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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2000

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

01Keya Paha County, NENE79226.9%+0%

02Thurston County, NENE6,75225.6%+0%

03Rock County, NENE1,25921.8%+0%

04Wheeler County, NENE78920.9%+0%

05Blaine County, NENE45819.4%+0%

06Dawes County, NENE7,85818.9%+0%

07Hayes County, NENE82118.4%+0%

08Loup County, NENE57017.7%+0%

09McPherson County, NENE36916.2%+0%

10Knox County, NENE8,33515.6%+0%

11Sioux County, NENE1,18815.4%+0%

12Boyd County, NENE1,67415.2%+0%

13Hitchcock County, NENE2,46714.9%+0%

14Garden County, NENE1,80414.8%+0%

15Morrill County, NENE4,40414.7%+0%

16Greeley County, NENE2,15414.6%+0%

17Wayne County, NENE10,02014.5%+0%

18Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58614.5%+0%

19Thomas County, NENE63914.3%+0%

20Arthur County, NENE39613.8%+0%

21Perkins County, NENE2,84913.6%+0%

22Dundy County, NENE1,56813.6%+0%

23Antelope County, NENE6,35213.6%+0%

24Banner County, NENE68613.6%+0%

25Franklin County, NENE2,79513.2%+0%

26Sheridan County, NENE4,80913.2%+0%

27Nance County, NENE3,29013.1%+0%

28Holt County, NENE10,06713.0%+0%

29Sherman County, NENE2,92412.9%+0%

30Valley County, NENE4,09412.8%+0%

31Nemaha County, NENE7,10212.6%+0%

32Garfield County, NENE1,71012.6%+0%

33Custer County, NENE10,50012.4%+0%

34Cherry County, NENE5,56112.3%+0%

35Frontier County, NENE2,65512.2%+0%

36Hall County, NENE63,63312.0%+0%

37Pierce County, NENE7,37811.8%+0%

38Howard County, NENE6,53811.7%+0%

39Dakota County, NENE21,68711.4%+0%

40Nuckolls County, NENE4,10011.2%+0%

41Webster County, NENE3,33611.2%+0%

42Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.2%+0%

43Madison County, NENE36,10611.2%+0%

44Kimball County, NENE3,39111.1%+0%

45Brown County, NENE2,82611.1%+0%

46Pawnee County, NENE2,51011.0%+0%

47Colfax County, NENE10,93410.8%+0%

48Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%+0%

49Thayer County, NENE4,84210.7%+0%

50Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.7%+0%

51Furnas County, NENE4,52410.6%+0%

52Logan County, NENE66910.5%+0%

53Clay County, NENE6,17010.4%+0%

54Boone County, NENE5,35510.4%+0%

55Richardson County, NENE7,53010.1%+0%

56Harlan County, NENE3,00010.1%+0%

57Cheyenne County, NENE9,52810.0%+0%

58Dixon County, NENE5,60210.0%+0%

59Douglas County, NENE606,4609.8%+0%

60Lincoln County, NENE33,3039.7%+0%

61Grant County, NENE5619.7%+0%

62Red Willow County, NENE10,3079.6%+0%

63Chase County, NENE3,7189.6%+0%

64Lancaster County, NENE334,0499.5%+0%

65Saline County, NENE14,9969.4%+0%

66Keith County, NENE8,1009.3%+0%

67Adams County, NENE31,0719.3%+0%

68Deuel County, NENE1,8629.1%+0%

69Cedar County, NENE8,3739.1%+0%

70Cuming County, NENE8,8239.0%+0%

71Jefferson County, NENE7,0708.9%+0%

72Burt County, NENE6,6788.9%+0%

73Johnson County, NENE5,2188.9%+0%

74Merrick County, NENE7,9058.9%+0%

75Phelps County, NENE8,9948.9%+0%

76Gage County, NENE21,7118.7%+0%

77Dodge County, NENE38,0578.6%+0%

78Kearney County, NENE6,7908.5%+0%

79York County, NENE14,5648.5%+0%

80Butler County, NENE8,5078.2%+0%

81Otoe County, NENE16,5318.1%+0%

82Gosper County, NENE1,8037.9%+0%

83Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.8%+0%

84Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%+0%

85Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.5%+0%

86Seward County, NENE18,0327.0%+0%

87Hooker County, NENE6866.9%+0%

88Stanton County, NENE5,7446.8%+0%

89Saunders County, NENE23,7026.6%+0%

90Washington County, NENE21,3026.0%+0%

91Polk County, NENE5,2705.8%+0%

92Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+0%

93Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.2%+0%

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