Most college-educated in Oregon

Oregon counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Oregon by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Benton County leads at 54.4%.

Among cities & places, Black Butte Ranch leads at 95.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Benton County	54.4%
2	Multnomah County	48.6%
3	Washington County	46.7%
4	Deschutes County	43.4%
5	Clackamas County	39.7%
6	Hood River County	39.4%
7	Wallowa County	36.9%
8	Lane County	33.4%
9	Polk County	30.6%
10	Jackson County	30.6%
11	Yamhill County	29.2%
12	Lincoln County	28.8%
13	Baker County	27.0%
14	Clatsop County	26.3%
15	Marion County	26.0%
16	Tillamook County	25.1%
17	Union County	24.9%
18	Curry County	24.2%
19	Crook County	22.5%
20	Wasco County	21.8%
21	Coos County	21.7%
22	Klamath County	21.5%
23	Gilliam County	20.9%
24	Lake County	20.9%
25	Linn County	20.8%
26	Wheeler County	20.4%
27	Jefferson County	20.0%
28	Josephine County	19.7%
29	Grant County	19.7%
30	Columbia County	19.2%
31	Douglas County	18.9%
32	Umatilla County	18.0%
33	Sherman County	16.1%
34	Harney County	15.6%
35	Malheur County	15.5%
36	Morrow County	9.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Black Butte Ranch	95.0%
2	Pronghorn	91.3%
3	Tetherow	90.2%
4	Peoria	87.3%
5	Seventh Mountain	86.5%
6	Dunthorpe	80.8%
7	Rivergrove	78.4%
8	Neahkahnie	77.3%
9	Lake Oswego	75.1%
10	Stafford	75.1%
11	Meacham	73.2%
12	Bethany	71.4%
13	Sunriver	70.6%
14	West Haven-Sylvan	70.5%
15	Cedar Mill	70.3%
16	Camp Sherman	65.6%
17	Garden Home-Whitford	65.5%
18	Wallowa Lake	65.5%
19	Ashland	65.0%
20	Oak Hills	64.5%
21	Oceanside	64.2%
22	West Linn	62.5%
23	Langlois	61.3%
24	Raleigh Hills	61.1%
25	Running Y Ranch	60.9%
26	Corvallis	60.9%
27	Bull Mountain	59.1%
28	Adair Village	58.7%
29	West Slope	58.1%
30	Cedar Hills	56.9%
31	Manzanita	56.8%
32	Yachats	56.4%
33	Eagle Crest	55.6%
34	Cape Meares	54.9%
35	Kings Valley	54.7%
36	Portland	53.5%
37	Cannon Beach	51.9%
38	Bayshore	51.1%
39	Bend	51.1%
40	Green Meadows	50.7%
41	Tigard	49.6%
42	Sherwood	49.5%
43	Jacksonville	49.4%
44	Beaverton	49.2%
45	Maupin	49.2%
46	Melrose	49.2%
47	Orient	48.6%
48	Durham	48.2%
49	Rockcreek	47.4%
50	Philomath	47.3%
51	North Plains	46.9%
52	Happy Valley	46.4%
53	Tualatin	45.5%
54	Hood River	45.5%
55	Maywood Park	45.3%
56	Aurora	44.8%
57	Williams	44.5%
58	Wilsonville	44.5%
59	Marlene Village	44.5%
60	Eugene	44.2%
61	Sisters	42.9%
62	Talent	42.7%
63	Parkdale	42.7%
64	Hillsboro	42.0%
65	Metzger	41.7%
66	Gearhart	41.5%
67	Milwaukie	40.9%
68	Neskowin	40.8%
69	River Point	40.2%
70	Dundee	40.0%
71	Mount Hood	40.0%
72	Three Rivers	40.0%
73	Netarts	39.7%
74	Oak Grove	39.6%
75	Gardiner	39.5%
76	Lonerock	39.1%
77	Enterprise	38.4%
78	Takilma	38.4%
79	Joseph	38.3%
80	Depoe Bay	37.6%
81	Saunders Lake	37.2%
82	McKay	37.0%
83	Richland	36.9%
84	Wheeler	36.5%
85	Warren	36.5%
86	St. Paul	35.8%
87	Lincoln Beach	35.5%
88	River Road	35.4%
89	Newberg	35.2%
90	King City	34.8%
91	Jennings Lodge	34.8%
92	Bellfountain	34.6%
93	Butteville	34.4%
94	Sublimity	33.5%
95	Banks	33.5%
96	West Scio	33.3%
97	Oatfield	33.2%
98	Mosier	33.2%
99	Coburg	33.0%
100	Aloha	32.8%

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