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Counties in Nebraska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Dawes County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 93 counties in 2022, at 17.9%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.9Dawes County
Lowest1.2Hooker County
Median6.793 counties
Nebraska11.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.4 %Antelope County: 7.4 %Arthur County: 9.2 %Banner County: 9.2 %Blaine County: 4 %Boone County: 6.1 %Box Butte County: 3 %Boyd County: 7.8 %Brown County: 8.5 %Buffalo County: 12 %Burt County: 5.3 %Butler County: 5.2 %Cass County: 10.9 %Cedar County: 6.5 %Chase County: 7.6 %Cherry County: 7.4 %Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Clay County: 6.3 %Colfax County: 3 %Cuming County: 6.6 %Custer County: 6.7 %Dakota County: 3.2 %Dawes County: 17.9 %Dawson County: 4.5 %Deuel County: 6.1 %Dixon County: 5.6 %Dodge County: 7.8 %Douglas County: 15 %Dundy County: 11.3 %Fillmore County: 7.9 %Franklin County: 7 %Frontier County: 6.2 %Furnas County: 5.5 %Gage County: 5.3 %Garden County: 7.3 %Garfield County: 7.6 %Gosper County: 7.9 %Grant County: 4.5 %Greeley County: 4.1 %Hall County: 7.2 %Hamilton County: 8.6 %Harlan County: 7.1 %Hayes County: 2.1 %Hitchcock County: 5.1 %Holt County: 7.7 %Hooker County: 1.2 %Howard County: 3.9 %Jefferson County: 4.3 %Johnson County: 7 %Kearney County: 6.4 %Keith County: 6 %Keya Paha County: 6.6 %Kimball County: 3.1 %Knox County: 6 %Lancaster County: 15.1 %Lincoln County: 7 %Logan County: 2.3 %Loup County: 6.3 %McPherson County: 3.5 %Madison County: 7.6 %Merrick County: 6.3 %Morrill County: 5.6 %Nance County: 6.8 %Nemaha County: 9.5 %Nuckolls County: 8.6 %Otoe County: 8 %Pawnee County: 7.7 %Perkins County: 3.7 %Phelps County: 6.5 %Pierce County: 5.6 %Platte County: 7.1 %Polk County: 5 %Red Willow County: 7.2 %Richardson County: 5.1 %Rock County: 5.8 %Saline County: 6.5 %Sarpy County: 15 %Saunders County: 9.1 %Scotts Bluff County: 8 %Seward County: 8.7 %Sheridan County: 4.9 %Sherman County: 5.7 %Sioux County: 6.9 %Stanton County: 5.9 %Thayer County: 6.7 %Thomas County: 5.4 %Thurston County: 5.7 %Valley County: 7.1 %Washington County: 10.2 %Wayne County: 11.6 %Webster County: 7.1 %Wheeler County: 6.9 %York County: 8.4 %
  • Under 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.6
  • 8.6 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Dawes County: 17.9 %Dawes County17.9Lancaster County: 15.1 %Lancaster County15.1Douglas County: 15 %Douglas County15Sarpy County: 15 %Sarpy County15Buffalo County: 12 %Buffalo County12Wayne County: 11.6 %Wayne County11.6Dundy County: 11.3 %Dundy County11.3Cass County: 10.9 %Cass County10.9Adams County: 10.4 %Adams County10.4Washington County: 10.2 %Washington County10.2Nemaha County: 9.5 %Nemaha County9.5Banner County: 9.2 %Banner County9.2Arthur County: 9.2 %Arthur County9.2Saunders County: 9.1 %Saunders County9.1Seward County: 8.7 %Seward County8.7Hamilton County: 8.6 %Hamilton County8.6Nuckolls County: 8.6 %Nuckolls County8.6Brown County: 8.5 %Brown County8.5York County: 8.4 %York County8.4Scotts Bluff County: 8 %Scotts Bluff County8Otoe County: 8 %Otoe County8Fillmore County: 7.9 %Fillmore County7.9Gosper County: 7.9 %Gosper County7.9Boyd County: 7.8 %Boyd County7.8Dodge County: 7.8 %Dodge County7.8Holt County: 7.7 %Holt County7.7Pawnee County: 7.7 %Pawnee County7.7Garfield County: 7.6 %Garfield County7.6Madison County: 7.6 %Madison County7.6Chase County: 7.6 %Chase County7.6Cherry County: 7.4 %Cherry County7.4Antelope County: 7.4 %Antelope County7.4Garden County: 7.3 %Garden County7.3Red Willow County: 7.2 %Red Willow County7.2Hall County: 7.2 %Hall County7.2Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Cheyenne County7.2Harlan County: 7.1 %Harlan County7.1Webster County: 7.1 %Webster County7.1Valley County: 7.1 %Valley County7.1Platte County: 7.1 %Platte County7.1Dawes County: 17.9 %Dawes County17.9Lancaster County: 15.1 %Lancaster County15.1Douglas County: 15 %Douglas County15Sarpy County: 15 %Sarpy County15Buffalo County: 12 %Buffalo County12Wayne County: 11.6 %Wayne County11.6Dundy County: 11.3 %Dundy County11.3Cass County: 10.9 %Cass County10.9Adams County: 10.4 %Adams County10.4Washington County: 10.2 %Washington County10.2Nemaha County: 9.5 %Nemaha County9.5Banner County: 9.2 %Banner County9.2Arthur County: 9.2 %Arthur County9.2Saunders County: 9.1 %Saunders County9.1Seward County: 8.7 %Seward County8.7Hamilton County: 8.6 %Hamilton County8.6Nuckolls County: 8.6 %Nuckolls County8.6Brown County: 8.5 %Brown County8.5York County: 8.4 %York County8.4Scotts Bluff County: 8 %Scotts Bluff County8Otoe County: 8 %Otoe County8Fillmore County: 7.9 %Fillmore County7.9Gosper County: 7.9 %Gosper County7.9Boyd County: 7.8 %Boyd County7.8Dodge County: 7.8 %Dodge County7.8Holt County: 7.7 %Holt County7.7Pawnee County: 7.7 %Pawnee County7.7Garfield County: 7.6 %Garfield County7.6Madison County: 7.6 %Madison County7.6Chase County: 7.6 %Chase County7.6Cherry County: 7.4 %Cherry County7.4Antelope County: 7.4 %Antelope County7.4Garden County: 7.3 %Garden County7.3Red Willow County: 7.2 %Red Willow County7.2Hall County: 7.2 %Hall County7.2Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Cheyenne County7.2Harlan County: 7.1 %Harlan County7.1Webster County: 7.1 %Webster County7.1Valley County: 7.1 %Valley County7.1Platte County: 7.1 %Platte County7.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dawes County17.9+0.6 pts
2Lancaster County15.1+0.3 pts
3Douglas County15+0.4 pts
4Sarpy County150 pts
5Buffalo County12+0.2 pts
6Wayne County11.6-1 pts
7Dundy County11.3-0.3 pts
8Cass County10.9+0.4 pts
9Adams County10.4+0.4 pts
10Washington County10.2+0.1 pts
11Nemaha County9.5+0.9 pts
12Banner County9.2-0.6 pts
13Arthur County9.2+0.5 pts
14Saunders County9.1+0.3 pts
15Seward County8.7-0.1 pts
16Hamilton County8.6-0.1 pts
17Nuckolls County8.6+1.2 pts
18Brown County8.5+1.4 pts
19York County8.4+0.1 pts
20Scotts Bluff County8+0.4 pts
21Otoe County8-0.6 pts
22Fillmore County7.90 pts
23Gosper County7.9-0.5 pts
24Boyd County7.8+2.2 pts
25Dodge County7.8+0.7 pts
26Holt County7.7+0.2 pts
27Pawnee County7.7+1.1 pts
28Garfield County7.6+2.1 pts
29Madison County7.6+0.2 pts
30Chase County7.6+1.3 pts
31Cherry County7.4+0.1 pts
32Antelope County7.4+1.6 pts
33Garden County7.3-1.3 pts
34Red Willow County7.2+0.6 pts
35Hall County7.2-0.1 pts
36Cheyenne County7.2+1.5 pts
37Harlan County7.1+0.5 pts
38Webster County7.1-0.1 pts
39Valley County7.1+0.7 pts
40Platte County7.1-0.2 pts
41Johnson County7+0.8 pts
42Franklin County7+1.5 pts
42Lincoln County7-0.5 pts
44Sioux County6.9+0.8 pts
45Wheeler County6.9-1.5 pts
46Nance County6.8-0.3 pts
47Custer County6.7+0.3 pts
47Thayer County6.7-0 pts
49Keya Paha County6.6-0.8 pts
50Cuming County6.6+0.3 pts
51Phelps County6.5-1.6 pts
52Saline County6.5+0.3 pts
53Cedar County6.5+0.2 pts
54Kearney County6.4+1 pts
55Clay County6.3+0.4 pts
56Loup County6.3+0.6 pts
57Merrick County6.3+1 pts
58Frontier County6.2+0.5 pts
59Boone County6.10 pts
60Deuel County6.1+0.9 pts
61Knox County6-0.2 pts
62Keith County6-0.2 pts
63Stanton County5.9+0.5 pts
64Rock County5.8-0.6 pts
65Thurston County5.7+0.3 pts
66Sherman County5.7-0.7 pts
67Pierce County5.60 pts
68Dixon County5.6+0.2 pts
68Morrill County5.6+0.4 pts
70Furnas County5.5-0.9 pts
71Thomas County5.4-0.2 pts
72Burt County5.3+0.1 pts
73Gage County5.3-0.1 pts
74Butler County5.2+0.1 pts
75Hitchcock County5.1-1.2 pts
76Richardson County5.1-0.8 pts
77Polk County50 pts
78Sheridan County4.9+0.2 pts
79Dawson County4.5+0.3 pts
80Grant County4.5-1.3 pts
81Jefferson County4.3+0.6 pts
82Greeley County4.1-0 pts
83Blaine County4-1.2 pts
84Howard County3.9+0.1 pts
85Perkins County3.7+0.9 pts
86McPherson County3.5-1 pts
87Dakota County3.2-0.4 pts
88Kimball County3.1-1.3 pts
89Box Butte County3-0.8 pts
90Colfax County3-0.4 pts
91Logan County2.3-0.5 pts
92Hayes County2.1+0.2 pts
93Hooker County1.2-0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Nebraska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Nebraska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Dawes County, with 17.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Hooker County, with 1.2% in 2022.

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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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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