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Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County

Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County was 11.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 93 counties in 2024.

202411.5%
Change on 2023-0.4 pts
Rank8th of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked
Series high122022
Series low11.52024

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Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County, 2021 to 2024

11.411.611.81212.220212022202320242021: 11.8 %2022: 12 %2023: 11.9 %2024: 11.5 %11.411.611.81212.2202120242021: 11.8 %2022: 12 %2023: 11.9 %2024: 11.5 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202411.5
202311.9
202212
202111.8

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2024
Buffalo County11.5
Nebraska12.3
United States14.1

Buffalo County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 11.9 %Antelope County: 7.3 %Arthur County: 6.6 %Banner County: 8.9 %Blaine County: 3.4 %Boone County: 5.4 %Box Butte County: 6.1 %Boyd County: 7.5 %Brown County: 7.4 %Buffalo County: 11.5 %Burt County: 6.5 %Butler County: 5.3 %Cass County: 12.4 %Cedar County: 7 %Chase County: 6.3 %Cherry County: 8.4 %Cheyenne County: 8.3 %Clay County: 7.4 %Colfax County: 5.1 %Cuming County: 7 %Custer County: 6.6 %Dakota County: 3.3 %Dawes County: 17.1 %Dawson County: 4.4 %Deuel County: 7.9 %Dixon County: 5.6 %Dodge County: 6.9 %Douglas County: 15.9 %Dundy County: 9.4 %Fillmore County: 8.1 %Franklin County: 6.5 %Frontier County: 6.9 %Furnas County: 7.5 %Gage County: 6 %Garden County: 6.8 %Garfield County: 9.8 %Gosper County: 8.5 %Grant County: 5.5 %Greeley County: 6.4 %Hall County: 8.1 %Hamilton County: 10.2 %Harlan County: 7.9 %Hayes County: 2.5 %Hitchcock County: 4.7 %Holt County: 8.9 %Hooker County: 1.4 %Howard County: 5.2 %Jefferson County: 4.4 %Johnson County: 6.1 %Kearney County: 6.3 %Keith County: 6.3 %Keya Paha County: 4.5 %Kimball County: 3.3 %Knox County: 6.4 %Lancaster County: 15.4 %Lincoln County: 7.3 %Logan County: 3.7 %Loup County: 10.1 %McPherson County: 7.3 %Madison County: 8.4 %Merrick County: 7.9 %Morrill County: 5 %Nance County: 5.4 %Nemaha County: 9.9 %Nuckolls County: 8.1 %Otoe County: 9.4 %Pawnee County: 8.2 %Perkins County: 4.7 %Phelps County: 9 %Pierce County: 5.3 %Platte County: 6.2 %Polk County: 6.4 %Red Willow County: 6.9 %Richardson County: 6.8 %Rock County: 6 %Saline County: 5.6 %Sarpy County: 15.8 %Saunders County: 11.9 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.4 %Seward County: 10.5 %Sheridan County: 6 %Sherman County: 6.8 %Sioux County: 5.6 %Stanton County: 7.4 %Thayer County: 7.5 %Thomas County: 6 %Thurston County: 6.7 %Valley County: 6.2 %Washington County: 11.3 %Wayne County: 10.9 %Webster County: 7.1 %Wheeler County: 9.8 %York County: 9 %
  • Under 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.3
  • 6.3 to 6.9
  • 6.9 to 8
  • 8 to 9.6
  • 9.6 and over
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024, %. Buffalo County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Buffalo County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Buffalo County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/buffalo-county-nebraska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Buffalo County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/buffalo-county-nebraska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Buffalo County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/buffalo-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County?

Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County was 11.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 93 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Buffalo County?

12% in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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