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Artisan Cheese Making Returns to Bandon
The opening of the Face Rock Creamery in May 2013 means Bandon has revived its 100-plus year history of making high-quality cheeses more than a decade after the closure of the Bandon Cheese Factory.
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 2019 and will be in effect through the end of 2019. The department will publish updated lists every year at the end of December under the normal methodology and every month under the temporary methodology.
Posted March 1, 2019
| County | Index Components | 2019 Distressed Index | ||||
| Relative U-Rate |
Relative PCPI |
Payroll Change |
Employment Change |
Distressed Index |
Index <1.0 | |
| Oregon | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.20 | Non-Distressed |
| Baker | 0.75 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.71 | Distressed |
| Benton | 1.26 | 0.94 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.39 | Non-Distressed |
| Clackamas | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.60 | Non-Distressed |
| Clatsop | 1.00 | 0.89 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Non-Distressed |
| Columbia | 0.79 | 0.87 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 0.85 | Distressed |
| Coos | 0.75 | 0.87 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.73 | Distressed |
| Crook | 0.65 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 0.65 | Distressed |
| Curry | 0.67 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.64 | Distressed |
| Deschutes | 0.98 | 1.06 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.39 | Non-Distressed |
| Douglas | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.72 | Distressed |
| Gilliam | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.15 | Non-Distressed |
| Grant | 0.60 | 0.83 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.55 | Distressed |
| Harney | 0.65 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.59 | Distressed |
| Hood River | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.53 | Non-Distressed |
| Jackson | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.95 | Distressed |
| Jefferson | 0.73 | 0.66 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.55 | Distressed |
| Josephine | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 0.75 | Distressed |
| Klamath | 0.69 | 0.80 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.65 | Distressed |
| Lake | 0.72 | 0.79 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.66 | Distressed |
| Lane | 0.91 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.97 | Distressed |
| Lincoln | 0.87 | 0.86 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 0.87 | Distressed |
| Linn | 0.85 | 0.84 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 0.86 | Distressed |
| Malheur | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 0.65 | Distressed |
| Marion | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.00 | Distressed |
| Morrow | 0.93 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.87 | Distressed |
| Multnomah | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.55 | Non-Distressed |
| Polk | 0.95 | 0.83 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 0.99 | Distressed |
| Sherman | 0.85 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.91 | Distressed |
| Tillamook | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 0.97 | Distressed |
| Umatilla | 0.85 | 0.79 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.79 | Distressed |
| Union | 0.77 | 0.80 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.69 | Distressed |
| Wallowa | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.77 | Distressed |
| Wasco | 1.00 | 0.87 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.07 | Non-Distressed |
| Washington | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.66 | Non-Distressed |
| Wheeler | 1.05 | 0.71 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.89 | Distressed |
| Yamhill | 1.08 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.12 | Non-Distressed |
Source: Business Oregon, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
| Non-Distressed County |
Distressed City/Place |
2012-2016 ACS | 2018 Distressed | ||||
| BA or Higher |
U-Rate | PCPI | Poverty Rate |
Sum Over Average |
SUM>=3 | ||
| Oregon | 32.3% | 6.8% | $30,410 | 13.5% | |||
| Benton | Albany | 27.1% | 8.7% | $26,978 | 13.3% | 3 | Distressed |
| Alpine CDP | 18.1% | 0.0% | $23,170 | 14.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Alsea | 2.0% | 6.4% | $17,553 | 24.9% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Blodget CDP | 0.0% | N/A | $14,948 | 33.9% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Kings Valley CDP | 25.5% | 0.0% | $15,424 | 13.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Monroe | 6.2% | 10.3% | $23,070 | 11.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Summit | 39.2% | 29.2% | $11,798 | 34.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Clackamas | Barlow | 20.6% | 5.1% | $22,293 | 16.5% | 3 | Distressed |
| Estacada | 12.8% | 4.4% | $25,481 | 14.7% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Gladstone | 22.0% | 7.3% | $27,411 | 11.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Jennings Lodge CDP | 21.5% | 7.3% | $28,972 | 14.4% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Johnson City | 15.8% | 6.5% | $25,908 | 17.7% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Mulino | 20.4% | 13.4% | $25,151 | 15.5% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Clatsop | Gearhart | 29.1% | 4.9% | $29,524 | 17.1% | 3 | Distressed |
| Seaside | 21.5% | 9.9% | $27,261 | 12.6% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Deschutes | Deschutes River Woods CDP | 15.7% | 6.3% | $23,553 | 16.6% | 3 | Distressed |
| La Pine | 16.3% | 10.1% | $21,114 | 21.0% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Redmond | 19.2% | 7.7% | $23,685 | 13.7% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Three Rivers CDP | 26.5% | 5.3% | $23,300 | 19.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Gilliam | Arlington | 16.4% | 14.3% | $21,013 | 14.4% | 4 | Distressed |
| Lonerock | 0.0% | 0.0% | $14,500 | 47.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Hood River | Cascade Locks | 13.9% | 12.5% | $21,867 | 16.5% | 4 | Distressed |
| Mount Hood CDP | 19.8% | 6.9% | $16,016 | 0.0% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Odell CDP | 8.2% | 7.6% | $17,490 | 4.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Multnomah | Gresham | 20.9% | 8.0% | $23,533 | 19.2% | 4 | Distressed |
| Troutdale | 24.5% | 8.3% | $29,260 | 12.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Wood Village | 11.4% | 5.9% | $20,316 | 21.7% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Wasco | Antelope | 6.8% | 0.0% | $10,713 | 47.4% | 3 | Distressed |
| Chenoweth CDP | 13.4% | 7.3% | $27,847 | 20.1% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Maupin | 14.1% | 8.8% | $23,493 | 8.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Mosier | 11.8% | 10.0% | $20,356 | 6.3% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Pine Grove CDP | 11.6% | 25.5% | $26,764 | 8.7% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Rowena CDP | 18.8% | 0.0% | $13,588 | 15.1% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Tygh Valley CDP | 4.4% | 0.0% | $23,662 | 33.2% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Washington | Aloha CDP | 28.8% | 6.9% | $27,066 | 13.1% | 3 | Distressed |
| Cornelius | 13.8% | 7.1% | $19,850 | 10.0% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Forest Grove | 24.4% | 7.0% | $25,714 | 11.8% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Yamhill | Amity | 14.5% | 15.3% | $19,859 | 19.4% | 4 | Distressed |
| Dayton | 18.0% | 8.2% | $19,505 | 15.8% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Grand Ronde CDP | 14.0% | 9.3% | $23,433 | 10.9% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Lafayette | 15.1% | 5.1% | $22,860 | 14.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| McMinnville | 23.9% | 7.5% | $26,778 | 14.9% | 4 | Distressed | |
| Newberg | 28.1% | 6.0% | $25,682 | 14.4% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Sheridan | 8.7% | 10.0% | $16,536 | 11.5% | 3 | Distressed | |
| Willamina | 9.4% | 12.9% | $19,787 | 20.9% | 4 | Distressed | |
Source: Business Oregon, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates.
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