Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 4.67%. Among all Nebraska counties, Pawnee County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (14.61%), followed by Kimball County (11.03%), and Perkins County (9.54%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Pawnee County
Kimball County
Perkins County
Deuel County
Dakota County
Dixon County
Gage County
Furnas County
Burt County
Hooker County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Pawnee County 14.61
2 Kimball County 11.03
3 Perkins County 9.54
4 Deuel County 9.32
5 Dakota County 9.28
6 Dixon County 9.05
7 Gage County 8.89
8 Furnas County 8.80
9 Burt County 8.38
10 Hooker County 8.27
11 Greeley County 8.17
12 Sherman County 8.12
13 Blaine County 7.96
14 Nemaha County 7.84
15 Saline County 7.68
16 Johnson County 7.50
17 Dawson County 7.47
18 Sheridan County 7.40
19 Keith County 7.33
20 Polk County 7.15
21 Knox County 7.10
22 McPherson County 7.07
22 Scotts Bluff County 7.07
23 Antelope County 7.05
24 Franklin County 6.82
25 Grant County 6.75
26 Jefferson County 6.62
27 Dodge County 6.58
28 Hall County 6.48
29 Richardson County 6.33
30 Harlan County 6.31
31 Thayer County 6.28
32 Adams County 6.24
33 Morrill County 6.23
34 Garden County 6.03
35 Nuckolls County 5.99
36 Red Willow County 5.95
37 Nance County 5.93
38 Chase County 5.89
39 Dundy County 5.76
40 Fillmore County 5.74
41 Valley County 5.68
42 Frontier County 5.57
43 Box Butte County 5.56
44 Otoe County 5.53
45 Merrick County 5.42
46 Cuming County 5.41
47 Cheyenne County 5.36
48 Webster County 5.35
49 Seward County 5.31
50 Cass County 5.30
51 Pierce County 5.24
52 Dawes County 5.20
53 Cedar County 5.19
53 Saunders County 5.19
54 Clay County 5.09
55 Phelps County 5.08
56 Boone County 5.03
56 Colfax County 5.03
56 Lincoln County 5.03
56 Stanton County 5.03
57 Buffalo County 4.99
58 Gosper County 4.94
59 Kearney County 4.92
60 Hitchcock County 4.89
61 Sioux County 4.86
62 Holt County 4.81
63 Brown County 4.67
63 Custer County 4.67
64 Hayes County 4.64
65 York County 4.63
66 Arthur County 4.61
67 Boyd County 4.50
68 Butler County 4.45
68 Platte County 4.45
69 Thurston County 4.28
70 Rock County 4.14
71 Wheeler County 4.10
72 Madison County 3.95
73 Lancaster County 3.91
74 Howard County 3.88
75 Keya Paha County 3.81
76 Douglas County 3.80
77 Washington County 3.77
78 Logan County 3.67
79 Wayne County 3.06
80 Cherry County 3.02
81 Garfield County 2.93
82 Thomas County 2.71
83 Sarpy County 2.67
84 Hamilton County 2.41
85 Loup County 1.92
86 Banner County 1.65