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Fewest graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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

01Hayes County, NENE8211.5%−30%

02Logan County, NENE6691.6%−9%

03Hooker County, NENE6862.9%−32%

04Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.4%−8%

05Thomas County, NENE6393.7%+9%

06Kimball County, NENE3,3913.8%+6%

07Dakota County, NENE21,6874.0%+1%

08Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%−1%

09Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.1%+2%

10Polk County, NENE5,2704.2%+9%

11Colfax County, NENE10,9344.3%+19%

12Grant County, NENE5614.3%−21%

13Merrick County, NENE7,9054.4%−4%

14Garfield County, NENE1,7104.4%+2%

15Loup County, NENE5704.4%+13%

16Perkins County, NENE2,8494.6%+9%

17Stanton County, NENE5,7444.6%+10%

18Howard County, NENE6,5384.7%+24%

19Furnas County, NENE4,5244.7%+23%

20Harlan County, NENE3,0004.8%+40%

21Burt County, NENE6,6784.8%+46%

22Butler County, NENE8,5074.9%+51%

23Greeley County, NENE2,1545.0%+92%

24Antelope County, NENE6,3525.1%+14%

25Sheridan County, NENE4,8095.1%+18%

26Saline County, NENE14,9965.1%+14%

27Deuel County, NENE1,8625.2%+3%

28McPherson County, NENE3695.3%+375%

29Hitchcock County, NENE2,4675.3%+30%

30Johnson County, NENE5,2185.5%+43%

31Boyd County, NENE1,6745.5%+107%

32Pierce County, NENE7,3785.5%+43%

33Richardson County, NENE7,5305.6%+52%

34Keith County, NENE8,1005.6%+30%

35Dixon County, NENE5,6025.6%+38%

36Morrill County, NENE4,4045.7%+82%

37Gage County, NENE21,7115.7%+36%

38Garden County, NENE1,8045.8%+37%

39Thurston County, NENE6,7525.9%+60%

40Clay County, NENE6,1705.9%+15%

41Franklin County, NENE2,7955.9%+22%

42Thayer County, NENE4,8426.0%+48%

43Knox County, NENE8,3356.0%+34%

44Cuming County, NENE8,8236.2%+102%

45Pawnee County, NENE2,5106.2%+74%

46Cheyenne County, NENE9,5286.2%+86%

47Boone County, NENE5,3556.2%+88%

48Cherry County, NENE5,5616.4%+35%

49Chase County, NENE3,7186.4%+48%

50Kearney County, NENE6,7906.4%+34%

51Holt County, NENE10,0676.5%+67%

52Arthur County, NENE3966.5%+53%

53Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.5%+49%

54Custer County, NENE10,5006.5%+47%

55Sioux County, NENE1,1886.6%+36%

56Cedar County, NENE8,3736.7%+80%

57Sherman County, NENE2,9246.8%+171%

58Hall County, NENE63,6336.8%+42%

59Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5866.9%+38%

60Rock County, NENE1,2596.9%+133%

61Valley County, NENE4,0947.0%+65%

62Nuckolls County, NENE4,1007.2%+64%

63Dodge County, NENE38,0577.2%+70%

64Madison County, NENE36,1067.3%+56%

65Phelps County, NENE8,9947.5%+51%

66Lincoln County, NENE33,3037.6%+71%

67Frontier County, NENE2,6557.7%+64%

68Nance County, NENE3,2907.8%+134%

69Brown County, NENE2,8267.8%+80%

70Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.9%+100%

71Platte County, NENE35,6497.9%+58%

72Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.9%+32%

73Saunders County, NENE23,7028.2%+84%

74Otoe County, NENE16,5318.2%+47%

75Gosper County, NENE1,8038.3%+71%

76Banner County, NENE6868.4%+25%

77Keya Paha County, NENE7928.7%+120%

78Webster County, NENE3,3368.7%+105%

79Nemaha County, NENE7,1028.8%+48%

80Wheeler County, NENE7898.9%+156%

81Seward County, NENE18,0329.1%+22%

82Washington County, NENE21,3029.5%+46%

83Cass County, NENE27,6579.7%+82%

84York County, NENE14,5649.8%+102%

85Adams County, NENE31,0719.8%+49%

86Blaine County, NENE4589.8%+568%

87Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+0%

88Dundy County, NENE1,56810.9%+158%

89Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.6%+15%

90Douglas County, NENE606,46014.2%+52%

91Sarpy County, NENE208,30314.3%+48%

92Lancaster County, NENE334,04914.9%+37%

93Dawes County, NENE7,85817.7%+69%

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