Portland, OR — PPP Loan Data
33,052 loans · $3.26B total · 95.9% forgiven
Portland, Oregon received 33,052 Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $3.26B. The average loan in the city was $98,526 — above the national program average of approximately $67,000.
95.9% of loans in Portland — totaling $3.17B — received SBA forgiveness. Forgiveness required borrowers to demonstrate that funds were used for qualifying expenses and that they maintained employee headcount and compensation levels during the covered period.
Among the largest disclosed recipients in Portland were ERICKSON INCORPORATED ($10,000,000), ALPHA MEDIA LLC ($10,000,000), and MCMENAMINS, INC. ($10,000,000).
The most active industry sector in Portland was Accommodation and Food Services with 2,316 loans worth $323.3M, followed by Personal Care Services (1,860 loans).
Applicants in Portland reported retaining 331,630 jobs through the program. These figures are self-reported and were not independently verified by the SBA. The majority of loans in this city — those under $150,000 — have borrower names withheld under FOIA Exemption 6.
Portland is part of Oregon, which received a total of thousands of PPP loans during the program period. City-level data is based on the borrower's self-reported city name; some variation in spelling may cause minor undercounting. See the methodology page for more detail on data limitations.
Top Industries in Portland
| Industry | Loans | Total Approved | Forgiveness Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food ServicesNAICS 7225 | 2,316 | $323.3M | 96.5% |
| Personal Care ServicesNAICS 8121 | 1,860 | $41.7M | 93.0% |
| Offices of Other Health PractitionersNAICS 6213 | 1,414 | $52.5M | 97.7% |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting ServicesNAICS 5416 | 1,354 | $88.9M | 96.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesNAICS 5419 | 1,029 | $51.4M | 97.7% |
| Legal ServicesNAICS 5411 | 904 | $108.2M | 98.5% |
| Residential Building ConstructionNAICS 2361 | 768 | $57.0M | 94.7% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents and BrokersNAICS 5312 | 726 | $22.6M | 97.7% |
| Specialized Design ServicesNAICS 5414 | 600 | $32.4M | 97.7% |
| Offices of DentistsNAICS 6212 | 596 | $47.6M | 99.2% |
Largest Named Recipients in Portland
Only loans ≥ $150,000 have publicly disclosed borrower names.