* Unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted

** Poverty rates are obtained through a monthly sampling done by the US Census over a five year time span (2005-2009), survey respondents were asked to estimate their income in the past 12 months. As a survey based on a population sample this measure is subject to error, see the American Factfinder website to obtain margins of error.

Source: Department of Human Services provide SNAP and TANF rates, Oregon Employment Department collects monthly unemployment data. Data hosted on the Oregon County Monitor, Rural Studies Program at Oregon State University: http://osu.prognoz.com