Oregon
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Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
31-24 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.328 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$4,80334 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
51+1 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202433.5%55 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)15.746 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
45-6 vs median
- Output per worker$155,52332 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs8.8%58 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
6-43 vs median
- Unemployment rate5.2%2 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month-0.21%10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
61+9 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$73,67854 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.8%68 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
30-28 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.534 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)855.426 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
92+0 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAa1 · Stable92 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
67+16 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · data.oregon.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets22100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09