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

Benton County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 36 counties in 2022, at 25.3%. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Oregon was 13.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.3Benton County
Lowest4Gilliam County
Median7.936 counties
Oregon13.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Baker County: 7.1 %Benton County: 25.3 %Clackamas County: 14 %Clatsop County: 9.3 %Columbia County: 6.2 %Coos County: 7.9 %Crook County: 6.3 %Curry County: 9.7 %Deschutes County: 15.6 %Douglas County: 6.5 %Gilliam County: 4 %Grant County: 6.1 %Harney County: 6.3 %Hood River County: 16.4 %Jackson County: 11.7 %Jefferson County: 6.5 %Josephine County: 6.7 %Klamath County: 7.5 %Lake County: 6.9 %Lane County: 13.5 %Lincoln County: 11.6 %Linn County: 7 %Malheur County: 4.8 %Marion County: 8.7 %Morrow County: 4.2 %Multnomah County: 19.1 %Polk County: 12.1 %Sherman County: 6.4 %Tillamook County: 8 %Umatilla County: 6.8 %Union County: 7.3 %Wallowa County: 11.9 %Wasco County: 8.8 %Washington County: 17.9 %Wheeler County: 8.2 %Yamhill County: 10.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Benton County: 25.3 %Benton County25.3Multnomah County: 19.1 %Multnomah County19.1Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Hood River County: 16.4 %Hood River County16.4Deschutes County: 15.6 %Deschutes County15.6Clackamas County: 14 %Clackamas County14Lane County: 13.5 %Lane County13.5Polk County: 12.1 %Polk County12.1Wallowa County: 11.9 %Wallowa County11.9Jackson County: 11.7 %Jackson County11.7Lincoln County: 11.6 %Lincoln County11.6Yamhill County: 10.7 %Yamhill County10.7Curry County: 9.7 %Curry County9.7Clatsop County: 9.3 %Clatsop County9.3Wasco County: 8.8 %Wasco County8.8Marion County: 8.7 %Marion County8.7Wheeler County: 8.2 %Wheeler County8.2Tillamook County: 8 %Tillamook County8Coos County: 7.9 %Coos County7.9Klamath County: 7.5 %Klamath County7.5Union County: 7.3 %Union County7.3Baker County: 7.1 %Baker County7.1Linn County: 7 %Linn County7Lake County: 6.9 %Lake County6.9Umatilla County: 6.8 %Umatilla County6.8Josephine County: 6.7 %Josephine County6.7Douglas County: 6.5 %Douglas County6.5Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Sherman County: 6.4 %Sherman County6.4Harney County: 6.3 %Harney County6.3Crook County: 6.3 %Crook County6.3Columbia County: 6.2 %Columbia County6.2Grant County: 6.1 %Grant County6.1Malheur County: 4.8 %Malheur County4.8Morrow County: 4.2 %Morrow County4.2Gilliam County: 4 %Gilliam County4Benton County: 25.3 %Benton County25.3Multnomah County: 19.1 %Multnomah County19.1Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Hood River County: 16.4 %Hood River County16.4Deschutes County: 15.6 %Deschutes County15.6Clackamas County: 14 %Clackamas County14Lane County: 13.5 %Lane County13.5Polk County: 12.1 %Polk County12.1Wallowa County: 11.9 %Wallowa County11.9Jackson County: 11.7 %Jackson County11.7Lincoln County: 11.6 %Lincoln County11.6Yamhill County: 10.7 %Yamhill County10.7Curry County: 9.7 %Curry County9.7Clatsop County: 9.3 %Clatsop County9.3Wasco County: 8.8 %Wasco County8.8Marion County: 8.7 %Marion County8.7Wheeler County: 8.2 %Wheeler County8.2Tillamook County: 8 %Tillamook County8Coos County: 7.9 %Coos County7.9Klamath County: 7.5 %Klamath County7.5Union County: 7.3 %Union County7.3Baker County: 7.1 %Baker County7.1Linn County: 7 %Linn County7Lake County: 6.9 %Lake County6.9Umatilla County: 6.8 %Umatilla County6.8Josephine County: 6.7 %Josephine County6.7Douglas County: 6.5 %Douglas County6.5Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Sherman County: 6.4 %Sherman County6.4Harney County: 6.3 %Harney County6.3Crook County: 6.3 %Crook County6.3Columbia County: 6.2 %Columbia County6.2Grant County: 6.1 %Grant County6.1Malheur County: 4.8 %Malheur County4.8Morrow County: 4.2 %Morrow County4.2Gilliam County: 4 %Gilliam County4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County25.3+0.5 pts
2Multnomah County19.1+0.5 pts
3Washington County17.9+0.4 pts
4Hood River County16.4-1 pts
5Deschutes County15.6+1 pts
6Clackamas County14+0.2 pts
7Lane County13.5+0.3 pts
8Polk County12.10 pts
9Wallowa County11.9+1.6 pts
10Jackson County11.7-0 pts
11Lincoln County11.6+0.6 pts
12Yamhill County10.7+0.3 pts
13Curry County9.7-0.5 pts
14Clatsop County9.3+0.3 pts
15Wasco County8.8+0.5 pts
16Marion County8.7+0.3 pts
17Wheeler County8.2+0.9 pts
18Tillamook County8-0.2 pts
19Coos County7.9+0.5 pts
20Klamath County7.5+0.1 pts
21Union County7.3-0.1 pts
22Baker County7.1+0.4 pts
23Linn County7+0.3 pts
24Lake County6.90 pts
25Umatilla County6.8+0.3 pts
26Josephine County6.7+0.8 pts
27Douglas County6.5+0.2 pts
28Jefferson County6.5-0.2 pts
29Sherman County6.4-1.1 pts
30Harney County6.3-0.4 pts
31Crook County6.3+0.4 pts
32Columbia County6.2+0.5 pts
33Grant County6.1+0.7 pts
34Malheur County4.8-0.2 pts
35Morrow County4.2+0.7 pts
36Gilliam County4-0.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-counties?period=2022 (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 25.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gilliam County, with 4% in 2022.

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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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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