Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 18,700 between 2023 and 2024. That’s more than the population of Canby. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Oregon’s 0.44% annual increase was primarily driven by immigration to the state. In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Oregon’s population grew by 7.7%.

+18.7K

population change (2023 to 2024)

+0.44%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Oregon's population increased in 23 of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2015 and 2016, when it gained 74,700 residents. The state's largest decline during the 21st century occurred between 2021 and 2022 when it lost 6,900 residents.

Oregon gained 18,700 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A state’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 to 2024 natural population change was negative in Oregon, with deaths exceeding births by 3,700.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a state. If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Oregon’s population change from immigration was positive, with about 23,600 more people coming from another country to Oregon than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between states:  Oregon’s population change from domestic migration was negative, with about 1,200 more people leaving for another state than moving in.

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Between 2023 and 2024, immigration was the primary driver of population growth in Oregon.

Components of population change

Among 36 county equivalents, Washington County had the largest population growth in Oregon, welcoming 6,441 new residents. Curry County lost the most, with a loss of 499 residents.
Sherman County led Oregon in percent population increase between 2023 and 2024 at 2.5%. Gilliam County ranked last with a 3.1% decline.

Between 2023 and 2024, Sherman County gained 2.5% in population, the largest increase in Oregon.

Population change

Between 2014 and 2024, Oregon’s population has increased by 7.7%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.5%. Oregon ranks 16th among states in population growth over that decade.

Oregon ranked 16th in population growth between 2014 and 2024.

Percent change in population

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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