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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 2023, at 16.9%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.9Dawes County
Lowest0.2Hooker County
Median6.993 counties
Nebraska11.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 11.1 %Antelope County: 7.2 %Arthur County: 7.7 %Banner County: 9.2 %Blaine County: 3.7 %Boone County: 5.5 %Box Butte County: 5 %Boyd County: 8.7 %Brown County: 7.6 %Buffalo County: 11.9 %Burt County: 6.9 %Butler County: 5.7 %Cass County: 11.3 %Cedar County: 6.7 %Chase County: 5.5 %Cherry County: 7.5 %Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Clay County: 7.4 %Colfax County: 3.9 %Cuming County: 7.5 %Custer County: 7 %Dakota County: 3.6 %Dawes County: 16.9 %Dawson County: 4.1 %Deuel County: 7.3 %Dixon County: 5.7 %Dodge County: 7.4 %Douglas County: 15.7 %Dundy County: 9.5 %Fillmore County: 8.2 %Franklin County: 8 %Frontier County: 7.4 %Furnas County: 6.6 %Gage County: 5.5 %Garden County: 6.8 %Garfield County: 8.9 %Gosper County: 9 %Grant County: 5.7 %Greeley County: 5.6 %Hall County: 7.8 %Hamilton County: 8.1 %Harlan County: 7 %Hayes County: 2.2 %Hitchcock County: 5.2 %Holt County: 7.8 %Hooker County: 0.2 %Howard County: 3.9 %Jefferson County: 4.9 %Johnson County: 5.8 %Kearney County: 5.5 %Keith County: 6.5 %Keya Paha County: 6 %Kimball County: 3.8 %Knox County: 6 %Lancaster County: 14.7 %Lincoln County: 6.8 %Logan County: 3.8 %Loup County: 8.1 %McPherson County: 3.6 %Madison County: 8 %Merrick County: 6.5 %Morrill County: 6.8 %Nance County: 5.9 %Nemaha County: 10.1 %Nuckolls County: 8.1 %Otoe County: 8.5 %Pawnee County: 6.9 %Perkins County: 4.5 %Phelps County: 6.9 %Pierce County: 5.8 %Platte County: 6.7 %Polk County: 5.9 %Red Willow County: 7.4 %Richardson County: 6.3 %Rock County: 6.9 %Saline County: 5 %Sarpy County: 15.4 %Saunders County: 11 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.6 %Seward County: 9.3 %Sheridan County: 4.6 %Sherman County: 5.6 %Sioux County: 6.7 %Stanton County: 5.9 %Thayer County: 6.5 %Thomas County: 5.2 %Thurston County: 6.2 %Valley County: 7.1 %Washington County: 10.8 %Wayne County: 10.8 %Webster County: 7.1 %Wheeler County: 8.4 %York County: 8.2 %
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  • 6 to 6.9
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  • 7.5 to 8.8
  • 8.8 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dawes County: 16.9 %Dawes County16.9Douglas County: 15.7 %Douglas County15.7Sarpy County: 15.4 %Sarpy County15.4Lancaster County: 14.7 %Lancaster County14.7Buffalo County: 11.9 %Buffalo County11.9Cass County: 11.3 %Cass County11.3Adams County: 11.1 %Adams County11.1Saunders County: 11 %Saunders County11Washington County: 10.8 %Washington County10.8Wayne County: 10.8 %Wayne County10.8Nemaha County: 10.1 %Nemaha County10.1Dundy County: 9.5 %Dundy County9.5Seward County: 9.3 %Seward County9.3Banner County: 9.2 %Banner County9.2Gosper County: 9 %Gosper County9Garfield County: 8.9 %Garfield County8.9Boyd County: 8.7 %Boyd County8.7Scotts Bluff County: 8.6 %Scotts Bluff County8.6Otoe County: 8.5 %Otoe County8.5Wheeler County: 8.4 %Wheeler County8.4Fillmore County: 8.2 %Fillmore County8.2York County: 8.2 %York County8.2Hamilton County: 8.1 %Hamilton County8.1Nuckolls County: 8.1 %Nuckolls County8.1Loup County: 8.1 %Loup County8.1Madison County: 8 %Madison County8Franklin County: 8 %Franklin County8Hall County: 7.8 %Hall County7.8Holt County: 7.8 %Holt County7.8Arthur County: 7.7 %Arthur County7.7Brown County: 7.6 %Brown County7.6Cherry County: 7.5 %Cherry County7.5Cuming County: 7.5 %Cuming County7.5Dodge County: 7.4 %Dodge County7.4Frontier County: 7.4 %Frontier County7.4Red Willow County: 7.4 %Red Willow County7.4Clay County: 7.4 %Clay County7.4Deuel County: 7.3 %Deuel County7.3Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Cheyenne County7.2Antelope County: 7.2 %Antelope County7.2Dawes County: 16.9 %Dawes County16.9Douglas County: 15.7 %Douglas County15.7Sarpy County: 15.4 %Sarpy County15.4Lancaster County: 14.7 %Lancaster County14.7Buffalo County: 11.9 %Buffalo County11.9Cass County: 11.3 %Cass County11.3Adams County: 11.1 %Adams County11.1Saunders County: 11 %Saunders County11Washington County: 10.8 %Washington County10.8Wayne County: 10.8 %Wayne County10.8Nemaha County: 10.1 %Nemaha County10.1Dundy County: 9.5 %Dundy County9.5Seward County: 9.3 %Seward County9.3Banner County: 9.2 %Banner County9.2Gosper County: 9 %Gosper County9Garfield County: 8.9 %Garfield County8.9Boyd County: 8.7 %Boyd County8.7Scotts Bluff County: 8.6 %Scotts Bluff County8.6Otoe County: 8.5 %Otoe County8.5Wheeler County: 8.4 %Wheeler County8.4Fillmore County: 8.2 %Fillmore County8.2York County: 8.2 %York County8.2Hamilton County: 8.1 %Hamilton County8.1Nuckolls County: 8.1 %Nuckolls County8.1Loup County: 8.1 %Loup County8.1Madison County: 8 %Madison County8Franklin County: 8 %Franklin County8Hall County: 7.8 %Hall County7.8Holt County: 7.8 %Holt County7.8Arthur County: 7.7 %Arthur County7.7Brown County: 7.6 %Brown County7.6Cherry County: 7.5 %Cherry County7.5Cuming County: 7.5 %Cuming County7.5Dodge County: 7.4 %Dodge County7.4Frontier County: 7.4 %Frontier County7.4Red Willow County: 7.4 %Red Willow County7.4Clay County: 7.4 %Clay County7.4Deuel County: 7.3 %Deuel County7.3Cheyenne County: 7.2 %Cheyenne County7.2Antelope County: 7.2 %Antelope County7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dawes County16.9-1.1 pts
2Douglas County15.7+0.7 pts
3Sarpy County15.4+0.4 pts
4Lancaster County14.7-0.5 pts
5Buffalo County11.9-0.1 pts
6Cass County11.3+0.4 pts
7Adams County11.1+0.7 pts
8Saunders County11+1.9 pts
9Washington County10.8+0.6 pts
10Wayne County10.8-0.9 pts
11Nemaha County10.1+0.5 pts
12Dundy County9.5-1.9 pts
13Seward County9.3+0.7 pts
14Banner County9.2-0.1 pts
15Gosper County9+1.1 pts
16Garfield County8.9+1.3 pts
17Boyd County8.7+0.9 pts
18Scotts Bluff County8.6+0.5 pts
19Otoe County8.5+0.5 pts
20Wheeler County8.4+1.5 pts
21Fillmore County8.2+0.3 pts
21York County8.2-0.2 pts
23Hamilton County8.1-0.5 pts
24Nuckolls County8.1-0.5 pts
25Loup County8.1+1.8 pts
26Madison County8+0.4 pts
27Franklin County8+1 pts
28Hall County7.8+0.6 pts
29Holt County7.80 pts
30Arthur County7.7-1.5 pts
31Brown County7.6-0.8 pts
32Cherry County7.50 pts
33Cuming County7.5+0.9 pts
34Dodge County7.4-0.4 pts
35Frontier County7.4+1.2 pts
35Red Willow County7.4+0.1 pts
37Clay County7.4+1.1 pts
38Deuel County7.3+1.2 pts
39Cheyenne County7.2+0.1 pts
40Antelope County7.2-0.2 pts
41Webster County7.1-0 pts
42Valley County7.1-0.1 pts
43Harlan County7-0.1 pts
44Custer County7+0.2 pts
45Phelps County6.9+0.4 pts
46Burt County6.9+1.6 pts
47Rock County6.9+1.1 pts
48Pawnee County6.9-0.8 pts
49Lincoln County6.8-0.1 pts
49Morrill County6.8+1.3 pts
51Garden County6.8-0.4 pts
52Cedar County6.7+0.3 pts
53Platte County6.7-0.4 pts
53Sioux County6.7-0.3 pts
55Furnas County6.6+1.1 pts
56Thayer County6.5-0.2 pts
57Keith County6.5+0.6 pts
58Merrick County6.5+0.3 pts
59Richardson County6.3+1.3 pts
60Thurston County6.2+0.4 pts
61Keya Paha County6-0.6 pts
62Knox County60 pts
63Nance County5.9-0.9 pts
64Stanton County5.9-0 pts
65Polk County5.9+0.8 pts
66Johnson County5.8-1.2 pts
67Pierce County5.8+0.2 pts
68Butler County5.7+0.5 pts
69Dixon County5.7+0.1 pts
70Grant County5.7+1.2 pts
71Greeley County5.6+1.5 pts
72Sherman County5.6-0.1 pts
73Chase County5.5-2 pts
74Gage County5.5+0.2 pts
75Kearney County5.5-1 pts
76Boone County5.5-0.7 pts
77Hitchcock County5.2+0.1 pts
78Thomas County5.2-0.3 pts
79Box Butte County5+1.9 pts
80Saline County5-1.5 pts
81Jefferson County4.9+0.6 pts
82Sheridan County4.6-0.3 pts
83Perkins County4.5+0.8 pts
84Dawson County4.1-0.5 pts
85Howard County3.90 pts
86Colfax County3.9+0.9 pts
87Kimball County3.8+0.7 pts
88Logan County3.8+1.5 pts
89Blaine County3.7-0.4 pts
90McPherson County3.6+0.1 pts
91Dakota County3.6+0.4 pts
92Hayes County2.2+0.1 pts
93Hooker County0.2-1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dawes County, with 16.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hooker County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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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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