Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 percentage of the Nebraska Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 13.13%. Among all Nebraska counties, Dundy County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (100.00%), followed by Hamilton County (100.00%), and Howard 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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Dundy County
Hamilton County
Howard County
Kearney County
Morrill County
Cedar County
Burt County
Sheridan County
Hitchcock County
Nance County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Dundy County 100.00
1 Hamilton County 100.00
1 Howard County 100.00
1 Kearney County 100.00
1 Morrill County 100.00
2 Cedar County 77.78
3 Burt County 58.33
4 Sheridan County 54.35
5 Hitchcock County 50.00
5 Nance County 50.00
6 Dawson County 48.70
7 Clay County 48.00
8 Otoe County 45.61
9 Merrick County 42.86
10 Hall County 40.53
11 Johnson County 35.62
12 Gage County 33.86
13 Dixon County 33.33
14 Colfax County 31.00
15 Red Willow County 29.03
16 York County 27.61
17 Dodge County 26.55
18 Buffalo County 19.06
19 Antelope County 14.63
20 Wayne County 13.04
21 Lancaster County 12.98
22 Washington County 12.30
23 Douglas County 11.68
24 Dakota County 11.21
25 Franklin County 11.11
26 Sarpy County 8.14
27 Madison County 7.49
28 Nemaha County 7.41
29 Furnas County 6.67
30 Lincoln County 5.51
31 Adams County 5.46
32 Saunders County 4.27
33 Scotts Bluff County 3.76
34 Platte County 2.27
35 Custer County 1.85
36 Keith County 1.28
37 Boone County 0.00
37 Box Butte County 0.00
37 Boyd County 0.00
37 Brown County 0.00
37 Butler County 0.00
37 Cass County 0.00
37 Chase County 0.00
37 Cherry County 0.00
37 Cheyenne County 0.00
37 Cuming County 0.00
37 Dawes County 0.00
37 Fillmore County 0.00
37 Frontier County 0.00
37 Gosper County 0.00
37 Grant County 0.00
37 Greeley County 0.00
37 Harlan County 0.00
37 Holt County 0.00
37 Hooker County 0.00
37 Jefferson County 0.00
37 Keya Paha County 0.00
37 Kimball County 0.00
37 Knox County 0.00
37 Nuckolls County 0.00
37 Pawnee County 0.00
37 Perkins County 0.00
37 Phelps County 0.00
37 Pierce County 0.00
37 Polk County 0.00
37 Richardson County 0.00
37 Saline County 0.00
37 Seward County 0.00
37 Sioux County 0.00
37 Stanton County 0.00
37 Thayer County 0.00
37 Thurston County 0.00