Poverty Rate in Union County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.1%
Rank #2,136/3,222 · #30 in OR
34th
Union 16.1%
OR 11.9% +34.5%
US 12.6% +27.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 16.1% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,133 | Mackinac County, MI | 16.1% |
| #2,134 | Chester County, TN | 16.1% |
| #2,135 | Glynn County, GA | 16.1% |
| #2,136 | Union County, OR | 16.1% |
| #2,137 | Washington County, OK | 16.1% |
| #2,138 | Motley County, TX | 16.1% |
| #2,139 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 16.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 16.1%, ranking #2,136 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #30 of 36. This places it in the 34th 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.