Oregon State University

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Metropolitan Areas in Oregon (definitions of metropolitan) with links to the local Cooperative Extension office:

Notes:
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
(#) = Rural-Urban Continuum Code

Greater than 1 million population (1)

MSA: Portland – Vancouver – Hillsboro OR/WA

Principal Cities: Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland
MSA Counties: Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill

250,000 to 1 million population (2)

MSA: Eugene

Principal Cities: Eugene
MSA Counties: Lane

MSA: Salem

Principal Cities: Salem
MSA Counties: Marion, Polk

Fewer than 250,000 population (3)

MSA: Albany

Principal Cities: Albany
MSA Counties: Linn

MSA: Bend-Redmond

Principal Cities: Bend, Redmond
MSA Counties: Deschutes

MSA: Corvallis

Principal Cities: Corvallis
MSA Counties: Benton

MSA: Grants Pass

Principal Cities: Grants Pass
MSA Counties: Josephine

MSA: Medford

Principal Cities: Medford
MSA Counties: Jackson