Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 34.59%. Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, North Platte city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (43.21%), followed by Lexington city (42.29%), and Hastings city (40.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
North Platte city
Lexington city
Hastings city
Columbus city
Norfolk city
La Vista city
Scottsbluff city
Bellevue city
Grand Island city
Chalco CDP
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 North Platte city 43.21
2 Lexington city 42.29
3 Hastings city 40.00
4 Columbus city 39.80
5 Norfolk city 39.30
6 La Vista city 37.35
7 Scottsbluff city 36.30
8 Bellevue city 36.28
9 Grand Island city 35.80
10 Chalco CDP 35.15
11 Fremont city 34.67
12 Papillion city 33.34
13 Lincoln city 33.20
14 Beatrice city 32.48
15 South Sioux City city 32.44
16 Kearney city 31.70
17 Omaha city 31.12