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Oregon Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Oregon. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 36 counties

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Where are business applications concentrated?

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Highest application counties

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Oregon counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Multnomah County16,110+22.9%25.7%
2Washington County8,868+1.0%14.2%
3Clackamas County6,338+1.7%10.1%
4Lane County4,448+5.1%7.1%
5Marion County4,425-25.7%7.1%
6Deschutes County4,148+11.4%6.6%
7Jackson County3,471+11.1%5.5%
8Linn County1,498+7.4%2.4%
9Yamhill County1,292-17.8%2.1%
10Douglas County1,253+7.3%2.0%
11Josephine County1,189+6.7%1.9%
12Polk County1,052+5.0%1.7%
13Klamath County850+14.9%1.4%
14Benton County845+6.8%1.3%
15Umatilla County794+19.4%1.3%
16Coos County789-22.9%1.3%
17Lincoln County704+10.7%1.1%
18Columbia County602-7.0%1.0%
19Clatsop County578+10.7%0.9%
20Crook County418+24.4%0.7%
21Hood River County382-12.2%0.6%
22Tillamook County329-9.6%0.5%
23Wasco County327-11.9%0.5%
24Union County305+16.0%0.5%
25Jefferson County300+10.3%0.5%
26Malheur County281+0.4%0.4%
27Curry County272-15.5%0.4%
28Baker County189-6.9%0.3%
29Morrow County130+0.8%0.2%
30Wallowa County130+4.0%0.2%
31Harney County89+20.3%0.1%
32Grant County85+46.6%0.1%
33Lake County85+4.9%0.1%
34Sherman County30+50.0%0.0%
35Gilliam County26-13.3%0.0%
36Wheeler County24+33.3%0.0%