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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 9.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sioux County, NE, up 67 places to #3.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲26Nance County, NENE3,29016.6%+3.5 pts
02▲66Garden County, NENE1,80416.5%+1.8 pts
03▲67Sioux County, NENE1,18814.9%−0.5 pts
04▲37Cheyenne County, NENE9,52814.3%+4.2 pts
05▲31Hall County, NENE63,63314.1%+2.1 pts
06▲45Red Willow County, NENE10,30714.0%+4.4 pts
07▲32Dundy County, NENE1,56814.0%+0.4 pts
08▲45Morrill County, NENE4,40413.9%−0.8 pts
09▼8Thurston County, NENE6,75213.9%−11.7 pts
10▲46Knox County, NENE8,33513.7%−1.9 pts
11▼9Pawnee County, NENE2,51013.5%+2.5 pts
12▲42Brown County, NENE2,82613.4%+2.3 pts
13▼6Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.3%+0.7 pts
14▲3Burt County, NENE6,67813.2%+4.3 pts
15▲18Wayne County, NENE10,02013.2%−1.3 pts
16▼2Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−5.8 pts
17▼9Madison County, NENE36,10613.1%+1.9 pts
18▼7Greeley County, NENE2,15413.1%−1.5 pts
19▲45Furnas County, NENE4,52413.0%+2.4 pts
20▼5Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58612.9%−1.6 pts
21Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.8%−2.2 pts
22▼12Hayes County, NENE82112.7%−5.8 pts
23Adams County, NENE31,07112.7%+3.4 pts
24▼11Gage County, NENE21,71112.6%+3.9 pts
25▲30Lincoln County, NENE33,30312.4%+2.6 pts
26▼21Franklin County, NENE2,79512.3%−0.9 pts
27▲8Phelps County, NENE8,99412.2%+3.4 pts
28▼16McPherson County, NENE36912.2%−4.0 pts
29▼3Kimball County, NENE3,39112.2%+1.0 pts
30▼26Grant County, NENE56112.2%+2.5 pts
31▼2Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+2.3 pts
32▲11Douglas County, NENE606,46011.8%+2.0 pts
33▲48Holt County, NENE10,06711.7%−1.4 pts
34▼25Dakota County, NENE21,68711.5%+0.2 pts
35▲22Frontier County, NENE2,65511.4%−0.8 pts
36▼33Sheridan County, NENE4,80911.3%−1.9 pts
37Dodge County, NENE38,05711.0%+2.5 pts
38▲45Rock County, NENE1,25910.8%−10.9 pts
39▼7Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%0.0 pts
40▼24Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.8%+0.1 pts
41▼19Richardson County, NENE7,53010.5%+0.3 pts
42▼36Keith County, NENE8,10010.4%+1.0 pts
43▲46Gosper County, NENE1,80310.3%+2.5 pts
44Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.1%+1.2 pts
45▼17Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.9%−1.3 pts
46▲27Platte County, NENE35,6499.8%+2.0 pts
47▲24Butler County, NENE8,5079.7%+1.6 pts
48▲27Johnson County, NENE5,2189.7%+0.8 pts
49Boyd County, NENE1,6749.7%−5.5 pts
50▲35Boone County, NENE5,3559.6%−0.8 pts
51▲21Webster County, NENE3,3369.6%−1.6 pts
52▲17Deuel County, NENE1,8629.4%+0.3 pts
53▲33Stanton County, NENE5,7449.4%+2.6 pts
54▲6Valley County, NENE4,0949.3%−3.5 pts
55▼13Antelope County, NENE6,3529.2%−4.3 pts
56▲11York County, NENE14,5649.2%+0.7 pts
57▼27Otoe County, NENE16,5319.1%+1.0 pts
58▼13Thayer County, NENE4,8429.0%−1.7 pts
59▲32Blaine County, NENE4589.0%−10.4 pts
60▼40Saline County, NENE14,9968.9%−0.5 pts
61▼23Thomas County, NENE6398.9%−5.4 pts
62▲16Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.8%+1.0 pts
63▲3Garfield County, NENE1,7108.8%−3.8 pts
64▼17Sherman County, NENE2,9248.6%−4.3 pts
65▼13Cherry County, NENE5,5618.3%−4.0 pts
66▼41Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%−1.0 pts
67▼8Polk County, NENE5,2707.9%+2.1 pts
68▲25Banner County, NENE6867.7%−5.9 pts
69▼4Pierce County, NENE7,3787.6%−4.3 pts
70▼8Chase County, NENE3,7187.5%−2.1 pts
71▲5Seward County, NENE18,0327.4%+0.4 pts
72▼24Dixon County, NENE5,6027.3%−2.7 pts
73▼54Arthur County, NENE3967.2%−6.6 pts
74▼24Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%−1.3 pts
75▲2Keya Paha County, NENE7927.2%−19.7 pts
76▲4Perkins County, NENE2,8497.2%−6.5 pts
77▲2Cedar County, NENE8,3737.1%−2.0 pts
78▼54Custer County, NENE10,5007.1%−5.4 pts
79▼16Loup County, NENE5706.9%−10.7 pts
80▼22Clay County, NENE6,1706.9%−3.5 pts
81▼50Colfax County, NENE10,9346.9%−4.0 pts
82▲8Cuming County, NENE8,8236.7%−2.3 pts
83▼37Harlan County, NENE3,0006.7%−3.4 pts
84▼10Washington County, NENE21,3026.4%+0.4 pts
85▼1Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−0.3 pts
86▼52Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−0.6 pts
87▼26Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−5.5 pts
88▼48Logan County, NENE6695.6%−4.9 pts
89▼1Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+1.4 pts
90▼8Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+0.1 pts
91▲1Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−2.3 pts
92▼74Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−15.7 pts
93▼6Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−6.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES