Poverty Rate in Multnomah County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,416/3,222 · #14 in OR
56th
Multnomah 12.6%
OR 11.9% +5.4%
US 12.6% -0.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Multnomah County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Multnomah County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,413 | Pontotoc County, OK | 12.6% |
| #1,414 | Clearwater County, MN | 12.6% |
| #1,415 | Gasconade County, MO | 12.6% |
| #1,416 | Multnomah County, OR | 12.6% |
| #1,417 | Preble County, OH | 12.6% |
| #1,418 | Jerome County, ID | 12.6% |
| #1,419 | Northumberland County, PA | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Multnomah County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,416 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #14 of 36. This places it in the 56th 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.