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Most graduate degrees, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, NENE7,85817.7%+69%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04914.9%+37%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30314.3%+48%

04Douglas County, NENE606,46014.2%+52%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.6%+15%

06Dundy County, NENE1,56810.9%+158%

07Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+0%

08Blaine County, NENE4589.8%+568%

09Adams County, NENE31,0719.8%+49%

10York County, NENE14,5649.8%+102%

11Cass County, NENE27,6579.7%+82%

12Washington County, NENE21,3029.5%+46%

13Seward County, NENE18,0329.1%+22%

14Wheeler County, NENE7898.9%+156%

15Nemaha County, NENE7,1028.8%+48%

16Webster County, NENE3,3368.7%+105%

17Keya Paha County, NENE7928.7%+120%

18Banner County, NENE6868.4%+25%

19Gosper County, NENE1,8038.3%+71%

20Otoe County, NENE16,5318.2%+47%

21Saunders County, NENE23,7028.2%+84%

22Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.9%+32%

23Platte County, NENE35,6497.9%+58%

24Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.9%+100%

25Brown County, NENE2,8267.8%+80%

26Nance County, NENE3,2907.8%+134%

27Frontier County, NENE2,6557.7%+64%

28Lincoln County, NENE33,3037.6%+71%

29Phelps County, NENE8,9947.5%+51%

30Madison County, NENE36,1067.3%+56%

31Dodge County, NENE38,0577.2%+70%

32Nuckolls County, NENE4,1007.2%+64%

33Valley County, NENE4,0947.0%+65%

34Rock County, NENE1,2596.9%+133%

35Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5866.9%+38%

36Hall County, NENE63,6336.8%+42%

37Sherman County, NENE2,9246.8%+171%

38Cedar County, NENE8,3736.7%+80%

39Sioux County, NENE1,1886.6%+36%

40Custer County, NENE10,5006.5%+47%

41Red Willow County, NENE10,3076.5%+49%

42Arthur County, NENE3966.5%+53%

43Holt County, NENE10,0676.5%+67%

44Kearney County, NENE6,7906.4%+34%

45Chase County, NENE3,7186.4%+48%

46Cherry County, NENE5,5616.4%+35%

47Boone County, NENE5,3556.2%+88%

48Cheyenne County, NENE9,5286.2%+86%

49Pawnee County, NENE2,5106.2%+74%

50Cuming County, NENE8,8236.2%+102%

51Knox County, NENE8,3356.0%+34%

52Thayer County, NENE4,8426.0%+48%

53Franklin County, NENE2,7955.9%+22%

54Clay County, NENE6,1705.9%+15%

55Thurston County, NENE6,7525.9%+60%

56Garden County, NENE1,8045.8%+37%

57Gage County, NENE21,7115.7%+36%

58Morrill County, NENE4,4045.7%+82%

59Dixon County, NENE5,6025.6%+38%

60Keith County, NENE8,1005.6%+30%

61Richardson County, NENE7,5305.6%+52%

62Pierce County, NENE7,3785.5%+43%

63Boyd County, NENE1,6745.5%+107%

64Johnson County, NENE5,2185.5%+43%

65Hitchcock County, NENE2,4675.3%+30%

66McPherson County, NENE3695.3%+375%

67Deuel County, NENE1,8625.2%+3%

68Saline County, NENE14,9965.1%+14%

69Sheridan County, NENE4,8095.1%+18%

70Antelope County, NENE6,3525.1%+14%

71Greeley County, NENE2,1545.0%+92%

72Butler County, NENE8,5074.9%+51%

73Burt County, NENE6,6784.8%+46%

74Harlan County, NENE3,0004.8%+40%

75Furnas County, NENE4,5244.7%+23%

76Howard County, NENE6,5384.7%+24%

77Stanton County, NENE5,7444.6%+10%

78Perkins County, NENE2,8494.6%+9%

79Loup County, NENE5704.4%+13%

80Garfield County, NENE1,7104.4%+2%

81Merrick County, NENE7,9054.4%−4%

82Grant County, NENE5614.3%−21%

83Colfax County, NENE10,9344.3%+19%

84Polk County, NENE5,2704.2%+9%

85Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.1%+2%

86Dawson County, NENE24,4524.1%−1%

87Dakota County, NENE21,6874.0%+1%

88Kimball County, NENE3,3913.8%+6%

89Thomas County, NENE6393.7%+9%

90Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.4%−8%

91Hooker County, NENE6862.9%−32%

92Logan County, NENE6691.6%−9%

93Hayes County, NENE8211.5%−30%

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