Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.4%
Rank #1,621/3,222 · #21 in OR
50th
Jefferson 13.4%
OR 11.9% +12.2%
US 12.6% +6.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 13.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,618 | Madison County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,619 | Ashland County, WI | 13.4% |
| #1,620 | Brown County, NE | 13.4% |
| #1,621 | Jefferson County, OR | 13.4% |
| #1,622 | Providence County, RI | 13.4% |
| #1,623 | Howard County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,624 | Herkimer County, NY | 13.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 13.4%, ranking #1,621 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #21 of 36. This places it in the 50th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.