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Counties in Oregon by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Benton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 36 counties in 2024, at 54.2%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 22.7% and the figure for Oregon was 36.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.2Benton County
Lowest10.1Morrow County
Median22.736 counties
Oregon36.8History

All counties, 2024

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Benton CountyBenton County: 54.2 %54.2Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 48.9 %48.9Washington CountyWashington County: 47.5 %47.5Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 45 %45Hood River CountyHood River County: 41 %41Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 40.5 %40.5Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 38.2 %38.2Lane CountyLane County: 34 %34Jackson CountyJackson County: 31.7 %31.7Polk CountyPolk County: 31.2 %31.2Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 29.6 %29.6Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 28.7 %28.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.6 %28.6Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 26.2 %26.2Baker CountyBaker County: 26.1 %26.1Union CountyUnion County: 26.1 %26.1Marion CountyMarion County: 26 %26Klamath CountyKlamath County: 22.7 %22.7Coos CountyCoos County: 22.7 %22.7Wasco CountyWasco County: 22.5 %22.5Curry CountyCurry County: 22.1 %22.1Linn CountyLinn County: 21.6 %21.6Crook CountyCrook County: 21.3 %21.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.2 %21.2Lake CountyLake County: 21.1 %21.1Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 21 %21Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19.9 %19.9Josephine CountyJosephine County: 19.7 %19.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 19.3 %19.3Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 18.8 %18.8Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 18.3 %18.3Harney CountyHarney County: 18.3 %18.3Grant CountyGrant County: 17.7 %17.7Sherman CountySherman County: 16 %16Malheur CountyMalheur County: 15.2 %15.2Morrow CountyMorrow County: 10.1 %10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Benton County54.2-0.2 pts
2Multnomah County48.9+0.2 pts
3Washington County47.5+0.8 pts
4Deschutes County45+1.6 pts
5Hood River County41+1.6 pts
6Clackamas County40.5+0.9 pts
7Wallowa County38.2+1.3 pts
8Lane County34+0.6 pts
9Jackson County31.7+1.1 pts
10Polk County31.2+0.6 pts
11Yamhill County29.6+0.4 pts
12Clatsop County28.7+2.4 pts
13Lincoln County28.6-0.2 pts
14Tillamook County26.2+1.1 pts
15Baker County26.1-0.8 pts
16Union County26.1+1.2 pts
17Marion County26+0.1 pts
18Klamath County22.7+1.2 pts
19Coos County22.7+1 pts
20Wasco County22.5+0.7 pts
21Curry County22.1-2.1 pts
22Linn County21.6+0.8 pts
23Crook County21.3-1.2 pts
24Jefferson County21.2+1.2 pts
25Lake County21.1+0.3 pts
26Gilliam County210 pts
27Columbia County19.9+0.7 pts
28Josephine County19.7-0 pts
29Douglas County19.3+0.4 pts
30Wheeler County18.8-1.6 pts
31Umatilla County18.3+0.3 pts
32Harney County18.3+2.6 pts
33Grant County17.7-2 pts
34Sherman County16-0.1 pts
35Malheur County15.2-0.3 pts
36Morrow County10.1+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Benton County, with 54.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Morrow County, with 10.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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