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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Nance County, NENE3,29016.6%+27%

02Garden County, NENE1,80416.5%+12%

03Sioux County, NENE1,18814.9%−3%

04Cheyenne County, NENE9,52814.3%+42%

05Hall County, NENE63,63314.1%+17%

06Red Willow County, NENE10,30714.0%+46%

07Dundy County, NENE1,56814.0%+3%

08Morrill County, NENE4,40413.9%−5%

09Thurston County, NENE6,75213.9%−46%

10Knox County, NENE8,33513.7%−12%

11Pawnee County, NENE2,51013.5%+23%

12Brown County, NENE2,82613.4%+20%

13Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.3%+6%

14Burt County, NENE6,67813.2%+48%

15Wayne County, NENE10,02013.2%−9%

16Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−31%

17Madison County, NENE36,10613.1%+17%

18Greeley County, NENE2,15413.1%−10%

19Furnas County, NENE4,52413.0%+23%

20Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58612.9%−11%

21Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.8%−15%

22Hayes County, NENE82112.7%−31%

23Adams County, NENE31,07112.7%+36%

24Gage County, NENE21,71112.6%+44%

25Lincoln County, NENE33,30312.4%+27%

26Franklin County, NENE2,79512.3%−7%

27Phelps County, NENE8,99412.2%+38%

28McPherson County, NENE36912.2%−25%

29Kimball County, NENE3,39112.2%+9%

30Grant County, NENE56112.2%+26%

31Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+25%

32Douglas County, NENE606,46011.8%+20%

33Holt County, NENE10,06711.7%−10%

34Dakota County, NENE21,68711.5%+1%

35Frontier County, NENE2,65511.4%−7%

36Sheridan County, NENE4,80911.3%−15%

37Dodge County, NENE38,05711.0%+29%

38Rock County, NENE1,25910.8%−50%

39Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%−0%

40Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.8%+1%

41Richardson County, NENE7,53010.5%+3%

42Keith County, NENE8,10010.4%+11%

43Gosper County, NENE1,80310.3%+31%

44Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.1%+13%

45Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.9%−12%

46Platte County, NENE35,6499.8%+26%

47Butler County, NENE8,5079.7%+19%

48Johnson County, NENE5,2189.7%+9%

49Boyd County, NENE1,6749.7%−36%

50Boone County, NENE5,3559.6%−7%

51Webster County, NENE3,3369.6%−14%

52Deuel County, NENE1,8629.4%+3%

53Stanton County, NENE5,7449.4%+39%

54Valley County, NENE4,0949.3%−27%

55Antelope County, NENE6,3529.2%−32%

56York County, NENE14,5649.2%+9%

57Otoe County, NENE16,5319.1%+13%

58Thayer County, NENE4,8429.0%−16%

59Blaine County, NENE4589.0%−54%

60Saline County, NENE14,9968.9%−5%

61Thomas County, NENE6398.9%−38%

62Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.8%+12%

63Garfield County, NENE1,7108.8%−30%

64Sherman County, NENE2,9248.6%−33%

65Cherry County, NENE5,5618.3%−33%

66Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%−11%

67Polk County, NENE5,2707.9%+36%

68Banner County, NENE6867.7%−43%

69Pierce County, NENE7,3787.6%−36%

70Chase County, NENE3,7187.5%−22%

71Seward County, NENE18,0327.4%+5%

72Dixon County, NENE5,6027.3%−27%

73Arthur County, NENE3967.2%−48%

74Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%−16%

75Keya Paha County, NENE7927.2%−73%

76Perkins County, NENE2,8497.2%−48%

77Cedar County, NENE8,3737.1%−22%

78Custer County, NENE10,5007.1%−43%

79Loup County, NENE5706.9%−61%

80Clay County, NENE6,1706.9%−34%

81Colfax County, NENE10,9346.9%−37%

82Cuming County, NENE8,8236.7%−25%

83Harlan County, NENE3,0006.7%−33%

84Washington County, NENE21,3026.4%+8%

85Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−5%

86Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−9%

87Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−49%

88Logan County, NENE6695.6%−46%

89Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+32%

90Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+1%

91Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−30%

92Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−75%

93Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−59%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES