Hood River County, Oregon

A county in Oregon, ranked 26 of 36 by population.

CountyFIPS 41027

Within Oregon
Hood River County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Hood River, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
23,720
-178 (-0.7%) since 2020
Land area
522.2
square miles. A further 2.1% of the total area is water
Population density
45.4
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Hood River
Seat of county government.
Established
1908
117 years ago
Largest city
Hood River city
Population 8,315.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Hood River County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Hood River County, Oregon from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 600 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Hood River County ranks

Position among the 36 counties of Oregon, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn OregonNationally
Population23,72026th of 361,664th of 3,144
Land area522.2 sq mi35th of 362,000th of 3,144
Population density45.4 per sq mi16th of 361,565th of 3,144
Median household income$88,9475th of 36331st of 3,143

Full data for Hood River County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population23,720Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202023,898Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?23,978Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area522.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area11.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area533.4 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?45.4 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$88,947American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$660,000American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age40.7American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households8,939American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units10,290American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-12
187 births, 199 deaths
Net migration
-1
More people moved out than moved in.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 5 areas bordering Hood River County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Wasco CountyOregon43 mi26,310
Skamania CountyWashington22 mi12,669
Clackamas CountyOregon20 mi426,280
Multnomah CountyOregon18 mi795,391
Klickitat CountyWashington4.5 mi24,331

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 36 counties of Oregon

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.