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

Loup County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 93 counties in 2022, at 98.9%. Colfax County had the lowest, at 73.1%. The median was 92.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 91.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.9Loup County
Lowest73.1Colfax County
Median92.993 counties
Nebraska91.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 92.4 %Antelope County: 93.6 %Arthur County: 96.5 %Banner County: 91.2 %Blaine County: 90.4 %Boone County: 93.9 %Box Butte County: 91.9 %Boyd County: 95.2 %Brown County: 92.5 %Buffalo County: 92.6 %Burt County: 91 %Butler County: 92.4 %Cass County: 95.4 %Cedar County: 94.7 %Chase County: 87.9 %Cherry County: 97.8 %Cheyenne County: 92.3 %Clay County: 93.3 %Colfax County: 73.1 %Cuming County: 92.1 %Custer County: 94.7 %Dakota County: 78.6 %Dawes County: 95.6 %Dawson County: 78.8 %Deuel County: 89.7 %Dixon County: 84.4 %Dodge County: 88.7 %Douglas County: 91.4 %Dundy County: 94.2 %Fillmore County: 94.4 %Franklin County: 93.1 %Frontier County: 93.8 %Furnas County: 89.8 %Gage County: 92.5 %Garden County: 93.8 %Garfield County: 95.7 %Gosper County: 93.9 %Grant County: 91.7 %Greeley County: 92.8 %Hall County: 84.9 %Hamilton County: 97.2 %Harlan County: 92.7 %Hayes County: 93 %Hitchcock County: 93.5 %Holt County: 94 %Hooker County: 93.1 %Howard County: 95.9 %Jefferson County: 92.1 %Johnson County: 89.5 %Kearney County: 93.7 %Keith County: 90.8 %Keya Paha County: 98.1 %Kimball County: 85.3 %Knox County: 91.9 %Lancaster County: 93.3 %Lincoln County: 93.5 %Logan County: 97.5 %Loup County: 98.9 %McPherson County: 93.8 %Madison County: 93 %Merrick County: 92.9 %Morrill County: 89.4 %Nance County: 92.2 %Nemaha County: 90.2 %Nuckolls County: 92.8 %Otoe County: 92.9 %Pawnee County: 85.9 %Perkins County: 90.6 %Phelps County: 92.3 %Pierce County: 94.5 %Platte County: 89.7 %Polk County: 92.1 %Red Willow County: 92.3 %Richardson County: 91.3 %Rock County: 95.1 %Saline County: 80.5 %Sarpy County: 95.7 %Saunders County: 95.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 89.1 %Seward County: 94.2 %Sheridan County: 89.7 %Sherman County: 90.9 %Sioux County: 96 %Stanton County: 94 %Thayer County: 93.5 %Thomas County: 91.5 %Thurston County: 89.8 %Valley County: 93.7 %Washington County: 95.1 %Wayne County: 95.7 %Webster County: 93.9 %Wheeler County: 97.9 %York County: 93.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Loup County: 98.9 %Loup County98.9Keya Paha County: 98.1 %Keya Paha County98.1Wheeler County: 97.9 %Wheeler County97.9Cherry County: 97.8 %Cherry County97.8Logan County: 97.5 %Logan County97.5Hamilton County: 97.2 %Hamilton County97.2Arthur County: 96.5 %Arthur County96.5Sioux County: 96 %Sioux County96Howard County: 95.9 %Howard County95.9Sarpy County: 95.7 %Sarpy County95.7Garfield County: 95.7 %Garfield County95.7Wayne County: 95.7 %Wayne County95.7Dawes County: 95.6 %Dawes County95.6Cass County: 95.4 %Cass County95.4Saunders County: 95.3 %Saunders County95.3Boyd County: 95.2 %Boyd County95.2Rock County: 95.1 %Rock County95.1Washington County: 95.1 %Washington County95.1Cedar County: 94.7 %Cedar County94.7Custer County: 94.7 %Custer County94.7Pierce County: 94.5 %Pierce County94.5Fillmore County: 94.4 %Fillmore County94.4Dundy County: 94.2 %Dundy County94.2Seward County: 94.2 %Seward County94.2Stanton County: 94 %Stanton County94Holt County: 94 %Holt County94Boone County: 93.9 %Boone County93.9Webster County: 93.9 %Webster County93.9Gosper County: 93.9 %Gosper County93.9Garden County: 93.8 %Garden County93.8McPherson County: 93.8 %McPherson County93.8York County: 93.8 %York County93.8Frontier County: 93.8 %Frontier County93.8Kearney County: 93.7 %Kearney County93.7Valley County: 93.7 %Valley County93.7Antelope County: 93.6 %Antelope County93.6Lincoln County: 93.5 %Lincoln County93.5Hitchcock County: 93.5 %Hitchcock County93.5Thayer County: 93.5 %Thayer County93.5Lancaster County: 93.3 %Lancaster County93.3Loup County: 98.9 %Loup County98.9Keya Paha County: 98.1 %Keya Paha County98.1Wheeler County: 97.9 %Wheeler County97.9Cherry County: 97.8 %Cherry County97.8Logan County: 97.5 %Logan County97.5Hamilton County: 97.2 %Hamilton County97.2Arthur County: 96.5 %Arthur County96.5Sioux County: 96 %Sioux County96Howard County: 95.9 %Howard County95.9Sarpy County: 95.7 %Sarpy County95.7Garfield County: 95.7 %Garfield County95.7Wayne County: 95.7 %Wayne County95.7Dawes County: 95.6 %Dawes County95.6Cass County: 95.4 %Cass County95.4Saunders County: 95.3 %Saunders County95.3Boyd County: 95.2 %Boyd County95.2Rock County: 95.1 %Rock County95.1Washington County: 95.1 %Washington County95.1Cedar County: 94.7 %Cedar County94.7Custer County: 94.7 %Custer County94.7Pierce County: 94.5 %Pierce County94.5Fillmore County: 94.4 %Fillmore County94.4Dundy County: 94.2 %Dundy County94.2Seward County: 94.2 %Seward County94.2Stanton County: 94 %Stanton County94Holt County: 94 %Holt County94Boone County: 93.9 %Boone County93.9Webster County: 93.9 %Webster County93.9Gosper County: 93.9 %Gosper County93.9Garden County: 93.8 %Garden County93.8McPherson County: 93.8 %McPherson County93.8York County: 93.8 %York County93.8Frontier County: 93.8 %Frontier County93.8Kearney County: 93.7 %Kearney County93.7Valley County: 93.7 %Valley County93.7Antelope County: 93.6 %Antelope County93.6Lincoln County: 93.5 %Lincoln County93.5Hitchcock County: 93.5 %Hitchcock County93.5Thayer County: 93.5 %Thayer County93.5Lancaster County: 93.3 %Lancaster County93.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Loup County98.9+0.6 pts
2Keya Paha County98.1+2.8 pts
3Wheeler County97.9+2.9 pts
4Cherry County97.8+0.5 pts
5Logan County97.5+1.6 pts
6Hamilton County97.2+0.5 pts
7Arthur County96.5+0.9 pts
8Sioux County96+1.3 pts
9Howard County95.9+0.5 pts
10Sarpy County95.7+0.2 pts
11Garfield County95.7-1 pts
11Wayne County95.7-0.5 pts
13Dawes County95.6+0.7 pts
14Cass County95.4+1.1 pts
15Saunders County95.3+0.6 pts
16Boyd County95.2+0.2 pts
17Rock County95.1-0.8 pts
18Washington County95.1-0.5 pts
19Cedar County94.7+0.4 pts
20Custer County94.7+0.3 pts
21Pierce County94.5+0.1 pts
22Fillmore County94.40 pts
23Dundy County94.2+3.7 pts
24Seward County94.2-0.2 pts
25Stanton County94-0.8 pts
26Holt County94+0.4 pts
27Boone County93.9-0.9 pts
28Webster County93.9-0.4 pts
29Gosper County93.9-0.1 pts
30Garden County93.80 pts
31McPherson County93.8+0.8 pts
31York County93.8-0.5 pts
33Frontier County93.8-0.4 pts
34Kearney County93.7-1.1 pts
35Valley County93.7-0.2 pts
36Antelope County93.6+1.3 pts
37Lincoln County93.5-0.4 pts
38Hitchcock County93.5-1.5 pts
38Thayer County93.5-0.1 pts
40Lancaster County93.3-0 pts
41Clay County93.3+0.3 pts
42Hooker County93.1+0.3 pts
43Franklin County93.1+0.8 pts
44Madison County93+0.9 pts
45Hayes County93-0.5 pts
46Otoe County92.9-0 pts
47Merrick County92.9-0.3 pts
48Greeley County92.8+1.1 pts
49Nuckolls County92.8+0.6 pts
50Harlan County92.7-0.2 pts
51Buffalo County92.6+0.3 pts
52Gage County92.5+1.6 pts
53Brown County92.5-1.3 pts
54Adams County92.4+0.9 pts
55Butler County92.4-1.4 pts
56Phelps County92.3+0.3 pts
57Cheyenne County92.3-1.4 pts
58Red Willow County92.3-0.4 pts
59Nance County92.2-0.9 pts
60Cuming County92.1+2.8 pts
61Polk County92.1+0.8 pts
62Jefferson County92.1+0.4 pts
63Knox County91.9-0.5 pts
64Box Butte County91.9+1.4 pts
65Grant County91.7-1.2 pts
66Thomas County91.5-0.8 pts
67Douglas County91.4+0.2 pts
68Richardson County91.3-2.3 pts
69Banner County91.2-1.6 pts
70Burt County91-0 pts
71Sherman County90.9-0.8 pts
72Keith County90.8+1.2 pts
73Perkins County90.6+1.2 pts
74Blaine County90.4-1.7 pts
75Nemaha County90.2-0.6 pts
76Furnas County89.8-0.6 pts
77Thurston County89.8-0.8 pts
78Deuel County89.7-0.7 pts
79Sheridan County89.7-0.2 pts
80Platte County89.7+1.1 pts
81Johnson County89.5+1 pts
82Morrill County89.4-1.2 pts
83Scotts Bluff County89.1-0.2 pts
84Dodge County88.7-0.6 pts
85Chase County87.90 pts
86Pawnee County85.9+0.7 pts
87Kimball County85.3-2.7 pts
88Hall County84.90 pts
89Dixon County84.4-0.1 pts
90Saline County80.5+0.3 pts
91Dawson County78.8+1 pts
92Dakota County78.6+0.6 pts
93Colfax County73.1-0.3 pts

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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.

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loup County, with 98.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Colfax County, with 73.1% 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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