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.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County | 42.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 2 | Douglas County | 42.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 41.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Washington County | 36.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 5 | Arthur County | 36.6 | +3.9 pts |
| 6 | Dawes County | 36.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 7 | Kearney County | 34.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 8 | Buffalo County | 34.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 9 | Banner County | 33.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 10 | Seward County | 33.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 11 | Saunders County | 32.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 12 | Cass County | 32.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 13 | Hamilton County | 31.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 14 | Wayne County | 30.4 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Wheeler County | 30.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 16 | Phelps County | 29.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 17 | Garfield County | 29.7 | -3 pts |
| 18 | Adams County | 29.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Nemaha County | 29.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 20 | Harlan County | 29.2 | +5 pts |
| 21 | Holt County | 29.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 22 | Thomas County | 28.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 23 | Grant County | 28.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 24 | Gosper County | 27.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 25 | Loup County | 27.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 26 | Otoe County | 27.2 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Rock County | 27.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 28 | Scotts Bluff County | 27 | +1.1 pts |
| 29 | Howard County | 26 | +3.1 pts |
| 30 | Perkins County | 25.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | McPherson County | 25.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 32 | Frontier County | 25.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 33 | York County | 25.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 34 | Valley County | 25.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 35 | Cherry County | 25.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 36 | Deuel County | 25.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 37 | Blaine County | 25 | -0.6 pts |
| 38 | Burt County | 24.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 39 | Furnas County | 24.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 40 | Cuming County | 24.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 41 | Red Willow County | 24.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 42 | Hooker County | 24.6 | +3.9 pts |
| 43 | Custer County | 24.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 44 | Sheridan County | 24.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 45 | Chase County | 24.1 | 0 pts |
| 46 | Logan County | 24.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 47 | Stanton County | 24.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 48 | Brown County | 24 | +2.8 pts |
| 49 | Butler County | 24 | -1.3 pts |
| 49 | Cedar County | 24 | -1 pts |
| 51 | Richardson County | 23.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 52 | Thayer County | 23.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 53 | Pierce County | 23.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 54 | Madison County | 23.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 55 | Dixon County | 23.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 56 | Cheyenne County | 23.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 57 | Nuckolls County | 23.1 | -3.5 pts |
| 58 | Gage County | 23.1 | +1 pts |
| 59 | Platte County | 23 | -1.1 pts |
| 60 | Fillmore County | 22.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 61 | Keith County | 22.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 22.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 63 | Sioux County | 22.4 | -2.7 pts |
| 64 | Boyd County | 22.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 65 | Clay County | 22.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 66 | Thurston County | 22.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 67 | Dodge County | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 68 | Saline County | 21.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 69 | Hall County | 21.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 70 | Greeley County | 21.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 71 | Franklin County | 21.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 72 | Webster County | 21.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 73 | Pawnee County | 21.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 74 | Garden County | 21.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Hitchcock County | 20.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 76 | Keya Paha County | 20.6 | -5.1 pts |
| 77 | Antelope County | 20.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 78 | Sherman County | 20.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 79 | Jefferson County | 20.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 80 | Dundy County | 20.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 81 | Nance County | 20.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 82 | Polk County | 20 | +1.4 pts |
| 83 | Hayes County | 19.8 | +3.8 pts |
| 84 | Boone County | 19.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 85 | Morrill County | 19.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 86 | Knox County | 19 | -0.7 pts |
| 87 | Box Butte County | 18.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 88 | Merrick County | 18.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 89 | Johnson County | 17.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 90 | Dawson County | 17.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Kimball County | 15 | +0.7 pts |
| 92 | Colfax County | 14.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 93 | Dakota County | 14.6 | -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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