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Where are people moving in Oregon?

Wheeler County (19.7 per 1,000 residents), Sherman County (17.6 per 1,000 residents) and Crook County (12.3 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Oregon in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 36 ranked Oregon counties

Oregon counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Wheeler County19.7+291,472
2Sherman County17.6+362,051
3Crook County12.3+33927,564
4Lake County8.1+668,187
5Deschutes County7.7+1,646213,072
6Morrow County6.9+8712,602
7Lincoln County5.2+26150,636
8Jackson County5.1+1,137221,795
9Columbia County4.9+26654,091
10Coos County4.6+29463,992
11Curry County4.4+9922,621
12Josephine County4.1+35687,867
13Douglas County3.2+360111,951
14Tillamook County2.6+7127,384
15Klamath County2.5+17570,274
16Linn County2.0+260132,843
17Marion County1.8+644355,777
18Wallowa County1.7+137,595
19Jefferson County1.6+4125,740
20Union County1.5+4025,900
21Clackamas County1.5+629426,280
22Lane County1.4+522381,584
23Gilliam County0.5+11,971
24Umatilla County−0.0−281,119
25Baker County−0.4−616,658
26Hood River County−0.5−1123,720
27Grant County−0.6−47,075
28Polk County−1.5−13390,037
29Wasco County−1.7−4426,310
30Yamhill County−2.4−263110,024
31Multnomah County−2.4−1,931795,391
32Benton County−2.5−24497,728
33Washington County−3.4−2,070611,708
34Clatsop County−4.2−17340,926
35Harney County−4.5−337,380
36Malheur County−7.1−23032,261

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Oregon gains the most people from other counties?

Wheeler County: 19.7 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Sherman County (17.6 per 1,000 residents) and Crook County (12.3 per 1,000 residents), of 36 Oregon counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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