Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic 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 percentage of the Nebraska Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 35.26%. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (46.33%), followed by Sarpy County (42.72%), and Lancaster County (42.18%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Douglas County
Sarpy County
Lancaster County
Dawes County
Buffalo County
Wayne County
Washington County
Dundy County
Gosper County
Seward County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Douglas County 46.33
2 Sarpy County 42.72
3 Lancaster County 42.18
4 Dawes County 37.58
5 Buffalo County 36.52
6 Wayne County 34.59
7 Washington County 34.55
8 Dundy County 31.90
9 Gosper County 31.64
10 Seward County 30.85
11 Nemaha County 30.64
12 Cass County 29.96
12 Rock County 29.96
13 Garfield County 29.70
14 Saunders County 28.95
15 Grant County 28.76
16 Keya Paha County 28.48
17 Banner County 28.47
18 Scotts Bluff County 27.98
19 Thurston County 27.88
20 Kearney County 27.44
20 Otoe County 27.44
21 Cherry County 27.35
22 Valley County 27.29
23 Garden County 27.20
24 Hamilton County 27.08
25 Adams County 26.93
26 Thomas County 26.85
27 Phelps County 26.79
28 Arthur County 26.32
29 Platte County 26.27
30 Wheeler County 26.15
31 Holt County 26.13
32 Madison County 26.04
33 Harlan County 25.86
34 York County 25.84
35 Hall County 25.76
36 Cuming County 25.46
37 Perkins County 25.28
38 Frontier County 24.89
39 Logan County 24.85
40 Sioux County 24.83
41 Chase County 24.49
42 Custer County 24.34
43 Red Willow County 24.26
44 Butler County 24.10
45 Dixon County 23.57
46 Nuckolls County 23.22
47 Cheyenne County 23.21
48 Pierce County 22.98
49 Thayer County 22.96
50 Blaine County 22.84
51 McPherson County 22.83
52 Hooker County 22.63
53 Lincoln County 22.45
54 Saline County 22.35
55 Colfax County 22.05
56 Burt County 22.02
57 Cedar County 21.94
58 Fillmore County 21.65
59 Brown County 21.64
60 Morrill County 21.35
61 Keith County 21.23
62 Dodge County 21.20
63 Sherman County 21.14
64 Furnas County 20.96
65 Gage County 20.79
66 Stanton County 20.73
67 Clay County 20.72
68 Loup County 20.67
69 Box Butte County 20.51
70 Sheridan County 20.50
71 Webster County 20.43
72 Johnson County 20.10
73 Howard County 19.93
74 Dawson County 19.82
75 Boone County 19.52
76 Knox County 19.24
77 Deuel County 18.91
78 Richardson County 18.78
79 Antelope County 18.62
80 Hitchcock County 18.56
81 Hayes County 18.38
82 Dakota County 18.30
83 Nance County 18.27
84 Polk County 18.12
85 Jefferson County 17.67
86 Franklin County 17.12
87 Merrick County 17.08
88 Greeley County 16.67
89 Pawnee County 16.48
90 Boyd County 13.81
91 Kimball County 12.95