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Counties in Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Benton County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 36 counties in 2024, at 26.2%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 8.5% and the figure for Oregon was 14.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.2Benton County
Lowest2.9Morrow County
Median8.536 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Baker County: 7.2 %Benton County: 26.2 %Clackamas County: 14.6 %Clatsop County: 10.9 %Columbia County: 5.7 %Coos County: 9 %Crook County: 6.8 %Curry County: 8.3 %Deschutes County: 16.6 %Douglas County: 7.1 %Gilliam County: 4.5 %Grant County: 4.9 %Harney County: 8.4 %Hood River County: 16.6 %Jackson County: 12.1 %Jefferson County: 6.7 %Josephine County: 7.2 %Klamath County: 8.4 %Lake County: 5.9 %Lane County: 14 %Lincoln County: 12.3 %Linn County: 6.8 %Malheur County: 4.5 %Marion County: 9.1 %Morrow County: 2.9 %Multnomah County: 19.6 %Polk County: 12.3 %Sherman County: 5.2 %Tillamook County: 8.7 %Umatilla County: 6.5 %Union County: 8.9 %Wallowa County: 14.3 %Wasco County: 8.6 %Washington County: 18.5 %Wheeler County: 7.1 %Yamhill County: 10.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Benton County: 26.2 %Benton County26.2Multnomah County: 19.6 %Multnomah County19.6Washington County: 18.5 %Washington County18.5Deschutes County: 16.6 %Deschutes County16.6Hood River County: 16.6 %Hood River County16.6Clackamas County: 14.6 %Clackamas County14.6Wallowa County: 14.3 %Wallowa County14.3Lane County: 14 %Lane County14Polk County: 12.3 %Polk County12.3Lincoln County: 12.3 %Lincoln County12.3Jackson County: 12.1 %Jackson County12.1Clatsop County: 10.9 %Clatsop County10.9Yamhill County: 10.5 %Yamhill County10.5Marion County: 9.1 %Marion County9.1Coos County: 9 %Coos County9Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Tillamook County: 8.7 %Tillamook County8.7Wasco County: 8.6 %Wasco County8.6Harney County: 8.4 %Harney County8.4Klamath County: 8.4 %Klamath County8.4Curry County: 8.3 %Curry County8.3Baker County: 7.2 %Baker County7.2Josephine County: 7.2 %Josephine County7.2Wheeler County: 7.1 %Wheeler County7.1Douglas County: 7.1 %Douglas County7.1Crook County: 6.8 %Crook County6.8Linn County: 6.8 %Linn County6.8Jefferson County: 6.7 %Jefferson County6.7Umatilla County: 6.5 %Umatilla County6.5Lake County: 5.9 %Lake County5.9Columbia County: 5.7 %Columbia County5.7Sherman County: 5.2 %Sherman County5.2Grant County: 4.9 %Grant County4.9Gilliam County: 4.5 %Gilliam County4.5Malheur County: 4.5 %Malheur County4.5Morrow County: 2.9 %Morrow County2.9Benton County: 26.2 %Benton County26.2Multnomah County: 19.6 %Multnomah County19.6Washington County: 18.5 %Washington County18.5Deschutes County: 16.6 %Deschutes County16.6Hood River County: 16.6 %Hood River County16.6Clackamas County: 14.6 %Clackamas County14.6Wallowa County: 14.3 %Wallowa County14.3Lane County: 14 %Lane County14Polk County: 12.3 %Polk County12.3Lincoln County: 12.3 %Lincoln County12.3Jackson County: 12.1 %Jackson County12.1Clatsop County: 10.9 %Clatsop County10.9Yamhill County: 10.5 %Yamhill County10.5Marion County: 9.1 %Marion County9.1Coos County: 9 %Coos County9Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Tillamook County: 8.7 %Tillamook County8.7Wasco County: 8.6 %Wasco County8.6Harney County: 8.4 %Harney County8.4Klamath County: 8.4 %Klamath County8.4Curry County: 8.3 %Curry County8.3Baker County: 7.2 %Baker County7.2Josephine County: 7.2 %Josephine County7.2Wheeler County: 7.1 %Wheeler County7.1Douglas County: 7.1 %Douglas County7.1Crook County: 6.8 %Crook County6.8Linn County: 6.8 %Linn County6.8Jefferson County: 6.7 %Jefferson County6.7Umatilla County: 6.5 %Umatilla County6.5Lake County: 5.9 %Lake County5.9Columbia County: 5.7 %Columbia County5.7Sherman County: 5.2 %Sherman County5.2Grant County: 4.9 %Grant County4.9Gilliam County: 4.5 %Gilliam County4.5Malheur County: 4.5 %Malheur County4.5Morrow County: 2.9 %Morrow County2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Benton County26.2+0.6 pts
2Multnomah County19.6+0.3 pts
3Washington County18.5+0.3 pts
4Deschutes County16.6+0.6 pts
4Hood River County16.6+0.2 pts
6Clackamas County14.6+0.4 pts
7Wallowa County14.3+0.2 pts
8Lane County14+0.2 pts
9Polk County12.3+0.4 pts
10Lincoln County12.3+0.5 pts
11Jackson County12.1+0.2 pts
12Clatsop County10.9+1.5 pts
13Yamhill County10.5+0.3 pts
14Marion County9.1+0.2 pts
15Coos County9+0.4 pts
16Union County8.9+1.1 pts
17Tillamook County8.7+0.4 pts
18Wasco County8.60 pts
19Harney County8.4+1.1 pts
20Klamath County8.4+0.3 pts
21Curry County8.3-1.3 pts
22Baker County7.2-0.8 pts
23Josephine County7.2-0.2 pts
24Wheeler County7.1-0.7 pts
25Douglas County7.1+0.2 pts
26Crook County6.8-1.1 pts
27Linn County6.8-0.1 pts
28Jefferson County6.7+0.8 pts
29Umatilla County6.50 pts
30Lake County5.9-0.8 pts
31Columbia County5.7-0.6 pts
32Sherman County5.2+0.1 pts
33Grant County4.9-0.6 pts
34Gilliam County4.5+0.5 pts
35Malheur County4.5-0.5 pts
36Morrow County2.9-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Benton County, with 26.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Morrow County, with 2.9% in 2024.

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