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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2010

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

01Thurston County, NENE6,75229.1%+13%

02Keya Paha County, NENE79222.7%−15%

03Dawes County, NENE7,85822.7%+20%

04Brown County, NENE2,82619.4%+74%

05Loup County, NENE57019.1%+8%

06Nuckolls County, NENE4,10018.0%+61%

07Grant County, NENE56117.4%+80%

08Sheridan County, NENE4,80916.5%+25%

09Banner County, NENE68616.1%+19%

10Valley County, NENE4,09416.1%+26%

11Wayne County, NENE10,02015.7%+9%

12Franklin County, NENE2,79515.7%+19%

13Dakota County, NENE21,68715.5%+36%

14Sherman County, NENE2,92415.3%+19%

15Furnas County, NENE4,52415.1%+43%

16Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58615.1%+4%

17Webster County, NENE3,33615.0%+34%

18Morrill County, NENE4,40415.0%+2%

19Johnson County, NENE5,21814.5%+63%

20Deuel County, NENE1,86214.3%+57%

21Richardson County, NENE7,53014.2%+40%

22Dawson County, NENE24,45214.2%+31%

23Box Butte County, NENE10,49414.2%+33%

24Buffalo County, NENE51,17214.0%+26%

25Chase County, NENE3,71814.0%+45%

26Lancaster County, NENE334,04913.8%+44%

27Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.7%+9%

28Knox County, NENE8,33513.7%−12%

29Adams County, NENE31,07113.5%+45%

30Garden County, NENE1,80413.4%−9%

31Garfield County, NENE1,71013.4%+6%

32Douglas County, NENE606,46013.1%+33%

33Dodge County, NENE38,05713.1%+53%

34Hitchcock County, NENE2,46713.0%−13%

35Pawnee County, NENE2,51012.9%+17%

36Wheeler County, NENE78912.8%−39%

37Gage County, NENE21,71112.7%+45%

38Frontier County, NENE2,65512.6%+4%

39Jefferson County, NENE7,07012.5%+40%

40Blaine County, NENE45812.4%−36%

41Cuming County, NENE8,82312.3%+37%

42Greeley County, NENE2,15412.3%−16%

43Thayer County, NENE4,84212.1%+13%

44Otoe County, NENE16,53112.0%+49%

45Saline County, NENE14,99612.0%+27%

46Madison County, NENE36,10611.9%+6%

47Fillmore County, NENE5,45811.7%+50%

48Antelope County, NENE6,35211.4%−16%

49Gosper County, NENE1,80311.4%+45%

50Dundy County, NENE1,56811.3%−17%

51Hall County, NENE63,63311.2%−6%

52Stanton County, NENE5,74411.0%+62%

53Colfax County, NENE10,93411.0%+1%

54Merrick County, NENE7,90510.7%+21%

55Phelps County, NENE8,99410.6%+20%

56Cedar County, NENE8,37310.6%+16%

57Kimball County, NENE3,39110.5%−6%

58Red Willow County, NENE10,30710.3%+7%

59Dixon County, NENE5,60210.3%+3%

60Harlan County, NENE3,00010.3%+2%

61Lincoln County, NENE33,30310.1%+4%

62Custer County, NENE10,50010.0%−20%

63Howard County, NENE6,5389.9%−15%

64Burt County, NENE6,6789.9%+11%

65Nance County, NENE3,2909.8%−25%

66Cheyenne County, NENE9,5289.8%−3%

67Thomas County, NENE6399.7%−32%

68Rock County, NENE1,2599.6%−56%

69Hayes County, NENE8219.6%−48%

70Sioux County, NENE1,1889.4%−39%

71Keith County, NENE8,1009.2%−2%

72Butler County, NENE8,5079.1%+12%

73Kearney County, NENE6,7909.1%+7%

74Hamilton County, NENE9,6788.9%+20%

75Clay County, NENE6,1708.3%−20%

76McPherson County, NENE3698.3%−49%

77Boyd County, NENE1,6748.3%−45%

78Pierce County, NENE7,3788.2%−30%

79Platte County, NENE35,6498.0%+3%

80Holt County, NENE10,0677.8%−40%

81Cherry County, NENE5,5617.8%−37%

82Arthur County, NENE3967.7%−44%

83Saunders County, NENE23,7027.2%+8%

84Seward County, NENE18,0327.0%+0%

85York County, NENE14,5647.0%−17%

86Polk County, NENE5,2706.9%+19%

87Boone County, NENE5,3556.6%−36%

88Hooker County, NENE6866.6%−4%

89Perkins County, NENE2,8495.9%−57%

90Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.7%+35%

91Logan County, NENE6695.6%−47%

92Cass County, NENE27,6574.7%−10%

93Washington County, NENE21,3024.4%−27%

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