Oregon small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 197 (15.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.5%
- 2021 population: 12,358

#36. Morrow County
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- Total small business establishments: 424 (16.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 25,122

#35. Jefferson County
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- Total small business establishments: 25 (17.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 89.3%
- 2021 population: 1,453

#34. Wheeler County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,560 (17.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 89,384

#33. Polk County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,006 (18.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 53,229

#32. Columbia County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,565 (19.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 80,154

#31. Umatilla County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,746 (21.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 129,948

#30. Linn County
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- Total small business establishments: 181 (21.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 8,285

#29. Lake County
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- Total small business establishments: 697 (22.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 31,709

#28. Malheur County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,546 (22.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 70,255

#27. Klamath County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,156 (22.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 96,277

#26. Benton County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,627 (23.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 112,057

#25. Douglas County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,097 (23.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 88,590

#24. Josephine County
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- Total small business establishments: 611 (23.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 25,753

#23. Crook County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,652 (24.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 108,436

#22. Yamhill County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,606 (24.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 65,119

#21. Coos County
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- Total small business establishments: 8,839 (25.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 347,775

#20. Marion County
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- Total small business establishments: 10,049 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 384,063

#19. Lane County
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- Total small business establishments: 701 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 26,735

#18. Wasco County
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- Total small business establishments: 739 (26.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 27,800

#17. Tillamook County
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- Total small business establishments: 16,036 (26.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 602,494

#16. Washington County
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- Total small business establishments: 207 (27.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 7,590

#15. Harney County
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- Total small business establishments: 755 (28.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 26,276

#14. Union County
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- Total small business establishments: 12,346 (29.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 423,763

#12. Clackamas County
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- Total small business establishments: 6,535 (29.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 224,327

#12. Jackson County
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- Total small business establishments: 710 (29.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 23,720

#11. Curry County
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- Total small business establishments: 219 (30.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 7,288

#10. Grant County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,578 (30.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 51,026

#9. Lincoln County
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- Total small business establishments: 524 (31.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 16,873

#8. Baker County
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- Total small business establishments: 61 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.8%
- 2021 population: 1,912

#7. Sherman County
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- Total small business establishments: 67 (33.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.1%
- 2021 population: 2,015

#6. Gilliam County
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- Total small business establishments: 27,596 (34.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 805,593

#5. Multnomah County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,554 (37.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 41,916

#4. Clatsop County
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- Total small business establishments: 8,201 (39.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 205,358

#3. Deschutes County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,022 (42.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 24,094

#2. Hood River County
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- Total small business establishments: 362 (47.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 7,554

#1. Wallowa County
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