Mexican Population in Oregon by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Mexican population in Oregon totals 478,243, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Portland (48,706), followed by Salem (35,360) and Hillsboro (21,548), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Mexican residents are distributed across Oregon''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Mexican population in Oregon

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  • 1
    Portland
    Mexican population in Portland is 48,706
    7.58% of Portland population is Mexican
  • 2
    Salem
    Mexican population in Salem is 35,360
    20.02% of Salem population is Mexican
  • 3
    Hillsboro
    Mexican population in Hillsboro is 21,548
    20.13% of Hillsboro population is Mexican
  • 4
    Gresham
    Mexican population in Gresham is 19,722
    17.48% of Gresham population is Mexican
  • 5
    Eugene
    Mexican population in Eugene is 14,267
    8.04% of Eugene population is Mexican

Overview of Mexican population in Oregon

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey show Oregon contains 478,243 Mexican residents (11.3% of 4.2 million total state population), positioning the state at the 75th percentile nationally among U.S. states for Mexican population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data documents Oregon's Mexican population of 11.3% corresponding to the national average, placing the state as demographically representative of typical U.S. distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey document Oregon's 478,243 Mexican residents constitute 1.3% of the nation's total Mexican population of 37.4 million, providing the state with a measurable but modest share of the national demographic community.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Oregon's density of 5 Mexican Americans per square mile remains below the national average of 10.6 per square mile, indicating relatively sparse distribution compared to national demographic concentrations.
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193 Cities in Oregon Ranked by Mexican Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Mexican population in Oregon present in Portland, Salem, and Hillsboro, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Oregon ranked by Mexican population count
Rank by Mexican Population
City
Mexican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Oregon Mexican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Portland 48,706 7.58% 10.18%
2 Salem 35,360 20.02% 7.39%
3 Hillsboro 21,548 20.13% 4.51%
4 Gresham 19,722 17.48% 4.12%
5 Eugene 14,267 8.04% 2.98%
6 Woodburn 14,228 53.00% 2.98%
7 Beaverton 12,582 12.90% 2.63%
8 11,742 13.69% 2.46%
9 8,884 45.78% 1.86%
10 8,018 20.55% 1.68%
11 7,073 12.46% 1.48%
12 6,993 11.34% 1.46%
13 6,950 26.32% 1.45%
14 6,815 6.72% 1.43%
15 6,421 46.87% 1.34%
16 6,356 18.43% 1.33%
17 5,455 9.85% 1.14%
18 5,250 44.76% 1.10%
19 4,942 17.83% 1.03%
20 4,012 11.41% 0.84%
21 3,967 6.57% 0.83%
22 3,481 34.51% 0.73%
23 3,216 16.76% 0.67%
24 3,192 12.46% 0.67%
25 3,145 8.03% 0.66%
26 3,129 19.59% 0.65%
27 3,089 11.80% 0.65%
28 2,833 15.65% 0.59%
29 2,785 12.73% 0.58%
30 2,737 38.57% 0.57%
31 2,573 34.17% 0.54%
32 2,398 31.57% 0.50%
33 2,309 21.73% 0.48%
34 2,254 56.99% 0.47%
35 2,251 14.07% 0.47%
36 1,933 41.92% 0.40%
37 1,910 59.32% 0.40%
38 1,840 22.01% 0.38%
39 1,774 15.87% 0.37%
40 1,706 65.92% 0.36%
41 1,658 15.95% 0.35%
42 1,511 7.96% 0.32%
42 1,511 28.90% 0.32%
43 1,419 41.48% 0.30%
44 1,394 40.94% 0.29%
45 1,387 8.13% 0.29%
46 1,373 13.15% 0.29%
47 1,371 3.66% 0.29%
48 1,367 7.94% 0.29%
49 1,366 6.75% 0.29%
50 1,231 11.00% 0.26%
51 1,201 12.14% 0.25%
52 1,161 5.46% 0.24%
53 1,095 4.28% 0.23%
54 1,084 24.48% 0.23%
55 1,050 10.33% 0.22%
56 1,048 4.41% 0.22%
57 1,036 3.83% 0.22%
58 972 6.87% 0.20%
59 963 8.03% 0.20%
60 897 9.17% 0.19%
61 874 39.53% 0.18%
62 855 8.41% 0.18%
62 855 10.40% 0.18%
63 832 2.06% 0.17%
64 786 13.88% 0.16%
65 764 28.64% 0.16%
66 747 38.19% 0.16%
67 738 4.65% 0.15%
68 718 11.45% 0.15%
69 662 3.10% 0.14%
70 658 34.24% 0.14%
71 650 6.52% 0.14%
72 644 4.93% 0.13%
73 632 9.39% 0.13%
74 618 6.04% 0.13%
75 607 7.49% 0.13%
76 584 9.04% 0.12%
77 550 16.59% 0.12%
78 531 8.43% 0.11%
79 530 12.09% 0.11%
80 527 4.96% 0.11%
81 509 68.88% 0.11%
82 493 3.87% 0.10%
83 470 9.26% 0.10%
84 421 6.08% 0.09%
85 420 4.13% 0.09%
86 417 42.34% 0.09%
87 374 38.60% 0.08%
88 367 15.43% 0.08%
88 367 10.35% 0.08%
89 360 15.94% 0.08%
90 354 4.91% 0.07%
91 333 17.44% 0.07%
92 319 10.27% 0.07%
93 312 9.70% 0.07%
94 311 10.54% 0.07%
95 310 34.56% 0.06%
96 308 2.83% 0.06%
97 307 5.91% 0.06%
98 306 3.23% 0.06%
99 291 14.76% 0.06%
100 279 11.12% 0.06%
101 260 15.88% 0.05%
102 230 5.72% 0.05%
103 229 9.33% 0.05%
104 219 17.63% 0.05%
105 216 19.57% 0.05%
106 212 9.57% 0.04%
107 194 4.60% 0.04%
107 194 9.59% 0.04%
108 193 14.11% 0.04%
109 191 9.13% 0.04%
110 188 5.54% 0.04%
111 182 5.21% 0.04%
112 176 5.83% 0.04%
113 165 5.42% 0.03%
114 161 4.38% 0.03%
115 147 2.65% 0.03%
116 134 2.38% 0.03%
117 131 4.82% 0.03%
118 127 2.60% 0.03%
118 127 4.72% 0.03%
119 123 10.79% 0.03%
120 118 3.69% 0.02%
121 111 23.08% 0.02%
121 111 8.52% 0.02%
122 108 9.16% 0.02%
123 106 6.23% 0.02%
124 100 5.33% 0.02%
124 100 3.24% 0.02%
125 99 13.75% 0.02%
126 98 1.14% 0.02%
127 91 3.79% 0.02%
128 82 4.41% 0.02%
129 81 4.00% 0.02%
130 77 4.02% 0.02%
131 75 6.98% 0.02%
132 74 2.70% 0.02%
133 73 4.04% 0.02%
134 71 6.21% 0.01%
135 66 4.65% 0.01%
136 60 4.54% 0.01%
137 59 12.74% 0.01%
138 58 3.76% 0.01%
139 57 3.73% 0.01%
139 57 4.89% 0.01%
139 57 1.32% 0.01%
140 55 4.45% 0.01%
141 54 1.81% 0.01%
142 53 2.41% 0.01%
142 53 3.90% 0.01%
143 52 4.48% 0.01%
144 51 4.03% 0.01%
144 51 3.13% 0.01%
145 50 2.47% 0.01%
145 50 2.55% 0.01%
146 45 3.69% 0.01%
147 44 2.79% 0.01%
148 42 2.28% 0.01%
149 40 3.27% 0.01%
150 39 1.26% 0.01%
151 34 4.98% 0.01%
152 33 3.75% 0.01%
153 26 3.89% 0.01%
153 26 5.84% 0.01%
153 26 2.35% 0.01%
154 23 2.99% 0.00%
155 22 0.66% 0.00%
155 22 3.54% 0.00%
156 21 0.98% 0.00%
157 19 0.91% 0.00%
158 18 3.92% 0.00%
158 18 1.83% 0.00%
159 15 1.23% 0.00%
160 11 1.71% 0.00%
160 11 1.11% 0.00%
161 10 1.39% 0.00%
162 9 1.41% 0.00%
162 9 1.22% 0.00%
163 8 0.41% 0.00%
164 7 1.01% 0.00%
165 4 0.26% 0.00%
166 1 0.16% 0.00%
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
167 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Oregon by their Mexican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Mexican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Mexican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Mexican alone, while others identify as Mexican along with another race (such as Mexican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Mexican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Mexican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Mexican alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Mexican .
  2. % of Total Oregon Mexican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Mexican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Mexican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Mexican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Mexican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.