Data / Rankings / High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over / Counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Loup County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 93 counties in 2024, at 99%. Dawson County had the lowest, at 77.9%. The median was 93.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 92.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest99Loup County
Lowest77.9Dawson County
Median93.593 counties
Nebraska92.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 92.6 %Antelope County: 93.5 %Arthur County: 98.8 %Banner County: 89.7 %Blaine County: 96.7 %Boone County: 93.9 %Box Butte County: 94.5 %Boyd County: 96.4 %Brown County: 92.3 %Buffalo County: 93.8 %Burt County: 92.1 %Butler County: 91.4 %Cass County: 96 %Cedar County: 96.4 %Chase County: 89.2 %Cherry County: 96.2 %Cheyenne County: 92.3 %Clay County: 93.5 %Colfax County: 79.4 %Cuming County: 91.5 %Custer County: 95 %Dakota County: 78.8 %Dawes County: 95.9 %Dawson County: 77.9 %Deuel County: 91.1 %Dixon County: 85.9 %Dodge County: 88.4 %Douglas County: 91.4 %Dundy County: 93.1 %Fillmore County: 95.8 %Franklin County: 93.7 %Frontier County: 93.7 %Furnas County: 89.8 %Gage County: 93.5 %Garden County: 94.6 %Garfield County: 95.7 %Gosper County: 97.9 %Grant County: 92.3 %Greeley County: 93.2 %Hall County: 85.2 %Hamilton County: 97.1 %Harlan County: 93.9 %Hayes County: 95 %Hitchcock County: 93 %Holt County: 94.4 %Hooker County: 95.4 %Howard County: 95.9 %Jefferson County: 93.7 %Johnson County: 86.8 %Kearney County: 93.9 %Keith County: 90.1 %Keya Paha County: 96.4 %Kimball County: 88.3 %Knox County: 92.6 %Lancaster County: 93.6 %Lincoln County: 94.3 %Logan County: 97.8 %Loup County: 99 %McPherson County: 95.1 %Madison County: 91.1 %Merrick County: 91.3 %Morrill County: 90.8 %Nance County: 92.6 %Nemaha County: 91.1 %Nuckolls County: 92.4 %Otoe County: 93.3 %Pawnee County: 85.6 %Perkins County: 92.9 %Phelps County: 93.1 %Pierce County: 94.6 %Platte County: 90.3 %Polk County: 94 %Red Willow County: 93.1 %Richardson County: 93.5 %Rock County: 91.8 %Saline County: 82.3 %Sarpy County: 95.6 %Saunders County: 97 %Scotts Bluff County: 90.8 %Seward County: 94.7 %Sheridan County: 90.4 %Sherman County: 92 %Sioux County: 94.4 %Stanton County: 94.1 %Thayer County: 94.9 %Thomas County: 91.9 %Thurston County: 93.9 %Valley County: 95.1 %Washington County: 95.8 %Wayne County: 95.4 %Webster County: 95.1 %Wheeler County: 96.8 %York County: 93.2 %
  • Under 91
  • 91 to 92
  • 92 to 93
  • 93 to 94
  • 94 to 96
  • 96 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Loup County: 99 %Loup County99Arthur County: 98.8 %Arthur County98.8Gosper County: 97.9 %Gosper County97.9Logan County: 97.8 %Logan County97.8Hamilton County: 97.1 %Hamilton County97.1Saunders County: 97 %Saunders County97Wheeler County: 96.8 %Wheeler County96.8Blaine County: 96.7 %Blaine County96.7Boyd County: 96.4 %Boyd County96.4Keya Paha County: 96.4 %Keya Paha County96.4Cedar County: 96.4 %Cedar County96.4Cherry County: 96.2 %Cherry County96.2Cass County: 96 %Cass County96Dawes County: 95.9 %Dawes County95.9Howard County: 95.9 %Howard County95.9Washington County: 95.8 %Washington County95.8Fillmore County: 95.8 %Fillmore County95.8Garfield County: 95.7 %Garfield County95.7Sarpy County: 95.6 %Sarpy County95.6Hooker County: 95.4 %Hooker County95.4Wayne County: 95.4 %Wayne County95.4Webster County: 95.1 %Webster County95.1Valley County: 95.1 %Valley County95.1McPherson County: 95.1 %McPherson County95.1Hayes County: 95 %Hayes County95Custer County: 95 %Custer County95Thayer County: 94.9 %Thayer County94.9Seward County: 94.7 %Seward County94.7Garden County: 94.6 %Garden County94.6Pierce County: 94.6 %Pierce County94.6Box Butte County: 94.5 %Box Butte County94.5Holt County: 94.4 %Holt County94.4Sioux County: 94.4 %Sioux County94.4Lincoln County: 94.3 %Lincoln County94.3Stanton County: 94.1 %Stanton County94.1Polk County: 94 %Polk County94Boone County: 93.9 %Boone County93.9Thurston County: 93.9 %Thurston County93.9Harlan County: 93.9 %Harlan County93.9Kearney County: 93.9 %Kearney County93.9Loup County: 99 %Loup County99Arthur County: 98.8 %Arthur County98.8Gosper County: 97.9 %Gosper County97.9Logan County: 97.8 %Logan County97.8Hamilton County: 97.1 %Hamilton County97.1Saunders County: 97 %Saunders County97Wheeler County: 96.8 %Wheeler County96.8Blaine County: 96.7 %Blaine County96.7Boyd County: 96.4 %Boyd County96.4Keya Paha County: 96.4 %Keya Paha County96.4Cedar County: 96.4 %Cedar County96.4Cherry County: 96.2 %Cherry County96.2Cass County: 96 %Cass County96Dawes County: 95.9 %Dawes County95.9Howard County: 95.9 %Howard County95.9Washington County: 95.8 %Washington County95.8Fillmore County: 95.8 %Fillmore County95.8Garfield County: 95.7 %Garfield County95.7Sarpy County: 95.6 %Sarpy County95.6Hooker County: 95.4 %Hooker County95.4Wayne County: 95.4 %Wayne County95.4Webster County: 95.1 %Webster County95.1Valley County: 95.1 %Valley County95.1McPherson County: 95.1 %McPherson County95.1Hayes County: 95 %Hayes County95Custer County: 95 %Custer County95Thayer County: 94.9 %Thayer County94.9Seward County: 94.7 %Seward County94.7Garden County: 94.6 %Garden County94.6Pierce County: 94.6 %Pierce County94.6Box Butte County: 94.5 %Box Butte County94.5Holt County: 94.4 %Holt County94.4Sioux County: 94.4 %Sioux County94.4Lincoln County: 94.3 %Lincoln County94.3Stanton County: 94.1 %Stanton County94.1Polk County: 94 %Polk County94Boone County: 93.9 %Boone County93.9Thurston County: 93.9 %Thurston County93.9Harlan County: 93.9 %Harlan County93.9Kearney County: 93.9 %Kearney County93.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Loup County99-1 pts
2Arthur County98.8+0.9 pts
3Gosper County97.9+2.4 pts
4Logan County97.8-0.4 pts
5Hamilton County97.10 pts
6Saunders County97+0.9 pts
7Wheeler County96.8-1 pts
8Blaine County96.7+0.6 pts
9Boyd County96.4+0.7 pts
10Keya Paha County96.4-0.4 pts
11Cedar County96.4+0.2 pts
12Cherry County96.2-1.3 pts
13Cass County96+0.2 pts
14Dawes County95.9+0.2 pts
15Howard County95.9+0.6 pts
16Washington County95.8-0.1 pts
17Fillmore County95.8+1.1 pts
18Garfield County95.7+0.3 pts
19Sarpy County95.6-0.1 pts
20Hooker County95.4+1.7 pts
21Wayne County95.4+0.2 pts
22Webster County95.1+1.2 pts
23Valley County95.1+0.7 pts
24McPherson County95.1-1.3 pts
25Hayes County95+0.3 pts
26Custer County95+1 pts
27Thayer County94.9+0.4 pts
28Seward County94.7-0.3 pts
29Garden County94.6-0.6 pts
30Pierce County94.6+0.2 pts
31Box Butte County94.5+2.2 pts
32Holt County94.4+1.4 pts
32Sioux County94.4-0.9 pts
34Lincoln County94.3+0.8 pts
35Stanton County94.1-1.1 pts
36Polk County94+0.7 pts
37Boone County93.9+0.1 pts
37Thurston County93.9+1.6 pts
39Harlan County93.9+1.4 pts
40Kearney County93.9-0.1 pts
41Buffalo County93.8+0.3 pts
42Frontier County93.7+0.8 pts
43Jefferson County93.7+0.6 pts
44Franklin County93.7-0.5 pts
45Lancaster County93.6+0.1 pts
46Antelope County93.5+0.4 pts
47Gage County93.5+0.7 pts
47Richardson County93.5+1.8 pts
49Clay County93.5-0.7 pts
50Otoe County93.3-0.2 pts
51Greeley County93.2-0.3 pts
52York County93.2+1.4 pts
53Dundy County93.1-2 pts
53Red Willow County93.1-2.2 pts
55Phelps County93.1+1 pts
56Hitchcock County93-0.2 pts
57Perkins County92.9+0.2 pts
58Nance County92.6-0 pts
59Knox County92.6-0.2 pts
60Adams County92.6+0.7 pts
61Nuckolls County92.4+0.2 pts
62Brown County92.3+0.1 pts
63Cheyenne County92.3-0.6 pts
64Grant County92.3-0.4 pts
65Burt County92.1-0.2 pts
66Sherman County92+0.7 pts
67Thomas County91.9-1.2 pts
68Rock County91.8-2.5 pts
69Cuming County91.5-0.5 pts
70Douglas County91.4-0.1 pts
71Butler County91.4-0.4 pts
72Merrick County91.3-1.1 pts
73Deuel County91.1-0.2 pts
74Nemaha County91.1+1.6 pts
75Madison County91.1-1.2 pts
76Scotts Bluff County90.8+1.3 pts
77Morrill County90.8-0.1 pts
78Sheridan County90.4+0.4 pts
79Platte County90.3+0.5 pts
80Keith County90.1-0.7 pts
81Furnas County89.8-0.7 pts
82Banner County89.7-0.7 pts
83Chase County89.2+0.7 pts
84Dodge County88.4-0.8 pts
85Kimball County88.3-0.9 pts
86Johnson County86.8-1.6 pts
87Dixon County85.9+1.6 pts
88Pawnee County85.6-2.3 pts
89Hall County85.2+0.5 pts
90Saline County82.3+2.5 pts
91Colfax County79.4+2.7 pts
92Dakota County78.8-2.3 pts
93Dawson County77.9+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 high school diploma, GED 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_nebraska_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Nebraska by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"high_school_graduate_share","level":"province","within":"Nebraska","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=high_school_graduate_share&level=province&within=Nebraska&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Loup County, with 99% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Dawson County, with 77.9% in 2024.

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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over: other rankings

Counties in Nebraska: more rankings