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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 2022, at 53.8%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for Oregon was 35.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.8Benton County
Lowest11.3Morrow County
Median22.936 counties
Oregon35.5History

All counties, 2022

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Benton CountyBenton County: 53.8 %53.8Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 47.7 %47.7Washington CountyWashington County: 45.8 %45.8Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 40.8 %40.8Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 39.2 %39.2Hood River CountyHood River County: 38.3 %38.3Lane CountyLane County: 33 %33Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 32 %32Polk CountyPolk County: 31 %31Jackson CountyJackson County: 30 %30Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 29.3 %29.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.9 %28.9Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 25.8 %25.8Marion CountyMarion County: 25 %25Baker CountyBaker County: 24.4 %24.4Union CountyUnion County: 23.8 %23.8Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 23.8 %23.8Curry CountyCurry County: 23.7 %23.7Wasco CountyWasco County: 22.1 %22.1Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 21.9 %21.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.2 %21.2Crook CountyCrook County: 20.9 %20.9Klamath CountyKlamath County: 20.8 %20.8Coos CountyCoos County: 20.6 %20.6Linn CountyLinn County: 20.4 %20.4Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 20 %20Lake CountyLake County: 19.8 %19.8Grant CountyGrant County: 19.3 %19.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 18.9 %18.9Josephine CountyJosephine County: 18.6 %18.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 18.4 %18.4Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 18.3 %18.3Sherman CountySherman County: 16 %16Malheur CountyMalheur County: 14.6 %14.6Harney CountyHarney County: 14.2 %14.2Morrow CountyMorrow County: 11.3 %11.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County53.8+0.4 pts
2Multnomah County47.7+0.5 pts
3Washington County45.8+0.3 pts
4Deschutes County40.8+2.1 pts
5Clackamas County39.2+0.3 pts
6Hood River County38.3-0.1 pts
7Lane County33+0.5 pts
8Wallowa County32+4.4 pts
9Polk County31+0.3 pts
10Jackson County30-0 pts
11Yamhill County29.3+0.8 pts
12Lincoln County28.9+0.3 pts
13Clatsop County25.80 pts
14Marion County25+0.5 pts
15Baker County24.4+0.2 pts
16Union County23.8-0.4 pts
17Tillamook County23.8+1.4 pts
18Curry County23.7-0.4 pts
19Wasco County22.1+1.1 pts
20Gilliam County21.9-0.3 pts
21Jefferson County21.2+0.4 pts
22Crook County20.9+0.5 pts
23Klamath County20.8-0.3 pts
24Coos County20.6+0.6 pts
25Linn County20.4+0.6 pts
26Wheeler County20+0.3 pts
27Lake County19.8+0.8 pts
28Grant County19.3+1.9 pts
29Douglas County18.9+0.1 pts
30Josephine County18.6+0.5 pts
31Columbia County18.4+0.4 pts
32Umatilla County18.3+0.1 pts
33Sherman County16-2 pts
34Malheur County14.6+0.5 pts
35Harney County14.2-1.2 pts
36Morrow County11.3+0.8 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 53.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Morrow County, with 11.3% in 2022.

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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