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Lowest labor force participation, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Johnson County, NENE5,21849.1%+1.7 pts
02Garden County, NENE1,80453.6%−2.0 pts
03Pawnee County, NENE2,51054.7%−3.6 pts
04Hitchcock County, NENE2,46754.8%−6.3 pts
05Furnas County, NENE4,52456.6%−5.2 pts
06Deuel County, NENE1,86256.7%−5.4 pts
07Kimball County, NENE3,39156.9%−7.8 pts
08Boyd County, NENE1,67457.6%−3.8 pts
09Franklin County, NENE2,79558.3%−0.6 pts
10Sheridan County, NENE4,80958.9%−4.3 pts
11Burt County, NENE6,67859.0%+1.5 pts
12Greeley County, NENE2,15459.5%−1.4 pts
13Sioux County, NENE1,18859.7%−6.3 pts
14Jefferson County, NENE7,07059.8%−1.5 pts
15Keya Paha County, NENE79260.3%−4.4 pts
16Keith County, NENE8,10060.5%−1.9 pts
17Frontier County, NENE2,65560.6%−2.1 pts
18Brown County, NENE2,82660.7%+0.3 pts
19Sherman County, NENE2,92460.8%−3.2 pts
20Gosper County, NENE1,80361.1%+1.6 pts
21Harlan County, NENE3,00061.1%−2.1 pts
22Richardson County, NENE7,53061.3%−1.2 pts
23Knox County, NENE8,33561.9%−4.1 pts
24Rock County, NENE1,25961.9%−3.2 pts
25Boone County, NENE5,35562.1%−6.7 pts
26Morrill County, NENE4,40462.7%+0.7 pts
27Red Willow County, NENE10,30762.9%−2.0 pts
28Hayes County, NENE82163.1%−0.3 pts
29Box Butte County, NENE10,49463.2%−2.6 pts
30Nuckolls County, NENE4,10063.2%−2.3 pts
31Dawes County, NENE7,85863.3%+1.1 pts
32Thayer County, NENE4,84263.3%−0.7 pts
33Gage County, NENE21,71163.3%−1.8 pts
34Chase County, NENE3,71863.4%+0.1 pts
35Antelope County, NENE6,35263.5%−2.7 pts
36Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58663.9%+0.2 pts
37York County, NENE14,56464.0%−0.8 pts
38Cheyenne County, NENE9,52864.3%−1.8 pts
39Valley County, NENE4,09464.5%+0.9 pts
40Hooker County, NENE68664.5%+10.1 pts
41Lincoln County, NENE33,30364.6%−1.0 pts
42Webster County, NENE3,33664.7%−1.2 pts
43Holt County, NENE10,06764.7%−6.7 pts
44Custer County, NENE10,50064.8%−0.4 pts
45Nemaha County, NENE7,10264.9%+4.2 pts
46Howard County, NENE6,53864.9%−5.0 pts
47Grant County, NENE56165.1%+2.5 pts
48Garfield County, NENE1,71065.3%−2.1 pts
49Arthur County, NENE39665.4%−1.6 pts
50Thurston County, NENE6,75265.5%−0.9 pts
51Nance County, NENE3,29065.5%−0.5 pts
52Pierce County, NENE7,37865.9%−3.2 pts
53Butler County, NENE8,50765.9%+0.3 pts
54Thomas County, NENE63965.9%+0.6 pts
55Fillmore County, NENE5,45866.1%+1.4 pts
56Merrick County, NENE7,90566.1%+1.5 pts
57Hamilton County, NENE9,67866.1%−3.3 pts
58Phelps County, NENE8,99466.2%+0.3 pts
59Stanton County, NENE5,74466.2%−5.4 pts
60Otoe County, NENE16,53166.2%−1.0 pts
61Dodge County, NENE38,05766.4%−0.3 pts
62Dundy County, NENE1,56866.6%−1.6 pts
63Dixon County, NENE5,60266.7%−2.1 pts
64Washington County, NENE21,30266.8%−0.9 pts
65Blaine County, NENE45866.9%−3.5 pts
66McPherson County, NENE36966.9%+5.4 pts
67Seward County, NENE18,03267.1%−1.4 pts
68Cherry County, NENE5,56167.2%−5.7 pts
69Wayne County, NENE10,02067.3%−4.4 pts
70Polk County, NENE5,27067.3%+2.3 pts
71Madison County, NENE36,10667.4%−1.2 pts
72Banner County, NENE68667.5%+1.8 pts
73Adams County, NENE31,07167.5%+0.2 pts
74Clay County, NENE6,17067.5%+0.6 pts
75Wheeler County, NENE78967.6%+6.0 pts
76Loup County, NENE57067.8%+4.5 pts
77Cass County, NENE27,65768.2%+1.1 pts
78Cedar County, NENE8,37368.2%−1.3 pts
79Perkins County, NENE2,84968.3%+2.6 pts
80Hall County, NENE63,63368.4%−1.8 pts
81Saline County, NENE14,99668.4%+3.1 pts
82Cuming County, NENE8,82368.5%−1.4 pts
83Logan County, NENE66968.9%+4.2 pts
84Platte County, NENE35,64969.1%−0.3 pts
85Kearney County, NENE6,79069.3%+1.4 pts
86Lancaster County, NENE334,04969.7%−1.1 pts
87Saunders County, NENE23,70269.9%+1.4 pts
88Colfax County, NENE10,93470.0%−0.3 pts
89Dawson County, NENE24,45270.2%+0.0 pts
90Douglas County, NENE606,46070.2%−0.5 pts
91Buffalo County, NENE51,17270.6%−1.5 pts
92Dakota County, NENE21,68771.5%−3.1 pts
93Sarpy County, NENE208,30372.9%−0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES