RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Highest Medicaid coverage, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Thurston County, NENE6,75225.9%–

02Kimball County, NENE3,39121.6%–

03Sheridan County, NENE4,80919.5%–

04Cheyenne County, NENE9,52818.6%–

05Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58618.5%–

06Sioux County, NENE1,18818.3%–

07Arthur County, NENE39618.2%–

08Franklin County, NENE2,79518.2%–

09Cherry County, NENE5,56117.9%–

10Dodge County, NENE38,05717.7%–

11Adams County, NENE31,07116.9%–

12Dakota County, NENE21,68716.9%–

13Gage County, NENE21,71116.8%–

14Knox County, NENE8,33516.3%–

15Box Butte County, NENE10,49416.3%–

16Keith County, NENE8,10016.2%–

17Custer County, NENE10,50016.1%–

18Hall County, NENE63,63316.1%–

19Hitchcock County, NENE2,46716.0%–

20Otoe County, NENE16,53116.0%–

21Pawnee County, NENE2,51016.0%–

22Dundy County, NENE1,56815.8%–

23Burt County, NENE6,67815.0%–

24Jefferson County, NENE7,07014.8%–

25Boyd County, NENE1,67414.6%–

26Dawson County, NENE24,45214.6%–

27Valley County, NENE4,09414.3%–

28Madison County, NENE36,10614.3%–

29Antelope County, NENE6,35214.2%–

30Garden County, NENE1,80414.2%–

31Greeley County, NENE2,15414.2%–

32Thayer County, NENE4,84214.0%–

33Colfax County, NENE10,93413.9%–

34Morrill County, NENE4,40413.8%–

35Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.7%–

36Douglas County, NENE606,46013.5%–

37Thomas County, NENE63913.5%–

38Merrick County, NENE7,90513.5%–

39Lincoln County, NENE33,30313.3%–

40Wheeler County, NENE78913.1%–

41York County, NENE14,56413.1%–

42Frontier County, NENE2,65513.0%–

43Furnas County, NENE4,52413.0%–

44Nance County, NENE3,29013.0%–

45Kearney County, NENE6,79012.8%–

46Holt County, NENE10,06712.7%–

47Platte County, NENE35,64912.7%–

48Deuel County, NENE1,86212.6%–

49Johnson County, NENE5,21812.6%–

50Phelps County, NENE8,99412.6%–

51Clay County, NENE6,17012.5%–

52Grant County, NENE56112.5%–

53Lancaster County, NENE334,04912.0%–

54Saline County, NENE14,99612.0%–

55Loup County, NENE57012.0%–

56Sherman County, NENE2,92411.9%–

57Red Willow County, NENE10,30711.9%–

58Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.8%–

59Nuckolls County, NENE4,10011.8%–

60Harlan County, NENE3,00011.7%–

61Richardson County, NENE7,53011.4%–

62Garfield County, NENE1,71011.3%–

63Butler County, NENE8,50711.2%–

64Webster County, NENE3,33611.2%–

65Dawes County, NENE7,85811.1%–

66Polk County, NENE5,27011.1%–

67Brown County, NENE2,82611.0%–

68Stanton County, NENE5,74410.6%–

69Logan County, NENE66910.5%–

70Cass County, NENE27,65710.3%–

71Cedar County, NENE8,37310.3%–

72Pierce County, NENE7,37810.2%–

73Perkins County, NENE2,84910.1%–

74Dixon County, NENE5,60210.0%–

75Banner County, NENE6869.8%–

76Keya Paha County, NENE7929.8%–

77Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.8%–

78Washington County, NENE21,3029.8%–

79McPherson County, NENE3699.8%–

80Chase County, NENE3,7189.7%–

81Rock County, NENE1,2599.6%–

82Boone County, NENE5,3559.5%–

83Saunders County, NENE23,7029.3%–

84Seward County, NENE18,0329.1%–

85Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.9%–

86Cuming County, NENE8,8238.5%–

87Hooker County, NENE6868.4%–

88Hayes County, NENE8218.1%–

89Wayne County, NENE10,0208.0%–

90Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.5%–

91Howard County, NENE6,5386.8%–

92Gosper County, NENE1,8035.1%–

93Blaine County, NENE4582.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS