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Oregon Benchmarks: County Data
Your County - All Benchmarks Training
Your County - More Statistics
2008 County Slide Shows
Benchmark Data - All Counties
2007 County Awards
2007 County Snapshot
Your County - All Benchmarks
 
Generate a benchmark report on your county  
New data added November 2008!
 
This will generate a table on the 30 benchmarks with county data.  These tables are equivalent to the county pages in past county data books.

Your County - More Statistics
Along with the benchmark data, the following websites provide valuable county and location specific statistics.
 
Oregon Communities Reporter 
     Joint project by the major Oregon universities
Alcohol & Drug County Reports 
     Department of Human Services Addition Services alcohol and drug reports by county
2008 County Poverty Reports 
     Oregon Housing and Community Services poverty reports by county
County Vital Statistics 
     Department of Human Services Center for Health Statistics yearly county reports
Children First County Data Books 
     Yearly Children First for Oregon county reports
County Employment Statistics 
   The Oregon Employment Department website of regional and county economic statistics
Industry Data by County 
     Economic and Community Development Department data on industry classification by county
Open Books Project 
     Chalkboard Project initiative displaying school district data throughout Oregon
Oregon Regional Economic Analysis Project 
     Bureau of Economic Analysis data on Oregon's Counties
 

2008 County Slide Shows
County chart
2008 County Slide Shows Now Available!
 
To download these shows to your computer, click on the county name and choose the 'save' option.
 
Note:
The slide for benchmark 56: Homelessness offers county data derived from shelter counts and should not be used for direct comparison across counties.  See the online report module 3 for more information.

 
Rural Counties (ppt)
Urban Counties (ppt)
Baker
Clatsop  
Coos 
Crook
Curry
Douglas  
Gilliam
Grant  
Harney
Hood River
Jefferson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake 
Lincoln
Malheur
Morrow
Sherman
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Wheeler
Benton
Clackamas
Columbia
Deschutes
Jackson
Lane 
Linn 
Marion
Multnomah
Polk 
Washington
Yamhill
 
If you are unable to download these shows, e-mail Progress.Board@state.or.us to request any or all shows on a CD.
 
 

Acknowledgements
 
The 2008 county slide shows would not have been possible without the dedicated help of Tatiana Dunbar-Hall.
 

Benchmark Data - All Counties
Oregon county map
How to:

  1. Note from the list below the number(s) of the benchmark(s) for which you want county data
  2. Generate a report on those benchmarks. 
  3. Check out “County Data” in Module 1 of the report, where county maps, rural and urban charts, and data tables are accessible.
 
Goal #1: Quality Jobs for all Oregonians
    4: Net Job Growth (Overall)
    5: Professional Services
  11: Per Capita Income (Overall)
  12: Pay Per Worker (Overall)
15a: Unemployment (Annual Rate)
15b: Unemployment (Percent of U.S.)  
  18: Ready to Learn
19a: Third Grade Reading
19b: Third Grade Math
20a: Eighth Grade Reading
20b: Eighth Grade Math
  22: High School Dropout Rate
  23: High School Completion
  24: Some College Completion
26a: College Completion (Bachelor's)   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Goal # 2: Safe, Caring and Engaging Communities*
31a: Voting (Percent Turnout)
  39: Teen Pregnancy
  40: Prenatal Care
  41: Infant Mortality
  42: Immunizations
  43: HIV Diagnosis
  45: Preventable Death
  48: Childcare Availability
50a: 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Alcohol)
50b: 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Illicit Drugs)
50c: 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Cigarettes)
51(a/b): Child Abuse or Neglect
53a: Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy
53b: Tobacco Abstinence During Pregnancy
  54: Poverty
  59: Independent Seniors
  62: Overall Crime
62a: Person Crimes
62b: Property Crimes
62c: Behavioral Crimes
63a: Juvenile Arrests (Person Crimes)
63b: Juvenile Arrests (Property Crimes)
  66: Juvenile Recidivism
 

Goal #3: Healthy, Sustainable Surroundings
  73: Home Ownership
74a: Affordable Housing (Renters)
74b: Affordable Housing (Owners)
  84: Municipal Solid Waste
 
* County data for benchmark 56: Homelessness has been removed due to issues of comparability across counties.

2007 County Awards

Every two years at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Oregon Counties, the Progress Board honors “best” and “most improved” counties in four areas:  Economy, Education, Child Wellbeing, and Public Safety. 
 
2007 County Awards (pdf)
County Awards Slideshow (ppt)
 
 
Previous Awards
2005 County Awards Slideshow (ppt)
 

2007 County Snapshot
 
This 2007 county snapshot is an abbreviated version of the biennial county data book.  The county data pages and benchmark pages of past reports are included in the online benchmark report generator, where the data will be updated as it becomes available.
 
2007 County Snapshot (pdf)



Find previous years' County Data Books
 
Services that Oregon counties deliver to improve their communities (pdf)

Training
 
Contact Progress Board staff for training or technical assistance on how to use county benchmark products.
 

 
Page updated: March 20, 2009

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