Oregon County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 36 counties in Oregon, scored 0–100 across five domains. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than; the average Oregon county scores 54.6. 7 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | Scores as of Aug 2026
Oregon Snapshot
Oregon County Map
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All 36 Oregon counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
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Least Distressed
Score Distribution
How Oregon's 36 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Oregon Counties
36 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Klamath County | 84 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 2 | — | Lake County | 81 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 3 | — | Josephine County | 77 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | — | Lincoln County | 75 | high county distress | Labor |
| 5 | — | Jefferson County | 73 | high county distress | Labor |
| 6 | — | Coos County | 72 | high county distress | Labor |
| 7 | — | Douglas County | 71 | high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | — | Linn County | 67 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 9 | — | Wasco County | 66 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 10 | — | Marion County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | — | Sherman County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 12 | — | Curry County | 62 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 13 | — | Jackson County | 62 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 14 | — | Lane County | 60 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 15 | — | Malheur County | 59 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 16 | — | Columbia County | 56 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 17 | — | Harney County | 53 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 18 | — | Crook County | 53 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 19 | — | Umatilla County | 52 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 20 | — | Wheeler County | 52 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 21 | — | Grant County | 52 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 22 | — | Yamhill County | 51 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 23 | — | Multnomah County | 50 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 24 | — | Tillamook County | 50 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 25 | — | Union County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 26 | — | Baker County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 27 | — | Clatsop County | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 28 | — | Polk County | 47 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 29 | — | Gilliam County | 36 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 30 | — | Benton County | 34 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 31 | — | Morrow County | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 32 | — | Wallowa County | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 33 | — | Clackamas County | 31 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 34 | — | Deschutes County | 30 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 35 | — | Washington County | 28 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 36 | — | Hood River County | 21 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, the domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every U.S. county. So a county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. National ranks are shown only for the 100 most and 100 least distressed counties, because ranks in between move between updates. Counties with identical composite scores share a rank, marked T- for tied.