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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. The median across all 93 is 2.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Garfield County, NE, up 62 places to #24.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−1.8 pts
02▲2Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.0%+0.5 pts
03▲47Garden County, NENE1,8045.4%+3.4 pts
04▲11Dakota County, NENE21,6874.8%+0.7 pts
05▲27Wayne County, NENE10,0204.3%+1.2 pts
06▲11Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%0.0 pts
07▲32Hooker County, NENE6863.9%+1.2 pts
08▲8Douglas County, NENE606,4603.8%−0.2 pts
09▲16Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+0.4 pts
10▲10Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+0.1 pts
11▲57Banner County, NENE6863.7%+2.2 pts
12▼7Morrill County, NENE4,4043.6%−1.7 pts
13▲10Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.6%+0.3 pts
14▼1Nance County, NENE3,2903.6%−0.6 pts
15▲7Knox County, NENE8,3353.6%+0.1 pts
16▲55Greeley County, NENE2,1543.5%+2.2 pts
17▼8Dodge County, NENE38,0573.4%−1.1 pts
18▲19Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.4%+0.7 pts
19▲23Johnson County, NENE5,2183.4%+0.9 pts
20▲4Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.2%−0.2 pts
21▲5Sherman County, NENE2,9243.0%−0.3 pts
22▲7Madison County, NENE36,1063.0%−0.2 pts
23▲21Saline County, NENE14,9962.9%+0.5 pts
24▲62Garfield County, NENE1,7102.7%+2.5 pts
25▲13Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%0.0 pts
26▼16Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.7%−1.8 pts
27▲58Franklin County, NENE2,7952.7%+2.3 pts
28▲27Custer County, NENE10,5002.6%+0.7 pts
29▲2Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.6%−0.6 pts
30▼24Frontier County, NENE2,6552.6%−2.3 pts
31▲4Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.6%−0.2 pts
32▲20Saunders County, NENE23,7022.5%+0.5 pts
33▲12Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%+0.1 pts
34▲36Gosper County, NENE1,8032.4%+1.0 pts
35▲19Dixon County, NENE5,6022.4%+0.5 pts
36▲54Wheeler County, NENE7892.3%+2.3 pts
37▼7Hamilton County, NENE9,6782.3%−0.9 pts
38▲23Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%+0.5 pts
39▼28Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.2%−2.2 pts
40▼6Cuming County, NENE8,8232.2%−0.7 pts
41▲2Seward County, NENE18,0322.1%−0.3 pts
42▲9Thomas County, NENE6392.1%+0.1 pts
43▼16Pierce County, NENE7,3782.1%−1.2 pts
44▼26Keith County, NENE8,1002.0%−1.7 pts
45▲1Platte County, NENE35,6492.0%−0.3 pts
46▲18Thayer County, NENE4,8422.0%+0.3 pts
47▲19Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.0%+0.4 pts
48▼20Clay County, NENE6,1701.9%−1.4 pts
49▼28Chase County, NENE3,7181.9%−1.6 pts
50▼9Washington County, NENE21,3021.8%−0.7 pts
51▼11Sioux County, NENE1,1881.8%−0.8 pts
52▲13Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%0.0 pts
53▲26Brown County, NENE2,8261.7%+1.0 pts
54▲2Antelope County, NENE6,3521.7%−0.1 pts
55▼19Cass County, NENE27,6571.7%−1.0 pts
56▲2Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.7%−0.1 pts
57▼9Kearney County, NENE6,7901.7%−0.6 pts
58▼1Dawes County, NENE7,8581.6%−0.2 pts
59▼52Box Butte County, NENE10,4941.6%−3.2 pts
60▼11Gage County, NENE21,7111.5%−0.6 pts
61▲20Perkins County, NENE2,8491.5%+0.8 pts
62▼29York County, NENE14,5641.5%−1.5 pts
63▼44Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%−2.3 pts
64▼56Red Willow County, NENE10,3071.4%−3.4 pts
65▼51Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4%−2.7 pts
66▼4Colfax County, NENE10,9341.3%−0.4 pts
67▼64Polk County, NENE5,2701.3%−4.3 pts
68▲23Blaine County, NENE4581.3%+1.3 pts
69▲4Harlan County, NENE3,0001.3%+0.1 pts
70▼1Boone County, NENE5,3551.2%−0.2 pts
71▼4Butler County, NENE8,5071.2%−0.3 pts
72▲10Phelps County, NENE8,9941.2%+0.6 pts
73▲1Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%0.0 pts
74▼11Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.2%−0.6 pts
75▼63Burt County, NENE6,6781.1%−3.2 pts
76▼4Furnas County, NENE4,5241.0%−0.2 pts
77▲12Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0%+1.0 pts
78▼3Holt County, NENE10,0670.9%−0.2 pts
79▼32Stanton County, NENE5,7440.7%−1.5 pts
80▼78Kimball County, NENE3,3910.7%−5.8 pts
81▼28Webster County, NENE3,3360.7%−1.2 pts
82▼23Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.6%−1.2 pts
83▲5Cherry County, NENE5,5610.4%+0.4 pts
84▼1Arthur County, NENE3960.4%0.0 pts
85▼7Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.4%−0.4 pts
86▼26Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%−1.4 pts
87▼11Dundy County, NENE1,5680.3%−0.7 pts
88▼11Grant County, NENE5610.3%−0.6 pts
89▼2Logan County, NENE6690.2%0.0 pts
90▼10Valley County, NENE4,0940.2%−0.5 pts
91▼7Hayes 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES