Oregon — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Oregon during 2025.
Oregon indexed 14,665 projects with decisions in 2025 across 36 counties, with 18,363 approved and 141 denied actions (99.2% approval rate). Multnomah County led with 2,689 projects (18% of the state), followed by Clackamas County (1,556) and Washington County (1,178). Together those three counties accounted for 37% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Oregon Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Oregon.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 32 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Benton | 477 | 610 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Clackamas | 1,556 | 1,996 | 25 | 98.8% |
| Clatsop | 329 | 410 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Columbia | 273 | 356 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Coos | 367 | 458 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Crook | 60 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Curry | 132 | 139 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Deschutes | 603 | 743 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Douglas | 239 | 259 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Gilliam | 161 | 200 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Grant | 119 | 126 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Harney | 85 | 84 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Hood River | 266 | 353 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 482 | 570 | 4 | 99.3% |
| Jefferson | 142 | 189 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Josephine | 254 | 327 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Klamath | 269 | 305 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 18 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lane | 652 | 884 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Lincoln | 714 | 859 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Linn | 532 | 620 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Malheur | 26 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marion | 1,172 | 1,497 | 6 | 99.6% |
| Morrow | 135 | 150 | 5 | 96.8% |
| Multnomah | 2,689 | 3,704 | 26 | 99.3% |
| Polk | 111 | 122 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Sherman | 9 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tillamook | 394 | 503 | 8 | 98.4% |
| Umatilla | 616 | 722 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Union | 82 | 91 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Wallowa | 65 | 68 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wasco | 216 | 233 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 1,178 | 1,406 | 11 | 99.2% |
| Wheeler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yamhill | 582 | 671 | 1 | 99.9% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.