Bend, OR Metro Area
The Bend, OR metro area is made up of 3 counties in Oregon: Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson, largest first. About 266,376 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 7.6% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 266,376 7.6% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 3: 1 central, 2 outlying
- Land area
- 7,778 sq mi (20,146 km²)
- Time zone
- Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
- State
- Oregon
- CBSA code
- 13460
Counties in the Bend, OR metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes County | Central | 213,072 | 80.0% |
| Crook County | Outlying | 27,564 | 10.3% |
| Jefferson County | Outlying | 25,740 | 9.7% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Bend103,390 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area90 mi west
- Albany, OR Metro Area97 mi northwest
- Salem, OR Metro Area104 mi northwest
- The Dalles, OR Micro Area107 mi north
- Klamath Falls, OR Micro Area129 mi south
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