Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it is the 27th-most populous state, with 4,237,256 inhabitants, and ranked 10th by land area, spanning 95,988 square miles (248,610 km2) of land. Oregon is divided into 36 counties and contains 241 incorporated cities. Approximately 71 percent of the state's population lives in cities, which also generate 83 percent of economic activity and have 82 percent of Oregon's jobs.