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

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Nebraska White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 282,637. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (58,359), followed by Lancaster County (36,304), and Sarpy County (21,505).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Hall County
Dodge County
Buffalo County
Lincoln County
Madison County
Scotts Bluff County
Platte County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Douglas County 58359
2 Lancaster County 36304
3 Sarpy County 21505
4 Hall County 10428
5 Dodge County 8420
6 Buffalo County 6964
7 Lincoln County 6692
8 Madison County 6306
9 Scotts Bluff County 6182
10 Platte County 6033
11 Gage County 5440
12 Adams County 5085
13 Cass County 5002
14 Saunders County 4444
15 Dawson County 4009
16 Washington County 3674
17 Otoe County 3470
18 Dakota County 3115
19 Seward County 3113
20 York County 2638
21 Box Butte County 2317
22 Saline County 2305
23 Custer County 2281
24 Red Willow County 2230
25 Butler County 2092
26 Richardson County 2091
27 Cheyenne County 2065
28 Cedar County 2062
29 Holt County 2038
30 Cuming County 2016
31 Jefferson County 1975
32 Merrick County 1916
33 Knox County 1912
34 Howard County 1711
35 Phelps County 1670
36 Burt County 1664
37 Hamilton County 1650
38 Keith County 1647
39 Pierce County 1625
40 Antelope County 1516
41 Wayne County 1499
42 Colfax County 1485
43 Boone County 1472
44 Johnson County 1462
45 Clay County 1421
46 Fillmore County 1398
47 Polk County 1279
48 Nemaha County 1266
49 Kearney County 1258
50 Dixon County 1196
51 Cherry County 1180
52 Stanton County 1165
53 Thayer County 1121
54 Sheridan County 1025
55 Dawes County 996
56 Furnas County 995
56 Morrill County 995
57 Nuckolls County 965
58 Kimball County 958
59 Valley County 836
60 Nance County 786
61 Webster County 762
62 Franklin County 758
62 Sherman County 758
63 Brown County 744
64 Pawnee County 705
65 Thurston County 608
66 Boyd County 587
67 Chase County 581
68 Hitchcock County 559
69 Harlan County 558
70 Greeley County 536
71 Frontier County 464
72 Perkins County 459
73 Garden County 413
74 Deuel County 366
75 Gosper County 362
76 Garfield County 339
77 Dundy County 288
78 Rock County 285
79 Sioux County 192
80 Hayes County 189
81 Keya Paha County 187
82 Hooker County 181
83 Wheeler County 155
84 Loup County 148
85 Grant County 137
86 Logan County 128
87 McPherson County 107
88 Blaine County 105
89 Thomas County 95
90 Banner County 80
91 Arthur County 77