -181 | -0.03 | | | 85,198 | 2.48 | | 104,235 | 2.55 | | 22.34 | 19,037 | 2.87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,429,708 | 100.00 | | 4,093,179 | 100.00 | | 19.34 | 663,471 | 100.00 | | | 2,804,636 | 81.77 | | 3,427,694 | 83.74 | | 22.22 | 623,058 | 93.91 | | | 625,072 | 18.23 | | 665,485 | 16.26 | | 6.47 | 40,413 | 6.09 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 324,367,742 | | | 14.96 | 42,205,331 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 278,995,907 | | | 17.25 | 41,047,670 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,371,835 | | | 2.62 | 1,157,661 | |
Source: Calculations by the Oregon Regional Economic Analysis Project (OR-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | | |
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