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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2000

Nebraska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Keya Paha County, NENE79226.9%+1.2 pts
02Thurston County, NENE6,75225.6%−5.3 pts
03Rock County, NENE1,25921.8%+6.4 pts
04Wheeler County, NENE78920.9%+6.6 pts
05Blaine County, NENE45819.4%−3.6 pts
06Dawes County, NENE7,85818.9%−3.4 pts
07Hayes County, NENE82118.4%+0.9 pts
08Loup County, NENE57017.7%+1.2 pts
09McPherson County, NENE36916.2%−16.9 pts
10Knox County, NENE8,33515.6%−4.4 pts
11Sioux County, NENE1,18815.4%−1.0 pts
12Boyd County, NENE1,67415.2%−7.3 pts
13Hitchcock County, NENE2,46714.9%−1.1 pts
14Garden County, NENE1,80414.8%−0.4 pts
15Morrill County, NENE4,40414.7%−0.1 pts
16Greeley County, NENE2,15414.6%−0.4 pts
17Wayne County, NENE10,02014.5%−0.8 pts
18Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58614.5%−1.0 pts
19Thomas County, NENE63914.3%−6.5 pts
20Arthur County, NENE39613.8%+2.3 pts
21Perkins County, NENE2,84913.6%−1.0 pts
22Dundy County, NENE1,56813.6%+2.8 pts
23Antelope County, NENE6,35213.6%−5.8 pts
24Banner County, NENE68613.6%−8.3 pts
25Franklin County, NENE2,79513.2%−0.1 pts
26Sheridan County, NENE4,80913.2%−4.9 pts
27Nance County, NENE3,29013.1%+0.6 pts
28Holt County, NENE10,06713.0%−2.2 pts
29Sherman County, NENE2,92412.9%−6.3 pts
30Valley County, NENE4,09412.8%−0.6 pts
31Nemaha County, NENE7,10212.6%−0.1 pts
32Garfield County, NENE1,71012.6%−4.9 pts
33Custer County, NENE10,50012.4%−1.1 pts
34Cherry County, NENE5,56112.3%−9.9 pts
35Frontier County, NENE2,65512.2%−6.0 pts
36Hall County, NENE63,63312.0%+1.3 pts
37Pierce County, NENE7,37811.8%+1.2 pts
38Howard County, NENE6,53811.7%−0.6 pts
39Dakota County, NENE21,68711.4%−0.3 pts
40Nuckolls County, NENE4,10011.2%−5.0 pts
41Webster County, NENE3,33611.2%−4.9 pts
42Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.2%−2.9 pts
43Madison County, NENE36,10611.2%+1.1 pts
44Kimball County, NENE3,39111.1%−0.4 pts
45Brown County, NENE2,82611.1%−7.7 pts
46Pawnee County, NENE2,51011.0%−4.9 pts
47Colfax County, NENE10,93410.8%+0.2 pts
48Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%+0.2 pts
49Thayer County, NENE4,84210.7%−3.1 pts
50Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.7%−1.1 pts
51Furnas County, NENE4,52410.6%−4.7 pts
52Logan County, NENE66910.5%−3.0 pts
53Clay County, NENE6,17010.4%−0.7 pts
54Boone County, NENE5,35510.4%−3.8 pts
55Richardson County, NENE7,53010.1%−2.8 pts
56Harlan County, NENE3,00010.1%−3.8 pts
57Cheyenne County, NENE9,52810.0%−0.2 pts
58Dixon County, NENE5,60210.0%−4.7 pts
59Douglas County, NENE606,4609.8%−1.0 pts
60Lincoln County, NENE33,3039.7%−2.3 pts
61Grant County, NENE5619.7%−1.5 pts
62Red Willow County, NENE10,3079.6%−3.3 pts
63Chase County, NENE3,7189.6%−4.5 pts
64Lancaster County, NENE334,0499.5%−1.0 pts
65Saline County, NENE14,9969.4%−1.5 pts
66Keith County, NENE8,1009.3%−0.6 pts
67Adams County, NENE31,0719.3%−0.6 pts
68Deuel County, NENE1,8629.1%−3.1 pts
69Cedar County, NENE8,3739.1%−4.1 pts
70Cuming County, NENE8,8239.0%−0.7 pts
71Jefferson County, NENE7,0708.9%−2.9 pts
72Burt County, NENE6,6788.9%−6.1 pts
73Johnson County, NENE5,2188.9%−3.2 pts
74Merrick County, NENE7,9058.9%−2.4 pts
75Phelps County, NENE8,9948.9%+0.1 pts
76Gage County, NENE21,7118.7%−5.5 pts
77Dodge County, NENE38,0578.6%−0.4 pts
78Kearney County, NENE6,7908.5%−1.9 pts
79York County, NENE14,5648.5%+1.8 pts
80Butler County, NENE8,5078.2%−3.3 pts
81Otoe County, NENE16,5318.1%−3.5 pts
82Gosper County, NENE1,8037.9%−0.6 pts
83Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.8%−1.1 pts
84Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%−1.0 pts
85Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.5%−1.3 pts
86Seward County, NENE18,0327.0%−2.2 pts
87Hooker County, NENE6866.9%−4.5 pts
88Stanton County, NENE5,7446.8%−6.7 pts
89Saunders County, NENE23,7026.6%−3.0 pts
90Washington County, NENE21,3026.0%+0.3 pts
91Polk County, NENE5,2705.8%−2.5 pts
92Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%−2.6 pts
93Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.2%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS