Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 35.66%. Among all Nebraska counties, Brown County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (100.00%), followed by Butler County (100.00%), and Gosper 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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Brown County
Butler County
Gosper County
Grant County
Hooker County
Keya Paha County
Kimball County
Perkins County
Box Butte County
Cass County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Brown County 100.00
1 Butler County 100.00
1 Gosper County 100.00
1 Grant County 100.00
1 Hooker County 100.00
1 Keya Paha County 100.00
1 Kimball County 100.00
1 Perkins County 100.00
2 Box Butte County 89.42
3 Cass County 72.92
4 Adams County 70.91
5 Dixon County 66.67
5 Greeley County 66.67
6 Pierce County 65.39
7 Nuckolls County 62.50
8 Boyd County 60.00
9 Seward County 57.45
10 Nemaha County 51.85
11 Dawes County 51.52
12 Chase County 50.00
12 Thurston County 50.00
13 Antelope County 43.90
14 Scotts Bluff County 43.61
15 Dakota County 43.59
16 Lincoln County 42.80
17 Platte County 40.34
18 Stanton County 37.50
19 Douglas County 37.03
20 Buffalo County 36.79
21 Lancaster County 35.31
22 Sarpy County 34.30
23 York County 33.58
24 Fillmore County 33.33
25 Holt County 29.27
26 Madison County 29.08
27 Gage County 27.56
28 Colfax County 26.20
29 Knox County 23.53
30 Cedar County 22.22
31 Hall County 21.02
32 Keith County 20.51
32 Saunders County 20.51
33 Frontier County 20.00
33 Thayer County 20.00
34 Otoe County 19.30
35 Johnson County 18.72
36 Cherry County 18.18
36 Jefferson County 18.18
37 Red Willow County 16.13
38 Dawson County 16.11
39 Sheridan County 15.22
40 Washington County 14.75
41 Dodge County 11.30
42 Franklin County 11.11
43 Cuming County 9.30
44 Custer County 9.26
45 Cheyenne County 6.25
46 Saline County 3.45
47 Boone County 0.00
47 Burt County 0.00
47 Clay County 0.00
47 Dundy County 0.00
47 Furnas County 0.00
47 Hamilton County 0.00
47 Harlan County 0.00
47 Hitchcock County 0.00
47 Howard County 0.00
47 Kearney County 0.00
47 Merrick County 0.00
47 Morrill County 0.00
47 Nance County 0.00
47 Pawnee County 0.00
47 Phelps County 0.00
47 Polk County 0.00
47 Richardson County 0.00
47 Sioux County 0.00
47 Wayne County 0.00