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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 (2023 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

01Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.9%+0%

02Dawes County, NENE7,85810.5%+0%

03Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+0%

04Buffalo County, NENE51,17210.1%+0%

05Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.7%+0%

06Douglas County, NENE606,4609.4%+0%

07Seward County, NENE18,0327.5%+0%

08Banner County, NENE6866.7%+0%

09Adams County, NENE31,0716.6%+0%

10Washington County, NENE21,3026.5%+0%

11Hamilton County, NENE9,6786.0%+0%

12Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.9%+0%

13Otoe County, NENE16,5315.6%+0%

14Grant County, NENE5615.5%+0%

15Cass County, NENE27,6575.3%+0%

16Clay County, NENE6,1705.2%+0%

17Deuel County, NENE1,8625.1%+0%

18Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.0%+0%

19Platte County, NENE35,6495.0%+0%

20Phelps County, NENE8,9945.0%+0%

21Gosper County, NENE1,8034.9%+0%

22York County, NENE14,5644.9%+0%

23Sioux County, NENE1,1884.9%+0%

24Franklin County, NENE2,7954.9%+0%

25Hall County, NENE63,6334.8%+0%

26Kearney County, NENE6,7904.8%+0%

27Cherry County, NENE5,5614.7%+0%

28Frontier County, NENE2,6554.7%+0%

29Madison County, NENE36,1064.6%+0%

30Merrick County, NENE7,9054.5%+0%

31Saline County, NENE14,9964.5%+0%

32Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+0%

33Knox County, NENE8,3354.5%+0%

34Saunders County, NENE23,7024.5%+0%

35Custer County, NENE10,5004.4%+0%

36Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.4%+0%

37Nuckolls County, NENE4,1004.4%+0%

38Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.4%+0%

39Brown County, NENE2,8264.4%+0%

40Sheridan County, NENE4,8094.3%+0%

41Keith County, NENE8,1004.3%+0%

42Chase County, NENE3,7184.3%+0%

43Garfield County, NENE1,7104.3%+0%

44Hooker County, NENE6864.3%+0%

45Webster County, NENE3,3364.3%+0%

46Arthur County, NENE3964.2%+0%

47Dodge County, NENE38,0574.2%+0%

48Dundy County, NENE1,5684.2%+0%

49Valley County, NENE4,0944.2%+0%

50Perkins County, NENE2,8494.2%+0%

51Garden County, NENE1,8044.2%+0%

52Stanton County, NENE5,7444.2%+0%

53Gage County, NENE21,7114.2%+0%

54Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%+0%

55Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.1%+0%

56Dixon County, NENE5,6024.1%+0%

57Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%+0%

58Thayer County, NENE4,8424.0%+0%

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

60Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.9%+0%

61Dakota County, NENE21,6873.9%+0%

62Loup County, NENE5703.9%+0%

63Polk County, NENE5,2703.9%+0%

64Holt County, NENE10,0673.9%+0%

65Pierce County, NENE7,3783.9%+0%

66Johnson County, NENE5,2183.8%+0%

67Furnas County, NENE4,5243.8%+0%

68Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+0%

69Cedar County, NENE8,3733.7%+0%

70Thurston County, NENE6,7523.7%+0%

71Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+0%

72Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.6%+0%

73Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+0%

74Kimball County, NENE3,3913.6%+0%

75Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.5%+0%

76Wheeler County, NENE7893.5%+0%

77Harlan County, NENE3,0003.4%+0%

78Thomas County, NENE6393.4%+0%

79Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%+0%

80Nance County, NENE3,2903.3%+0%

81Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%+0%

82Burt County, NENE6,6783.3%+0%

83Butler County, NENE8,5073.3%+0%

84Morrill County, NENE4,4043.1%+0%

85Cuming County, NENE8,8233.0%+0%

86Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%+0%

87Boyd County, NENE1,6742.7%+0%

88Greeley County, NENE2,1542.6%+0%

89Sherman County, NENE2,9242.5%+0%

90Hayes County, NENE8212.2%+0%

91Logan County, NENE6691.7%+0%

92Blaine County, NENE4581.5%+0%

93McPherson County, NENE3691.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES