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Most graduate degrees, Oregon counties

Oregon counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Benton County, OROR97,72826.2%+4.9 pts

02Multnomah County, OROR795,39119.6%+9.0 pts

03Washington County, OROR611,70818.5%+7.7 pts

04Hood River County, OROR23,72016.6%+8.8 pts

05Deschutes County, OROR213,07216.6%+8.7 pts

06Clackamas County, OROR426,28014.6%+5.2 pts

07Wallowa County, OROR7,59514.2%+7.5 pts

08Lane County, OROR381,58414.0%+4.0 pts

09Polk County, OROR90,03712.3%+3.1 pts

10Lincoln County, OROR50,63612.3%+3.9 pts

11Jackson County, OROR221,79512.1%+4.3 pts

12Clatsop County, OROR40,92610.9%+4.4 pts

13Yamhill County, OROR110,02410.5%+3.2 pts

14Marion County, OROR355,7779.1%+2.4 pts

15Coos County, OROR63,9929.0%+3.2 pts

16Union County, OROR25,9008.9%+1.6 pts

17Tillamook County, OROR27,3848.7%+2.6 pts

18Wasco County, OROR26,3108.6%+3.3 pts

19Harney County, OROR7,3808.4%+5.3 pts

20Klamath County, OROR70,2748.4%+3.0 pts

21Curry County, OROR22,6218.3%+1.5 pts

22Baker County, OROR16,6587.2%+2.5 pts

23Josephine County, OROR87,8677.2%+2.6 pts

24Wheeler County, OROR1,4727.1%+3.5 pts

25Douglas County, OROR111,9517.1%+2.1 pts

26Crook County, OROR27,5646.8%+2.3 pts

27Linn County, OROR132,8436.8%+2.5 pts

28Jefferson County, OROR25,7406.7%+2.3 pts

29Umatilla County, OROR81,1196.5%−0.1 pts

30Lake County, OROR8,1875.9%+2.2 pts

31Columbia County, OROR54,0915.7%+1.5 pts

32Sherman County, OROR2,0515.2%+1.2 pts

33Grant County, OROR7,0754.9%+0.1 pts

34Gilliam County, OROR1,9714.5%+0.6 pts

35Malheur County, OROR32,2614.5%+0.9 pts

36Morrow County, OROR12,6022.9%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES