Clackamas County

What Clackamas County does

Clackamas County is a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, established in 1843 as one of the original Oregon Territory counties, providing local government services to residents across 16 incorporated cities and unincorporated rural and urban communities in northwestern Oregon. The county operates a broad portfolio of public-service divisions under the governance of an elected five-member Board of County Commissioners and independently elected constitutional officers (Sheriff, District Attorney, County Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Justice of the Peace), with approximately 1,001–5,000 employees. The County Clerk and Elections Office administers all federal, state, and local elections for 325,000+ registered voters under a Vote-by-Mail model, supported by 26 official ballot drop sites, multiple vote centers, the Track Your Ballot notification service (approximately 57,000 subscribers), and multilingual voter guides. The Recording Division processes real property transactions, plats, marriage licenses, domestic partnerships, and wedding ceremonies (now available with multilingual officiating); the Vital Records office issues death certificates; Justice Court handles traffic, small claims, and civil cases up to $10,000; and the Treasurer's Office manages approximately 20 county bank accounts, distributes property tax to over 125 taxing districts, and maintains PCI DSS compliance for payment processing.

The county's revenue model is two-fold: taxation-based (property tax levied and distributed on behalf of 125+ taxing districts) and transaction-fee-based (unit-priced service fees such as $25 per death certificate copy, $60 for a marriage license, $117 for a clerk-officiated wedding, and $83–$93 per document recording depending on record type, with separate fees for multiple transactions and public land corner records). Pricing is reviewed annually to reflect costs of providing services; the Public Land Corner fee was raised from $10 to $30 effective July 1, 2026, the first adjustment since 1985. Distribution channels include direct in-person service at offices in Oregon City and Happy Valley, self-serve online ordering through Permitium and Municipal Online Payments, and channel partnerships for document recording through Simplifile, CSC, and ePN. Marketing and outreach are conducted via the official website (clackamas.us), Constant Contact email newsletters, and official accounts on YouTube, Nextdoor, Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram — oriented to citizen engagement rather than commercial customer acquisition. Recent material activity includes a $2,466,403.68 payment into a Settlement Fund to resolve a class action over foreclosure surplus proceeds, a $1.3M Metro 2040 planning grant (with a $350,000 award for an Eastport Plaza 40-acre master plan on 82nd Avenue), the June 2026 groundbreaking of the Clackamas Heights Redevelopment producing 200 affordable cottage-cluster homes, and record voter turnout of 44.87% in the May 19, 2026 primary and 78.15% in the November 5, 2024 general election.

Name

Clackamas County

Legal name

Clackamas County

Website

https://clackamas.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1843

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Clackamas County is an Oregon county government, established 1843, delivering statutory public services — elections administration, property recording and tax distribution, vital records, justice court, and public safety — to residents across 16 incorporated cities and unincorporated communities, with approximately 1,001–5,000 employees and 325,000+ registered voters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Courts (922110), Public Finance Activities (921130), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Elections administration
• Property tax collection
• Vital records issuance
• Public records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Oregon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Distribution: The Treasurer's office distributes property tax collected by the County Assessor to over 125 different taxing districts within the County
2. Service Fees: Fees for various county services including marriage licenses, wedding ceremonies, death certificates, document recording, passport applications, and court fees
3. Settlement Fund Contribution: The county agreed to pay $2,466,403.68 into a Settlement Fund to resolve a class action lawsuit regarding property foreclosure proceedings

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clackamas County is a local government entity in Oregon that delivers essential public services to residents, including elections administration for over 325,000 registered voters, property document recording and vital records issuance, justice court proceedings, law enforcement, prosecution services, property tax distribution to 125+ taxing districts, and treasury management. The county operates through multiple departments and divisions that collectively administer civic, public safety, judicial, recording, and financial services.

Product overview

Clackamas County government provides public services through its various divisions and departments. The core Elections Division (under County Clerk oversight) conducts all federal, state, and local elections with over 325,000 registered voters using Vote-by-Mail, supported by the Track Your Ballot notification system. The Recording Division handles real property transactions, marriage licenses, and document recording. Additional services include Justice Court for traffic and small claims cases, Treasurer's Office for cash management and tax distribution, Sheriff's Office for law enforcement, District Attorney for prosecution, Vital Records for death certificates, and Records Management including passport services. The CMAP interactive mapping tool helps citizens identify their districts and locate services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elections Division Head election official services conducting all local, state, and federal elections, managing voter registration, ballot design, mailing, signature verification, counting, and reporting for over 325,000 registered voters in 16 incorporated cities and unincorporated communities.
• Recording Division Processes all real property transactions, plats, Board of County Commissioner's Journal documents, board orders, marriage licenses, domestic partnership registrations, and provides wedding officiant services for Clackamas County.
• Vital Records Death certificate issuance for deaths occurring in Clackamas County within six months; provides both online ordering through Permitium and in-person ordering at $25 per copy.
• Justice Court Handles traffic tickets, violations, small claims and civil cases up to $10,000, and landlord-tenant eviction cases with online payment and trial request options.
• Treasurer's Office Services Manages county cash assets, serves as Chief Investment Officer, maintains 20 County bank accounts, distributes property taxes to over 125 taxing districts, handles PCI DSS compliance, debt instruments, and fraud hotline.
• Sheriff's Office Provides law enforcement, corrections, civil, and parole and probation services for Clackamas County. Oregon Accreditation Alliance accredited.
• District Attorney's Office Prosecutes criminal cases including homicides, sexual assaults, domestic violence, and crimes against children; provides victim assistance and engages in public safety advocacy.
• Records Management Division Supports county departments in public records availability, retention, microfilm, archives preservation, and provides passport application acceptance services as designated by the U.S. State Department.
• CMAP Interactive Mapping Interactive mapping application allowing citizens to identify their voting districts, locate official ballot drop sites, and determine special district eligibility.
• Track Your Ballot Free ballot tracking service enabling voters to receive alerts via text, phone, or email about ballot status from mailed to accepted for counting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 44.87% voter turnout in May 19, 2026 Primary Election - higher than any other gubernatorial primary since 1998 Vote-by-Mail expansion
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Multnomah County: Neighboring Oregon county (Portland metro) providing directly comparable statutory services — elections, property recording, public safety, treasury, vital records — to an overlapping population base. Most directly comparable peer by geography and service mix.
• Washington County (Oregon): Adjacent Oregon county within the Portland metro offering the same slate of clerk, recording, sheriff, DA and treasurer services. Operates under identical Oregon statutes, making it a direct functional peer for benchmarking service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Maricopa County: Large-scale U.S. county government providing the full menu of elections, recording, sheriff, treasurer and DA services. Comparable as a reference point for digital election administration and high-volume ballot processing at scale.
• King County: Major Pacific Northwest county with similar statutory duties and a comparable voter-services technology footprint (online ballot tracking, multilingual voter outreach). Useful peer for digital civic-service benchmarks.
• Travis County: Large urban Texas county operating elections, sheriff, DA, tax and recording functions. Comparable on the breadth of statutory services and on the operating scale implied by Clackamas's 1,001-5,000 headcount.
• Orange County (California): Large California county delivering a directly comparable portfolio — clerk-recorder, registrar of voters, sheriff-coroner, district attorney, treasurer-tax collector, OC Public Works. Most relevant West Coast large-county reference for service-model benchmarking.

Others

• CivicPlus: Government technology vendor providing website, citizen engagement and content platforms to counties and municipalities. Comparable as a technology/enablement peer supporting county websites, online service portals and citizen communications.
• Granicus: Gov-tech vendor serving U.S. county and municipal governments with records, meeting management, communications and digital service workflows. Relevant as an enabling technology peer underlying many county service desks.
• Simplifile: e-Recording network used by Clackamas County Recording Division for electronic document submission. Comparable as a transaction-infrastructure peer that processes county land records at scale.
• BallotTrax (BSI): Provider of the Track Your Ballot platform under which Clackamas voters receive ballot-status notifications. Comparable as the underlying SaaS vendor for the county's flagship voter-engagement digital service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clackamascounty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ClackamasCounty
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClackamasCounty
• Instagraminstagram.com/clackamascounty

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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