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Douglas County

County in Oregon

Unemployment6.2%Highest 10%
Primary Care ShortageYes
FEMA Disasters27Higher than Most

Rank labels are national, vs. all 3,143 US counties.

Data years: 2014 – 2026

23 of 24 sources · 111 data points · 100% field coverage

Economy

Benchmarks: National avg

Per-Capita Income Trajectory

+44.3% since 2015 · US inflation +28.6%

$36,272 2015 $46,203 2020 $52,358 2023

BEA Regional Accounts · Nominal dollars (not inflation-adjusted). Three data points show intervals, not a continuous trend.

Nationally ranks 44th percentile on mortgage denial rate but 69th percentile on poverty rate — a gap of 25 percentile points. Lower denial than poverty alone would predict.

Est. HMDA application volume: 2,383. Sources: CFPB-HMDA × Census ACS. Rank 1 = best outcome.

Demographics

White 85.1%
Hispanic 6.4%
Black 0.3%
Asian 0.9%
Native 0.8%

Census ACS, 2023

Food Security

An estimated 12.8% of households in Oregon report being food-insecure in a typical month, and 17.5% of residents receive SNAP benefits — the federal program that helps low-income families buy groceries.

Food Insecurity

12.8%

Natl avg: 12.8% · 0.0 pp vs US

USDA ERS, state-level 2021-23

SNAP Participation

17.5%

Natl avg: 12.4% · 5.1 pp vs US

USDA ERS, state-level 2022

SNAP coverage exceeds estimated food insecurity by 4.7 percentage points.

State-level USDA estimates — not county-specific.  Methodology

Both values are USDA state-level estimates applied uniformly to every county in Oregon. Food insecurity is a household-survey estimate (not directly comparable to SNAP enrollment share); the gap is shown as an adequacy signal at the state level, not a county-specific measure.

Education

Note: enrollment and spending data may be pro-rated from multi-county school districts — figures reflect a bridged estimate, not district-level totals.

Key Stats

Additional Metrics

Housing

Fair Market Rents below are HUD-published rent ceilings used to set housing-assistance program caps — not median rent paid. Actual local rents may differ substantially.

Health

CDC PLACES, 2023 · Modeled estimates · Green = better than national average, red = worse (lower is better for all metrics shown)

Medicare Spending vs Local Income

17.7% of per-capita income ($52,358)

For every dollar the average resident earns in a year, Medicare spends about 18¢ per enrolled beneficiary here. Higher numbers usually mean a lot of older residents, expensive care patterns, or both.

Per-beneficiary Medicare spending as a share of BEA per-capita income. Inflates naturally in counties with a high senior population (compare with SSA ratio). Sources: CMS Medicare Geographic Variation × BEA.

Healthcare Access

Shortage area

Primary care

Shortage area

Dental

Shortage area

Mental health

Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations are federal flags that mark places where patients may have trouble finding a primary-care doctor, dentist, or mental-health provider. The designation unlocks funding and staffing programs, so areas without one aren’t necessarily well-served — they may just not have applied.

37,098 Medicare beneficiaries · RUCC 4 — Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area. HPSA designation is administrative (depends on filed applications), not a pure capacity measure. Sources: HRSA HPSA × CMS Medicare × USDA ERS.

Disasters

27 federally declared disasters since 1977

Most recent: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides — Mar 13, 2025

FEMA OpenFEMA, 2026 · Includes federally declared disasters from 1977 onward. Some historical declarations were issued for evacuee-hosting or mutual aid (e.g., Hurricane Katrina), meaning the underlying event may not have affected this county directly.

Climate

Complete Data

24 sources · 111 data points

Abbreviations used below
  • HMDA — Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (CFPB)
  • HPSA — Health Professional Shortage Area (HRSA)
  • FMR — Fair Market Rent (HUD)
  • OASDI — Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (Social Security)
  • SAHIE — Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (Census)
  • RUCC — Rural-Urban Continuum Code (USDA ERS)
  • CBP — County Business Patterns (Census)
  • SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (USDA)
  • AGI — Adjusted Gross Income (IRS)
  • TRI — Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
  • LAUS — Local Area Unemployment Statistics (BLS)
  • QCEW — Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS)
  • ACS — American Community Survey (Census)
  • PEP — Population Estimates Program (Census)
  • BPS — Building Permits Survey (Census)
  • BEA — Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • CFPB — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • ERS — Economic Research Service (USDA)
  • NASS — National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
Data Freshness
bea Apr 16, 2026
bls-laus Apr 16, 2026
bls-qcew Apr 16, 2026
cdc-places Apr 14, 2026
census-acs Apr 14, 2026
census-bps Apr 16, 2026
census-cbp Apr 20, 2026
census-pep Apr 16, 2026
census-sahie Apr 16, 2026
cfpb-hmda Apr 16, 2026
cms-medicare Apr 16, 2026
education Apr 15, 2026
epa-aqs Apr 16, 2026
epa-tri Apr 16, 2026
fdic Apr 15, 2026
fema Apr 14, 2026
hrsa-hpsa Apr 16, 2026
hud-fmr Apr 20, 2026
noaa Mar 21, 2026
noaa-storm-events Apr 16, 2026
ssa Apr 14, 2026
usda-food-env Apr 16, 2026
usda-quickstats Mar 18, 2026
usda-rucc Apr 16, 2026
va-vetpop Apr 16, 2026

Economy & Employment

US Census Bureau

2023

American Community Survey 5-Year

Population 111,807
Median Household Income $58,983
Per Capita Income $33,510
Median Home Value $283,200
Median Gross Rent $995
Total Housing Units 50,257
Vacant Housing Units 3,580
Median Age 46.60
Poverty Rate 15.5%
Bachelors Or Higher % 18.9%
Mean Commute Minutes 18
Vacancy Rate 7.1%
White % 85.1%
Black % 0.3%
Asian % 0.9%
Native % 0.8%
Hispanic % 6.4%

Bureau of Labor Statistics

2025

Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rate 6.2%
Unemployment Count 2,889
Employment Count 43,606
Labor Force 46,495

Bureau of Labor Statistics

2023

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Total Annual Wages $1.97B
Annual Avg Emplvl 38,662
Avg Annual Pay $51,081
Annual Avg Wkly Wage $982
Total Annual Wages Private $1.52B
Annual Avg Emplvl Private 31,356

Bureau of Economic Analysis

2023

Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC1 + CAGDP2)

Personal Income $5.89B
Per Capita Income (BEA) $52,358
Gdp $4.83B

US Census Bureau

2022

County Business Patterns

Establishments 2,717
Employees 32,178
Annual Payroll $1.68B

Demographics & Population

US Census Bureau

2023

Population Estimates Program

Popestimate2023 112,435
Pop Change % 1%
Births 951
Deaths 1,889
Natural Change -938
Net Migration 1,082
International Mig 4
Domestic Mig 1,078

US Department of Veterans Affairs

2023

VetPop2023 County Veteran Population

Veteran Population 12,046

Social Security Administration

2024

OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County

Oasdi Beneficiaries 37,375

US Department of Agriculture

2023

Rural-Urban Continuum Codes

RUCC Code 4 — Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area

Health & Healthcare

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2023

PLACES: Local Data for Better Health

Obesity % 37.8%
No Health Insurance % 9.1%
High Blood Pressure % 31.3%
Cholesterol Screening % 80%
Poor Physical Health % 14.9%
Poor Mental Health % 20.4%
Diabetes % 10.5%
Depression % 29.4%
Annual Checkup % 71%

US Census Bureau

2022

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

Num Insured 76,655
Num Uninsured 5,708
% Uninsured 6.9%
% Insured 93.1%

Health Resources and Services Administration

2026

Health Professional Shortage Areas

Primary Care HPSA Yes
Mental Health HPSA Yes
Dental HPSA Yes
Primary Care HPSA Score 21
Mental Health HPSA Score 22
Dental HPSA Score 20

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

2023

Medicare Geographic Variation

Medicare Beneficiaries 37,098
Medicare Spending Per Capita $9,259
ER Visits Per 1000 0.26
Hospital Readmission Rate 0.1%
MA Participation Rate 0.5%

Housing & Finance

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

2026

Fair Market Rents

FMR Efficiency 876
FMR 1br 969
FMR 2br 1,271
FMR 3br 1,768
FMR 4br 2,132

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

2023

Summary of Deposits

Bank Branch Count 18
Total Deposits $1.65B

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

2022

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Mortgage Originations 1,856
Mortgage Volume $424.52M
Mortgage Denial Rate 22.1%

US Census Bureau

2024

Building Permits Survey

Total Units Permitted 190
Single Family Permitted 166
Multifamily Permitted 24
Construction Value $59.85M

Education

NCES / US Census Bureau

2022-23

EDGE Multi-County Bridge + F-33 School Finance Survey

Total Enrollment 13,798
Per Pupil Spending $14,434

Agriculture & Food

US Department of Agriculture

2019-2023

Food Environment Atlas

% Laccess Pop 23.2%
Laccess Lowi 10430.10
Grocpth 0.25
% SNAP 17.5%
Foodinsec Rate 12.8%

Environment & Climate

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2025

Global Summary of the Year (GSOY)

Avg Temp F 52
Avg High Temp F 62.50
Avg Low Temp F 41.60
Annual Precip In 36.40
Annual Snow In 17.20

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2014-2023

Storm Events Database (2014-2023)

Storm Event Count 13
Tornado Count 0
Flood Count 8
Hail Count 4
Wind Count 1
Winter Count 0
Total Injuries 0
Total Deaths 0
Total Property Damage $10,000
Total Crop Damage $0

US Environmental Protection Agency

2023

Toxics Release Inventory

TRI Facility Count 26
TRI Active Facility Count 25

Disasters

Federal Emergency Management Agency

2026

Disaster Declarations Summaries v2

Disaster Count 27
Disasters 27 items
Most Recent Disaster 2025-03-13
Unique Disaster Count 27

Not available for this county: EPA Air Quality (AQS)

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