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Lowest poverty rate, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 9.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wheeler County, NE, up 74 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲6Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−6.9 pts
02▲74Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−15.7 pts
03▼1Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−2.3 pts
04▲8Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+0.1 pts
05▲1Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+1.4 pts
06▲48Logan County, NENE6695.6%−4.9 pts
07▲26Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−5.5 pts
08▲52Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−0.6 pts
09▲1Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−0.3 pts
10▲10Washington County, NENE21,3026.4%+0.4 pts
11▲37Harlan County, NENE3,0006.7%−3.4 pts
12▼8Cuming County, NENE8,8236.7%−2.3 pts
13▲50Colfax County, NENE10,9346.9%−4.0 pts
14▲22Clay County, NENE6,1706.9%−3.5 pts
15▲16Loup County, NENE5706.9%−10.7 pts
16▲54Custer County, NENE10,5007.1%−5.4 pts
17▼2Cedar County, NENE8,3737.1%−2.0 pts
18▼4Perkins County, NENE2,8497.2%−6.5 pts
19▼2Keya Paha County, NENE7927.2%−19.7 pts
20▲24Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%−1.3 pts
21▲54Arthur County, NENE3967.2%−6.6 pts
22▲24Dixon County, NENE5,6027.3%−2.7 pts
23▼5Seward County, NENE18,0327.4%+0.4 pts
24▲8Chase County, NENE3,7187.5%−2.1 pts
25▲4Pierce County, NENE7,3787.6%−4.3 pts
26▼25Banner County, NENE6867.7%−5.9 pts
27▲8Polk County, NENE5,2707.9%+2.1 pts
28▲41Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%−1.0 pts
29▲13Cherry County, NENE5,5618.3%−4.0 pts
30▲17Sherman County, NENE2,9248.6%−4.3 pts
31▼3Garfield County, NENE1,7108.8%−3.8 pts
32▼16Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.8%+1.0 pts
33▲23Thomas County, NENE6398.9%−5.4 pts
34▲40Saline County, NENE14,9968.9%−0.5 pts
35▼32Blaine County, NENE4589.0%−10.4 pts
36▲13Thayer County, NENE4,8429.0%−1.7 pts
37▲27Otoe County, NENE16,5319.1%+1.0 pts
38▼11York County, NENE14,5649.2%+0.7 pts
39▲13Antelope County, NENE6,3529.2%−4.3 pts
40▼6Valley County, NENE4,0949.3%−3.5 pts
41▼33Stanton County, NENE5,7449.4%+2.6 pts
42▼17Deuel County, NENE1,8629.4%+0.3 pts
43▼21Webster County, NENE3,3369.6%−1.6 pts
44▼35Boone County, NENE5,3559.6%−0.8 pts
45Boyd County, NENE1,6749.7%−5.5 pts
46▼27Johnson County, NENE5,2189.7%+0.8 pts
47▼24Butler County, NENE8,5079.7%+1.6 pts
48▼27Platte County, NENE35,6499.8%+2.0 pts
49▲17Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.9%−1.3 pts
50Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.1%+1.2 pts
51▼46Gosper County, NENE1,80310.3%+2.5 pts
52▲36Keith County, NENE8,10010.4%+1.0 pts
53▲19Richardson County, NENE7,53010.5%+0.3 pts
54▲24Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.8%+0.1 pts
55▲7Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%0.0 pts
56▼45Rock County, NENE1,25910.8%−10.9 pts
57Dodge County, NENE38,05711.0%+2.5 pts
58▲33Sheridan County, NENE4,80911.3%−1.9 pts
59▼22Frontier County, NENE2,65511.4%−0.8 pts
60▲25Dakota County, NENE21,68711.5%+0.2 pts
61▼48Holt County, NENE10,06711.7%−1.4 pts
62▼11Douglas County, NENE606,46011.8%+2.0 pts
63▲2Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+2.3 pts
64▲26Grant County, NENE56112.2%+2.5 pts
65▲3Kimball County, NENE3,39112.2%+1.0 pts
66▲16McPherson County, NENE36912.2%−4.0 pts
67▼8Phelps County, NENE8,99412.2%+3.4 pts
68▲21Franklin County, NENE2,79512.3%−0.9 pts
69▼30Lincoln County, NENE33,30312.4%+2.6 pts
70▲11Gage County, NENE21,71112.6%+3.9 pts
71Adams County, NENE31,07112.7%+3.4 pts
72▲12Hayes County, NENE82112.7%−5.8 pts
73Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.8%−2.2 pts
74▲5Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58612.9%−1.6 pts
75▼45Furnas County, NENE4,52413.0%+2.4 pts
76▲7Greeley County, NENE2,15413.1%−1.5 pts
77▲9Madison County, NENE36,10613.1%+1.9 pts
78▲2Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−5.8 pts
79▼18Wayne County, NENE10,02013.2%−1.3 pts
80▼3Burt County, NENE6,67813.2%+4.3 pts
81▲6Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.3%+0.7 pts
82▼42Brown County, NENE2,82613.4%+2.3 pts
83▲9Pawnee County, NENE2,51013.5%+2.5 pts
84▼46Knox County, NENE8,33513.7%−1.9 pts
85▲8Thurston County, NENE6,75213.9%−11.7 pts
86▼45Morrill County, NENE4,40413.9%−0.8 pts
87▼32Dundy County, NENE1,56814.0%+0.4 pts
88▼45Red Willow County, NENE10,30714.0%+4.4 pts
89▼31Hall County, NENE63,63314.1%+2.1 pts
90▼37Cheyenne County, NENE9,52814.3%+4.2 pts
91▼67Sioux County, NENE1,18814.9%−0.5 pts
92▼66Garden County, NENE1,80416.5%+1.8 pts
93▼26Nance County, NENE3,29016.6%+3.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES