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Most graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2010

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

01Dawes County, NENE7,85812.4%+19%

02Douglas County, NENE606,46012.0%+28%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30311.8%+22%

04Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.5%+6%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.5%−5%

06Sioux County, NENE1,1889.5%+95%

07Banner County, NENE6868.7%+30%

08Seward County, NENE18,0328.6%+15%

09Wayne County, NENE10,0208.5%−16%

10Adams County, NENE31,0717.8%+19%

11Cass County, NENE27,6577.3%+37%

12Saunders County, NENE23,7027.2%+60%

13Sheridan County, NENE4,8097.2%+66%

14Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%+50%

15Kimball County, NENE3,3917.1%+98%

16Cheyenne County, NENE9,5287.1%+114%

17Washington County, NENE21,3027.1%+9%

18Dundy County, NENE1,5687.0%+64%

19York County, NENE14,5646.7%+38%

20Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.5%+10%

21Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.2%+43%

22Saline County, NENE14,9965.8%+30%

23Keith County, NENE8,1005.7%+33%

24Otoe County, NENE16,5315.7%+3%

25Lincoln County, NENE33,3035.7%+29%

26Frontier County, NENE2,6555.7%+21%

27Gage County, NENE21,7115.7%+36%

28Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865.6%+11%

29Madison County, NENE36,1065.5%+19%

30Cherry County, NENE5,5615.5%+18%

31Richardson County, NENE7,5305.5%+49%

32Platte County, NENE35,6495.5%+9%

33Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.4%−10%

34Wheeler County, NENE7895.3%+54%

35Clay County, NENE6,1705.3%+3%

36Dodge County, NENE38,0575.3%+25%

37Hall County, NENE63,6335.3%+11%

38Jefferson County, NENE7,0705.3%+30%

39Phelps County, NENE8,9945.2%+4%

40Morrill County, NENE4,4045.2%+66%

41Knox County, NENE8,3355.1%+15%

42Merrick County, NENE7,9055.1%+12%

43Deuel County, NENE1,8625.0%−2%

44Burt County, NENE6,6784.9%+50%

45Boone County, NENE5,3554.9%+48%

46Franklin County, NENE2,7954.8%−1%

47Polk County, NENE5,2704.8%+23%

48Custer County, NENE10,5004.8%+7%

49Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+11%

50Greeley County, NENE2,1544.6%+79%

51Arthur County, NENE3964.6%+7%

52Holt County, NENE10,0674.6%+18%

53Fillmore County, NENE5,4584.5%+15%

54Antelope County, NENE6,3524.5%+0%

55Harlan County, NENE3,0004.5%+31%

56Hooker County, NENE6864.5%+5%

57Thurston County, NENE6,7524.4%+20%

58Butler County, NENE8,5074.3%+32%

59Brown County, NENE2,8264.3%−2%

60Furnas County, NENE4,5244.3%+12%

61Webster County, NENE3,3364.2%−1%

62Howard County, NENE6,5384.2%+10%

63Garfield County, NENE1,7104.1%−4%

64Cedar County, NENE8,3734.0%+7%

65Sherman County, NENE2,9244.0%+59%

66Cuming County, NENE8,8234.0%+30%

67Gosper County, NENE1,8033.9%−20%

68Valley County, NENE4,0943.9%−8%

69Grant County, NENE5613.8%−30%

70Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.8%+4%

71Dawson County, NENE24,4523.7%−9%

72Johnson County, NENE5,2183.7%−3%

73Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%+0%

74Pierce County, NENE7,3783.6%−6%

75Dixon County, NENE5,6023.6%−11%

76Thayer County, NENE4,8423.6%−11%

77Pawnee County, NENE2,5103.6%+1%

78Dakota County, NENE21,6873.6%−9%

79Garden County, NENE1,8043.4%−20%

80Stanton County, NENE5,7443.3%−21%

81McPherson County, NENE3693.2%+187%

82Blaine County, NENE4583.1%+113%

83Hitchcock County, NENE2,4673.1%−24%

84Loup County, NENE5703.0%−23%

85Rock County, NENE1,2593.0%−0%

86Nuckolls County, NENE4,1003.0%−32%

87Keya Paha County, NENE7922.9%−27%

88Chase County, NENE3,7182.7%−38%

89Hayes County, NENE8212.6%+19%

90Nance County, NENE3,2902.6%−22%

91Thomas County, NENE6392.3%−31%

92Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%−15%

93Logan County, NENE6691.2%−29%

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