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Lane County Preliminary 2012 Population Estimates

by Brian Rooney
Published Feb-6-2013

Preliminary 2012 population estimates from Portland State University's Population Research Center show that Oregon gained 26,110 residents in 2012, an increase of 0.7 percent. Washington County was the fastest-growing county, adding 6,475 for a 1.2 percent increase. Lane County was the 20th fastest growing out of Oregon's 36 counties with a gain of 1,045, or 0.3 percent.

Lane County was the state's fourth most populous county with 354,200 after Multnomah (748,445), Washington (542,845), and Clackamas (381,680).

Table 1

Population Estimates for Oregon and Lane County
	Population Estimate July 1, 2012	Population Estimate July 1, 2011	Population Change 2011-12	Percent Change 2011-12
Oregon	3,883,735	3,857,625	26,110	0.7%
Lane County	354,200	353,155	1,045	0.3%
Source: Portland State University Population Research Center