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Fewest graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2010

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

01Logan County, NENE6691.2%−29%

02Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%−15%

03Thomas County, NENE6392.3%−31%

04Nance County, NENE3,2902.6%−22%

05Hayes County, NENE8212.6%+19%

06Chase County, NENE3,7182.7%−38%

07Keya Paha County, NENE7922.9%−27%

08Nuckolls County, NENE4,1003.0%−32%

09Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%−0%

10Loup County, NENE5703.0%−23%

11Hitchcock County, NENE2,4673.1%−24%

12Blaine County, NENE4583.1%+113%

13McPherson County, NENE3693.2%+187%

14Stanton County, NENE5,7443.3%−21%

15Garden County, NENE1,8043.4%−20%

16Dakota County, NENE21,6873.6%−9%

17Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.6%+1%

18Thayer County, NENE4,8423.6%−11%

19Dixon County, NENE5,6023.6%−11%

20Pierce County, NENE7,3783.6%−6%

21Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+0%

22Johnson County, NENE5,2183.7%−3%

23Dawson County, NENE24,4523.7%−9%

24Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.8%+4%

25Grant County, NENE5613.8%−30%

26Valley County, NENE4,0943.9%−8%

27Gosper County, NENE1,8033.9%−20%

28Cuming County, NENE8,8234.0%+30%

29Sherman County, NENE2,9244.0%+59%

30Cedar County, NENE8,3734.0%+7%

31Garfield County, NENE1,7104.1%−4%

32Howard County, NENE6,5384.2%+10%

33Webster County, NENE3,3364.2%−1%

34Furnas County, NENE4,5244.3%+12%

35Brown County, NENE2,8264.3%−2%

36Butler County, NENE8,5074.3%+32%

37Thurston County, NENE6,7524.4%+20%

38Hooker County, NENE6864.5%+5%

39Harlan County, NENE3,0004.5%+31%

40Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+0%

41Fillmore County, NENE5,4584.5%+15%

42Holt County, NENE10,0674.6%+18%

43Arthur County, NENE3964.6%+7%

44Greeley County, NENE2,1544.6%+79%

45Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+11%

46Custer County, NENE10,5004.8%+7%

47Polk County, NENE5,2704.8%+23%

48Franklin County, NENE2,7954.8%−1%

49Boone County, NENE5,3554.9%+48%

50Burt County, NENE6,6784.9%+50%

51Deuel County, NENE1,8625.0%−2%

52Merrick County, NENE7,9055.1%+12%

53Knox County, NENE8,3355.1%+15%

54Morrill County, NENE4,4045.2%+66%

55Phelps County, NENE8,9945.2%+4%

56Jefferson County, NENE7,0705.3%+30%

57Hall County, NENE63,6335.3%+11%

58Dodge County, NENE38,0575.3%+25%

59Clay County, NENE6,1705.3%+3%

60Wheeler County, NENE7895.3%+54%

61Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.4%−10%

62Platte County, NENE35,6495.5%+9%

63Richardson County, NENE7,5305.5%+49%

64Cherry County, NENE5,5615.5%+18%

65Madison County, NENE36,1065.5%+19%

66Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.6%+11%

67Gage County, NENE21,7115.7%+36%

68Frontier County, NENE2,6555.7%+21%

69Lincoln County, NENE33,3035.7%+29%

70Otoe County, NENE16,5315.7%+3%

71Keith County, NENE8,1005.7%+33%

72Saline County, NENE14,9965.8%+30%

73Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.2%+43%

74Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.5%+10%

75York County, NENE14,5646.7%+38%

76Dundy County, NENE1,5687.0%+64%

77Washington County, NENE21,3027.1%+9%

78Cheyenne County, NENE9,5287.1%+114%

79Kimball County, NENE3,3917.1%+98%

80Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%+50%

81Sheridan County, NENE4,8097.2%+66%

82Saunders County, NENE23,7027.2%+60%

83Cass County, NENE27,6577.3%+37%

84Adams County, NENE31,0717.8%+19%

85Wayne County, NENE10,0208.5%−16%

86Seward County, NENE18,0328.6%+15%

87Banner County, NENE6868.7%+30%

88Sioux County, NENE1,1889.5%+95%

89Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.5%−5%

90Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.5%+6%

91Sarpy County, NENE208,30311.8%+22%

92Douglas County, NENE606,46012.0%+28%

93Dawes County, NENE7,85812.4%+19%

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