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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 (2023 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 2000

01McPherson County, NENE3691.1%+0%

02Blaine County, NENE4581.5%+0%

03Logan County, NENE6691.7%+0%

04Hayes County, NENE8212.2%+0%

05Sherman County, NENE2,9242.5%+0%

06Greeley County, NENE2,1542.6%+0%

07Boyd County, NENE1,6742.7%+0%

08Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%+0%

09Cuming County, NENE8,8233.0%+0%

10Morrill County, NENE4,4043.1%+0%

11Butler County, NENE8,5073.3%+0%

12Burt County, NENE6,6783.3%+0%

13Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%+0%

14Nance County, NENE3,2903.3%+0%

15Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%+0%

16Thomas County, NENE6393.4%+0%

17Harlan County, NENE3,0003.4%+0%

18Wheeler County, NENE7893.5%+0%

19Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.5%+0%

20Kimball County, NENE3,3913.6%+0%

21Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+0%

22Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.6%+0%

23Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+0%

24Thurston County, NENE6,7523.7%+0%

25Cedar County, NENE8,3733.7%+0%

26Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+0%

27Furnas County, NENE4,5243.8%+0%

28Johnson County, NENE5,2183.8%+0%

29Pierce County, NENE7,3783.9%+0%

30Holt County, NENE10,0673.9%+0%

31Polk County, NENE5,2703.9%+0%

32Loup County, NENE5703.9%+0%

33Dakota County, NENE21,6873.9%+0%

34Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.9%+0%

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

36Thayer County, NENE4,8424.0%+0%

37Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%+0%

38Dixon County, NENE5,6024.1%+0%

39Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.1%+0%

40Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%+0%

41Gage County, NENE21,7114.2%+0%

42Stanton County, NENE5,7444.2%+0%

43Garden County, NENE1,8044.2%+0%

44Perkins County, NENE2,8494.2%+0%

45Valley County, NENE4,0944.2%+0%

46Dundy County, NENE1,5684.2%+0%

47Dodge County, NENE38,0574.2%+0%

48Arthur County, NENE3964.2%+0%

49Webster County, NENE3,3364.3%+0%

50Hooker County, NENE6864.3%+0%

51Garfield County, NENE1,7104.3%+0%

52Chase County, NENE3,7184.3%+0%

53Keith County, NENE8,1004.3%+0%

54Sheridan County, NENE4,8094.3%+0%

55Brown County, NENE2,8264.4%+0%

56Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.4%+0%

57Nuckolls County, NENE4,1004.4%+0%

58Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.4%+0%

59Custer County, NENE10,5004.4%+0%

60Saunders County, NENE23,7024.5%+0%

61Knox County, NENE8,3354.5%+0%

62Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+0%

63Saline County, NENE14,9964.5%+0%

64Merrick County, NENE7,9054.5%+0%

65Madison County, NENE36,1064.6%+0%

66Frontier County, NENE2,6554.7%+0%

67Cherry County, NENE5,5614.7%+0%

68Kearney County, NENE6,7904.8%+0%

69Hall County, NENE63,6334.8%+0%

70Franklin County, NENE2,7954.9%+0%

71Sioux County, NENE1,1884.9%+0%

72York County, NENE14,5644.9%+0%

73Gosper County, NENE1,8034.9%+0%

74Phelps County, NENE8,9945.0%+0%

75Platte County, NENE35,6495.0%+0%

76Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.0%+0%

77Deuel County, NENE1,8625.1%+0%

78Clay County, NENE6,1705.2%+0%

79Cass County, NENE27,6575.3%+0%

80Grant County, NENE5615.5%+0%

81Otoe County, NENE16,5315.6%+0%

82Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.9%+0%

83Hamilton County, NENE9,6786.0%+0%

84Washington County, NENE21,3026.5%+0%

85Adams County, NENE31,0716.6%+0%

86Banner County, NENE6866.7%+0%

87Seward County, NENE18,0327.5%+0%

88Douglas County, NENE606,4609.4%+0%

89Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.7%+0%

90Buffalo County, NENE51,17210.1%+0%

91Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+0%

92Dawes County, NENE7,85810.5%+0%

93Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.9%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES