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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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Banner County
Hitchcock County
Logan County
Hayes County
Thomas County
Sioux County
Arthur County
Stanton County
Wheeler County
Hamilton County
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+) (%)
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