African American Community

According to the 2005 U.S. Census of Oregon’s 3.6 million inhabitants, 1.6 percent (58,309 individuals) identified themselves as African American. Seventy-four percent of African Americans in Oregon live in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, the tri-County area that encompasses the Portland urban center.

Tobacco’s annual toll on African Americans in Oregon

76 African Americans die from tobacco use.
1,485 African Americans suffer from a serious illness caused by tobacco use.
$11.9 million is spent on medical care for African Americans for tobacco-related illnesses.
$12.0 million in productivity is lost due to tobacco-related deaths.

For a full report see, Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program, African American Data Report – 2007.

Here is more information:

• Legacy, African Americans and Smoking Fact Sheet, 2/15/2010
• American Lung Association, African Americans

• How Tobacco Affects You HOME
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