Most college-educated in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nebraska by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Douglas County leads at 42.2%.

Among cities & places, Linoma Beach leads at 86.1%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Douglas County	42.2%
2	Sarpy County	41.9%
3	Lancaster County	41.1%
4	Washington County	36.5%
5	Dawes County	35.2%
6	Buffalo County	34.6%
7	Kearney County	32.9%
8	Arthur County	32.7%
9	Garfield County	32.7%
10	Banner County	32.6%
11	Cass County	31.9%
12	Seward County	31.6%
13	Saunders County	30.3%
14	Wheeler County	29.6%
15	Hamilton County	29.6%
16	Grant County	29.4%
17	Wayne County	29.4%
18	Nemaha County	29.2%
19	Rock County	29.0%
20	Adams County	28.8%
21	Gosper County	28.8%
22	Valley County	27.6%
23	Otoe County	27.2%
24	Holt County	27.0%
25	Thomas County	26.9%
26	Phelps County	26.7%
27	Logan County	26.7%
28	Nuckolls County	26.6%
29	Frontier County	26.1%
30	Red Willow County	26.0%
31	Loup County	26.0%
32	Scotts Bluff County	25.9%
33	Burt County	25.7%
34	Perkins County	25.7%
35	Keya Paha County	25.7%
36	Custer County	25.6%
37	Blaine County	25.6%
38	Butler County	25.2%
39	Sioux County	25.1%
40	Cedar County	25.0%
41	Cuming County	24.8%
42	McPherson County	24.4%
43	Cherry County	24.2%
44	Harlan County	24.2%
45	Chase County	24.1%
46	Platte County	24.1%
47	York County	23.9%
48	Dixon County	23.7%
49	Madison County	23.5%
50	Dundy County	23.3%
51	Thayer County	23.0%
52	Howard County	23.0%
53	Pierce County	22.9%
54	Clay County	22.9%
55	Deuel County	22.5%
56	Richardson County	22.4%
57	Stanton County	22.3%
58	Furnas County	22.3%
59	Gage County	22.1%
60	Cheyenne County	22.1%
61	Fillmore County	21.9%
62	Webster County	21.9%
63	Morrill County	21.8%
64	Sheridan County	21.7%
65	Dodge County	21.5%
66	Keith County	21.3%
67	Brown County	21.2%
68	Hall County	21.1%
69	Hooker County	20.7%
70	Garden County	20.7%
71	Lincoln County	20.4%
72	Pawnee County	20.4%
73	Thurston County	20.2%
74	Saline County	20.1%
75	Box Butte County	20.1%
76	Franklin County	20.0%
77	Antelope County	19.9%
78	Hitchcock County	19.8%
79	Jefferson County	19.7%
80	Knox County	19.7%
81	Boyd County	19.6%
82	Johnson County	19.0%
83	Boone County	18.9%
84	Sherman County	18.8%
85	Polk County	18.6%
86	Greeley County	18.4%
87	Nance County	18.4%
88	Merrick County	17.6%
89	Dawson County	17.5%
90	Hayes County	15.9%
91	Dakota County	15.1%
92	Kimball County	14.3%
93	Colfax County	14.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Linoma Beach	86.1%
2	Glenwood	80.7%
3	Cowles	66.7%
4	Overland	60.4%
5	Gretna	53.1%
6	Valley	50.1%
7	Nenzel	50.0%
8	Yankee Hill	49.6%
9	Bow Valley	48.8%
10	Papillion	48.1%
11	Newcastle	46.2%
12	Fontanelle	45.5%
13	Hickman	44.8%
14	Mason City	44.4%
15	Richfield	44.0%
16	Dalton	43.8%
17	Beaver Lake	43.7%
18	Julian	43.6%
19	Bennet	43.0%
20	Hazard	42.6%
21	Crab Orchard	42.1%
22	Bennington	41.8%
23	Ericson	41.7%
24	Chadron	41.4%
25	Lincoln	41.0%
26	Omaha	40.3%
27	Bartlett	39.5%
28	Princeton	39.4%
29	Melia	39.3%
30	Oak	39.2%
31	Wood Lake	38.9%
32	Lakeview	38.8%
33	Bruning	38.2%
34	Woodland Hills	37.9%
35	Laurel	37.8%
36	Aten	37.6%
37	Prosser	37.5%
38	Seward	37.2%
39	Blair	37.0%
40	Brady	37.0%
41	Peru	37.0%
42	Kearney	36.9%
43	Nemaha	36.6%
44	Saronville	36.6%
45	Waco	36.4%
46	Whitney	36.4%
47	Wellfleet	36.2%
48	Chalco	36.1%
49	Butte	36.0%
50	Amherst	35.9%
51	La Vista	35.8%
52	Waverly	35.6%
53	Harrisburg	34.9%
54	Sprague	34.8%
55	Buccaneer Bay	34.7%
56	David City	34.3%
57	Cordova	34.2%
58	Louisville	34.1%
59	Lemoyne	34.0%
60	Wayne	34.0%
61	Cheney	33.7%
62	Rosalie	33.6%
63	Elmwood	33.5%
64	Bellevue	33.4%
65	Wahoo	33.4%
66	Bazile Mills	33.3%
67	Garland	33.3%
68	Strang	33.3%
69	Chambers	33.2%
70	Bradshaw	32.9%
71	Wallace	32.9%
72	Cody	32.9%
73	Lindsay	32.6%
74	Atkinson	32.5%
75	Callaway	32.5%
76	Malcolm	32.4%
77	Cambridge	32.0%
78	Oconto	32.0%
79	Henderson	31.6%
80	Keystone	31.3%
81	Pender	30.8%
82	Stockham	30.8%
83	Kenesaw	30.4%
84	Ashland	30.2%
85	Miller	30.1%
86	Trumbull	29.9%
87	Aurora	29.7%
88	Howells	29.5%
89	Albion	29.5%
90	Bristow	29.4%
91	Lewellen	29.2%
92	Gilead	29.2%
93	Nora	29.2%
94	Sunol	29.1%
95	Bassett	29.1%
96	Ceresco	29.0%
97	Fordyce	28.7%
98	Adams	28.6%
99	Cedar Creek	28.6%
100	Gering	28.4%

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