Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 34.26%. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (44.46%), followed by Sarpy County (42.04%), and Lancaster County (41.49%).

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 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
Washington County
Wayne County
Gosper County
Dundy County
Seward County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of 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 44.46
2 Sarpy County 42.04
3 Lancaster County 41.49
4 Dawes County 37.82
5 Buffalo County 36.04
6 Washington County 34.22
7 Wayne County 33.86
8 Gosper County 30.85
9 Dundy County 30.63
10 Seward County 30.60
11 Nemaha County 30.37
12 Cass County 30.03
13 Rock County 29.83
14 Garfield County 29.70
15 Saunders County 28.78
16 Grant County 28.76
17 Banner County 28.61
18 Keya Paha County 28.48
19 Thurston County 27.70
20 Cherry County 27.08
21 Kearney County 27.07
22 Garden County 27.02
23 Hamilton County 26.92
24 Otoe County 26.90
25 Thomas County 26.85
26 Phelps County 26.72
27 Valley County 26.63
28 Adams County 26.53
29 Holt County 26.19
30 Wheeler County 25.98
31 Arthur County 25.97
32 Harlan County 25.71
33 York County 25.50
34 Scotts Bluff County 25.32
35 Madison County 24.87
36 Perkins County 24.84
37 Cuming County 24.83
37 Sioux County 24.83
38 Frontier County 24.61
39 Hooker County 24.55
40 Logan County 24.52
41 Platte County 24.46
42 Hall County 24.45
43 Custer County 24.04
44 Red Willow County 23.78
45 Butler County 23.73
46 Thayer County 23.10
47 Pierce County 22.95
48 Nuckolls County 22.93
49 Blaine County 22.84
50 Dixon County 22.83
50 McPherson County 22.83
51 Cheyenne County 22.79
52 Chase County 22.67
53 Brown County 22.35
54 Lincoln County 22.11
55 Burt County 21.94
56 Cedar County 21.91
57 Fillmore County 21.45
58 Keith County 20.98
59 Sherman County 20.84
60 Stanton County 20.81
61 Furnas County 20.77
62 Gage County 20.67
63 Sheridan County 20.58
64 Howard County 20.06
65 Clay County 20.05
65 Loup County 20.05
66 Morrill County 20.04
67 Dodge County 20.01
68 Webster County 19.98
69 Johnson County 19.94
70 Deuel County 19.78
71 Box Butte County 19.76
72 Boone County 19.46
73 Saline County 19.28
74 Knox County 19.22
75 Colfax County 18.74
76 Richardson County 18.63
77 Antelope County 18.55
78 Hayes County 18.48
79 Hitchcock County 18.36
80 Nance County 18.04
81 Polk County 17.83
82 Dawson County 17.22
83 Jefferson County 17.10
84 Franklin County 16.93
85 Greeley County 16.67
86 Merrick County 16.65
87 Pawnee County 16.38
88 Dakota County 16.33
89 Boyd County 13.81
90 Kimball County 13.17