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Highest unemployment, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 2.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Thurston County, NENE6,75211.8%–

02Kimball County, NENE3,3916.5%–

03Polk County, NENE5,2705.6%–

04Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.5%–

05Morrill County, NENE4,4045.3%–

06Frontier County, NENE2,6554.9%–

07Box Butte County, NENE10,4944.8%–

08Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.8%–

09Dodge County, NENE38,0574.5%–

10Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864.5%–

11Pawnee County, NENE2,5104.4%–

12Burt County, NENE6,6784.4%–

13Nance County, NENE3,2904.2%–

14Deuel County, NENE1,8624.1%–

15Dakota County, NENE21,6874.1%–

16Douglas County, NENE606,4604.1%–

17Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%–

18Keith County, NENE8,1003.7%–

19Dawson County, NENE24,4523.7%–

20Richardson County, NENE7,5303.6%–

21Chase County, NENE3,7183.5%–

22Knox County, NENE8,3353.5%–

23Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.4%–

24Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.4%–

25Howard County, NENE6,5383.4%–

26Sherman County, NENE2,9243.3%–

27Pierce County, NENE7,3783.3%–

28Clay County, NENE6,1703.3%–

29Madison County, NENE36,1063.2%–

30Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.2%–

31Sarpy County, NENE208,3033.2%–

32Wayne County, NENE10,0203.1%–

33York County, NENE14,5643.0%–

34Cuming County, NENE8,8232.9%–

35Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.8%–

36Cass County, NENE27,6572.7%–

37Cheyenne County, NENE9,5282.7%–

38Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%–

39Hooker County, NENE6862.7%–

40Sioux County, NENE1,1882.6%–

41Washington County, NENE21,3022.5%–

42Johnson County, NENE5,2182.5%–

43Seward County, NENE18,0322.4%–

44Saline County, NENE14,9962.4%–

45Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%–

46Platte County, NENE35,6492.3%–

47Stanton County, NENE5,7442.3%–

48Kearney County, NENE6,7902.2%–

49Gage County, NENE21,7112.1%–

50Garden County, NENE1,8042.0%–

51Thomas County, NENE6392.0%–

52Saunders County, NENE23,7022.0%–

53Webster County, NENE3,3361.9%–

54Dixon County, NENE5,6021.9%–

55Custer County, NENE10,5001.9%–

56Antelope County, NENE6,3521.9%–

57Dawes County, NENE7,8581.8%–

58Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.8%–

59Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001.8%–

60Merrick County, NENE7,9051.8%–

61Boyd County, NENE1,6741.7%–

62Colfax County, NENE10,9341.7%–

63Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.7%–

64Thayer County, NENE4,8421.7%–

65Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%–

66Sheridan County, NENE4,8091.6%–

67Butler County, NENE8,5071.5%–

68Banner County, NENE6861.5%–

69Boone County, NENE5,3551.4%–

70Gosper County, NENE1,8031.4%–

71Greeley County, NENE2,1541.3%–

72Furnas County, NENE4,5241.3%–

73Harlan County, NENE3,0001.2%–

74Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%–

75Holt County, NENE10,0671.1%–

76Dundy County, NENE1,5681.1%–

77Grant County, NENE5610.9%–

78Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.8%–

79Brown County, NENE2,8260.8%–

80Valley County, NENE4,0940.8%–

81Perkins County, NENE2,8490.7%–

82Phelps County, NENE8,9940.6%–

83Arthur County, NENE3960.4%–

84Hayes County, NENE8210.4%–

85Franklin County, NENE2,7950.3%–

86Garfield County, NENE1,7100.3%–

87Logan County, NENE6690.2%–

88Cherry County, NENE5,5610.1%–

89Keya Paha County, NENE7920.0%–

90Wheeler County, NENE7890.0%–

91Blaine County, NENE4580.0%–

92Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

93McPherson County, NENE3690.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS