Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Nebraska Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 7,254. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (4,319), followed by Lancaster County (896), and Dawson County (526).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Dawson County
Hall County
Sarpy County
Dakota County
Colfax County
Johnson County
Buffalo County
Dodge County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Douglas County 4319
2 Lancaster County 896
3 Dawson County 526
4 Hall County 509
5 Sarpy County 375
6 Dakota County 98
7 Colfax County 84
8 Johnson County 78
9 Buffalo County 57
10 Dodge County 47
11 Gage County 43
12 York County 37
13 Otoe County 26
14 Sheridan County 25
15 Madison County 17
16 Washington County 15
17 Lincoln County 13
18 Clay County 12
19 Red Willow County 9
20 Hamilton County 8
21 Burt County 7
21 Cedar County 7
22 Antelope County 6
23 Saunders County 5
23 Scotts Bluff County 5
24 Platte County 4
25 Adams County 3
25 Howard County 3
25 Merrick County 3
25 Nance County 3
25 Wayne County 3
26 Nemaha County 2
27 Custer County 1
27 Dixon County 1
27 Dundy County 1
27 Franklin County 1
27 Furnas County 1
27 Hitchcock County 1
27 Kearney County 1
27 Keith County 1
27 Morrill County 1
28 Boone County 0
28 Box Butte County 0
28 Boyd County 0
28 Brown County 0
28 Butler County 0
28 Cass County 0
28 Chase County 0
28 Cherry County 0
28 Cheyenne County 0
28 Cuming County 0
28 Dawes County 0
28 Fillmore County 0
28 Frontier County 0
28 Gosper County 0
28 Grant County 0
28 Greeley County 0
28 Harlan County 0
28 Holt County 0
28 Hooker County 0
28 Jefferson County 0
28 Keya Paha County 0
28 Kimball County 0
28 Knox County 0
28 Nuckolls County 0
28 Pawnee County 0
28 Perkins County 0
28 Phelps County 0
28 Pierce County 0
28 Polk County 0
28 Richardson County 0
28 Saline County 0
28 Seward County 0
28 Sioux County 0
28 Stanton County 0
28 Thayer County 0
28 Thurston County 0