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Most graduate degrees, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Dawes County, NENE7,85817.1%+6.6 pts
02Douglas County, NENE606,46015.9%+6.5 pts
03Sarpy County, NENE208,30315.8%+6.1 pts
04Lancaster County, NENE334,04915.4%+4.5 pts
05Cass County, NENE27,65712.3%+7.0 pts
06Saunders County, NENE23,70211.9%+7.4 pts
07Adams County, NENE31,07111.9%+5.3 pts
08Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.5%+1.4 pts
09Washington County, NENE21,30211.3%+4.8 pts
10Wayne County, NENE10,02010.9%+0.7 pts
11Seward County, NENE18,03210.5%+3.1 pts
12Hamilton County, NENE9,67810.2%+4.2 pts
13Loup County, NENE57010.1%+6.2 pts
14Nemaha County, NENE7,1029.9%+3.9 pts
15Wheeler County, NENE7899.8%+6.3 pts
16Garfield County, NENE1,7109.8%+5.5 pts
17Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5869.4%+4.4 pts
18Otoe County, NENE16,5319.4%+3.8 pts
19Dundy County, NENE1,5689.4%+5.2 pts
20Phelps County, NENE8,9949.0%+4.1 pts
21York County, NENE14,5649.0%+4.1 pts
22Holt County, NENE10,0678.9%+5.1 pts
23Banner County, NENE6868.9%+2.2 pts
24Gosper County, NENE1,8038.5%+3.7 pts
25Madison County, NENE36,1068.4%+3.8 pts
26Cherry County, NENE5,5618.4%+3.7 pts
27Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288.3%+5.0 pts
28Pawnee County, NENE2,5108.2%+4.7 pts
29Nuckolls County, NENE4,1008.1%+3.7 pts
30Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.1%+4.2 pts
31Hall County, NENE63,6338.1%+3.3 pts
32Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%+3.4 pts
33Deuel County, NENE1,8627.9%+2.8 pts
34Harlan County, NENE3,0007.9%+4.4 pts
35Boyd County, NENE1,6747.5%+4.9 pts
36Furnas County, NENE4,5247.5%+3.7 pts
37Thayer County, NENE4,8427.5%+3.5 pts
38Brown County, NENE2,8267.4%+3.1 pts
39Stanton County, NENE5,7447.4%+3.2 pts
40Clay County, NENE6,1707.4%+2.2 pts
41Antelope County, NENE6,3527.3%+2.8 pts
42Lincoln County, NENE33,3037.3%+2.8 pts
43McPherson County, NENE3697.3%+6.1 pts
44Webster County, NENE3,3367.0%+2.8 pts
45Cuming County, NENE8,8237.0%+3.9 pts
46Cedar County, NENE8,3737.0%+3.2 pts
47Frontier County, NENE2,6556.9%+2.2 pts
48Dodge County, NENE38,0576.9%+2.7 pts
49Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.9%+2.5 pts
50Richardson County, NENE7,5306.8%+3.1 pts
51Garden County, NENE1,8046.8%+2.6 pts
52Sherman County, NENE2,9246.8%+4.3 pts
53Thurston County, NENE6,7526.7%+3.0 pts
54Custer County, NENE10,5006.6%+2.2 pts
55Arthur County, NENE3966.6%+2.4 pts
56Franklin County, NENE2,7956.5%+1.7 pts
57Burt County, NENE6,6786.5%+3.2 pts
58Polk County, NENE5,2706.4%+2.6 pts
59Greeley County, NENE2,1546.4%+3.8 pts
60Knox County, NENE8,3356.4%+1.9 pts
61Keith County, NENE8,1006.3%+2.0 pts
62Kearney County, NENE6,7906.3%+1.5 pts
63Chase County, NENE3,7186.3%+2.0 pts
64Valley County, NENE4,0946.2%+2.0 pts
65Platte County, NENE35,6496.2%+1.2 pts
66Box Butte County, NENE10,4946.1%+2.5 pts
67Johnson County, NENE5,2186.1%+2.3 pts
68Rock County, NENE1,2596.0%+3.1 pts
69Thomas County, NENE6396.0%+2.6 pts
70Sheridan County, NENE4,8096.0%+1.7 pts
71Gage County, NENE21,7116.0%+1.8 pts
72Saline County, NENE14,9965.6%+1.1 pts
73Dixon County, NENE5,6025.6%+1.5 pts
74Sioux County, NENE1,1885.6%+0.7 pts
75Grant County, NENE5615.5%−0.0 pts
76Boone County, NENE5,3555.4%+2.1 pts
77Nance County, NENE3,2905.3%+2.0 pts
78Butler County, NENE8,5075.3%+2.1 pts
79Pierce County, NENE7,3785.3%+1.4 pts
80Howard County, NENE6,5385.2%+1.4 pts
81Colfax County, NENE10,9345.1%+1.5 pts
82Morrill County, NENE4,4045.0%+1.9 pts
83Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+0.5 pts
84Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.7%+0.6 pts
85Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%+0.5 pts
86Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.4%+0.3 pts
87Dawson County, NENE24,4524.4%+0.2 pts
88Logan County, NENE6693.7%+2.0 pts
89Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+1.9 pts
90Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−0.3 pts
91Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−0.7 pts
92Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+0.3 pts
93Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES