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

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Nebraska White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 378,924. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (133,505), followed by Lancaster County (72,114), and Sarpy County (44,252).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Buffalo County
Hall County
Scotts Bluff County
Cass County
Madison County
Adams County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Douglas County 133505
2 Lancaster County 72114
3 Sarpy County 44252
4 Buffalo County 10172
5 Hall County 7949
6 Scotts Bluff County 5392
7 Cass County 5251
8 Madison County 5142
9 Adams County 5015
10 Lincoln County 4979
11 Platte County 4945
12 Washington County 4681
13 Dodge County 4668
14 Saunders County 4182
15 Seward County 3299
16 Gage County 3031
17 Otoe County 2717
18 York County 2319
19 Dawson County 2131
20 Wayne County 1784
21 Holt County 1764
22 Dawes County 1707
23 Custer County 1706
24 Red Willow County 1664
25 Hamilton County 1658
26 Phelps County 1562
27 Saline County 1499
28 Cheyenne County 1438
29 Cuming County 1416
30 Dakota County 1350
31 Box Butte County 1306
32 Butler County 1305
33 Nemaha County 1302
34 Cedar County 1199
35 Keith County 1194
36 Kearney County 1176
37 Pierce County 1096
38 Knox County 1005
39 Richardson County 989
40 Burt County 985
41 Cherry County 941
42 Colfax County 925
43 Merrick County 865
44 Jefferson County 859
45 Howard County 858
46 Fillmore County 841
47 Clay County 800
48 Thayer County 795
49 Stanton County 791
50 Dixon County 783
51 Antelope County 780
52 Valley County 749
53 Boone County 717
54 Nuckolls County 671
55 Furnas County 663
56 Sheridan County 637
57 Johnson County 634
58 Polk County 621
59 Morrill County 587
60 Harlan County 549
61 Chase County 531
62 Thurston County 488
63 Perkins County 471
64 Webster County 458
65 Sherman County 440
66 Brown County 436
67 Gosper County 430
68 Nance County 413
69 Frontier County 411
70 Garfield County 406
71 Dundy County 393
72 Garden County 352
73 Franklin County 349
74 Hitchcock County 330
75 Kimball County 318
76 Pawnee County 291
77 Rock County 275
78 Greeley County 251
79 Deuel County 250
80 Sioux County 184
81 Boyd County 178
82 Keya Paha County 172
83 Wheeler County 153
84 Grant County 132
85 Logan County 127
86 Banner County 123
87 Hayes County 114
88 Thomas County 109
89 Hooker County 108
90 Loup County 86
91 McPherson County 84
92 Arthur County 80
93 Blaine County 66