How many people live in Baker County, OR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 16,800 people living in Baker County, OR. That makes Baker County the 28th-most populous county in Oregon. It is home to 0.39% of people living in the state.
16.8K
population of Baker County, OR (2024)
0.39%
County share of the Oregon population (2024)
About 16,800 people lived in Baker County, OR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Baker County, OR’s age demographics?
About 4,700 Baker County, OR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 28.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.9% of Oregon’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 3,200 Baker County residents, or 19.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 19.3% of Oregon’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Baker County, OR's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Baker County, OR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 88.5% of the Baker County, OR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Baker County, OR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.6%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Baker County’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.72% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Baker County, OR has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Oregon as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Baker County, OR is Baker City with about 10,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Baker County, OR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baker City | 10,135 |
| 2. | Huntington | 505 |
| 3. | Haines | 375 |
| 4. | Halfway | 358 |
| 5. | Sumpter | 207 |
| 6. | Richland | 169 |
| 7. | Unity | 42 |
| 8. | Balance of Baker County | 4,959 |
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