Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.58%. Among all Nebraska counties, Harlan County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Pawnee County (100.00%), and Phelps County (100.00%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Harlan County
Pawnee County
Phelps County
Polk County
Furnas County
Cuming County
Custer County
Cherry County
Jefferson County
Thayer County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Harlan County 100.00
1 Pawnee County 100.00
1 Phelps County 100.00
1 Polk County 100.00
2 Furnas County 93.33
3 Cuming County 88.37
4 Custer County 85.19
5 Cherry County 81.82
5 Jefferson County 81.82
6 Thayer County 80.00
7 Richardson County 79.69
8 Keith County 78.21
9 Franklin County 77.78
10 Cheyenne County 68.75
11 Washington County 67.21
12 Fillmore County 66.67
13 Knox County 58.82
14 Madison County 58.15
15 Merrick County 57.14
16 Wayne County 56.52
17 Red Willow County 54.84
18 Chase County 50.00
18 Thurston County 50.00
19 Johnson County 43.38
20 Dodge County 42.37
21 Colfax County 42.07
22 Stanton County 41.67
23 Nemaha County 40.74
24 Boyd County 40.00
25 Lincoln County 38.98
26 Nuckolls County 37.50
27 Saline County 34.48
28 York County 33.58
29 Greeley County 33.33
30 Douglas County 32.71
31 Dawson County 31.57
32 Gage County 30.71
33 Sheridan County 30.44
34 Scotts Bluff County 30.08
35 Dakota County 29.75
36 Holt County 26.83
37 Lancaster County 25.12
38 Cass County 25.00
39 Adams County 23.64
40 Hall County 21.50
41 Buffalo County 21.41
42 Sarpy County 20.34
43 Pierce County 19.23
44 Seward County 17.02
45 Platte County 14.21
46 Box Butte County 10.58
47 Otoe County 8.77
48 Antelope County 7.32
49 Dawes County 3.79
50 Saunders County 1.71
51 Boone County 0.00
51 Brown County 0.00
51 Burt County 0.00
51 Butler County 0.00
51 Cedar County 0.00
51 Clay County 0.00
51 Dixon County 0.00
51 Dundy County 0.00
51 Frontier County 0.00
51 Gosper County 0.00
51 Grant County 0.00
51 Hamilton County 0.00
51 Hitchcock County 0.00
51 Hooker County 0.00
51 Howard County 0.00
51 Kearney County 0.00
51 Keya Paha County 0.00
51 Kimball County 0.00
51 Morrill County 0.00
51 Nance County 0.00
51 Perkins County 0.00
51 Sioux County 0.00