Toward One Oregon?From (How) Many Oregons?

The Demography of Dichotomy

Roger B. HammerAssistant Professor

Department of SociologySustainable Rural Communities Initiative

Oregon State Universityrhammer@oregonstate.edu

Urban and Rural Population1900-2000

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Counties Ranked by Rural Population2000

1. Clackamas 72,024

2. Lane 62,445

3. Marion 43,574

4. Deschutes 42,813

5. Douglas 41,988

6. Jackson 40,157

7. Linn 37,720

8. Josephine 36,590

9. Washington 30,592

10. Yamhill 25,125

20001. Clackamas 72,024 21%

2. Lane 62,445 19%

3. Marion 43,574 15%

4. Deschutes 42,813 37%

5. Douglas 41,988 42%

6. Jackson 40,157 22%

7. Linn 37,720 37%

8. Josephine 36,590 48%

9. Washington 30,592 7%

10. Yamhill 25,125 30%

Counties Ranked by Rural Population

20001. Grant 7,935 100%

2. Wallowa 7,226 100%

3. Sherman 1,934 100%

4. Gilliam 1,915 100%

5. Wheeler 1,547 100%

6. Tillamook 18,373 76%

7. Jefferson 11,757 62%

8. Hood River 11,684 57%

9. Lake 4,233 57%

10. Curry 11,107 53%

Counties Ranked by % Rural Population

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Regions

Oregon Population by Region1900-2000

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Oregon % Population by Region1960-2000

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Oregon Aggregate Income by Region

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Most Efficient In-state Flows, 1995-2000Oregon Migration by Region

Origin Destination Net Efficiency

1 North Coast Eastern 382 52%

2 Suburbs Central 3,138 46%

3 North Coast Central 652 42%

4 Multnomah Central 1,591 39%

5 South Coast Willamette 1,619 38%

6 South Coast Central 282 31%

7 Multnomah Suburbs 22,810 27%

8 Columbia South Central 83 25%

Oregon Migration by RegionMost Efficient Out-of-state Flows, 1995-2000

Origin Destination Net Efficiency

1 South Coast Clark/Skamania, WA 284 69%

2 Multnomah Clark/Skamania, WA 8,780 47%

3 California South West 15,107 45%

4 California Central 5,334 44%

5 California South Coast 3,124 43%

6 Suburbs Clark/Skamania, WA 4,977 39%

7 California Columbia 1,665 39%

8 California South Central 2,748 38%

9 California Suburbs 16,266 35%

10 Other Washington Central 1,901 35%

11 Clark/Skamania, WA Central 241 28%

12 California Willamette 12,393 27%

13 South West Clark/Skamania, WA 264 27%