Counties in Nebraska by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Sarpy County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 93 counties in 2024, at 42.6%. Dakota County had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 24.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 34.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.6Sarpy County
Lowest14.6Dakota County
Median24.193 counties
Nebraska34.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Sarpy CountySarpy County: 42.6 %42.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 42.1 %42.1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 41.9 %41.9Washington CountyWashington County: 36.8 %36.8Arthur CountyArthur County: 36.6 %36.6Dawes CountyDawes County: 36.2 %36.2Kearney CountyKearney County: 34.5 %34.5Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 34.4 %34.4Banner CountyBanner County: 33.3 %33.3Seward CountySeward County: 33.2 %33.2Saunders CountySaunders County: 32.6 %32.6Cass CountyCass County: 32.2 %32.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 31.3 %31.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 30.4 %30.4Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 30.3 %30.3Phelps CountyPhelps County: 29.9 %29.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 29.7 %29.7Adams CountyAdams County: 29.6 %29.6Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 29.4 %29.4Harlan CountyHarlan County: 29.2 %29.2Holt CountyHolt County: 29.1 %29.1Thomas CountyThomas County: 28.7 %28.7Grant CountyGrant County: 28.6 %28.6Gosper CountyGosper County: 27.4 %27.4Loup CountyLoup County: 27.2 %27.2Otoe CountyOtoe County: 27.2 %27.2Rock CountyRock County: 27.1 %27.1Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 27 %27Howard CountyHoward County: 26 %26Perkins CountyPerkins County: 25.8 %25.8McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 25.7 %25.7Frontier CountyFrontier County: 25.7 %25.7York CountyYork County: 25.7 %25.7Valley CountyValley County: 25.3 %25.3Cherry CountyCherry County: 25.3 %25.3Deuel CountyDeuel County: 25.2 %25.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 25 %25Burt CountyBurt County: 24.9 %24.9Furnas CountyFurnas County: 24.9 %24.9Cuming CountyCuming County: 24.9 %24.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Sarpy County42.6+0.7 pts
2Douglas County42.1-0.1 pts
3Lancaster County41.9+0.8 pts
4Washington County36.8+0.3 pts
5Arthur County36.6+3.9 pts
6Dawes County36.2+1.1 pts
7Kearney County34.5+1.6 pts
8Buffalo County34.4-0.3 pts
9Banner County33.3+0.7 pts
10Seward County33.2+1.6 pts
11Saunders County32.6+2.3 pts
12Cass County32.2+0.3 pts
13Hamilton County31.3+1.7 pts
14Wayne County30.4+1 pts
15Wheeler County30.3+0.7 pts
16Phelps County29.9+3.2 pts
17Garfield County29.7-3 pts
18Adams County29.6+0.7 pts
19Nemaha County29.4+0.3 pts
20Harlan County29.2+5 pts
21Holt County29.1+2.1 pts
22Thomas County28.7+1.8 pts
23Grant County28.6-0.8 pts
24Gosper County27.4-1.4 pts
25Loup County27.2+1.3 pts
26Otoe County27.20 pts
27Rock County27.1-1.9 pts
28Scotts Bluff County27+1.1 pts
29Howard County26+3.1 pts
30Perkins County25.8+0.1 pts
31McPherson County25.7+1.3 pts
32Frontier County25.7-0.4 pts
33York County25.7+1.8 pts
34Valley County25.3-2.3 pts
35Cherry County25.3+1.1 pts
36Deuel County25.2+2.7 pts
37Blaine County25-0.6 pts
38Burt County24.9-0.8 pts
39Furnas County24.9+2.6 pts
40Cuming County24.9+0.1 pts
41Red Willow County24.8-1.2 pts
42Hooker County24.6+3.9 pts
43Custer County24.3-1.4 pts
44Sheridan County24.2+2.5 pts
45Chase County24.10 pts
46Logan County24.1-2.6 pts
47Stanton County24.1+1.7 pts
48Brown County24+2.8 pts
49Butler County24-1.3 pts
49Cedar County24-1 pts
51Richardson County23.8+1.5 pts
52Thayer County23.8+0.8 pts
53Pierce County23.7+0.8 pts
54Madison County23.7+0.2 pts
55Dixon County23.4-0.3 pts
56Cheyenne County23.2+1.1 pts
57Nuckolls County23.1-3.5 pts
58Gage County23.1+1 pts
59Platte County23-1.1 pts
60Fillmore County22.9+0.9 pts
61Keith County22.7+1.4 pts
62Lincoln County22.7+2.2 pts
63Sioux County22.4-2.7 pts
64Boyd County22.3+2.8 pts
65Clay County22.3-0.6 pts
66Thurston County22.2+1.9 pts
67Dodge County22+0.4 pts
68Saline County21.8+1.7 pts
69Hall County21.5+0.4 pts
70Greeley County21.3+2.9 pts
71Franklin County21.3+1.3 pts
72Webster County21.2-0.7 pts
73Pawnee County21.2+0.8 pts
74Garden County21.2+0.4 pts
75Hitchcock County20.9+1.2 pts
76Keya Paha County20.6-5.1 pts
77Antelope County20.5+0.6 pts
78Sherman County20.5+1.6 pts
79Jefferson County20.2+0.5 pts
80Dundy County20.2-3.1 pts
81Nance County20.1+1.7 pts
82Polk County20+1.4 pts
83Hayes County19.8+3.8 pts
84Boone County19.7+0.9 pts
85Morrill County19.4-2.4 pts
86Knox County19-0.7 pts
87Box Butte County18.6-1.5 pts
88Merrick County18.3+0.8 pts
89Johnson County17.7-1.3 pts
90Dawson County17.6+0.1 pts
91Kimball County15+0.7 pts
92Colfax County14.8+0.7 pts
93Dakota County14.6-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, 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.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher 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 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Sarpy County, with 42.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Dakota County, with 14.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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