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Most graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2000

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.9%+17%

02Dawes County, NENE7,85810.5%+38%

03Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+42%

04Buffalo County, NENE51,17210.1%+25%

05Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.7%+10%

06Douglas County, NENE606,4609.4%+20%

07Seward County, NENE18,0327.5%+72%

08Banner County, NENE6866.7%+369%

09Adams County, NENE31,0716.6%+36%

10Washington County, NENE21,3026.5%+79%

11Hamilton County, NENE9,6786.0%+59%

12Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.9%−3%

13Otoe County, NENE16,5315.6%+69%

14Grant County, NENE5615.5%+54%

15Cass County, NENE27,6575.3%+49%

16Clay County, NENE6,1705.2%+83%

17Deuel County, NENE1,8625.1%+15%

18Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.0%+13%

19Platte County, NENE35,6495.0%+34%

20Phelps County, NENE8,9945.0%+29%

21Gosper County, NENE1,8034.9%+23%

22York County, NENE14,5644.9%+35%

23Sioux County, NENE1,1884.9%+17%

24Franklin County, NENE2,7954.9%+116%

25Hall County, NENE63,6334.8%+10%

26Kearney County, NENE6,7904.8%+0%

27Cherry County, NENE5,5614.7%+41%

28Frontier County, NENE2,6554.7%+75%

29Madison County, NENE36,1064.6%+40%

30Merrick County, NENE7,9054.5%+108%

31Saline County, NENE14,9964.5%+3%

32Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+92%

33Knox County, NENE8,3354.5%+99%

34Saunders County, NENE23,7024.5%+26%

35Custer County, NENE10,5004.4%+39%

36Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.4%+11%

37Nuckolls County, NENE4,1004.4%+55%

38Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.4%−10%

39Brown County, NENE2,8264.4%+78%

40Sheridan County, NENE4,8094.3%−10%

41Keith County, NENE8,1004.3%+8%

42Chase County, NENE3,7184.3%+13%

43Garfield County, NENE1,7104.3%+22%

44Hooker County, NENE6864.3%+71%

45Webster County, NENE3,3364.3%+18%

46Arthur County, NENE3964.2%+94%

47Dodge County, NENE38,0574.2%+5%

48Dundy County, NENE1,5684.2%+104%

49Valley County, NENE4,0944.2%+53%

50Perkins County, NENE2,8494.2%+62%

51Garden County, NENE1,8044.2%+57%

52Stanton County, NENE5,7444.2%+97%

53Gage County, NENE21,7114.2%+21%

54Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%+26%

55Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.1%+25%

56Dixon County, NENE5,6024.1%+10%

57Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%+3%

58Thayer County, NENE4,8424.0%+69%

59Keya Paha County, NENE7924.0%+376%

60Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.9%+33%

61Dakota County, NENE21,6873.9%−4%

62Loup County, NENE5703.9%+84%

63Polk County, NENE5,2703.9%+23%

64Holt County, NENE10,0673.9%+19%

65Pierce County, NENE7,3783.9%+38%

66Johnson County, NENE5,2183.8%+54%

67Furnas County, NENE4,5243.8%+16%

68Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+36%

69Cedar County, NENE8,3733.7%+21%

70Thurston County, NENE6,7523.7%+29%

71Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+33%

72Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.6%+5%

73Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+26%

74Kimball County, NENE3,3913.6%−19%

75Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.5%+33%

76Wheeler County, NENE7893.5%+157%

77Harlan County, NENE3,0003.4%+10%

78Thomas County, NENE6393.4%+363%

79Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%−9%

80Nance County, NENE3,2903.3%+37%

81Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%+49%

82Burt County, NENE6,6783.3%−11%

83Butler County, NENE8,5073.3%+70%

84Morrill County, NENE4,4043.1%+13%

85Cuming County, NENE8,8233.0%−9%

86Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%+59%

87Boyd County, NENE1,6742.7%+68%

88Greeley County, NENE2,1542.6%−9%

89Sherman County, NENE2,9242.5%−48%

90Hayes County, NENE8212.2%+3%

91Logan County, NENE6691.7%−42%

92Blaine County, NENE4581.5%−40%

93McPherson County, NENE3691.1%−32%

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