Is Oregon turning a population corner? Maybe

If you’ve become accustomed to headlines about Oregon losing population as people flee the state, be prepared for something ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon has one of the smallest population growth changes in the country: See Census data

Oregon's population resumed growth in 2024 after a decline between 2021 and 2022. Central Oregon counties experienced significant population increases, while Curry County saw one of the largest ...
Oregonian

Oregon’s biggest counties depend on international migration for population growth

Oregon’s population has grown very modestly over the past few years, a sharp contrast to the robust expansion during the 2010s. But even that modest growth has relied upon people moving to Oregon from ...
Oregonian

Oregon’s population dropped again in 2023, according to new Census Bureau estimates

Oregon’s population declined for the second year in a row, new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Federal data released Tuesday estimate Oregon shed about 0.1% of its residents, or ...
KOIN 6

Census data shows Oregon population growth ‘noticeably’ slowed in 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new analysis of United States Census Bureau data shows Oregon counties continued to see population losses in 2023, but officials are hopeful for post-pandemic growth, ...
OPB

Oregon population decline is cause for concern, say economists

View of Portland an Mount Hood from the historic Pittock Mansion. According to the latest U.S. Census estimates, the population of Portland and the rest of the state has declined for the first time in ...
OPB

Oregon’s population declined for second year in a row, according to census data

Oregon’s population went down by a little more than 6,000 people – or 0.1% – from July 2022 to July 2023, according to census data released Tuesday. Stretching back to 2021, overall census numbers ...
Willamette Week

After Decades of Growth, Oregon’s Population Is Shrinking. A Top Economist Examines Why.

Economist Mark McMullen produced a snapshot of Oregon last week that could make readers fear the state is in the kind of decline Rust Belt states such as Ohio and Michigan have endured. Seen from ...