Energy Profiles are a supplement to the 2024 Biennial Energy Report. These profiles for Oregon counties provide residential data related to population, demographics, income, energy and transportation burden, and household characteristics. The profiles paint a picture of how energy is used in each county, along with the nexus between energy and other important community attributes.
Fast Facts
4x: In Oregon, low-income households spend over four times more on energy costs compared to the average spending of non-low-income households on energy
477,540: Number of Oregon households that were energy burdened in 2022, an increase of more than 100,000 households in 2020.
28.4%: Percentage of all Oregon households that were energy burdened in 2022, a 2% increase from 2020.
Percentage of Oregon Households Experiencing High or Severe Energy Burden and Earning 200 Percent or Below Federal Poverty Level by County
Energy profiles by county
Baker | Benton | Clackamas | Clatsop | Columbia | Coos | Crook | Curry
Deschutes | Douglas | Gilliam | Grant | Harney | Hood River | Jackson | Jefferson | Josephine
Klamath | Lake | Lane | Lincoln | Linn | Malheur | Marion | Morrow | Multnomah
Polk | Sherman | Tillamook | Umatilla | Union | Wallowa | Wasco | Washington | Wheeler | Yamhill
Data is current as of November 2024.
Click here to view the county profiles in a table, averages across all Oregon counties, and information about the background data.