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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 2023, at 100%. Colfax County had the lowest, at 76.7%. The median was 93.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 92.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Loup County
Lowest76.7Colfax County
Median93.193 counties
Nebraska92.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 91.9 %Antelope County: 93.1 %Arthur County: 97.9 %Banner County: 90.5 %Blaine County: 96 %Boone County: 93.8 %Box Butte County: 92.4 %Boyd County: 95.7 %Brown County: 92.3 %Buffalo County: 93.5 %Burt County: 92.2 %Butler County: 91.8 %Cass County: 95.8 %Cedar County: 96.2 %Chase County: 88.5 %Cherry County: 97.4 %Cheyenne County: 92.9 %Clay County: 94.2 %Colfax County: 76.7 %Cuming County: 92.1 %Custer County: 94 %Dakota County: 81.1 %Dawes County: 95.7 %Dawson County: 77.8 %Deuel County: 91.3 %Dixon County: 84.3 %Dodge County: 89.2 %Douglas County: 91.5 %Dundy County: 95.2 %Fillmore County: 94.7 %Franklin County: 94.2 %Frontier County: 92.9 %Furnas County: 90.6 %Gage County: 92.8 %Garden County: 95.2 %Garfield County: 95.4 %Gosper County: 95.5 %Grant County: 92.7 %Greeley County: 93.5 %Hall County: 84.7 %Hamilton County: 97.1 %Harlan County: 92.5 %Hayes County: 94.7 %Hitchcock County: 93.2 %Holt County: 93.1 %Hooker County: 93.7 %Howard County: 95.2 %Jefferson County: 93.1 %Johnson County: 88.4 %Kearney County: 94 %Keith County: 90.8 %Keya Paha County: 96.8 %Kimball County: 89.2 %Knox County: 92.8 %Lancaster County: 93.5 %Lincoln County: 93.4 %Logan County: 98.2 %Loup County: 100 %McPherson County: 96.4 %Madison County: 92.2 %Merrick County: 92.4 %Morrill County: 90.9 %Nance County: 92.7 %Nemaha County: 89.4 %Nuckolls County: 92.1 %Otoe County: 93.5 %Pawnee County: 87.9 %Perkins County: 92.7 %Phelps County: 92.1 %Pierce County: 94.4 %Platte County: 89.8 %Polk County: 93.3 %Red Willow County: 95.3 %Richardson County: 91.7 %Rock County: 94.3 %Saline County: 79.8 %Sarpy County: 95.7 %Saunders County: 96.1 %Scotts Bluff County: 89.5 %Seward County: 94.9 %Sheridan County: 90 %Sherman County: 91.3 %Sioux County: 95.4 %Stanton County: 95.2 %Thayer County: 94.4 %Thomas County: 93.1 %Thurston County: 92.4 %Valley County: 94.4 %Washington County: 96 %Wayne County: 95.1 %Webster County: 93.9 %Wheeler County: 97.8 %York County: 91.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Loup County: 100 %Loup County100Logan County: 98.2 %Logan County98.2Arthur County: 97.9 %Arthur County97.9Wheeler County: 97.8 %Wheeler County97.8Cherry County: 97.4 %Cherry County97.4Hamilton County: 97.1 %Hamilton County97.1Keya Paha County: 96.8 %Keya Paha County96.8McPherson County: 96.4 %McPherson County96.4Cedar County: 96.2 %Cedar County96.2Saunders County: 96.1 %Saunders County96.1Blaine County: 96 %Blaine County96Washington County: 96 %Washington County96Cass County: 95.8 %Cass County95.8Dawes County: 95.7 %Dawes County95.7Boyd County: 95.7 %Boyd County95.7Sarpy County: 95.7 %Sarpy County95.7Gosper County: 95.5 %Gosper County95.5Garfield County: 95.4 %Garfield County95.4Sioux County: 95.4 %Sioux County95.4Red Willow County: 95.3 %Red Willow County95.3Howard County: 95.2 %Howard County95.2Garden County: 95.2 %Garden County95.2Stanton County: 95.2 %Stanton County95.2Dundy County: 95.2 %Dundy County95.2Wayne County: 95.1 %Wayne County95.1Seward County: 94.9 %Seward County94.9Hayes County: 94.7 %Hayes County94.7Fillmore County: 94.7 %Fillmore County94.7Thayer County: 94.4 %Thayer County94.4Pierce County: 94.4 %Pierce County94.4Valley County: 94.4 %Valley County94.4Rock County: 94.3 %Rock County94.3Franklin County: 94.2 %Franklin County94.2Clay County: 94.2 %Clay County94.2Kearney County: 94 %Kearney County94Custer County: 94 %Custer County94Webster County: 93.9 %Webster County93.9Boone County: 93.8 %Boone County93.8Hooker County: 93.7 %Hooker County93.7Lancaster County: 93.5 %Lancaster County93.5Loup County: 100 %Loup County100Logan County: 98.2 %Logan County98.2Arthur County: 97.9 %Arthur County97.9Wheeler County: 97.8 %Wheeler County97.8Cherry County: 97.4 %Cherry County97.4Hamilton County: 97.1 %Hamilton County97.1Keya Paha County: 96.8 %Keya Paha County96.8McPherson County: 96.4 %McPherson County96.4Cedar County: 96.2 %Cedar County96.2Saunders County: 96.1 %Saunders County96.1Blaine County: 96 %Blaine County96Washington County: 96 %Washington County96Cass County: 95.8 %Cass County95.8Dawes County: 95.7 %Dawes County95.7Boyd County: 95.7 %Boyd County95.7Sarpy County: 95.7 %Sarpy County95.7Gosper County: 95.5 %Gosper County95.5Garfield County: 95.4 %Garfield County95.4Sioux County: 95.4 %Sioux County95.4Red Willow County: 95.3 %Red Willow County95.3Howard County: 95.2 %Howard County95.2Garden County: 95.2 %Garden County95.2Stanton County: 95.2 %Stanton County95.2Dundy County: 95.2 %Dundy County95.2Wayne County: 95.1 %Wayne County95.1Seward County: 94.9 %Seward County94.9Hayes County: 94.7 %Hayes County94.7Fillmore County: 94.7 %Fillmore County94.7Thayer County: 94.4 %Thayer County94.4Pierce County: 94.4 %Pierce County94.4Valley County: 94.4 %Valley County94.4Rock County: 94.3 %Rock County94.3Franklin County: 94.2 %Franklin County94.2Clay County: 94.2 %Clay County94.2Kearney County: 94 %Kearney County94Custer County: 94 %Custer County94Webster County: 93.9 %Webster County93.9Boone County: 93.8 %Boone County93.8Hooker County: 93.7 %Hooker County93.7Lancaster County: 93.5 %Lancaster County93.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Loup County100+1.1 pts
2Logan County98.2+0.7 pts
3Arthur County97.9+1.4 pts
4Wheeler County97.8-0.1 pts
5Cherry County97.4-0.4 pts
6Hamilton County97.1-0.1 pts
7Keya Paha County96.8-1.3 pts
8McPherson County96.4+2.6 pts
9Cedar County96.2+1.5 pts
10Saunders County96.1+0.8 pts
11Blaine County96+5.6 pts
12Washington County96+0.9 pts
13Cass County95.8+0.4 pts
14Dawes County95.7+0.1 pts
15Boyd County95.7+0.5 pts
16Sarpy County95.7-0 pts
17Gosper County95.5+1.6 pts
18Garfield County95.4-0.3 pts
19Sioux County95.4-0.7 pts
20Red Willow County95.3+3.1 pts
21Howard County95.2-0.6 pts
22Garden County95.2+1.4 pts
22Stanton County95.2+1.2 pts
24Dundy County95.2+0.9 pts
25Wayne County95.1-0.6 pts
26Seward County94.9+0.8 pts
27Hayes County94.7+1.7 pts
28Fillmore County94.7+0.3 pts
29Thayer County94.4+1 pts
30Pierce County94.4-0.1 pts
31Valley County94.4+0.7 pts
32Rock County94.3-0.9 pts
33Franklin County94.2+1.1 pts
34Clay County94.2+0.9 pts
35Kearney County94+0.3 pts
36Custer County94-0.7 pts
37Webster County93.90 pts
38Boone County93.8-0.1 pts
39Hooker County93.7+0.6 pts
40Lancaster County93.5+0.2 pts
41Greeley County93.5+0.7 pts
41Otoe County93.5+0.5 pts
43Buffalo County93.5+0.9 pts
44Lincoln County93.4-0.1 pts
45Polk County93.3+1.2 pts
46Hitchcock County93.2-0.2 pts
47Jefferson County93.1+1 pts
48Antelope County93.1-0.5 pts
49Thomas County93.1+1.5 pts
50Holt County93.1-0.9 pts
51Cheyenne County92.9+0.6 pts
52Frontier County92.9-0.9 pts
53Gage County92.8+0.3 pts
53Knox County92.8+0.8 pts
55Perkins County92.7+2 pts
56Grant County92.7+1 pts
56Nance County92.7+0.5 pts
58Harlan County92.5-0.2 pts
59Merrick County92.4-0.5 pts
60Thurston County92.4+2.6 pts
61Box Butte County92.4+0.5 pts
62Brown County92.3-0.2 pts
63Burt County92.2+1.2 pts
64Madison County92.2-0.8 pts
65Nuckolls County92.1-0.6 pts
66Cuming County92.1-0 pts
67Phelps County92.1-0.3 pts
68Adams County91.9-0.5 pts
69Butler County91.8-0.6 pts
70York County91.8-2.1 pts
71Richardson County91.7+0.4 pts
72Douglas County91.5+0.1 pts
73Sherman County91.3+0.4 pts
74Deuel County91.3+1.6 pts
75Morrill County90.9+1.5 pts
76Keith County90.8-0 pts
77Furnas County90.6+0.8 pts
78Banner County90.5-0.7 pts
79Sheridan County90+0.3 pts
80Platte County89.8+0.1 pts
81Scotts Bluff County89.5+0.4 pts
82Nemaha County89.4-0.8 pts
83Kimball County89.2+4 pts
84Dodge County89.2+0.5 pts
85Chase County88.5+0.6 pts
86Johnson County88.4-1.1 pts
87Pawnee County87.9+2 pts
88Hall County84.7-0.2 pts
89Dixon County84.3-0.1 pts
90Dakota County81.1+2.5 pts
91Saline County79.8-0.7 pts
92Dawson County77.8-0.9 pts
93Colfax County76.7+3.6 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (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 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Colfax County, with 76.7% 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 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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