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Highest unemployment, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−1.8 pts
02Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.0%+0.5 pts
03Garden County, NENE1,8045.4%+3.4 pts
04Dakota County, NENE21,6874.8%+0.7 pts
05Wayne County, NENE10,0204.3%+1.2 pts
06Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%−0.0 pts
07Hooker County, NENE6863.9%+1.2 pts
08Douglas County, NENE606,4603.8%−0.2 pts
09Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+0.4 pts
10Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+0.1 pts
11Banner County, NENE6863.7%+2.2 pts
12Morrill County, NENE4,4043.6%−1.7 pts
13Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.6%+0.3 pts
14Nance County, NENE3,2903.6%−0.6 pts
15Knox County, NENE8,3353.6%+0.1 pts
16Greeley County, NENE2,1543.5%+2.2 pts
17Dodge County, NENE38,0573.4%−1.1 pts
18Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.4%+0.7 pts
19Johnson County, NENE5,2183.4%+0.9 pts
20Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.2%−0.2 pts
21Sherman County, NENE2,9243.0%−0.3 pts
22Madison County, NENE36,1063.0%−0.2 pts
23Saline County, NENE14,9962.9%+0.5 pts
24Garfield County, NENE1,7102.7%+2.5 pts
25Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%+0.0 pts
26Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.7%−1.8 pts
27Franklin County, NENE2,7952.7%+2.3 pts
28Custer County, NENE10,5002.6%+0.7 pts
29Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.6%−0.6 pts
30Frontier County, NENE2,6552.6%−2.3 pts
31Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.6%−0.2 pts
32Saunders County, NENE23,7022.5%+0.5 pts
33Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%+0.1 pts
34Gosper County, NENE1,8032.4%+1.0 pts
35Dixon County, NENE5,6022.4%+0.5 pts
36Wheeler County, NENE7892.3%+2.3 pts
37Hamilton County, NENE9,6782.3%−0.9 pts
38Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%+0.5 pts
39Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.2%−2.2 pts
40Cuming County, NENE8,8232.2%−0.7 pts
41Seward County, NENE18,0322.1%−0.3 pts
42Thomas County, NENE6392.1%+0.1 pts
43Pierce County, NENE7,3782.1%−1.2 pts
44Keith County, NENE8,1002.0%−1.7 pts
45Platte County, NENE35,6492.0%−0.3 pts
46Thayer County, NENE4,8422.0%+0.3 pts
47Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.0%+0.4 pts
48Clay County, NENE6,1701.9%−1.4 pts
49Chase County, NENE3,7181.9%−1.6 pts
50Washington County, NENE21,3021.8%−0.7 pts
51Sioux County, NENE1,1881.8%−0.8 pts
52Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%+0.0 pts
53Brown County, NENE2,8261.7%+1.0 pts
54Antelope County, NENE6,3521.7%−0.1 pts
55Cass County, NENE27,6571.7%−1.0 pts
56Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.7%−0.1 pts
57Kearney County, NENE6,7901.7%−0.6 pts
58Dawes County, NENE7,8581.6%−0.2 pts
59Box Butte County, NENE10,4941.6%−3.2 pts
60Gage County, NENE21,7111.5%−0.6 pts
61Perkins County, NENE2,8491.5%+0.8 pts
62York County, NENE14,5641.5%−1.5 pts
63Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%−2.3 pts
64Red Willow County, NENE10,3071.4%−3.4 pts
65Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4%−2.7 pts
66Colfax County, NENE10,9341.3%−0.4 pts
67Polk County, NENE5,2701.3%−4.3 pts
68Blaine County, NENE4581.3%+1.3 pts
69Harlan County, NENE3,0001.3%+0.1 pts
70Boone County, NENE5,3551.2%−0.2 pts
71Butler County, NENE8,5071.2%−0.3 pts
72Phelps County, NENE8,9941.2%+0.6 pts
73Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%−0.0 pts
74Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.2%−0.6 pts
75Burt County, NENE6,6781.1%−3.2 pts
76Furnas County, NENE4,5241.0%−0.2 pts
77Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0%+1.0 pts
78Holt County, NENE10,0670.9%−0.2 pts
79Stanton County, NENE5,7440.7%−1.5 pts
80Kimball County, NENE3,3910.7%−5.8 pts
81Webster County, NENE3,3360.7%−1.2 pts
82Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.6%−1.2 pts
83Cherry County, NENE5,5610.4%+0.4 pts
84Arthur County, NENE3960.4%−0.0 pts
85Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.4%−0.4 pts
86Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%−1.4 pts
87Dundy County, NENE1,5680.3%−0.7 pts
88Grant County, NENE5610.3%−0.6 pts
89Logan County, NENE6690.2%+0.0 pts
90Valley County, NENE4,0940.2%−0.5 pts
91Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−0.4 pts
92Loup County, NENE5700.0%+0.0 pts
93McPherson County, NENE3690.0%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES