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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Thurston County, NENE6,75221.2%−4.5 pts
02Pawnee County, NENE2,51020.2%+9.2 pts
03Sheridan County, NENE4,80919.0%+5.8 pts
04Grant County, NENE56117.4%+7.7 pts
05Franklin County, NENE2,79516.1%+2.9 pts
06Keith County, NENE8,10015.3%+6.0 pts
07Nemaha County, NENE7,10214.8%+2.2 pts
08Madison County, NENE36,10614.3%+3.2 pts
09Dakota County, NENE21,68714.1%+2.7 pts
10Hayes County, NENE82113.9%−4.5 pts
11Greeley County, NENE2,15413.7%−0.9 pts
12McPherson County, NENE36913.6%−2.7 pts
13Gage County, NENE21,71113.2%+4.5 pts
14Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−5.8 pts
15Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58613.0%−1.5 pts
16Box Butte County, NENE10,49412.8%+2.1 pts
17Burt County, NENE6,67812.7%+3.8 pts
18Wheeler County, NENE78912.6%−8.2 pts
19Arthur County, NENE39612.5%−1.3 pts
20Saline County, NENE14,99612.4%+3.0 pts
21Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.3%−2.7 pts
22Richardson County, NENE7,53012.2%+2.1 pts
23Adams County, NENE31,07112.2%+2.9 pts
24Custer County, NENE10,50012.2%−0.2 pts
25Merrick County, NENE7,90512.2%+3.3 pts
26Kimball County, NENE3,39112.0%+0.8 pts
27Nance County, NENE3,29011.9%−1.2 pts
28Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.9%+0.7 pts
29Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+2.3 pts
30Otoe County, NENE16,53111.8%+3.8 pts
31Colfax County, NENE10,93411.8%+1.0 pts
32Dawson County, NENE24,45211.8%+1.0 pts
33Wayne County, NENE10,02011.8%−2.7 pts
34Hooker County, NENE68611.5%+4.6 pts
35Phelps County, NENE8,99411.5%+2.6 pts
36Hall County, NENE63,63311.2%−0.8 pts
37Dodge County, NENE38,05711.2%+2.6 pts
38Thomas County, NENE63911.1%−3.2 pts
39Dundy County, NENE1,56811.1%−2.6 pts
40Logan County, NENE66911.0%+0.6 pts
41Cheyenne County, NENE9,52811.0%+0.9 pts
42Antelope County, NENE6,35210.8%−2.8 pts
43Douglas County, NENE606,46010.7%+0.9 pts
44Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.7%+1.8 pts
45Thayer County, NENE4,84210.5%−0.1 pts
46Harlan County, NENE3,00010.2%+0.1 pts
47Sherman County, NENE2,92410.1%−2.8 pts
48Dixon County, NENE5,60210.1%+0.1 pts
49Boyd County, NENE1,67410.0%−5.1 pts
50Kearney County, NENE6,79010.0%+1.4 pts
51Red Willow County, NENE10,30710.0%+0.3 pts
52Cherry County, NENE5,5619.8%−2.5 pts
53Morrill County, NENE4,4049.7%−5.0 pts
54Brown County, NENE2,8269.7%−1.4 pts
55Lincoln County, NENE33,3039.5%−0.2 pts
56Knox County, NENE8,3359.5%−6.1 pts
57Frontier County, NENE2,6559.4%−2.8 pts
58Clay County, NENE6,1709.3%−1.2 pts
59Polk County, NENE5,2709.2%+3.4 pts
60Valley County, NENE4,0949.2%−3.7 pts
61Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009.0%−2.2 pts
62Chase County, NENE3,7188.9%−0.7 pts
63Loup County, NENE5708.8%−8.8 pts
64Furnas County, NENE4,5248.8%−1.8 pts
65Pierce County, NENE7,3788.6%−3.2 pts
66Garfield County, NENE1,7108.6%−4.0 pts
67York County, NENE14,5648.6%+0.1 pts
68Garden County, NENE1,8048.6%−6.2 pts
69Deuel County, NENE1,8628.2%−0.9 pts
70Sioux County, NENE1,1888.1%−7.3 pts
71Butler County, NENE8,5078.0%−0.2 pts
72Webster County, NENE3,3367.9%−3.3 pts
73Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%−0.1 pts
74Washington County, NENE21,3027.4%+1.5 pts
75Johnson County, NENE5,2187.2%−1.7 pts
76Seward County, NENE18,0327.2%+0.2 pts
77Keya Paha County, NENE7927.0%−19.9 pts
78Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.0%−0.9 pts
79Cedar County, NENE8,3736.8%−2.3 pts
80Perkins County, NENE2,8496.7%−6.9 pts
81Holt County, NENE10,0676.5%−6.5 pts
82Cass County, NENE27,6576.4%+1.3 pts
83Rock County, NENE1,2596.3%−15.4 pts
84Saunders County, NENE23,7026.2%−0.4 pts
85Boone County, NENE5,3556.2%−4.2 pts
86Stanton County, NENE5,7446.2%−0.6 pts
87Howard County, NENE6,5386.1%−5.6 pts
88Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+1.4 pts
89Gosper County, NENE1,8035.1%−2.7 pts
90Cuming County, NENE8,8234.9%−4.1 pts
91Blaine County, NENE4584.1%−15.3 pts
92Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.5%−3.9 pts
93Banner County, NENE6863.4%−10.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS