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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Dawes County, NENE7,85817.1%+63%

02Douglas County, NENE606,46015.9%+69%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30315.8%+63%

04Lancaster County, NENE334,04915.4%+41%

05Cass County, NENE27,65712.3%+132%

06Saunders County, NENE23,70211.9%+166%

07Adams County, NENE31,07111.9%+80%

08Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.5%+14%

09Washington County, NENE21,30211.3%+75%

10Wayne County, NENE10,02010.9%+7%

11Seward County, NENE18,03210.5%+41%

12Hamilton County, NENE9,67810.2%+70%

13Loup County, NENE57010.1%+159%

14Nemaha County, NENE7,1029.9%+66%

15Wheeler County, NENE7899.8%+183%

16Garfield County, NENE1,7109.8%+127%

17Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5869.4%+89%

18Otoe County, NENE16,5319.4%+68%

19Dundy County, NENE1,5689.4%+122%

20Phelps County, NENE8,9949.0%+82%

21York County, NENE14,5649.0%+85%

22Holt County, NENE10,0678.9%+131%

23Banner County, NENE6868.9%+32%

24Gosper County, NENE1,8038.5%+75%

25Madison County, NENE36,1068.4%+82%

26Cherry County, NENE5,5618.4%+79%

27Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288.3%+150%

28Pawnee County, NENE2,5108.2%+132%

29Nuckolls County, NENE4,1008.1%+86%

30Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.1%+105%

31Hall County, NENE63,6338.1%+69%

32Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%+74%

33Deuel County, NENE1,8627.9%+55%

34Harlan County, NENE3,0007.9%+129%

35Boyd County, NENE1,6747.5%+185%

36Furnas County, NENE4,5247.5%+98%

37Thayer County, NENE4,8427.5%+87%

38Brown County, NENE2,8267.4%+70%

39Stanton County, NENE5,7447.4%+77%

40Clay County, NENE6,1707.4%+43%

41Antelope County, NENE6,3527.3%+63%

42Lincoln County, NENE33,3037.3%+64%

43McPherson County, NENE3697.3%+553%

44Webster County, NENE3,3367.0%+65%

45Cuming County, NENE8,8237.0%+129%

46Cedar County, NENE8,3737.0%+86%

47Frontier County, NENE2,6556.9%+47%

48Dodge County, NENE38,0576.9%+63%

49Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.9%+57%

50Richardson County, NENE7,5306.8%+85%

51Garden County, NENE1,8046.8%+62%

52Sherman County, NENE2,9246.8%+170%

53Thurston County, NENE6,7526.7%+81%

54Custer County, NENE10,5006.6%+49%

55Arthur County, NENE3966.6%+56%

56Franklin County, NENE2,7956.5%+34%

57Burt County, NENE6,6786.5%+98%

58Polk County, NENE5,2706.4%+66%

59Greeley County, NENE2,1546.4%+147%

60Knox County, NENE8,3356.4%+42%

61Keith County, NENE8,1006.3%+46%

62Kearney County, NENE6,7906.3%+31%

63Chase County, NENE3,7186.3%+46%

64Valley County, NENE4,0946.2%+47%

65Platte County, NENE35,6496.2%+24%

66Box Butte County, NENE10,4946.1%+68%

67Johnson County, NENE5,2186.1%+59%

68Rock County, NENE1,2596.0%+102%

69Thomas County, NENE6396.0%+77%

70Sheridan County, NENE4,8096.0%+39%

71Gage County, NENE21,7116.0%+44%

72Saline County, NENE14,9965.6%+25%

73Dixon County, NENE5,6025.6%+37%

74Sioux County, NENE1,1885.6%+15%

75Grant County, NENE5615.5%−0%

76Boone County, NENE5,3555.4%+63%

77Nance County, NENE3,2905.3%+61%

78Butler County, NENE8,5075.3%+63%

79Pierce County, NENE7,3785.3%+36%

80Howard County, NENE6,5385.2%+37%

81Colfax County, NENE10,9345.1%+40%

82Morrill County, NENE4,4045.0%+62%

83Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+12%

84Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.7%+14%

85Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%+14%

86Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.4%+8%

87Dawson County, NENE24,4524.4%+6%

88Logan County, NENE6693.7%+118%

89Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+127%

90Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−9%

91Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−17%

92Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+13%

93Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−68%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES