The United States acquired the area of Oregon by a treaty with Great Britain in 1846. Oregon Territory was organized from the acquired area on August 14, 1848, and included all of present-day Oregon, Idaho, and Washington and part of western Montana and Wyoming. The territory was reduced in 1853 when Washington Territory was organized. In 1859, additional territory was transferred to Washington Territory, leaving Oregon with generally the same boundary as the present state.

Census data for Oregon are available beginning with the 1850 Census. The 1850 population is for the area in present-day Oregon; it does not include the entire territory as legally established. The population of Oregon Territory as legally constituted in 1850 was 13,294.

Data for the legally established state of Oregon are available beginning with the 1860 Census.

Key Stats

From Census.gov / Data:

Data Tools and Apps. Find information using interactive applications (including the following five) to get statistics from multiple surveys.

Data Tool: My Community Explorer. This tool combines select demographic, business and resilience data to help users identify potentially underserved areas of their state, county and community. Step 1: Select Oregon.

Data Tool: My Congressional District. Access selected statistics about your congressional district from the American Community Survey (ACS) and County Business Patterns (CBP). Select Oregon – and then select a district.

Data Tool: My Tribal Area. Access selected ACS statistics about the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population. Select Oregon and select tribal area.

Data Tool: QuickFacts. QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, county and city level. Dashboard for Oregon compares the United States; Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Eugene, Oregon; Salem, Oregon (state capital); and Gresham, Oregon.

Profile, Oregon

Note: The profile below is cropped at the top and bottom. Click on the image for the full profile.

More Stats

Source: 1994-2023 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue (QTAX)

Table GS00QTC03, Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes: State Tax Collections by State and Type of Tax: U.S. and States 1994-2023

Source: 2022-2023 Selected Monthly State Tax Collections

2023 to 2022 Monthly Comparisons for Selected State Tax Collections, click on Oregon in map

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population)

State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 (NST-EST2023-POP), find Oregon

County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in Oregon: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 (CO-EST2022-POP-02)

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Oregon: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 (SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-02)

Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Table DP05, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, United States and Oregon

Source: 2017-2022 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

Table GS00EP01, State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data: U.S. and States, 2017 -2022

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing manufacturing in Oregon

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, for Oregon

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

Census Interactive Gallery: County Business Patterns by Industry: 2021 (Select Oregon and click “View state” for country level data.)

Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, Including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing all two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for Oregon

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race and Veteran Status for the U.S., States and Metro Areas: 2020, showing Oregon

Source: 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Table NS2000NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2020, showing all two-digit NAICS codes for Oregon

Source: Business Formation Statistics (BFS)

Interactive visualization: Annual Business Applications by State and County (Scroll down, then hover and click on Oregon.)

Interactive visualizations: Business Formation Statistics (BFS), U.S. Total and By State (Select Oregon on Monthly Business Applications by State – shown below – and on Monthly Business Formations by State.)

Note: Click on the image below to go to the Business Formation Statistics data page. For the Oregon graphic, scroll down to “Interactive Graphs.” Click on the icon for “Monthly Business Applications by State (BA)” and select “Oregon” in the upper-right drop-down area.

From Census Business Builder (CBB):

Dashboard: Oregon

Business Profile, Custom Industries - Oregon

From Business and Economy > International Trade Data:

State and Metropolitan Area Trade Data

USA Trade Online, the Official Source of Trade Statistics

Note: After you create an account, you can choose between State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by Harmonized System (HS) or NAICS. More information is available in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: Monthly State Retail Sales

Interactive visualization: Monthly State Retail Sales (Hover and click on Oregon.)

From the State Data Center (SDC) Program:

Oregon

From Census.gov / History:

The Transcontinental Railroad (May 2023)

From the Library / America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers:

STATE PROFILES: 2020 Census, State Visualizations of Key Demographic Trends From the 2020 Census

STATE PROFILES: Oregon: 2020 Census

From the Statistics in Schools (SIS) program:

State Facts for Students, select Oregon

Note: The Oregon page is cropped on the bottom. Click on the image above to go to the “State Facts for Students” main page. Select “Oregon” from the drop-down list or click “OR” on the map for the full page for Oregon.