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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Oregon county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Oregon's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

2012

In 2012, Sunshine Review rated the top five largest counties in Oregon: Multnomah County, Washington County, Clackamas County, Lane County, and Marion County. These counties averaged a "B" in website transparency.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	4	5	5	5	5	2	0	3	4
P	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Clackamas County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Lane County, Oregon	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P
Marion County, Oregon	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Multnomah County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Washington County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

2009

The rest of the counties were last reviewed in 2009 and averaged a D website transparency rating.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	18	9	28	28	21	12	0	0	4	1
P	0	16	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	23
N	16	9	2	4	11	22	33	34	30	10
No Website	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Baker County, Oregon	D	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Benton County, Oregon	F	Y	N	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Clackamas County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Clatsop County, Oregon	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P
Columbia County, Oregon	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	P
Coos County, Oregon	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	P
Crook County, Oregon	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Curry County, Oregon	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Deschutes County, Oregon	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Douglas County, Oregon	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P
Gilliam County, Oregon	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grant County, Oregon	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harney County, Oregon	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Hood River County, Oregon	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Jackson County, Oregon	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Oregon	F	N	P	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Josephine County, Oregon	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Klamath County, Oregon	D	Y	P	Y	Y	N	Y	P	N	N	P
Lake County, Oregon	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lane County, Oregon	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P
Lincoln County, Oregon	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Linn County, Oregon	D-	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Malheur County, Oregon	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Marion County, Oregon	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Morrow County, Oregon	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Multnomah County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Polk County, Oregon	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	P
Sherman County, Oregon	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Tillamook County, Oregon	D-	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Umatilla County, Oregon	F	N	P	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Union County, Oregon	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wallowa County, Oregon	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wasco County, Oregon	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Washington County, Oregon	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Wheeler County, Oregon	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Yamhill County, Oregon	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Oregon county, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

See also

• Evaluation of ballot measure information on Oregon county websites

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