Oregon's Population Continues to Grow by Numbers Not Seen in More Than 20 Years

New residents are pushing Oregon's explosive growth for a second straight year, according to a new study by the Portland State University Center for Population Research.

The study indicated Oregon's population increased by 64,750 between 2016 and 2017, up from a similar gain of 62,505 between 2015 and 2015; both numbers represent a 1.6% year-over-year increase and the largest growth over a two-year period since the early 1990s.

Since 2012 net migration into Oregon has added 200,000 residents. Portland continued to add more residents than other cities, with 11,705 new residents this past year, an increase of 1.8%.

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