Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 33.18%. Among all Nebraska counties, Banner County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (47.55%), followed by Hitchcock County (45.83%), and Logan County (44.96%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
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Related Topics: Nebraska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of 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+) (%) |
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| 1 | Banner County | 47.55 |
| 2 | Hitchcock County | 45.83 |
| 3 | Logan County | 44.96 |
| 4 | Hayes County | 44.51 |
| 5 | Thomas County | 44.05 |
| 6 | Sioux County | 43.92 |
| 7 | Arthur County | 43.44 |
| 8 | Stanton County | 43.22 |
| 9 | Wheeler County | 43.12 |
| 10 | Hamilton County | 42.74 |
| 11 | Loup County | 42.35 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 42.31 |
| 13 | Garfield County | 42.29 |
| 14 | Webster County | 42.14 |
| 15 | Frontier County | 41.77 |
| 16 | Nance County | 41.51 |
| 17 | Deuel County | 41.44 |
| 18 | Perkins County | 41.27 |
| 19 | Keith County | 40.67 |
| 20 | McPherson County | 40.48 |
| 21 | Harlan County | 40.30 |
| 22 | York County | 40.05 |
| 23 | Box Butte County | 39.59 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 39.35 |
| 25 | Merrick County | 39.33 |
| 26 | Cherry County | 39.32 |
| 27 | Greeley County | 39.28 |
| 28 | Chase County | 39.26 |
| 29 | Kearney County | 38.95 |
| 30 | Adams County | 38.57 |
| 31 | Custer County | 38.53 |
| 32 | Antelope County | 38.23 |
| 33 | Furnas County | 38.22 |
| 34 | Phelps County | 37.94 |
| 35 | Knox County | 37.84 |
| 36 | Dawes County | 37.77 |
| 37 | Thayer County | 37.72 |
| 38 | Cheyenne County | 37.67 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 37.61 |
| 40 | Red Willow County | 37.51 |
| 41 | Valley County | 37.45 |
| 42 | Dundy County | 37.44 |
| 43 | Clay County | 37.39 |
| 44 | Keya Paha County | 37.22 |
| 45 | Gosper County | 37.15 |
| 45 | Holt County | 37.15 |
| 46 | Thurston County | 36.96 |
| 47 | Kimball County | 36.89 |
| 48 | Nuckolls County | 36.86 |
| 48 | Sheridan County | 36.86 |
| 49 | Morrill County | 36.78 |
| 50 | Polk County | 36.73 |
| 51 | Fillmore County | 36.48 |
| 52 | Madison County | 36.41 |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 36.16 |
| 54 | Sherman County | 36.11 |
| 55 | Cass County | 35.98 |
| 56 | Scotts Bluff County | 35.92 |
| 57 | Rock County | 35.56 |
| 58 | Platte County | 35.50 |
| 59 | Grant County | 35.33 |
| 60 | Seward County | 35.29 |
| 61 | Howard County | 35.27 |
| 62 | Saunders County | 35.21 |
| 63 | Cedar County | 35.20 |
| 64 | Boone County | 35.09 |
| 64 | Garden County | 35.09 |
| 65 | Boyd County | 34.71 |
| 66 | Washington County | 34.66 |
| 67 | Richardson County | 34.48 |
| 68 | Brown County | 34.36 |
| 69 | Saline County | 34.17 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 33.86 |
| 71 | Gage County | 33.84 |
| 72 | Sarpy County | 33.53 |
| 73 | Dodge County | 33.33 |
| 74 | Otoe County | 33.19 |
| 75 | Buffalo County | 33.11 |
| 76 | Butler County | 33.07 |
| 77 | Blaine County | 32.87 |
| 78 | Nemaha County | 32.70 |
| 79 | Lancaster County | 32.23 |
| 80 | Hall County | 31.99 |
| 81 | Burt County | 31.72 |
| 82 | Cuming County | 31.42 |
| 83 | Dawson County | 30.64 |
| 84 | Dakota County | 30.63 |
| 85 | Dixon County | 30.61 |
| 86 | Pawnee County | 29.82 |
| 87 | Douglas County | 29.61 |
| 88 | Colfax County | 28.42 |
| 89 | Hooker County | 28.12 |
| 90 | Johnson County | 24.75 |