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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 1990

Nebraska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01McPherson County, NENE36933.2%+104%

02Thurston County, NENE6,75230.9%+21%

03Keya Paha County, NENE79225.7%−4%

04Blaine County, NENE45823.0%+18%

05Boyd County, NENE1,67422.5%+48%

06Dawes County, NENE7,85822.3%+18%

07Cherry County, NENE5,56122.2%+80%

08Banner County, NENE68621.8%+61%

09Thomas County, NENE63920.8%+46%

10Knox County, NENE8,33520.0%+28%

11Antelope County, NENE6,35219.4%+43%

12Sherman County, NENE2,92419.3%+49%

13Brown County, NENE2,82618.8%+69%

14Frontier County, NENE2,65518.2%+49%

15Sheridan County, NENE4,80918.1%+37%

16Hayes County, NENE82117.5%−5%

17Garfield County, NENE1,71017.5%+39%

18Loup County, NENE57016.4%−7%

19Sioux County, NENE1,18816.4%+7%

20Nuckolls County, NENE4,10016.2%+45%

21Webster County, NENE3,33616.1%+43%

22Hitchcock County, NENE2,46716.0%+7%

23Pawnee County, NENE2,51015.9%+44%

24Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58615.5%+7%

25Rock County, NENE1,25915.4%−29%

26Furnas County, NENE4,52415.3%+45%

27Wayne County, NENE10,02015.2%+5%

28Holt County, NENE10,06715.2%+17%

29Garden County, NENE1,80415.1%+2%

30Greeley County, NENE2,15415.1%+3%

31Burt County, NENE6,67815.0%+68%

32Morrill County, NENE4,40414.8%+1%

33Dixon County, NENE5,60214.7%+47%

34Perkins County, NENE2,84914.6%+7%

35Gage County, NENE21,71114.2%+63%

36Wheeler County, NENE78914.2%−32%

37Boone County, NENE5,35514.2%+36%

38Chase County, NENE3,71814.1%+46%

39Buffalo County, NENE51,17214.0%+26%

40Harlan County, NENE3,00013.9%+38%

41Thayer County, NENE4,84213.8%+29%

42Custer County, NENE10,50013.5%+9%

43Stanton County, NENE5,74413.5%+99%

44Logan County, NENE66913.4%+28%

45Valley County, NENE4,09413.4%+4%

46Franklin County, NENE2,79513.3%+0%

47Cedar County, NENE8,37313.2%+45%

48Richardson County, NENE7,53013.0%+28%

49Red Willow County, NENE10,30712.9%+34%

50Nemaha County, NENE7,10212.7%+1%

51Nance County, NENE3,29012.5%−5%

52Howard County, NENE6,53812.3%+5%

53Deuel County, NENE1,86212.2%+34%

54Johnson County, NENE5,21812.1%+36%

55Lincoln County, NENE33,30312.1%+24%

56Jefferson County, NENE7,07011.8%+32%

57Box Butte County, NENE10,49411.7%+10%

58Dakota County, NENE21,68711.7%+3%

59Otoe County, NENE16,53111.6%+43%

60Kimball County, NENE3,39111.5%+4%

61Arthur County, NENE39611.5%−17%

62Butler County, NENE8,50711.5%+40%

63Hooker County, NENE68611.3%+65%

64Merrick County, NENE7,90511.3%+27%

65Grant County, NENE56111.2%+16%

66Clay County, NENE6,17011.1%+7%

67Saline County, NENE14,99610.9%+16%

68Dundy County, NENE1,56810.8%−20%

69Douglas County, NENE606,46010.8%+10%

70Hall County, NENE63,63310.7%−11%

71Pierce County, NENE7,37810.6%−10%

72Dawson County, NENE24,45210.6%−2%

73Colfax County, NENE10,93410.6%−2%

74Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.5%+10%

75Kearney County, NENE6,79010.5%+22%

76Cheyenne County, NENE9,52810.2%+2%

77Madison County, NENE36,10610.1%−9%

78Keith County, NENE8,10010.0%+7%

79Adams County, NENE31,0719.9%+7%

80Cuming County, NENE8,8239.7%+8%

81Saunders County, NENE23,7029.6%+45%

82Seward County, NENE18,0329.2%+31%

83Dodge County, NENE38,0578.9%+4%

84Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.9%+14%

85Phelps County, NENE8,9948.8%−1%

86Platte County, NENE35,6498.8%+13%

87Hamilton County, NENE9,6788.8%+17%

88Gosper County, NENE1,8038.5%+8%

89Polk County, NENE5,2708.3%+42%

90Cass County, NENE27,6577.7%+50%

91York County, NENE14,5646.6%−22%

92Washington County, NENE21,3025.7%−5%

93Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.5%+7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES