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- FIPS 41059
- Largest town: Hermiston
Umatilla County, Oregon
Umatilla County had 80,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 3,215.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 36 in Oregon by population and 8th by land area.
- Population
- 80,491
- #14 of 36 in Oregon · #725 in US
- Area
- 3,215.5 sq mi
- #8 of 36 in Oregon · #160 in US
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- #18 of 36 in Oregon · #2,062 in US
- Median household income
- $62,890
- #23 of 36 in Oregon · #1,570 in US
Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area
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Umatilla County population, land area and income
Umatilla County had 80,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 3,215.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 36 in Oregon by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 25.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.
The median county-equivalent in Oregon has 46,128 residents; Umatilla County is somewhat larger.
Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,890 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.
National rank among 3,144
Population
80,491
725th of 3,144 (US)
Land area
3,215 sq mi
160th of 3,144 (US)
Density
25.0 / sq mi
2062nd of 3,144 (US)
Median household income
$62,890
1570th of 3,143 (US)
Rank within Oregon (36)
Population
80,491
14th of 36 (OR)
Land area
3,215 sq mi
8th of 36 (OR)
Density
25.0 / sq mi
18th of 36 (OR)
Median household income
$62,890
23rd of 36 (OR)
How Umatilla County's population changed since 2020
Umatilla County gained 598 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 19th of 36 in Oregon for growth. The median Oregon county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.
Since the April 2020 estimates base, Umatilla County recorded 3,572 births and 3,595 deaths, a natural change of -23. Net international migration added +895 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -422. The largest single component was international migration, which added 895 people.
Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024
- Births
- 3,572
- Deaths
- 3,595
- Net international migration
- +895
- Net domestic migration
- -422
- Change, July 2023 to July 2024
- +619
Where Umatilla County is
The Census internal point of Umatilla County is at 45.591200, -118.733900. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Oregon's 36 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Umatilla County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.
- < -0.7%
- < +0.1%
- < +1.2%
- < +2.7%
- ≥ +2.7%
Orange pin: Umatilla County internal point. Dark pin: Salem.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.591200, -118.733900
- DMS
- 45°35'28.32"N 118°44'2.04"W
- UTM
- 11N 364755.2E 5050090.7N
- Geohash
- c25e65seg
- Plus code
- 85Q3H7R8+FC
Towns in Umatilla County
7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Umatilla County, 56,297 people together, or 70% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Umatilla County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hermiston with 19,746.
- 01Hermiston19,746
- 02Pendleton17,026
- 03Umatilla7,899
- 04Milton-Freewater7,011
- 05Stanfield2,118
- 06Pilot Rock1,313
- 07Athena1,184
Counties bordering Umatilla County
The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Umatilla County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Benton County, WA, with 218,190 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.
Distance to Salem and the nearest big city
Salem is 213.7 miles W of Umatilla County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 156.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pendleton, OR (population 17,026), 7.1 miles away.
Umatilla County FIPS code
The FIPS code of Umatilla County is 41059: state code 41 for Oregon plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,890.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Umatilla County, Oregon?
The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 80,491. That is up 598 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 79,893.
What is the FIPS code of Umatilla County?
41059. The first two digits (41) are Oregon; the last three (059) identify the county.
What is the largest town in Umatilla County?
Hermiston, with 19,746 residents inside Umatilla County in 2024.
Which counties border Umatilla County?
7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Benton County, WA; Walla Walla County, WA; Union County, OR; Morrow County, OR; Wallowa County, OR; Grant County, OR; Columbia County, WA.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
- 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
- 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
- 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.