Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 percentage of the Nebraska Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 20.63%. Among all Nebraska counties, Boone County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Sioux County (100.00%), and Frontier County (80.00%).

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 Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Boone County
Sioux County
Frontier County
Saunders County
Saline County
Clay County
Hitchcock County
Nance County
Dawes County
Holt County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Boone County 100.00
1 Sioux County 100.00
2 Frontier County 80.00
3 Saunders County 73.50
4 Saline County 62.07
5 Clay County 52.00
6 Hitchcock County 50.00
6 Nance County 50.00
7 Dawes County 44.70
8 Holt County 43.90
9 Platte County 43.18
10 Burt County 41.67
11 Sarpy County 37.21
12 Antelope County 34.15
13 Wayne County 30.44
14 Lancaster County 26.59
15 Otoe County 26.32
16 Seward County 25.53
17 Cheyenne County 25.00
18 Buffalo County 22.74
19 Scotts Bluff County 22.56
20 Stanton County 20.83
21 Richardson County 20.31
22 Dodge County 19.77
23 Douglas County 18.59
24 Knox County 17.65
25 Hall County 16.96
26 Dakota County 15.45
27 Pierce County 15.39
28 Lincoln County 12.71
29 Gage County 7.87
30 Washington County 5.74
31 Madison County 5.29
32 York County 5.22
33 Custer County 3.70
34 Dawson County 3.61
35 Cuming County 2.33
36 Johnson County 2.28
37 Cass County 2.08
38 Colfax County 0.74
39 Adams County 0.00
39 Box Butte County 0.00
39 Boyd County 0.00
39 Brown County 0.00
39 Butler County 0.00
39 Cedar County 0.00
39 Chase County 0.00
39 Cherry County 0.00
39 Dixon County 0.00
39 Dundy County 0.00
39 Fillmore County 0.00
39 Franklin County 0.00
39 Furnas County 0.00
39 Gosper County 0.00
39 Grant County 0.00
39 Greeley County 0.00
39 Hamilton County 0.00
39 Harlan County 0.00
39 Hooker County 0.00
39 Howard County 0.00
39 Jefferson County 0.00
39 Kearney County 0.00
39 Keith County 0.00
39 Keya Paha County 0.00
39 Kimball County 0.00
39 Merrick County 0.00
39 Morrill County 0.00
39 Nemaha County 0.00
39 Nuckolls County 0.00
39 Pawnee County 0.00
39 Perkins County 0.00
39 Phelps County 0.00
39 Polk County 0.00
39 Red Willow County 0.00
39 Sheridan County 0.00
39 Thayer County 0.00
39 Thurston County 0.00