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Fewest graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 1990

Nebraska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 3.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Thomas County, NENE6390.7%–

02Keya Paha County, NENE7920.8%–

03Wheeler County, NENE7891.3%–

04Banner County, NENE6861.4%–

05Boyd County, NENE1,6741.6%–

06McPherson County, NENE3691.6%–

07Rock County, NENE1,2591.9%–

08Butler County, NENE8,5071.9%–

09Dundy County, NENE1,5682.1%–

10Stanton County, NENE5,7442.1%–

11Loup County, NENE5702.1%–

12Hayes County, NENE8212.1%–

13Merrick County, NENE7,9052.2%–

14Arthur County, NENE3962.2%–

15Boone County, NENE5,3552.2%–

16Knox County, NENE8,3352.3%–

17Franklin County, NENE2,7952.3%–

18Antelope County, NENE6,3522.3%–

19Thayer County, NENE4,8422.4%–

20Nance County, NENE3,2902.4%–

21Brown County, NENE2,8262.5%–

22Blaine County, NENE4582.5%–

23Johnson County, NENE5,2182.5%–

24Hooker County, NENE6862.5%–

25Perkins County, NENE2,8492.6%–

26Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.7%–

27Garden County, NENE1,8042.7%–

28Frontier County, NENE2,6552.7%–

29Morrill County, NENE4,4042.8%–

30Richardson County, NENE7,5302.8%–

31Howard County, NENE6,5382.8%–

32Valley County, NENE4,0942.8%–

33Pierce County, NENE7,3782.8%–

34Nuckolls County, NENE4,1002.8%–

35Clay County, NENE6,1702.8%–

36Greeley County, NENE2,1542.8%–

37Thurston County, NENE6,7522.9%–

38Colfax County, NENE10,9342.9%–

39Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.0%–

40Logan County, NENE6693.0%–

41Cedar County, NENE8,3733.1%–

42Harlan County, NENE3,0003.1%–

43Polk County, NENE5,2703.2%–

44Custer County, NENE10,5003.2%–

45Holt County, NENE10,0673.3%–

46Hitchcock County, NENE2,4673.3%–

47Dawson County, NENE24,4523.3%–

48Furnas County, NENE4,5243.3%–

49Madison County, NENE36,1063.3%–

50Otoe County, NENE16,5313.3%–

51Cherry County, NENE5,5613.3%–

52Cuming County, NENE8,8233.4%–

53Gage County, NENE21,7113.4%–

54Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.5%–

55Garfield County, NENE1,7103.5%–

56Saunders County, NENE23,7023.5%–

57Grant County, NENE5613.6%–

58Cass County, NENE27,6573.6%–

59Webster County, NENE3,3363.6%–

60York County, NENE14,5643.6%–

61Washington County, NENE21,3023.6%–

62Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.6%–

63Burt County, NENE6,6783.7%–

64Dixon County, NENE5,6023.7%–

65Platte County, NENE35,6493.7%–

66Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.8%–

67Chase County, NENE3,7183.8%–

68Phelps County, NENE8,9943.8%–

69Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%–

70Gosper County, NENE1,8034.0%–

71Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.0%–

72Keith County, NENE8,1004.0%–

73Dodge County, NENE38,0574.1%–

74Dakota County, NENE21,6874.1%–

75Sioux County, NENE1,1884.1%–

76Hall County, NENE63,6334.3%–

77Seward County, NENE18,0324.3%–

78Saline County, NENE14,9964.4%–

79Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864.4%–

80Deuel County, NENE1,8624.4%–

81Kimball County, NENE3,3914.5%–

82Kearney County, NENE6,7904.8%–

83Sheridan County, NENE4,8094.8%–

84Adams County, NENE31,0714.8%–

85Sherman County, NENE2,9244.8%–

86Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.9%–

87Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.1%–

88Wayne County, NENE10,0207.1%–

89Dawes County, NENE7,8587.6%–

90Douglas County, NENE606,4607.8%–

91Buffalo County, NENE51,1728.1%–

92Sarpy County, NENE208,3038.8%–

93Lancaster County, NENE334,0499.3%–

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