Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Nebraska Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 370,878. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (130,401), followed by Lancaster County (70,763), and Sarpy County (42,884).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Buffalo County
Hall County
Scotts Bluff County
Cass County
Madison County
Lincoln County
Adams County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Douglas County 130401
2 Lancaster County 70763
3 Sarpy County 42884
4 Buffalo County 10015
5 Hall County 7520
6 Scotts Bluff County 5257
7 Cass County 5166
8 Madison County 5058
9 Lincoln County 4867
10 Adams County 4865
11 Platte County 4796
12 Washington County 4674
13 Dodge County 4592
14 Saunders County 4164
15 Seward County 3293
16 Gage County 3023
17 Otoe County 2717
18 York County 2295
19 Dawson County 1963
20 Wayne County 1774
21 Holt County 1707
22 Custer County 1704
23 Dawes County 1670
24 Red Willow County 1664
25 Hamilton County 1654
26 Phelps County 1524
27 Saline County 1484
28 Cuming County 1416
29 Cheyenne County 1408
30 Dakota County 1332
31 Butler County 1305
32 Nemaha County 1297
33 Box Butte County 1285
34 Cedar County 1196
35 Keith County 1185
36 Kearney County 1154
37 Pierce County 1096
38 Knox County 992
39 Richardson County 989
40 Burt County 985
41 Cherry County 941
42 Merrick County 863
43 Jefferson County 852
44 Howard County 848
45 Fillmore County 841
46 Colfax County 828
47 Clay County 794
48 Thayer County 783
49 Antelope County 777
50 Dixon County 776
51 Stanton County 767
52 Valley County 749
53 Boone County 710
54 Nuckolls County 667
55 Furnas County 648
56 Sheridan County 632
57 Johnson County 630
58 Polk County 621
59 Morrill County 579
60 Harlan County 549
61 Chase County 528
62 Thurston County 475
63 Perkins County 469
64 Webster County 458
65 Sherman County 440
66 Gosper County 423
67 Brown County 417
68 Nance County 413
69 Frontier County 411
70 Garfield County 406
71 Dundy County 393
72 Garden County 352
73 Franklin County 349
74 Hitchcock County 330
75 Kimball County 296
76 Pawnee County 291
77 Rock County 275
78 Greeley County 251
79 Deuel County 221
80 Sioux County 184
81 Boyd County 178
82 Keya Paha County 172
83 Wheeler County 153
84 Grant County 132
85 Logan County 122
86 Banner County 121
87 Hayes County 111
88 Thomas County 109
89 Hooker County 93
90 Loup County 86
91 McPherson County 84
92 Arthur County 80
93 Blaine County 66