Crook County was the fastest growing county in Oregon between 2020 and 2022, based on newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.
New county-by-county population estimates from the Census Bureau indicate population growth throughout Central Oregon, but Crook County well outpaced Deschutes and Jefferson counties.
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