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.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 41.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 2 | Sarpy County | 41.2 | 0 pts |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 40.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 4 | Dawes County | 36 | -0.4 pts |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 35.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 6 | Washington County | 34.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 7 | Wayne County | 32.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | Garfield County | 31.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 9 | Arthur County | 31.4 | +3.3 pts |
| 10 | Cass County | 31.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 11 | Seward County | 31 | +0.4 pts |
| 12 | Kearney County | 30.9 | +4 pts |
| 13 | Nemaha County | 30.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 14 | Banner County | 30.4 | +3.1 pts |
| 15 | Saunders County | 29.1 | 0 pts |
| 16 | Keya Paha County | 28.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 17 | Rock County | 28.7 | -1 pts |
| 18 | Gosper County | 28.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 19 | Holt County | 27.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 20 | Hooker County | 27.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 21 | Adams County | 27.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 22 | Grant County | 27 | -1.3 pts |
| 23 | Valley County | 27 | +0.7 pts |
| 24 | Nuckolls County | 26.8 | +4.2 pts |
| 25 | Phelps County | 26.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 26 | Dundy County | 26.3 | -4.1 pts |
| 27 | Cherry County | 25.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 28 | Perkins County | 25.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 29 | Custer County | 25.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 30 | Otoe County | 25.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 31 | Butler County | 25.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 32 | Logan County | 25.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 32 | York County | 25.3 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Scotts Bluff County | 25.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 35 | Hamilton County | 25 | -1.4 pts |
| 36 | Sioux County | 24.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 37 | Wheeler County | 24.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 38 | Thomas County | 24.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 39 | Platte County | 24.6 | +1 pts |
| 40 | Harlan County | 24.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 41 | Madison County | 24.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 42 | Chase County | 24.4 | +2 pts |
| 43 | Red Willow County | 24.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 44 | Cuming County | 24 | +0.3 pts |
| 45 | Cheyenne County | 23.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 46 | Burt County | 23.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 46 | Frontier County | 23.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 48 | Cedar County | 23.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 49 | Garden County | 23.1 | -3.5 pts |
| 50 | Fillmore County | 22.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 51 | Thayer County | 22.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Howard County | 22.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 53 | Dixon County | 22.2 | +1 pts |
| 54 | Pierce County | 22.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Saline County | 21.9 | +3.7 pts |
| 56 | Sheridan County | 21.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 57 | Dodge County | 21.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 58 | Clay County | 21.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 59 | Webster County | 21.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 60 | Furnas County | 21.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 61 | Brown County | 21.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 62 | Hall County | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 63 | Blaine County | 20.8 | -2 pts |
| 64 | Deuel County | 20.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 65 | Antelope County | 20.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 66 | Pawnee County | 20.4 | +4.4 pts |
| 66 | Richardson County | 20.4 | +1 pts |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 20.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 69 | Stanton County | 20.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 70 | Gage County | 20 | -0.2 pts |
| 71 | Keith County | 19.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 72 | Thurston County | 19.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 73 | Loup County | 19.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 74 | Morrill County | 19.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 19.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 76 | Franklin County | 19.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 77 | Johnson County | 19 | +0.4 pts |
| 78 | Nance County | 19 | +1 pts |
| 79 | Knox County | 18.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 80 | Sherman County | 18.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 81 | Hitchcock County | 18.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 82 | Polk County | 18.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 83 | Box Butte County | 18.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 84 | Hayes County | 18.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 85 | Boone County | 18 | -1.5 pts |
| 86 | Merrick County | 17.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 87 | McPherson County | 17.4 | -6.5 pts |
| 88 | Greeley County | 17.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 89 | Boyd County | 16.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 90 | Dawson County | 16 | -0.1 pts |
| 91 | Dakota County | 14.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 92 | Colfax County | 12.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 93 | Kimball County | 11.5 | -1.2 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/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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