Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Nebraska

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.6% +2.6% vs nat'l
Rank #26 of 52
51th percentile

How Nebraska Compares

Nebraska
34.6%
National
33.7%
2.6% above

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#23 Pennsylvania 35.2%
#24 Montana 35.2%
#25 Georgia 34.9%
#26 Nebraska 34.6%
#27 Florida 34.1%
#28 Texas 33.8%
#29 Wisconsin 33.4%
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Highest Education Counties in Nebraska

# County Education
1 Sarpy County 42.6%
2 Douglas County 42.1%
3 Lancaster County 41.9%
4 Washington County 36.8%
5 Arthur County 36.6%
6 Dawes County 36.2%
7 Kearney County 34.5%
8 Buffalo County 34.4%
9 Banner County 33.3%
10 Seward County 33.2%

Lowest Education Counties in Nebraska

# County Education
93 Dakota County 14.6%
92 Colfax County 14.8%
91 Kimball County 15.0%
90 Dawson County 17.6%
89 Johnson County 17.7%
88 Merrick County 18.3%
87 Box Butte County 18.6%
86 Knox County 19.0%
85 Morrill County 19.4%
84 Boone County 19.7%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Nebraska

Nebraska has a bachelor's degree or higher of 34.6%, ranking #26 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 2.6% above the national value of 33.7%.

Across Nebraska's 93 counties, bachelor's degree or higher ranges from 14.6% to 42.6%. The county with the highest value is Sarpy County at 42.6%.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.