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Most college graduates, Oregon counties · 2020

Oregon counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 6,944.

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01Multnomah County, OROR795,391276,755–

02Washington County, OROR611,708184,682–

03Clackamas County, OROR426,280111,898–

04Lane County, OROR381,58483,147–

05Marion County, OROR355,77754,873–

06Deschutes County, OROR213,07252,113–

07Jackson County, OROR221,79545,301–

08Benton County, OROR97,72829,928–

09Yamhill County, OROR110,02419,600–

10Linn County, OROR132,84317,292–

11Polk County, OROR90,03716,616–

12Douglas County, OROR111,95115,029–

13Josephine County, OROR87,86711,727–

14Lincoln County, OROR50,63610,577–

15Klamath County, OROR70,27410,083–

16Coos County, OROR63,9929,574–

17Umatilla County, OROR81,1198,904–

18Clatsop County, OROR40,9266,944–

19Columbia County, OROR54,0916,765–

20Hood River County, OROR23,7205,521–

21Curry County, OROR22,6214,395–

22Tillamook County, OROR27,3844,296–

23Union County, OROR25,9004,275–

24Wasco County, OROR26,3103,762–

25Jefferson County, OROR25,7403,555–

26Crook County, OROR27,5643,348–

27Baker County, OROR16,6583,004–

28Malheur County, OROR32,2612,992–

29Wallowa County, OROR7,5951,461–

30Lake County, OROR8,1871,163–

31Grant County, OROR7,0751,158–

32Harney County, OROR7,380880–

33Morrow County, OROR12,602655–

34Gilliam County, OROR1,971316–

35Sherman County, OROR2,051246–

36Wheeler County, OROR1,472209–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS