Distressed Areas in Oregon
Business Oregon gives priority when funding technical assistance, programs, and projects to geographic areas determined to be economically distressed as prescribed by Oregon law.
Below is a list of identified distressed areas in Oregon. This is the update for 2021 and will be in effect through the end of 2021. The department publishes updated lists every year at the end of December under the normal methodology and every month under the temporary methodology.
Distressed Areas in Oregon, 2021
Posted December 31, 2020
Distressed Counties, 2021
| County | Index Components | 2021 Distressed Index | ||||
| Relative U-Rate |
Relative PCPI |
Payroll Change |
Employment Change |
Distressed Index |
Index <1.0 | |
| Oregon | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.09 | Non-Distressed |
| Baker | 0.80 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.69 | Distressed |
| Benton | 1.28 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.25 | Non-Distressed |
| Clackamas | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.36 | Non-Distressed |
| Clatsop | 1.00 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.95 | Distressed |
| Columbia | 0.82 | 0.87 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.76 | Distressed |
| Coos | 0.78 | 0.87 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.70 | Distressed |
| Crook | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 0.57 | Distressed |
| Curry | 0.71 | 0.85 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.64 | Distressed |
| Deschutes | 0.95 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.12 | Non-Distressed |
| Douglas | 0.76 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.64 | Distressed |
| Gilliam | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.39 | Non-Distressed |
| Grant | 0.54 | 0.81 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.46 | Distressed |
| Harney | 0.70 | 0.79 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.60 | Distressed |
| Hood River | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.33 | Non-Distressed |
| Jackson | 0.84 | 0.91 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.82 | Distressed |
| Jefferson | 0.73 | 0.66 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.52 | Distressed |
| Josephine | 0.74 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.67 | Distressed |
| Klamath | 0.60 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.48 | Distressed |
| Lake | 0.69 | 0.81 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.60 | Distressed |
| Lane | 0.90 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.85 | Distressed |
| Lincoln | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.79 | Distressed |
| Linn | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.81 | Distressed |
| Malheur | 0.90 | 0.65 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 0.62 | Distressed |
| Marion | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 0.88 | Distressed |
| Morrow | 0.90 | 0.91 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.88 | Distressed |
| Multnomah | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.40 | Non-Distressed |
| Polk | 0.90 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 0.80 | Distressed |
| Sherman | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.29 | Non-Distressed |
| Tillamook | 0.95 | 0.86 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.88 | Distressed |
| Umatilla | 0.77 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 0.66 | Distressed |
| Union | 0.77 | 0.78 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.64 | Distressed |
| Wallowa | 0.64 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.61 | Distressed |
| Wasco | 0.90 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 0.97 | 0.77 | Distressed |
| Washington | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.57 | Non-Distressed |
| Wheeler | 0.86 | 0.74 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.67 | Distressed |
| Yamhill | 1.09 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.06 | Non-Distressed |
Source: Business Oregon, based on data from the Oregon Employment Department and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Distressed Cities/Places, 2021
| Non-Distressed County |
Distressed City/Place |
2015-2019 ACS | 2021 Distressed | ||||
| BA or Higher |
U-Rate | PCPI | Poverty Rate* |
Sum Over Average |
SUM>=3 | ||
| Oregon | 33.7% | 5.5% | $33,763 | 12.1% | |||
| Benton | Albany | 27.4% | 6.4% | $29,664 | 11.3% | 3 | Distressed |
| Alsea | 2.6% | 9.8% | $18,371 | 33.8% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Corvallis | 59.1% | 6% | $30,615 | 13.2% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Monroe | 12.6% | 6.6% | $23,421 | 10.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Summit | 11.8% | 21.6% | $14,921 | 31.4% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Clackamas | Barlow | 19.2% | 6.1% | $30,797 | 8.3% | 3 | Distressed |
| Gladstone | 24.9% | 6.1% | $31,677 | 12.3% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Jennings Lodge | 26.1% | 5.1% | $32,511 | 13.3% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Molalla | 11.6% | 5.0% | $26,498 | 13.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Mulino | 29.4% | 15.4% | $31,872 | 15.0% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Deschutes | Deschutes River Woods | 17.6% | 7.7% | $25,955 | 16.5% | 4 | Distressed |
| La Pine | 14.2% | 6.8% | $23,813 | 41.8% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Redmond | 18.5% | 6.0% | $27,156 | 10.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Terrebonne | 25.1% | 14.3% | $30,423 | 12.7% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Three Rivers | 28.3% | 6.0% | $31,173 | 17.8% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Gilliam | Arlington | 15.5% | 9.7% | $23,902 | 18.1% | 4 | Distressed |
| Condon | 13.7% | 9.1% | $29,829 | 8.3% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Lonerock | 0.0% | 0.0% | $16,750 | 12.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Hood River | Cascade Locks | 15.3% | 9.8% | $24,193 | 8.6% | 3 | Distressed |
| Mount Hood | 6.4% | 0.0% | $8,858 | 41.6% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Parkdale | 0.0% | 0.0% | $25,215 | 21.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Multnomah | Gresham | 22.3% | 6.2% | $26,338 | 15.9% | 4 | Distressed |
| Wood Village | 11.8% | 2.8% | $21,521 | 17.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Sherman | Grass Valley | 9.4% | 0.0% | $19,714 | 21.3% | 3 | Distressed |
| Moro | 27.5% | 13.8% | $24,405 | 12.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Rufus | 7.1% | 2.9% | $30,274 | 19.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Wasco | 17.0% | 4.7% | $33,495 | 15.9% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Washington | Aloha | 31.1% | 5.7% | $30,363 | 10.9% | 3 | Distressed |
| Gaston | 7.8% | 0.8% | $25,736 | 18.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Yamhill | Amity | 13.4% | 4.1% | $22,556 | 20.5% | 3 | Distressed |
| Carlton | 17.0% | 8.4% | $28,170 | 7.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Gaston | 7.8% | 0.8% | $25,736 | 18.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Grand Ronde | 15.1% | 8.6% | $22,426 | 19.5% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Newberg | 31.5% | 4.0% | $27,675 | 29.3% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Sheridan | 10.1% | 6.5% | $23,052 | 66.7% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Willamina | 7.6% | 11.5% | $19,832 | 21.0% | 4 | Distressed | |
*Poverty Rate, 3 Years+, Excl College Students
Source: Business Oregon, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2015-2019 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates.
