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Fewest graduate degrees, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 6.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Blaine County, NE, up 81 places to #5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲2Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−2.9 pts
02▼1Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+0.3 pts
03▲4Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−0.7 pts
04▲2Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−0.3 pts
05▲81Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+1.9 pts
06▼4Logan County, NENE6693.7%+2.0 pts
07▲1Dawson County, NENE24,4524.4%+0.2 pts
08▲1Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.4%+0.3 pts
09▲68Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%+0.5 pts
10▲19Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.7%+0.6 pts
11▲5Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+0.5 pts
12▲24Morrill County, NENE4,4045.0%+1.9 pts
13▼2Colfax County, NENE10,9345.1%+1.5 pts
14▲4Howard County, NENE6,5385.2%+1.4 pts
15▲17Pierce County, NENE7,3785.3%+1.4 pts
16▲6Butler County, NENE8,5075.3%+2.1 pts
17▲51Nance County, NENE3,2905.3%+2.0 pts
18▲29Boone County, NENE5,3555.4%+2.1 pts
19▼7Grant County, NENE5615.5%0.0 pts
20▲35Sioux County, NENE1,1885.6%+0.7 pts
21▲14Dixon County, NENE5,6025.6%+1.5 pts
22▲4Saline County, NENE14,9965.6%+1.1 pts
23▲14Gage County, NENE21,7116.0%+1.8 pts
24▲1Sheridan County, NENE4,8096.0%+1.7 pts
25▼20Thomas County, NENE6396.0%+2.6 pts
26▲34Rock County, NENE1,2596.0%+3.1 pts
27▲3Johnson County, NENE5,2186.1%+2.3 pts
28▼24Box Butte County, NENE10,4946.1%+2.5 pts
29▲42Platte County, NENE35,6496.2%+1.2 pts
30▲31Valley County, NENE4,0946.2%+2.0 pts
31▲18Chase County, NENE3,7186.3%+2.0 pts
32▲18Kearney County, NENE6,7906.3%+1.5 pts
33▲1Keith County, NENE8,1006.3%+2.0 pts
34▲9Knox County, NENE8,3356.4%+1.9 pts
35▼12Greeley County, NENE2,1546.4%+3.8 pts
36▼26Polk County, NENE5,2706.4%+2.6 pts
37▼16Burt County, NENE6,6786.5%+3.2 pts
38▲3Franklin County, NENE2,7956.5%+1.7 pts
39▲13Arthur County, NENE3966.6%+2.4 pts
40▲14Custer County, NENE10,5006.6%+2.2 pts
41▼2Thurston County, NENE6,7526.7%+3.0 pts
42▲15Sherman County, NENE2,9246.8%+4.3 pts
43▼5Garden County, NENE1,8046.8%+2.6 pts
44▼11Richardson County, NENE7,5306.8%+3.1 pts
45▲8Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.9%+2.5 pts
46▲17Dodge County, NENE38,0576.9%+2.7 pts
47▲20Frontier County, NENE2,6556.9%+2.2 pts
48▲8Cedar County, NENE8,3737.0%+3.2 pts
49▼5Cuming County, NENE8,8237.0%+3.9 pts
50▲28Webster County, NENE3,3367.0%+2.8 pts
51▼23McPherson County, NENE3697.3%+6.1 pts
52▲14Lincoln County, NENE33,3037.3%+2.8 pts
53▼29Antelope County, NENE6,3527.3%+2.8 pts
54▼14Clay County, NENE6,1707.4%+2.2 pts
55▼38Stanton County, NENE5,7447.4%+3.2 pts
56▲13Brown County, NENE2,8267.4%+3.1 pts
57▼15Thayer County, NENE4,8427.5%+3.5 pts
58▼39Furnas County, NENE4,5247.5%+3.7 pts
59▼28Boyd County, NENE1,6747.5%+4.9 pts
60▼40Harlan County, NENE3,0007.9%+4.4 pts
61▼34Deuel County, NENE1,8627.9%+2.8 pts
62▼49Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%+3.4 pts
63▼5Hall County, NENE63,6338.1%+3.3 pts
64▲6Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.1%+4.2 pts
65▼3Nuckolls County, NENE4,1008.1%+3.7 pts
66▼21Pawnee County, NENE2,5108.2%+4.7 pts
67▼21Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288.3%+5.0 pts
68▼20Cherry County, NENE5,5618.4%+3.7 pts
69▼5Madison County, NENE36,1068.4%+3.8 pts
70▲5Gosper County, NENE1,8038.5%+3.7 pts
71▲5Banner County, NENE6868.9%+2.2 pts
72▼21Holt County, NENE10,0678.9%+5.1 pts
73▲11York County, NENE14,5649.0%+4.1 pts
74▼9Phelps County, NENE8,9949.0%+4.1 pts
75▲13Dundy County, NENE1,5689.4%+5.2 pts
76▼2Otoe County, NENE16,5319.4%+3.8 pts
77▼18Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5869.4%+4.4 pts
78▼64Garfield County, NENE1,7109.8%+5.5 pts
79▲1Wheeler County, NENE7899.8%+6.3 pts
80▼1Nemaha County, NENE7,1029.9%+3.9 pts
81▼66Loup County, NENE57010.1%+6.2 pts
82▼10Hamilton County, NENE9,67810.2%+4.2 pts
83▼2Seward County, NENE18,03210.5%+3.1 pts
84▲3Wayne County, NENE10,02010.9%+0.7 pts
85▼3Washington County, NENE21,30211.3%+4.8 pts
86▲3Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.5%+1.4 pts
87▼2Adams County, NENE31,07111.9%+5.3 pts
88▼15Saunders County, NENE23,70211.9%+7.4 pts
89▼6Cass County, NENE27,65712.3%+7.0 pts
90▲2Lancaster County, NENE334,04915.4%+4.5 pts
91Sarpy County, NENE208,30315.8%+6.1 pts
92▼2Douglas County, NENE606,46015.9%+6.5 pts
93Dawes County, NENE7,85817.1%+6.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES