Nebraska Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 93 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	Dawson County, Nebraska	46.0%
2	Hamilton County, Nebraska	42.4%
3	Sarpy County, Nebraska	41.9%
4	Lancaster County, Nebraska	41.1%
5	Arthur County, Nebraska	40.6%
6	Washington County, Nebraska	36.5%
7	Kearney County, Nebraska	32.9%
8	Seward County, Nebraska	31.6%
9	Cass County, Nebraska	30.6%
10	Saunders County, Nebraska	30.3%
11	Wheeler County, Nebraska	29.6%
12	Wayne County, Nebraska	29.4%
13	Nemaha County, Nebraska	29.2%
14	Rock County, Nebraska	29.0%
15	Gosper County, Nebraska	28.8%
16	Dawes County, Nebraska	27.7%
17	Garden County, Nebraska	27.6%
18	Valley County, Nebraska	27.6%
19	Otoe County, Nebraska	27.2%
20	Thomas County, Nebraska	26.9%
21	Phelps County, Nebraska	26.7%
22	Logan County, Nebraska	26.7%
23	Nuckolls County, Nebraska	26.6%
24	Franklin County, Nebraska	26.0%
25	Loup County, Nebraska	26.0%
26	Red Willow County, Nebraska	26.0%
27	Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	25.9%
28	Chase County, Nebraska	25.7%
29	Perkins County, Nebraska	25.7%
30	Keya Paha County, Nebraska	25.7%
31	Sioux County, Nebraska	25.1%
32	Cuming County, Nebraska	24.8%
33	McPherson County, Nebraska	24.4%
34	Platte County, Nebraska	24.1%
35	York County, Nebraska	23.9%
36	Madison County, Nebraska	23.5%
37	Thayer County, Nebraska	23.0%
38	Pierce County, Nebraska	22.9%
39	Richardson County, Nebraska	22.4%
40	Stanton County, Nebraska	22.3%
41	Fillmore County, Nebraska	21.9%
42	Webster County, Nebraska	21.9%
43	Morrill County, Nebraska	21.8%
44	Sheridan County, Nebraska	21.7%
45	Dodge County, Nebraska	21.5%
46	Keith County, Nebraska	21.3%
47	Burt County, Nebraska	20.5%
48	Pawnee County, Nebraska	20.4%
49	Lincoln County, Nebraska	20.4%
50	Thurston County, Nebraska	20.2%
51	Saline County, Nebraska	20.1%
52	Box Butte County, Nebraska	20.1%
53	Jefferson County, Nebraska	19.7%
54	Knox County, Nebraska	19.7%
55	Butler County, Nebraska	19.0%
56	Sherman County, Nebraska	18.8%
57	Polk County, Nebraska	18.6%
58	Nance County, Nebraska	18.4%
59	Holt County, Nebraska	18.4%
60	Hall County, Nebraska	18.0%
61	Buffalo County, Nebraska	17.9%
62	Merrick County, Nebraska	17.6%
63	Boone County, Nebraska	16.2%
64	Boyd County, Nebraska	15.7%
65	Howard County, Nebraska	15.7%
66	Grant County, Nebraska	15.6%
67	Dakota County, Nebraska	15.1%
68	Frontier County, Nebraska	14.8%
69	Kimball County, Nebraska	14.3%
70	Brown County, Nebraska	14.1%
71	Blaine County, Nebraska	14.1%
72	Cherry County, Nebraska	13.4%
73	Douglas County, Nebraska	13.3%
74	Johnson County, Nebraska	13.0%
75	Dundy County, Nebraska	12.2%
76	Greeley County, Nebraska	12.0%
77	Adams County, Nebraska	11.5%
78	Dixon County, Nebraska	11.3%
79	Custer County, Nebraska	11.2%
80	Cedar County, Nebraska	11.1%
81	Hooker County, Nebraska	11.0%
82	Antelope County, Nebraska	10.2%
83	Banner County, Nebraska	10.2%
84	Clay County, Nebraska	10.1%
85	Cheyenne County, Nebraska	9.4%
86	Harlan County, Nebraska	8.6%
87	Garfield County, Nebraska	8.4%
88	Hitchcock County, Nebraska	7.7%
89	Hayes County, Nebraska	7.3%
90	Gage County, Nebraska	6.9%
91	Deuel County, Nebraska	6.4%
92	Furnas County, Nebraska	6.0%
93	Colfax County, Nebraska	4.2%