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

Douglas County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 93 counties in 2022, at 41.2%. Kimball County had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 23.4% and the figure for Nebraska was 33.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.2Douglas County
Lowest11.5Kimball County
Median23.493 counties
Nebraska33.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 41.2 %41.2Sarpy CountySarpy County: 41.2 %41.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 40.9 %40.9Dawes CountyDawes County: 36 %36Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 35.2 %35.2Washington CountyWashington County: 34.3 %34.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 32.7 %32.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 31.9 %31.9Arthur CountyArthur County: 31.4 %31.4Cass CountyCass County: 31.3 %31.3Seward CountySeward County: 31 %31Kearney CountyKearney County: 30.9 %30.9Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 30.5 %30.5Banner CountyBanner County: 30.4 %30.4Saunders CountySaunders County: 29.1 %29.1Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 28.8 %28.8Rock CountyRock County: 28.7 %28.7Gosper CountyGosper County: 28.1 %28.1Holt CountyHolt County: 27.5 %27.5Hooker CountyHooker County: 27.1 %27.1Adams CountyAdams County: 27.1 %27.1Grant CountyGrant County: 27 %27Valley CountyValley County: 27 %27Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 26.8 %26.8Phelps CountyPhelps County: 26.7 %26.7Dundy CountyDundy County: 26.3 %26.3Cherry CountyCherry County: 25.9 %25.9Perkins CountyPerkins County: 25.9 %25.9Custer CountyCuster County: 25.8 %25.8Otoe CountyOtoe County: 25.7 %25.7Butler CountyButler County: 25.3 %25.3Logan CountyLogan County: 25.3 %25.3York CountyYork County: 25.3 %25.3Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 25.2 %25.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 25 %25Sioux CountySioux County: 24.9 %24.9Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 24.7 %24.7Thomas CountyThomas County: 24.6 %24.6Platte CountyPlatte County: 24.6 %24.6Harlan CountyHarlan County: 24.5 %24.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Douglas County41.2+0.5 pts
2Sarpy County41.20 pts
3Lancaster County40.9+0.7 pts
4Dawes County36-0.4 pts
5Buffalo County35.2+0.6 pts
6Washington County34.3+0.6 pts
7Wayne County32.7-0.7 pts
8Garfield County31.9+2.5 pts
9Arthur County31.4+3.3 pts
10Cass County31.3+1.5 pts
11Seward County31+0.4 pts
12Kearney County30.9+4 pts
13Nemaha County30.5+1.1 pts
14Banner County30.4+3.1 pts
15Saunders County29.10 pts
16Keya Paha County28.8+0.9 pts
17Rock County28.7-1 pts
18Gosper County28.1-2.9 pts
19Holt County27.5+1.2 pts
20Hooker County27.1+0.7 pts
21Adams County27.1+1.2 pts
22Grant County27-1.3 pts
23Valley County27+0.7 pts
24Nuckolls County26.8+4.2 pts
25Phelps County26.7+0.9 pts
26Dundy County26.3-4.1 pts
27Cherry County25.9+0.1 pts
28Perkins County25.9+1.7 pts
29Custer County25.8+2.3 pts
30Otoe County25.7-0.7 pts
31Butler County25.3+1.5 pts
32Logan County25.3-1.1 pts
32York County25.30 pts
34Scotts Bluff County25.2+0.2 pts
35Hamilton County25-1.4 pts
36Sioux County24.9-0.6 pts
37Wheeler County24.7-1.1 pts
38Thomas County24.6+0.1 pts
39Platte County24.6+1 pts
40Harlan County24.5-0.8 pts
41Madison County24.5+0.2 pts
42Chase County24.4+2 pts
43Red Willow County24.4+0.8 pts
44Cuming County24+0.3 pts
45Cheyenne County23.8+1.3 pts
46Burt County23.4+0.3 pts
46Frontier County23.4-1.2 pts
48Cedar County23.3+1.6 pts
49Garden County23.1-3.5 pts
50Fillmore County22.9+0.7 pts
51Thayer County22.5-0.2 pts
52Howard County22.3+2.1 pts
53Dixon County22.2+1 pts
54Pierce County22.1-0.7 pts
55Saline County21.9+3.7 pts
56Sheridan County21.7+1.6 pts
57Dodge County21.7+1.9 pts
58Clay County21.6+1.5 pts
59Webster County21.5+1.8 pts
60Furnas County21.4+0.4 pts
61Brown County21.3-1.2 pts
62Hall County21.3-0.4 pts
63Blaine County20.8-2 pts
64Deuel County20.8+1.3 pts
65Antelope County20.5+2.1 pts
66Pawnee County20.4+4.4 pts
66Richardson County20.4+1 pts
68Lincoln County20.2-1.1 pts
69Stanton County20.1-0.4 pts
70Gage County20-0.2 pts
71Keith County19.9-0.3 pts
72Thurston County19.8+0.9 pts
73Loup County19.5+1.5 pts
74Morrill County19.5-0.2 pts
75Jefferson County19.3+2.3 pts
76Franklin County19.2+2.7 pts
77Johnson County19+0.4 pts
78Nance County19+1 pts
79Knox County18.9+0.1 pts
80Sherman County18.9-1.6 pts
81Hitchcock County18.8+0.6 pts
82Polk County18.6+0.4 pts
83Box Butte County18.1-0.7 pts
84Hayes County18.1-0.8 pts
85Boone County18-1.5 pts
86Merrick County17.4+1.1 pts
87McPherson County17.4-6.5 pts
88Greeley County17.1+0.7 pts
89Boyd County16.9+0.1 pts
90Dawson County16-0.1 pts
91Dakota County14.3+0.5 pts
92Colfax County12.8-2.3 pts
93Kimball County11.5-1.2 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Douglas County, with 41.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kimball County, with 11.5% in 2022.

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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