Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Nebraska (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.59%. Among all Nebraska counties, Johnson County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (45.07%), followed by Boyd County (43.53%), and Boone County (40.21%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Johnson County
Boyd County
Boone County
Howard County
Richardson County
Pawnee County
Jefferson County
Kimball County
Hooker County
Loup County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of 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 Johnson County 45.07
2 Boyd County 43.53
3 Boone County 40.21
4 Howard County 39.87
5 Richardson County 39.65
6 Pawnee County 39.36
7 Jefferson County 38.59
8 Kimball County 38.33
9 Hooker County 38.27
10 Loup County 37.95
11 Merrick County 37.48
12 Cedar County 37.35
13 Brown County 36.90
14 Butler County 36.86
15 Gage County 36.82
16 Franklin County 36.47
17 Polk County 36.42
18 Blaine County 36.33
19 Burt County 36.24
20 Dodge County 36.17
21 Greeley County 35.98
22 Fillmore County 35.72
23 Knox County 35.71
24 Antelope County 35.69
25 Clay County 35.55
26 Sherman County 35.05
27 Thurston County 34.64
28 Cuming County 34.35
29 Morrill County 34.26
30 Pierce County 34.05
31 Nance County 33.55
32 Dakota County 33.51
33 Cheyenne County 33.49
34 Otoe County 33.43
35 Thayer County 33.06
36 Sheridan County 32.95
37 Nuckolls County 32.61
38 Dixon County 32.57
39 Webster County 32.56
40 Custer County 32.44
41 Garden County 32.23
42 Box Butte County 32.20
43 Cherry County 32.14
44 Red Willow County 31.53
45 Madison County 31.42
46 Furnas County 31.22
47 Hall County 31.18
48 Stanton County 31.04
49 Dawson County 30.94
50 Hitchcock County 30.90
51 Rock County 30.71
52 Saunders County 30.39
53 Lincoln County 30.27
54 Keya Paha County 30.26
55 Holt County 30.16
56 Valley County 30.15
57 Hayes County 30.09
58 Colfax County 29.88
59 Platte County 29.53
60 Deuel County 29.50
61 Grant County 29.34
62 York County 29.02
63 Kearney County 28.95
64 Wayne County 28.94
65 Keith County 28.77
65 Nemaha County 28.77
66 McPherson County 28.69
67 Cass County 28.57
68 Seward County 28.54
69 Scotts Bluff County 28.41
70 Phelps County 28.30
71 Frontier County 27.89
72 Saline County 27.80
73 Hamilton County 27.63
74 Harlan County 27.22
74 Washington County 27.22
75 Adams County 27.16
76 Chase County 26.23
77 Wheeler County 26.01
78 Gosper County 25.85
79 Sioux County 25.36
80 Garfield County 25.05
81 Buffalo County 24.66
82 Logan County 24.60
83 Arthur County 24.06
84 Perkins County 24.02
85 Thomas County 23.82
86 Dundy County 22.74
87 Lancaster County 20.97
88 Sarpy County 20.85
89 Douglas County 20.84
90 Dawes County 20.72
91 Banner County 17.91