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Fewest graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2000

Nebraska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01McPherson County, NENE3691.1%−32%

02Blaine County, NENE4581.5%−40%

03Logan County, NENE6691.7%−42%

04Hayes County, NENE8212.2%+3%

05Sherman County, NENE2,9242.5%−48%

06Greeley County, NENE2,1542.6%−9%

07Boyd County, NENE1,6742.7%+68%

08Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%+59%

09Cuming County, NENE8,8233.0%−9%

10Morrill County, NENE4,4043.1%+13%

11Butler County, NENE8,5073.3%+70%

12Burt County, NENE6,6783.3%−11%

13Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%+49%

14Nance County, NENE3,2903.3%+37%

15Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%−9%

16Thomas County, NENE6393.4%+363%

17Harlan County, NENE3,0003.4%+10%

18Wheeler County, NENE7893.5%+157%

19Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.5%+33%

20Kimball County, NENE3,3913.6%−19%

21Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+26%

22Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.6%+5%

23Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+33%

24Thurston County, NENE6,7523.7%+29%

25Cedar County, NENE8,3733.7%+21%

26Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+36%

27Furnas County, NENE4,5243.8%+16%

28Johnson County, NENE5,2183.8%+54%

29Pierce County, NENE7,3783.9%+38%

30Holt County, NENE10,0673.9%+19%

31Polk County, NENE5,2703.9%+23%

32Loup County, NENE5703.9%+84%

33Dakota County, NENE21,6873.9%−4%

34Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.9%+33%

35Keya Paha County, NENE7924.0%+376%

36Thayer County, NENE4,8424.0%+69%

37Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%+3%

38Dixon County, NENE5,6024.1%+10%

39Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.1%+25%

40Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%+26%

41Gage County, NENE21,7114.2%+21%

42Stanton County, NENE5,7444.2%+97%

43Garden County, NENE1,8044.2%+57%

44Perkins County, NENE2,8494.2%+62%

45Valley County, NENE4,0944.2%+53%

46Dundy County, NENE1,5684.2%+104%

47Dodge County, NENE38,0574.2%+5%

48Arthur County, NENE3964.2%+94%

49Webster County, NENE3,3364.3%+18%

50Hooker County, NENE6864.3%+71%

51Garfield County, NENE1,7104.3%+22%

52Chase County, NENE3,7184.3%+13%

53Keith County, NENE8,1004.3%+8%

54Sheridan County, NENE4,8094.3%−10%

55Brown County, NENE2,8264.4%+78%

56Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.4%−10%

57Nuckolls County, NENE4,1004.4%+55%

58Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.4%+11%

59Custer County, NENE10,5004.4%+39%

60Saunders County, NENE23,7024.5%+26%

61Knox County, NENE8,3354.5%+99%

62Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+92%

63Saline County, NENE14,9964.5%+3%

64Merrick County, NENE7,9054.5%+108%

65Madison County, NENE36,1064.6%+40%

66Frontier County, NENE2,6554.7%+75%

67Cherry County, NENE5,5614.7%+41%

68Kearney County, NENE6,7904.8%+0%

69Hall County, NENE63,6334.8%+10%

70Franklin County, NENE2,7954.9%+116%

71Sioux County, NENE1,1884.9%+17%

72York County, NENE14,5644.9%+35%

73Gosper County, NENE1,8034.9%+23%

74Phelps County, NENE8,9945.0%+29%

75Platte County, NENE35,6495.0%+34%

76Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.0%+13%

77Deuel County, NENE1,8625.1%+15%

78Clay County, NENE6,1705.2%+83%

79Cass County, NENE27,6575.3%+49%

80Grant County, NENE5615.5%+54%

81Otoe County, NENE16,5315.6%+69%

82Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.9%−3%

83Hamilton County, NENE9,6786.0%+59%

84Washington County, NENE21,3026.5%+79%

85Adams County, NENE31,0716.6%+36%

86Banner County, NENE6866.7%+369%

87Seward County, NENE18,0327.5%+72%

88Douglas County, NENE606,4609.4%+20%

89Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.7%+10%

90Buffalo County, NENE51,17210.1%+25%

91Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+42%

92Dawes County, NENE7,85810.5%+38%

93Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.9%+17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS