The 10 Whitest Cities In Oregon For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in Oregon are whiter than wonder bread.

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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Oregon?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Beaver State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Oregon for 2022.

Here are the 10 whites places in Oregon for 2022:

  1. Sutherlin
  2. Eagle Point
  3. Dallas
  4. Baker City
  5. Seaside
  6. Florence
  7. Scappoose
  8. Oregon City
  9. Brookings
  10. Sweet Home

What is the whitest city in Oregon for 2022? According to the most recent census data Sutherlin ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Woodburn is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Oregon For 2022

1. Sutherlin

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 8,060
% White: 94.96%
More on Sutherlin: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Sutherlin, OR

2. Eagle Point

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 9,316
% White: 91.64%
More on Eagle Point: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Eagle Point, OR

3. Dallas

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 16,612
% White: 91.46%
More on Dallas: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Dallas, OR

4. Baker City

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,786
% White: 90.1%
More on Baker City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Baker City, OR

5. Seaside

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,811
% White: 89.36%
More on Seaside: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Seaside, OR

Source: Public domain

6. Florence

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,037
% White: 88.67%
More on Florence: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Florence, OR

7. Scappoose

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 7,436
% White: 87.69%
More on Scappoose: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Scappoose, OR

8. Oregon City

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 37,057
% White: 87.65%
More on Oregon City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Oregon City, OR

Source: Public domain

9. Brookings

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,475
% White: 87.31%
More on Brookings: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Brookings, OR

10. Sweet Home

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,763
% White: 86.74%
More on Sweet Home: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Sweet Home, OR

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Oregon for 2022

In order to rank the whitest places in Oregon, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Oregon.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 73 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 95.0% to 37.8%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Sutherlin took the distinction of being the most White, while Woodburn was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Oregon ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Oregon

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Oregon according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Oregon:

  1. Woodburn
  2. Madras
  3. Hermiston

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Sutherlin 94.96% 8,060
2 Eagle Point 91.64% 9,316
3 Dallas 91.46% 16,612
4 Baker City 90.1% 9,786
5 Seaside 89.36% 6,811
6 Florence 88.67% 9,037
7 Scappoose 87.69% 7,436
8 Oregon City 87.65% 37,057
9 Brookings 87.31% 6,475
10 Sweet Home 86.74% 9,763
11 Silverton 85.38% 10,426
12 Sherwood 85.19% 19,745
13 Bend 85.14% 97,032
14 La Grande 85.12% 13,380
15 Lebanon 85.07% 17,144
16 St. Helens 84.86% 13,779
17 Molalla 84.2% 9,224
18 Roseburg 83.85% 23,237
19 Grants Pass 83.77% 37,938
20 Coos Bay 83.48% 16,326
21 Junction City 83.22% 6,140
22 Ashland 83.2% 21,138
23 Sheridan 83.19% 6,122
24 Sandy 82.87% 11,319
25 West Linn 82.69% 26,764
26 Milwaukie 82.15% 21,086
27 Cottage Grove 80.57% 10,302
28 Redmond 80.31% 31,359
29 Albany 80.14% 54,442
30 Springfield 79.92% 62,729
31 Prineville 79.56% 10,429
32 North Bend 79.33% 9,708
33 Talent 79.29% 6,553
34 Lake Oswego 78.74% 39,476
35 Winston 78.6% 5,444
36 Lincoln City 78.52% 9,007
37 Central Point 77.91% 18,648
38 Newberg 77.81% 23,676
39 Gladstone 77.79% 12,316
40 Eugene 77.59% 170,457
41 Klamath Falls 77.06% 21,509
42 Canby 76.85% 17,860
43 Pendleton 76.57% 16,685
44 Stayton 76.41% 8,199
45 Corvallis 75.97% 58,612
46 Astoria 75.69% 9,929
47 Medford 75.58% 82,098
48 The Dalles 75.28% 15,518
49 Newport 74.1% 10,767
50 Wilsonville 73.59% 24,413
51 Tigard 72.05% 54,149
52 Troutdale 71.55% 16,433
53 Keizer 70.65% 39,408
54 Mcminnville 70.32% 34,466
55 Monmouth 69.6% 10,411
56 Portland 69.5% 650,380
57 Hood River 68.46% 7,745
58 Tualatin 68.04% 27,601
59 Forest Grove 67.93% 24,847
60 Happy Valley 66.77% 22,049
61 Salem 66.63% 171,806
62 Fairview 66.38% 9,382
63 Gresham 63.92% 110,456
64 Beaverton 62.66% 98,567
65 Hillsboro 55.12% 108,026
66 Independence 51.93% 10,178
67 Milton-Freewater 51.63% 7,044
68 Umatilla 51.16% 7,215
69 Ontario 48.15% 11,031
70 Cornelius 46.34% 12,767
71 Hermiston 44.54% 17,512
72 Madras 44.23% 6,934
73 Woodburn 37.83% 26,008

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in Oregon.

About Chris Kolmar

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