Projected Degree Gap: 12.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Oregon
AGES 25-64- 77,613 | 3.7%Less than ninth grade
- 133,186 | 6.4%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 498,480 | 24.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 566,363 | 27.3%Some college, no degree
- 186,517 | 9.0%Associate degree
- 399,127 | 19.2%Bachelor’s degree
- 215,081 | 10.4%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Oregon
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 40.7%White
- 27.3%Black
- 14.8%Hispanic
- 54.9%Asian
- 22.5%Native American
Percentage of Oregon adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Benton | 58.8 | Jackson | 32.5 | Polk | 37.3 |
| Clackamas | 40.7 | Jefferson | 24.9 | Tillamook | 21.6 |
| Clatsop | 30.5 | Josephine | 28.4 | Umatilla | 26.3 |
| Columbia | 28.0 | Klamath | 30.1 | Union | 33.0 |
| Coos | 26.4 | Lane | 38.7 | Wasco | 34.1 |
| Crook | 24.3 | Lincoln | 29.7 | Washington | 48.0 |
| Curry | 24.0 | Linn | 25.1 | Yamhill | 30.3 |
| Deschutes | 39.2 | Malheur | 22.7 | Other counties | 27.5* |
| Douglas | 24.4 | Marion | 31.2 | ||
| Hood River | 36.3 | Multnomah | 45.7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
