RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Most college graduates, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Douglas County, NENE606,460148,488–

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04978,221–

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30347,811–

04Buffalo County, NENE51,17210,275–

05Hall County, NENE63,6338,361–

06Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865,554–

07Madison County, NENE36,1065,422–

08Lincoln County, NENE33,3035,264–

09Cass County, NENE27,6575,255–

10Adams County, NENE31,0715,221–

11Platte County, NENE35,6495,123–

12Dodge County, NENE38,0574,806–

13Washington County, NENE21,3024,491–

14Saunders County, NENE23,7024,049–

15Seward County, NENE18,0323,342–

16Gage County, NENE21,7113,135–

17Otoe County, NENE16,5312,764–

18Dawson County, NENE24,4522,535–

19York County, NENE14,5642,533–

20Dawes County, NENE7,8582,039–

21Custer County, NENE10,5001,848–

22Dakota County, NENE21,6871,815–

23Wayne County, NENE10,0201,724–

24Saline County, NENE14,9961,724–

25Holt County, NENE10,0671,684–

26Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281,683–

27Red Willow County, NENE10,3071,678–

28Phelps County, NENE8,9941,596–

29Hamilton County, NENE9,6781,563–

30Cuming County, NENE8,8231,400–

31Box Butte County, NENE10,4941,332–

32Butler County, NENE8,5071,315–

33Nemaha County, NENE7,1021,283–

34Pierce County, NENE7,3781,196–

35Cedar County, NENE8,3731,195–

36Kearney County, NENE6,7901,174–

37Keith County, NENE8,1001,154–

38Knox County, NENE8,3351,148–

39Richardson County, NENE7,5301,077–

40Burt County, NENE6,6781,036–

41Colfax County, NENE10,934980–

42Howard County, NENE6,538972–

43Cherry County, NENE5,561967–

44Jefferson County, NENE7,070948–

45Merrick County, NENE7,905944–

46Fillmore County, NENE5,458915–

47Dixon County, NENE5,602860–

48Clay County, NENE6,170846–

49Valley County, NENE4,094807–

50Stanton County, NENE5,744795–

51Antelope County, NENE6,352788–

52Sheridan County, NENE4,809758–

53Thayer County, NENE4,842741–

54Thurston County, NENE6,752739–

55Nuckolls County, NENE4,100719–

56Morrill County, NENE4,404718–

57Polk County, NENE5,270698–

58Johnson County, NENE5,218694–

59Boone County, NENE5,355690–

60Furnas County, NENE4,524637–

61Chase County, NENE3,718583–

62Harlan County, NENE3,000565–

63Webster County, NENE3,336554–

64Perkins County, NENE2,849542–

65Brown County, NENE2,826513–

66Sherman County, NENE2,924477–

67Nance County, NENE3,290461–

68Gosper County, NENE1,803458–

69Garfield County, NENE1,710442–

70Frontier County, NENE2,655416–

71Franklin County, NENE2,795409–

72Dundy County, NENE1,568368–

73Kimball County, NENE3,391349–

74Garden County, NENE1,804336–

75Hitchcock County, NENE2,467311–

76Rock County, NENE1,259295–

77Pawnee County, NENE2,510293–

78Greeley County, NENE2,154284–

79Deuel County, NENE1,862270–

80Boyd County, NENE1,674266–

81Sioux County, NENE1,188227–

82Keya Paha County, NENE792155–

83Wheeler County, NENE789147–

84Logan County, NENE669133–

85Hooker County, NENE686128–

86Banner County, NENE686124–

87Hayes County, NENE821122–

88Grant County, NENE561106–

89Thomas County, NENE639106–

90Loup County, NENE570103–

91Blaine County, NENE45887–

92McPherson County, NENE36981–

93Arthur County, NENE39674–

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