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

Sarpy County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 93 counties in 2021, at 41.1%. Kimball County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for Nebraska was 33%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.1Sarpy County
Lowest12.7Kimball County
Median22.893 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2021

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Sarpy CountySarpy County: 41.1 %41.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 40.8 %40.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 40.1 %40.1Dawes CountyDawes County: 36.4 %36.4Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 34.5 %34.5Washington CountyWashington County: 33.7 %33.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 33.4 %33.4Gosper CountyGosper County: 31 %31Seward CountySeward County: 30.5 %30.5Dundy CountyDundy County: 30.4 %30.4Cass CountyCass County: 29.8 %29.8Rock CountyRock County: 29.6 %29.6Garfield CountyGarfield County: 29.4 %29.4Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 29.4 %29.4Saunders CountySaunders County: 29.1 %29.1Grant CountyGrant County: 28.3 %28.3Arthur CountyArthur County: 28.1 %28.1Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 27.8 %27.8Banner CountyBanner County: 27.3 %27.3Kearney CountyKearney County: 26.9 %26.9Garden CountyGarden County: 26.5 %26.5Hooker CountyHooker County: 26.4 %26.4Logan CountyLogan County: 26.4 %26.4Otoe CountyOtoe County: 26.4 %26.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 26.3 %26.3Holt CountyHolt County: 26.3 %26.3Valley CountyValley County: 26.3 %26.3Adams CountyAdams County: 25.9 %25.9Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 25.8 %25.8Phelps CountyPhelps County: 25.8 %25.8Cherry CountyCherry County: 25.8 %25.8Sioux CountySioux County: 25.5 %25.5Harlan CountyHarlan County: 25.3 %25.3York CountyYork County: 25.3 %25.3Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 25 %25Frontier CountyFrontier County: 24.6 %24.6Thomas CountyThomas County: 24.5 %24.5Madison CountyMadison County: 24.3 %24.3Perkins CountyPerkins County: 24.2 %24.2McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 23.9 %23.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sarpy County41.1
2Douglas County40.8
3Lancaster County40.1
4Dawes County36.4
5Buffalo County34.5
6Washington County33.7
7Wayne County33.4
8Gosper County31
9Seward County30.5
10Dundy County30.4
11Cass County29.8
12Rock County29.6
13Garfield County29.4
14Nemaha County29.4
15Saunders County29.1
16Grant County28.3
17Arthur County28.1
18Keya Paha County27.8
19Banner County27.3
20Kearney County26.9
21Garden County26.5
22Hooker County26.4
23Logan County26.4
24Otoe County26.4
25Hamilton County26.3
26Holt County26.3
26Valley County26.3
28Adams County25.9
29Wheeler County25.8
30Phelps County25.8
31Cherry County25.8
32Sioux County25.5
33Harlan County25.3
34York County25.3
35Scotts Bluff County25
36Frontier County24.6
37Thomas County24.5
38Madison County24.3
39Perkins County24.2
40McPherson County23.9
41Butler County23.8
42Red Willow County23.6
43Cuming County23.6
44Platte County23.5
45Custer County23.5
46Burt County23.1
47Blaine County22.8
48Thayer County22.8
49Pierce County22.7
50Nuckolls County22.7
51Cheyenne County22.6
52Brown County22.5
53Chase County22.4
54Fillmore County22.2
55Cedar County21.7
56Hall County21.7
57Lincoln County21.3
58Dixon County21.2
59Furnas County21
60Stanton County20.5
61Sherman County20.5
62Gage County20.2
63Howard County20.2
64Keith County20.2
65Sheridan County20.1
66Clay County20
67Dodge County19.7
68Webster County19.7
69Morrill County19.6
70Boone County19.5
71Deuel County19.5
72Richardson County19.4
73Thurston County18.9
74Knox County18.8
75Hayes County18.8
76Box Butte County18.7
77Johnson County18.7
78Antelope County18.4
79Hitchcock County18.3
80Saline County18.2
81Polk County18.1
82Loup County18
83Nance County18
84Jefferson County16.9
85Boyd County16.8
86Franklin County16.5
86Greeley County16.5
88Merrick County16.3
89Dawson County16.1
90Pawnee County16
91Colfax County15.1
92Dakota County13.8
93Kimball County12.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 41.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kimball County, with 12.7% in 2021.

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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