Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 68,275. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (18,355), followed by Lancaster County (8,260), and Sarpy County (3,377).

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

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Hall County
Dodge County
Dawson County
Platte County
Scotts Bluff County
Buffalo County
Adams County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White 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 18355
2 Lancaster County 8260
3 Sarpy County 3377
4 Hall County 2783
5 Dodge County 2248
6 Dawson County 2052
7 Platte County 1897
8 Scotts Bluff County 1856
9 Buffalo County 1519
10 Adams County 1334
11 Gage County 1310
12 Dakota County 1222
13 Lincoln County 1207
14 Madison County 1166
15 Saline County 1139
16 Colfax County 1015
17 Cass County 942
18 Saunders County 765
19 Otoe County 629
20 Seward County 598
21 Washington County 552
22 Red Willow County 449
23 Box Butte County 445
24 York County 436
25 Keith County 428
26 Holt County 401
27 Burt County 385
28 Jefferson County 377
29 Cuming County 375
30 Knox County 370
31 Cheyenne County 355
32 Nemaha County 348
33 Phelps County 343
34 Custer County 336
34 Richardson County 336
35 Dixon County 334
36 Merrick County 329
37 Butler County 307
38 Antelope County 297
38 Furnas County 297
39 Cedar County 288
39 Kimball County 288
40 Polk County 280
41 Pawnee County 258
42 Chase County 257
43 Morrill County 254
44 Johnson County 251
45 Pierce County 250
46 Clay County 235
47 Dawes County 231
48 Fillmore County 228
48 Sheridan County 228
49 Thayer County 222
50 Kearney County 208
51 Nuckolls County 205
52 Wayne County 198
53 Perkins County 196
54 Boone County 194
55 Stanton County 186
56 Sherman County 173
56 Valley County 173
57 Howard County 170
58 Hamilton County 164
59 Harlan County 143
60 Franklin County 139
61 Nance County 134
62 Webster County 131
63 Greeley County 123
64 Deuel County 120
65 Dundy County 119
66 Cherry County 104
67 Frontier County 94
68 Brown County 90
69 Thurston County 89
70 Hitchcock County 87
71 Gosper County 80
72 Garden County 78
73 Boyd County 58
74 Garfield County 40
75 Rock County 38
76 Sioux County 36
77 Hayes County 35
78 Hooker County 34
79 Grant County 31
80 McPherson County 26
81 Wheeler County 24
82 Blaine County 23
82 Keya Paha County 23
82 Logan County 23
83 Arthur County 14
84 Thomas County 11
85 Banner County 9
86 Loup County 8