The median income of Malheur County residents was an inflation-adjusted $19,988 per year. Malheur County had 10,262 households in 2017, with a population of 30,421.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Clackamas County. Clackamas County's median income was $34,855 per year after adjusting for inflation – $14,867 more than Malheur County. It had 153,822 households in 2017 and a population of 399,962.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
Oregon counties ranked by earnings per resident (2017)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clackamas County | 34,855 |
| 2 | Washington County | 34,401 |
| 3 | Multnomah County | 30,168 |
| 4 | Deschutes County | 28,563 |
| 5 | Columbia County | 27,483 |
| 6 | Morrow County | 27,056 |
| 7 | Yamhill County | 27,000 |
| 8 | Hood River County | 26,886 |
| 9 | Polk County | 26,256 |
| 10 | Gilliam County | 25,833 |
| 11 | Marion County | 25,685 |
| 12 | Linn County | 25,461 |
| 13 | Wasco County | 25,169 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 25,072 |
| 15 | Baker County | 24,871 |
| 16 | Clatsop County | 24,848 |
| 17 | Grant County | 24,651 |
| 18 | Umatilla County | 24,365 |
| 19 | Wallowa County | 24,201 |
| 20 | Lane County | 23,662 |
| 21 | Benton County | 23,648 |
| 22 | Tillamook County | 23,427 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 23,347 |
| 24 | Klamath County | 23,091 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 23,057 |
| 26 | Crook County | 22,738 |
| 27 | Union County | 22,733 |
| 28 | Douglas County | 22,712 |
| 29 | Sherman County | 22,375 |
| 30 | Curry County | 22,186 |
| 31 | Harney County | 21,966 |
| 32 | Coos County | 21,891 |
| 33 | Wheeler County | 21,442 |
| 34 | Josephine County | 21,057 |
| 35 | Lake County | 20,501 |
| 36 | Malheur County | 19,988 |
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