Higher Education in Kearney County, Nebraska

In Kearney County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 19 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Kearney County, Nebraska can be considered to have a highly-educated population, with 21.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Kearney was reported to have 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.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Kearney County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Kearney have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 20.4 percent (Men) versus 22 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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