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

Benton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 36 counties in 2021, at 53.4%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Oregon was 35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.4Benton County
Lowest10.4Morrow County
Median22.336 counties
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All counties, 2021

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Benton CountyBenton County: 53.4 %53.4Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 47.2 %47.2Washington CountyWashington County: 45.6 %45.6Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 38.9 %38.9Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 38.7 %38.7Hood River CountyHood River County: 38.4 %38.4Lane CountyLane County: 32.5 %32.5Polk CountyPolk County: 30.8 %30.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 30 %30Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.6 %28.6Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 28.4 %28.4Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 27.6 %27.6Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 25.8 %25.8Marion CountyMarion County: 24.5 %24.5Baker CountyBaker County: 24.2 %24.2Union CountyUnion County: 24.2 %24.2Curry CountyCurry County: 24.1 %24.1Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 22.4 %22.4Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 22.2 %22.2Klamath CountyKlamath County: 21.1 %21.1Wasco CountyWasco County: 21 %21Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.9 %20.9Crook CountyCrook County: 20.4 %20.4Coos CountyCoos County: 20 %20Linn CountyLinn County: 19.8 %19.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 19.7 %19.7Lake CountyLake County: 19 %19Douglas CountyDouglas County: 18.8 %18.8Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 18.2 %18.2Josephine CountyJosephine County: 18.1 %18.1Sherman CountySherman County: 18 %18Columbia CountyColumbia County: 18 %18Grant CountyGrant County: 17.4 %17.4Harney CountyHarney County: 15.4 %15.4Malheur CountyMalheur County: 14.1 %14.1Morrow CountyMorrow County: 10.4 %10.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Benton County53.4
2Multnomah County47.2
3Washington County45.6
4Clackamas County38.9
5Deschutes County38.7
6Hood River County38.4
7Lane County32.5
8Polk County30.8
9Jackson County30
10Lincoln County28.6
11Yamhill County28.4
12Wallowa County27.6
13Clatsop County25.8
14Marion County24.5
15Baker County24.2
16Union County24.2
17Curry County24.1
18Tillamook County22.4
19Gilliam County22.2
20Klamath County21.1
21Wasco County21
22Jefferson County20.9
23Crook County20.4
24Coos County20
25Linn County19.8
26Wheeler County19.7
27Lake County19
28Douglas County18.8
29Umatilla County18.2
30Josephine County18.1
31Sherman County18
32Columbia County18
33Grant County17.4
34Harney County15.4
35Malheur County14.1
36Morrow County10.4

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Benton County, with 53.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Morrow County, with 10.4% in 2021.

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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