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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 2023, at 54.4%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 9.8%. The median was 23.4% and the figure for Oregon was 36.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.4Benton County
Lowest9.8Morrow County
Median23.436 counties
Oregon36.2History

All counties, 2023

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Benton CountyBenton County: 54.4 %54.4Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 48.6 %48.6Washington CountyWashington County: 46.7 %46.7Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 43.4 %43.4Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 39.7 %39.7Hood River CountyHood River County: 39.4 %39.4Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 36.9 %36.9Lane CountyLane County: 33.4 %33.4Polk CountyPolk County: 30.6 %30.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 30.6 %30.6Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 29.2 %29.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.8 %28.8Baker CountyBaker County: 27 %27Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 26.3 %26.3Marion CountyMarion County: 26 %26Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 25.1 %25.1Union CountyUnion County: 24.9 %24.9Curry CountyCurry County: 24.2 %24.2Crook CountyCrook County: 22.5 %22.5Wasco CountyWasco County: 21.8 %21.8Coos CountyCoos County: 21.7 %21.7Klamath CountyKlamath County: 21.5 %21.5Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 21 %21Lake CountyLake County: 20.9 %20.9Linn CountyLinn County: 20.8 %20.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 20.4 %20.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20 %20Josephine CountyJosephine County: 19.7 %19.7Grant CountyGrant County: 19.7 %19.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19.2 %19.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 19 %19Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 18 %18Sherman CountySherman County: 16.1 %16.1Harney CountyHarney County: 15.6 %15.6Malheur CountyMalheur County: 15.5 %15.5Morrow CountyMorrow County: 9.8 %9.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County54.4+0.6 pts
2Multnomah County48.6+0.9 pts
3Washington County46.7+0.9 pts
4Deschutes County43.4+2.6 pts
5Clackamas County39.7+0.5 pts
6Hood River County39.4+1.1 pts
7Wallowa County36.9+5 pts
8Lane County33.4+0.5 pts
9Polk County30.6-0.4 pts
10Jackson County30.6+0.6 pts
11Yamhill County29.2-0 pts
12Lincoln County28.8-0.1 pts
13Baker County27+2.6 pts
14Clatsop County26.3+0.6 pts
15Marion County26+1 pts
16Tillamook County25.1+1.3 pts
17Union County24.9+1.1 pts
18Curry County24.2+0.5 pts
19Crook County22.5+1.7 pts
20Wasco County21.8-0.3 pts
21Coos County21.7+1.1 pts
22Klamath County21.5+0.7 pts
23Gilliam County21-1 pts
24Lake County20.9+1.1 pts
25Linn County20.8+0.3 pts
26Wheeler County20.4+0.4 pts
27Jefferson County20-1.2 pts
28Josephine County19.7+1.1 pts
29Grant County19.7+0.4 pts
30Columbia County19.2+0.8 pts
31Douglas County19+0.1 pts
32Umatilla County18-0.3 pts
33Sherman County16.1+0.1 pts
34Harney County15.6+1.5 pts
35Malheur County15.5+0.9 pts
36Morrow County9.8-1.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 54.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Morrow County, with 9.8% in 2023.

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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