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Highest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2020

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, NENE6,75221.2%−17%

02Pawnee County, NENE2,51020.2%+84%

03Sheridan County, NENE4,80919.0%+44%

04Grant County, NENE56117.4%+80%

05Franklin County, NENE2,79516.1%+22%

06Keith County, NENE8,10015.3%+64%

07Nemaha County, NENE7,10214.8%+17%

08Madison County, NENE36,10614.3%+28%

09Dakota County, NENE21,68714.1%+24%

10Hayes County, NENE82113.9%−24%

11Greeley County, NENE2,15413.7%−6%

12McPherson County, NENE36913.6%−16%

13Gage County, NENE21,71113.2%+51%

14Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−31%

15Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58613.0%−10%

16Box Butte County, NENE10,49412.8%+20%

17Burt County, NENE6,67812.7%+42%

18Wheeler County, NENE78912.6%−39%

19Arthur County, NENE39612.5%−9%

20Saline County, NENE14,99612.4%+32%

21Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.3%−18%

22Richardson County, NENE7,53012.2%+21%

23Adams County, NENE31,07112.2%+31%

24Custer County, NENE10,50012.2%−2%

25Merrick County, NENE7,90512.2%+37%

26Kimball County, NENE3,39112.0%+7%

27Nance County, NENE3,29011.9%−9%

28Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.9%+6%

29Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+24%

30Otoe County, NENE16,53111.8%+47%

31Colfax County, NENE10,93411.8%+9%

32Dawson County, NENE24,45211.8%+9%

33Wayne County, NENE10,02011.8%−19%

34Hooker County, NENE68611.5%+68%

35Phelps County, NENE8,99411.5%+30%

36Hall County, NENE63,63311.2%−6%

37Dodge County, NENE38,05711.2%+30%

38Thomas County, NENE63911.1%−22%

39Dundy County, NENE1,56811.1%−19%

40Logan County, NENE66911.0%+6%

41Cheyenne County, NENE9,52811.0%+9%

42Antelope County, NENE6,35210.8%−20%

43Douglas County, NENE606,46010.7%+9%

44Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.7%+20%

45Thayer County, NENE4,84210.5%−1%

46Harlan County, NENE3,00010.2%+1%

47Sherman County, NENE2,92410.1%−22%

48Dixon County, NENE5,60210.1%+1%

49Boyd County, NENE1,67410.0%−34%

50Kearney County, NENE6,79010.0%+17%

51Red Willow County, NENE10,30710.0%+3%

52Cherry County, NENE5,5619.8%−21%

53Morrill County, NENE4,4049.7%−34%

54Brown County, NENE2,8269.7%−13%

55Lincoln County, NENE33,3039.5%−2%

56Knox County, NENE8,3359.5%−39%

57Frontier County, NENE2,6559.4%−23%

58Clay County, NENE6,1709.3%−11%

59Polk County, NENE5,2709.2%+59%

60Valley County, NENE4,0949.2%−29%

61Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009.0%−20%

62Chase County, NENE3,7188.9%−7%

63Loup County, NENE5708.8%−50%

64Furnas County, NENE4,5248.8%−17%

65Pierce County, NENE7,3788.6%−27%

66Garfield County, NENE1,7108.6%−32%

67York County, NENE14,5648.6%+1%

68Garden County, NENE1,8048.6%−42%

69Deuel County, NENE1,8628.2%−10%

70Sioux County, NENE1,1888.1%−48%

71Butler County, NENE8,5078.0%−2%

72Webster County, NENE3,3367.9%−29%

73Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%−1%

74Washington County, NENE21,3027.4%+25%

75Johnson County, NENE5,2187.2%−19%

76Seward County, NENE18,0327.2%+2%

77Keya Paha County, NENE7927.0%−74%

78Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.0%−11%

79Cedar County, NENE8,3736.8%−25%

80Perkins County, NENE2,8496.7%−51%

81Holt County, NENE10,0676.5%−50%

82Cass County, NENE27,6576.4%+25%

83Rock County, NENE1,2596.3%−71%

84Saunders County, NENE23,7026.2%−6%

85Boone County, NENE5,3556.2%−40%

86Stanton County, NENE5,7446.2%−8%

87Howard County, NENE6,5386.1%−48%

88Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+34%

89Gosper County, NENE1,8035.1%−35%

90Cuming County, NENE8,8234.9%−45%

91Blaine County, NENE4584.1%−79%

92Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.5%−53%

93Banner County, NENE6863.4%−75%

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