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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Nebraska, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Nebraska, ranked. The highest is Sarpy County at 42.6% and the lowest is Dakota County at 14.6%.

Nebraska: 34.6% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Nebraska: 24.1%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Sarpy County42.6%
2Douglas County42.1%
3Lancaster County41.9%
4Washington County36.8%
5Arthur County36.6%
6Dawes County36.2%
7Kearney County34.5%
8Buffalo County34.4%
9Banner County33.3%
10Seward County33.2%
11Saunders County32.6%
12Cass County32.2%
13Hamilton County31.3%
14Wayne County30.4%
15Wheeler County30.3%
16Phelps County29.9%
17Garfield County29.7%
18Adams County29.6%
19Nemaha County29.4%
20Harlan County29.2%
21Holt County29.1%
22Thomas County28.7%
23Grant County28.6%
24Gosper County27.4%
25Loup County27.2%
26Otoe County27.2%
27Rock County27.1%
28Scotts Bluff County27.0%
29Howard County26.0%
30Perkins County25.8%
31Frontier County25.7%
32McPherson County25.7%
33York County25.7%
34Cherry County25.3%
35Valley County25.3%
36Deuel County25.2%
37Blaine County25.0%
38Burt County24.9%
39Cuming County24.9%
40Furnas County24.9%
41Red Willow County24.8%
42Hooker County24.6%
43Custer County24.3%
44Sheridan County24.2%
45Chase County24.1%
46Logan County24.1%
47Stanton County24.1%
48Brown County24.0%
49Butler County24.0%
50Cedar County24.0%
51Richardson County23.8%
52Thayer County23.8%
53Madison County23.7%
54Pierce County23.7%
55Dixon County23.4%
56Cheyenne County23.2%
57Gage County23.1%
58Nuckolls County23.1%
59Platte County23.0%
60Fillmore County22.9%
61Keith County22.7%
62Lincoln County22.7%
63Sioux County22.4%
64Boyd County22.3%
65Clay County22.3%
66Thurston County22.2%
67Dodge County22.0%
68Saline County21.8%
69Hall County21.5%
70Franklin County21.3%
71Greeley County21.3%
72Pawnee County21.2%
73Webster County21.2%
74Garden County21.1%
75Hitchcock County20.9%
76Keya Paha County20.6%
77Antelope County20.5%
78Sherman County20.5%
79Dundy County20.2%
80Jefferson County20.2%
81Nance County20.1%
82Polk County20.0%
83Hayes County19.8%
84Boone County19.7%
85Morrill County19.4%
86Knox County19.0%
87Box Butte County18.6%
88Merrick County18.3%
89Johnson County17.7%
90Dawson County17.6%
91Kimball County15.0%
92Colfax County14.8%
93Dakota County14.6%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Nebraska ranks 26th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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