Higher Education in Jefferson County, Nebraska

In Jefferson County, Nebraska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 22.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Jefferson County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 14.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jefferson is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Jefferson County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 43.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Jefferson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.6 percent (Men) versus 14.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.