Oregon’s biggest counties depend on international migration for population growth

Oregon’s population has grown very modestly over the past few years, a sharp contrast to the robust expansion during the 2010s.

But even that modest growth has relied upon people moving to Oregon from other countries, according to newly released census data.

International migration netted Oregon nearly 24,000 additional residents last year. Meanwhile, 1,200 more people moved away from Oregon to other parts of the U.S. than moved to the state from elsewhere in the country…

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