Minam River near confluence with Wallowa River IMG 4501 · Photo: Williamborg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wallowa County, Oregon
7,553 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Wallowa County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Minam River near confluence with Wallowa River IMG 4501 · Photo: Williamborg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Adults with frequent mental distress
15.6%
5 mental-health listings · below the Oregon median of 17.7%
Adults 18–64 without health insurance
6.6%
18 medical listings · below the Oregon median of 8.6%
Adults ever diagnosed with depression
25.6%
below the Oregon median of 26.4%
Adults reporting food insecurity
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Not in this CDC release · 21 food listings
Need against listed capacity
CDC PLACES prevalence applied to the county’s adult population, beside the services listed for that need in the Range Lab directory. Adults per listing is a rough reading of how thin the net is, not a wait time.
Frequent mental distress
900
15.6% of 6,036 adults
One dot = 10 adults
No health insurance
300
6.6% of 3,817 adults 18–64
One dot = 10 adults 18–64
Depression diagnosis
1,500
25.6% of 6,036 adults
One dot = 10 adults
Provider shortage designations and listed services
HRSA scores each Health Professional Shortage Area 0–25 (dental 0–26); a county’s score is the highest among its designated areas. Higher means a worse shortage. Listed services per 10,000 residents from the Range Lab directory.
HRSA shortage score, 2026
Grey tick = median among designated Oregon counties
- Primary / medical care7 · designated
- Mental health18 · designated
- Dental12 · designated
Wallowa is designated for primary care and mental health and dental. Facility-only designations (clinics, FQHCs) are excluded.
Listed services per 10,000 residents
- Medical23.85.1
- Mental health6.61.5
- Dental5.30.5
- Addiction & recovery1.30.8
- Food27.84.8
Addiction & recovery is the thinnest category listed: 1.3 per 10,000, about one listing for every 7,600 residents.
How Wallowa compares with other Oregon counties
Adults with frequent mental distress against adults 18–64 without health insurance, CDC PLACES 2025. Dot size is county population; dashed lines are the state medians. Hover a dot for the county.
Wallowa sits below the state median on distress (15.6% vs. 17.7%) and below it on uninsured adults (6.6% vs. 8.6%).
Sources: CDC PLACES 2025 (model-based county estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System); HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas; Census ACS 2024 5-year population; Range Lab resource directory. About the data.