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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−16%

02Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.0%+9%

03Garden County, NENE1,8045.4%+172%

04Dakota County, NENE21,6874.8%+18%

05Wayne County, NENE10,0204.3%+39%

06Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%−1%

07Hooker County, NENE6863.9%+46%

08Douglas County, NENE606,4603.8%−6%

09Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+12%

10Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+2%

11Banner County, NENE6863.7%+144%

12Morrill County, NENE4,4043.6%−32%

13Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.6%+8%

14Nance County, NENE3,2903.6%−15%

15Knox County, NENE8,3353.6%+4%

16Greeley County, NENE2,1543.5%+168%

17Dodge County, NENE38,0573.4%−24%

18Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.4%+25%

19Johnson County, NENE5,2183.4%+37%

20Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.2%−6%

21Sherman County, NENE2,9243.0%−9%

22Madison County, NENE36,1063.0%−8%

23Saline County, NENE14,9962.9%+22%

24Garfield County, NENE1,7102.7%+926%

25Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%+0%

26Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.7%−40%

27Franklin County, NENE2,7952.7%+681%

28Custer County, NENE10,5002.6%+38%

29Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.6%−18%

30Frontier County, NENE2,6552.6%−46%

31Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.6%−8%

32Saunders County, NENE23,7022.5%+27%

33Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%+3%

34Gosper County, NENE1,8032.4%+71%

35Dixon County, NENE5,6022.4%+25%

36Wheeler County, NENE7892.3%–

37Hamilton County, NENE9,6782.3%−28%

38Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%+31%

39Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.2%−49%

40Cuming County, NENE8,8232.2%−23%

41Seward County, NENE18,0322.1%−12%

42Thomas County, NENE6392.1%+6%

43Pierce County, NENE7,3782.1%−37%

44Keith County, NENE8,1002.0%−45%

45Platte County, NENE35,6492.0%−14%

46Thayer County, NENE4,8422.0%+16%

47Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.0%+23%

48Clay County, NENE6,1701.9%−42%

49Chase County, NENE3,7181.9%−46%

50Washington County, NENE21,3021.8%−29%

51Sioux County, NENE1,1881.8%−33%

52Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%+2%

53Brown County, NENE2,8261.7%+125%

54Antelope County, NENE6,3521.7%−6%

55Cass County, NENE27,6571.7%−37%

56Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.7%−5%

57Kearney County, NENE6,7901.7%−25%

58Dawes County, NENE7,8581.6%−9%

59Box Butte County, NENE10,4941.6%−67%

60Gage County, NENE21,7111.5%−27%

61Perkins County, NENE2,8491.5%+104%

62York County, NENE14,5641.5%−50%

63Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%−62%

64Red Willow County, NENE10,3071.4%−71%

65Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4%−66%

66Colfax County, NENE10,9341.3%−23%

67Polk County, NENE5,2701.3%−77%

68Blaine County, NENE4581.3%–

69Harlan County, NENE3,0001.3%+4%

70Boone County, NENE5,3551.2%−13%

71Butler County, NENE8,5071.2%−21%

72Phelps County, NENE8,9941.2%+100%

73Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%−0%

74Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.2%−32%

75Burt County, NENE6,6781.1%−74%

76Furnas County, NENE4,5241.0%−18%

77Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0%–

78Holt County, NENE10,0670.9%−22%

79Stanton County, NENE5,7440.7%−67%

80Kimball County, NENE3,3910.7%−89%

81Webster County, NENE3,3360.7%−64%

82Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.6%−66%

83Cherry County, NENE5,5610.4%+397%

84Arthur County, NENE3960.4%−5%

85Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.4%−53%

86Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%−79%

87Dundy County, NENE1,5680.3%−70%

88Grant County, NENE5610.3%−65%

89Logan County, NENE6690.2%+8%

90Valley County, NENE4,0940.2%−69%

91Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−100%

92Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

93McPherson County, NENE3690.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES