Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Nebraska Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 267,964. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (53,595), followed by Lancaster County (34,848), and Sarpy County (20,584).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Hall County
Dodge County
Buffalo County
Lincoln County
Madison County
Platte County
Gage County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Douglas County 53595
2 Lancaster County 34848
3 Sarpy County 20584
4 Hall County 9407
5 Dodge County 8010
6 Buffalo County 6746
7 Lincoln County 6282
8 Madison County 5910
9 Platte County 5504
10 Gage County 5409
11 Scotts Bluff County 5293
12 Cass County 4946
13 Adams County 4792
14 Saunders County 4393
15 Washington County 3631
16 Otoe County 3434
17 Dawson County 3345
18 Seward County 3086
19 Dakota County 2854
20 York County 2522
21 Custer County 2224
22 Red Willow County 2174
23 Box Butte County 2153
24 Butler County 2085
24 Richardson County 2085
25 Cedar County 2060
26 Saline County 2021
27 Holt County 2016
28 Cuming County 1965
29 Cheyenne County 1929
30 Jefferson County 1928
31 Knox County 1877
32 Merrick County 1861
33 Howard County 1711
34 Burt County 1662
35 Hamilton County 1631
35 Phelps County 1631
36 Pierce County 1625
37 Keith County 1617
38 Antelope County 1511
39 Boone County 1448
40 Johnson County 1441
41 Wayne County 1420
42 Clay County 1403
43 Fillmore County 1373
44 Polk County 1276
45 Colfax County 1249
46 Nemaha County 1236
47 Kearney County 1204
48 Dixon County 1149
49 Cherry County 1146
50 Stanton County 1145
51 Thayer County 1110
52 Sheridan County 1017
53 Dawes County 983
54 Furnas County 961
55 Nuckolls County 958
56 Morrill County 912
57 Kimball County 910
58 Valley County 816
59 Nance County 756
60 Webster County 753
61 Brown County 740
62 Franklin County 739
63 Sherman County 736
64 Pawnee County 696
65 Boyd County 587
65 Thurston County 587
66 Chase County 560
67 Harlan County 557
68 Hitchcock County 553
69 Greeley County 536
70 Frontier County 461
71 Perkins County 454
72 Garden County 408
73 Garfield County 339
74 Deuel County 337
74 Gosper County 337
75 Dundy County 288
76 Rock County 283
77 Sioux County 192
78 Hayes County 187
78 Keya Paha County 187
79 Hooker County 167
80 Wheeler County 151
81 Loup County 148
82 Grant County 137
83 Logan County 111
84 McPherson County 107
85 Blaine County 105
86 Thomas County 95
87 Banner County 79
88 Arthur County 77