Veterans Suicide by County - Oregon - 2014
County (1)
Population (2)
Vet Population (3)
Percent of County (4)
Vet Suicides (5)
Suicide Percapital
Suicide Percapital of Vets

Baker
16,280
1,912
11.7%
7

Benton
87,725
5,583
6.4
9

Clackamas
386,080
34,380
8.9
64

Clatsop
37,270
4,107
11.0
12

Columbia
49,850
5,826
11.7
6

Coos
62,860
7,887
12.5
29
.0004613
.0036759

Crook
20,690
2,444
11.8
<5

Curry
22,300
2,893
13.0
18
.0008071
.0062219

Deschutes
162,525
14,654
9.0
30

Douglas
108.850
12,846
11.8
36

Gilliam
1,945
242
12.4
<5

Grant
7,435
727
9.8
<5

Harney
7,260
923
12.7
<5

Hood River
23,295
1,658
7.1
<5

Jackson
206,310
20,144
9.8
58

Jefferson
22,040
2,079
9.4
<5

Josephine
82,815
9,330
11.3
22

Klamath
66,810
6,793
10.2
22

Lake
7,940
800
10.1
<5

Lane
356,125
29,573
8.3
74

Lincoln
46,560
5,041
10.8
15

Linn
118,665
11,667
9.8
20

Malheur
31,440
2,372
7.5
8

Marion
322,880
23,488
7.3
65

Morrow
11,425
1,018
8.9
<5

Multnomah
756,530
42,096
5.6
91

Polk
77,065
7,077
9.2
9

Sherman
1,780
276
15.5
<5

Tillamook
25,375
2,447
9.6
6

Umatilla
77,895
5,835
7.5
13

Union
26,325
2,418
9.2
<5

Wallowa
7,045
860
12.2
<5

Wasco
25,810
3,104
12.0
6

Washington
550,990
34,617
6.3
79

Wheeler
1,430
234
16.4
<5

Yamhill
101,400
9,217
9.1
16

Oregon
3,900,000
331,632
8.5
741

Source: 1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Oregon
2. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/oregons_veteran_population_by.html
3. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/oregons_veteran_population_by.html
4.

Population Veterans by Oregon county 2008-2012 https://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/InjuryFatalityData/Documents/NVDRS/suicide-among-oregon-veterans2008through2012.pdf
Veteran Suicides by County 2008-2012

Military veterans made up 8.7 percent of Oregon's population between 2008 and 2012, but they accounted for 23 percent of the state's suicides during that period, according to a recent state report.
Source: www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/rate_of_suicide_among_oregon_m.html

The self-inflicted deaths were committed most often by males, but the dead covered all age groups, including veterans of long-ended wars. In fact, the largest segment of suicide victims were men over the age of 55, according to statistics analyzed and reported from the Oregon Violent Death Reporting System by the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division.

Suicide Among Oregon Vetrerans, 2008-2012 https://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/InjuryFatalityData/Documents/NVDRS/suicide-among-oregon-veterans2008through2012.pdf

Suicide Prevention Month

We're putting together a proclamation in Curry County for Suicide Prevention Month in September and we're trying to find accurate information on county veteran suicides by year for 2008 to the present. Could you help us for your county?

Gordon Clay

TheCitizensWhoCare.org
541-469-5124

Estimated Oregon Veterans Population by County

Vetrans Statistics https://www.oregon.gov/odva/INFO/Pages/stats.aspx Counts below

Baker 1,959

Benton 6,109

Clackamas 35,601

Clatsop 4,298

Columbia 6,048

Coos 8,427

Crook 2,604

Curry 2,998

Deschutes 15,343

Douglas 13,501

Gilliam 238

Grant 767

Harney 910

Hood River 1,672

Jackson 21,079

Jefferson 2,212

Josephine 9,759

Klamath 6,966

Lake 906

Lane 30,519

Lincoln 5,352

Linn 12,248

Malheur 2,472

Marion 25,086

Morrow 1,078

Multnomah 44,378

Polk 7,521

Sherman 287

Tillamook 2,499

Umatilla 6,073

Union 2,507

Wallowa 870

Wasco 3,071

Washington 36,207

Wheeler 225

Yamhill 9,8?41

 

Address Gilliam County

Gilliam County Courthouse
212 S. Oregon St.
Condon, OR 97823

Office Hours (as of April 1) Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone and Fax
800-982-1172
541-384-6712
FAX: 541-565-3312

Email - bhunt@ncesd.k12.or.us
Web - www.tricountyvso.com

Incorporated Cities Arlington | Condon | Lonerock

Employment www.emp.state.or.us/jobs/

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Address Sherman County

300 Dewey St
Moro, OR 97039

Mail to:

PO Box 168
Moro, OR 97039

Office Hours Wednesday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone and Fax
541-565-3408 - 541-565-3312

Email - bhunt@ncesd.k12.or.us

Web - www.tricountyvso.com

Incorporated Cities: Grass Valley | Moro | Rufus | Wasco

Employment www.emp.state.or.us/jobs/

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Address Wheeler County

Family Services Building
401 4th St.
Fossil, OR 97830

Mail to:

PO Box 168
Moro, OR 97039

Office Hours Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone and Fax

800-982-1172 or 541-763-3032
FAX: 541-565-3312

Email - bhunt@ncesd.k12.or.us

Web - www.wheelercountyoregon.com/#!veterans-services/c1kru

Incorporated Cities Fossil | Mitchell | Spray

Employment www.emp.state.or.us/jobs/

CONTACT VA

 

For more information on reports, surveys, or statistics regarding the Veteran population, please e-mail us vancvas@va.gov.Congressional inquiries, please e-mail vacocls@va.gov .Press inquiries, please e-mail VAPublicAffairs@va.gov or call 202-461-7600.