Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Nebraska (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 32.95%. Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Papillion city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (45.43%), followed by Lincoln city (40.14%), and Omaha city (38.71%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Papillion city
Lincoln city
Omaha city
Kearney city
Chalco CDP
La Vista city
Bellevue city
Scottsbluff city
Hastings city
Norfolk city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Papillion city 45.43
2 Lincoln city 40.14
3 Omaha city 38.71
4 Kearney city 37.89
5 Chalco CDP 37.75
6 La Vista city 34.18
7 Bellevue city 33.22
8 Scottsbluff city 26.68
9 Hastings city 25.67
10 Norfolk city 25.01
11 Columbus city 21.98
12 Grand Island city 21.07
13 Fremont city 19.52
14 North Platte city 18.77
15 Beatrice city 18.02
16 Lexington city 15.01
17 South Sioux City city 12.61