Annual rate of population change
Oregon has not kept pace with the national rate of population change, even as it slowed to 0.5% in 2025. Washington grew faster than the nation last year.
A line chart shows annual rate of population change for Oregon, Washington and the U.S. from 2020 to 2025. Washington's rate of change tracks closely with the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, then begins to outpace the national rate. Oregon had a higher growth rate than Washington and the U.S. in 2020, but has since fallen behind. Growth rates for Oregon, Washington and the U.S. all fell in 2025.
