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Lincoln County, Oregon

A county in Oregon, ranked 18 of 36 by population.

CountyFIPS 41041

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

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Population
50,636
+127 (+0.3%) since 2020
Land area
981
square miles. A further 17.9% of the total area is water
Population density
51.6
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Newport
Seat of county government.
Established
1893
132 years ago
Largest city
Newport city
Population 10,383.

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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 428 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 Lincoln 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
Population50,63618th of 361,004th of 3,144
Land area981 sq mi27th of 36705th of 3,144
Population density51.6 per sq mi14th of 361,439th of 3,144
Median household income$63,16524th of 361,777th of 3,143

Full data for Lincoln County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population50,636Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202050,509Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?50,402Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area981 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area213.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area1,195 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?51.6 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$63,165American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$410,800American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age52.7American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households23,115American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units32,628American 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
-402
322 births, 724 deaths
Net migration
+290
More people moved in than moved out.

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

The 4 areas bordering Lincoln 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
Benton CountyOregon44 mi97,728
Polk CountyOregon28 mi90,037
Lane CountyOregon21 mi381,584
Tillamook CountyOregon18 mi27,384

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.