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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Oregon?

904,332homes in Oregon heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 36 Oregon counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 53% of the 1,701,548 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 9 of 35 by count, 2 by share. Multnomah County holds the most: 168,899 electric-heated homes at 5,053 heating degree days.

Where Oregon sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Oregon is outlined.

Oregon: cold counties and electric heat

Oregon cold counties, electric heating
Multnomah County347,39248.6168,8995,053-3%18.7
Lane County159,50974.7119,0845,520-3%13.2
Washington County232,36646.0106,8415,175-3%11.8
Clackamas County162,76246.475,4896,054-3%8.3
Marion County125,41351.664,7605,577-3%7.2
Jackson County90,67954.649,5205,541-3%5.5
Deschutes County83,19747.439,4337,573-3%4.4
Douglas County46,67758.727,3895,206-3%3.0
Linn County50,53452.826,6845,757-3%3.0
Yamhill County38,83666.225,7244,934-3%2.8
Benton County38,28653.920,6214,776-3%2.3
Josephine County36,33655.420,1155,256-3%2.2
Coos County28,41770.520,0444,462-2%2.2
Polk County32,57454.517,7404,942-3%2.0
Umatilla County28,19459.216,6936,123-3%1.8
Lincoln County22,82964.614,7374,927-3%1.6
Columbia County20,71052.610,8985,247-3%1.2
Klamath County28,84033.29,5737,497-4%1.1
Tillamook County11,81779.09,3395,573-3%1.0
Curry County11,28077.48,7324,489-2%1.0

Largest 20 of 36 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 16 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Multnomah County, Lane County, Washington County, hold 44% of the 904,332 electric-heated homes in Oregon cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Tillamook County at 79%. The coldest, Wallowa County, averages 7,802 heating degree days; Oregon as a whole averages 5,563 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Oregon cold counties, 12 largest

  • Multnomah County168,899
  • Lane County119,084
  • Washington County106,841
  • Clackamas County75,489
  • Marion County64,760
  • Jackson County49,520
  • Deschutes County39,433
  • Douglas County27,389
  • Linn County26,684
  • Yamhill County25,724
  • Benton County20,621
  • Josephine County20,115

Oregon: the 10 coldest counties

Wallowa County is coldest at 7,802 heating degree days with 28% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 70,497 electric-heated homes.

Oregon 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Wallowa County3,35628.07,8027,672
Deschutes County83,19747.47,5737,348
Grant County3,35233.17,5487,377
Union County10,85631.97,5007,324
Klamath County28,84033.27,4977,226
Lake County3,42234.47,2767,072
Baker County7,26331.67,2687,059
Crook County10,64752.17,0916,897
Hood River County9,02156.77,0866,866
Harney County3,14158.77,0496,867

Oregon: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Tillamook County is highest at 79% and Umatilla County is 10th at 59%.

Oregon 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Tillamook County11,81779.05,5735,392
Curry County11,28077.44,4894,385
Wasco County10,41175.86,2616,083
Morrow County4,32274.85,8355,686
Lane County159,50974.75,5205,380
Coos County28,41770.54,4624,375
Yamhill County38,83666.24,9344,786
Lincoln County22,82964.64,9274,770
Jefferson County8,65961.36,5516,331
Umatilla County28,19459.26,1235,952

Winter disconnections and price in Oregon

Oregon utilities logged 0.27 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.38 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 15.37 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 154 dollars in Oregon.

Oregon in the ranking

Missouri is 7th with 919,771 homes (37.0% of its homes). Illinois is 8th with 910,214 homes (18.2% of its homes). Kentucky is 10th with 886,223 homes (49.5% of its homes). Indiana is 11th with 824,332 homes (30.7% of its homes).

Oregon beside 4 neighbors

Oregon neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
California263,3192.0%2,495
Idaho243,01135.0%6,673
Nevada102,4038.7%3,600
Washington1,742,02057.7%6,244

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How many Oregon homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

904,332 homes, 53.1% of 1,701,548 occupied Oregon homes, in 36 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Oregon county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Multnomah County, with 168,899 of its 347,392 homes (49%) at 5,053 normal heating degree days.

Which Oregon county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Wallowa County, at 7,802 normal heating degree days: 939 of 3,356 homes (28%).

How far did the last decade run from the Oregon normal?

Oregon cold counties averaged 2.7% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_oregon,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Oregon winter exposure: 904,332 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/oregon.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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