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Resilience Dossier

Lane CountyOregon · OR

41
/ 100poor
Composite scale0 ─ 100
41
CriticalExcellent
State rank
#31OR
National rank
#2,948/ 3,436
Population
382,86532.5/km²
FIPS 41039│AREA 11,795 km²│LAT 43.9283 · LON -122.8976
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Geospatial

43.93°N, 122.90°W
Map of Lane County, OR
Target ▸ Lane County
N│Mapbox dark-v11
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Analyst Brief

Voice ▸ Stratfor

▌Lane County is a county in Oregon, with a population of 382,865, covering 11,795 square kilometers. Population density is 32.5 people per square kilometer. On the Scout composite resilience index, Lane County scores 41 out of 100, ranked #31 in OR and #2,948 of 3,436 regions. The five-year average temperature anomaly versus the 20th-century baseline is 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Counties above 2.6 degrees fall inside the climate tipping-point band. The FEMA National Risk Index composite hazard score is 97 out of 100. Annual precipitation averages 64.0 inches. Net IRS migration in the most recent tax year was -0.0 per 1,000 residents. USDA classifies the county as Rural-Urban Continuum Code 2 (1 = metropolitan core, 9 = completely rural).

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Assessment Matrix

6 Dimensions
D-0125

Climate Stability

Natural hazard exposure, temperature anomaly vs. 20th-century baseline, drought, wildfire, and flood risk.

D-0243

Water & Food

Groundwater reliability, precipitation normals, growing season length, and cropland availability.

D-0351

Social Stability

Net migration, social vulnerability, and crime rates.

D-0461

Infrastructure

Solar energy potential, off-grid power viability, and proximity to nuclear facilities.

D-0527

Self-Sufficiency

Rural-urban classification, agricultural diversity, and land availability.

D-0645

Affordability

Median home value and rental costs relative to the national range. Lower cost counties score higher.

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Source Telemetry

14 Inputs
S-01Climate
FEMA NRI hazard score
96.79 /100
Temperature anomaly
1.71 °F
S-02Water
Annual precipitation
64.0 in
Soil saturation depth
2.0 ft
Growing season
175 days
S-03Social
Net migration
-0.0 /1k
Social vulnerability
0.738 /1
Crime index
5.8 /100
S-04Infrastructure
Solar irradiance
3.9 kWh/m²/d
Distance to nuclear facility
247 mi
S-05Self-Sufficiency
Cropland share
2.9 %
Rural-urban code
2 /9
S-06Affordability
Median home value
$363,800
Median rent
$1,210 /mo

Inputs marked “— —” are pending pipeline integration and currently use neutral defaults in the composite. They do not skew rankings.

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Cross-Reference

REF-A

Lane County on the Scout map

See this county in spatial context. Compare with neighbors. Tune the composite weights to your priorities.

REF-B

Top counties in Oregon

State rollup ranking the highest- and lowest-scoring counties for resilience by composite Scout score.

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Citations

Full methodology ▸
  • FEMA-NRIFEMA National Risk Index, county composite hazard score
  • NOAA-TMPNOAA nClimDiv county temperature anomaly, 2020-2024 vs. 1901-2000 baseline
  • NOAA-PCPNOAA county precipitation normals, 1991-2020
  • IRS-MIGIRS county-to-county migration, tax year 2021-2022
  • CDC-SVICDC Social Vulnerability Index, 2022 release (RPL_THEMES)
  • USDA-RUCCUSDA Economic Research Service Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  • NASA-PWRNASA POWER climatology, annual global horizontal irradiance (kWh/m²/day)
  • USDA-NASSUSDA NASS Census of Agriculture 2022, county cropland and total land area
  • USDA-SDMUSDA NRCS Soil Data Mart, average seasonal soil saturation depth (cm)
  • ACS-2022U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022, median home value and gross rent