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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−59%

02Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−75%

03Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−30%

04Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+1%

05Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+32%

06Logan County, NENE6695.6%−46%

07Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−49%

08Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−9%

09Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−5%

10Washington County, NENE21,3026.4%+8%

11Harlan County, NENE3,0006.7%−33%

12Cuming County, NENE8,8236.7%−25%

13Colfax County, NENE10,9346.9%−37%

14Clay County, NENE6,1706.9%−34%

15Loup County, NENE5706.9%−61%

16Custer County, NENE10,5007.1%−43%

17Cedar County, NENE8,3737.1%−22%

18Perkins County, NENE2,8497.2%−48%

19Keya Paha County, NENE7927.2%−73%

20Kearney County, NENE6,7907.2%−16%

21Arthur County, NENE3967.2%−48%

22Dixon County, NENE5,6027.3%−27%

23Seward County, NENE18,0327.4%+5%

24Chase County, NENE3,7187.5%−22%

25Pierce County, NENE7,3787.6%−36%

26Banner County, NENE6867.7%−43%

27Polk County, NENE5,2707.9%+36%

28Merrick County, NENE7,9057.9%−11%

29Cherry County, NENE5,5618.3%−33%

30Sherman County, NENE2,9248.6%−33%

31Garfield County, NENE1,7108.8%−30%

32Fillmore County, NENE5,4588.8%+12%

33Thomas County, NENE6398.9%−38%

34Saline County, NENE14,9968.9%−5%

35Blaine County, NENE4589.0%−54%

36Thayer County, NENE4,8429.0%−16%

37Otoe County, NENE16,5319.1%+13%

38York County, NENE14,5649.2%+9%

39Antelope County, NENE6,3529.2%−32%

40Valley County, NENE4,0949.3%−27%

41Stanton County, NENE5,7449.4%+39%

42Deuel County, NENE1,8629.4%+3%

43Webster County, NENE3,3369.6%−14%

44Boone County, NENE5,3559.6%−7%

45Boyd County, NENE1,6749.7%−36%

46Johnson County, NENE5,2189.7%+9%

47Butler County, NENE8,5079.7%+19%

48Platte County, NENE35,6499.8%+26%

49Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.9%−12%

50Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.1%+13%

51Gosper County, NENE1,80310.3%+31%

52Keith County, NENE8,10010.4%+11%

53Richardson County, NENE7,53010.5%+3%

54Box Butte County, NENE10,49410.8%+1%

55Dawson County, NENE24,45210.8%−0%

56Rock County, NENE1,25910.8%−50%

57Dodge County, NENE38,05711.0%+29%

58Sheridan County, NENE4,80911.3%−15%

59Frontier County, NENE2,65511.4%−7%

60Dakota County, NENE21,68711.5%+1%

61Holt County, NENE10,06711.7%−10%

62Douglas County, NENE606,46011.8%+20%

63Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+25%

64Grant County, NENE56112.2%+26%

65Kimball County, NENE3,39112.2%+9%

66McPherson County, NENE36912.2%−25%

67Phelps County, NENE8,99412.2%+38%

68Franklin County, NENE2,79512.3%−7%

69Lincoln County, NENE33,30312.4%+27%

70Gage County, NENE21,71112.6%+44%

71Adams County, NENE31,07112.7%+36%

72Hayes County, NENE82112.7%−31%

73Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.8%−15%

74Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58612.9%−11%

75Furnas County, NENE4,52413.0%+23%

76Greeley County, NENE2,15413.1%−10%

77Madison County, NENE36,10613.1%+17%

78Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−31%

79Wayne County, NENE10,02013.2%−9%

80Burt County, NENE6,67813.2%+48%

81Nemaha County, NENE7,10213.3%+6%

82Brown County, NENE2,82613.4%+20%

83Pawnee County, NENE2,51013.5%+23%

84Knox County, NENE8,33513.7%−12%

85Thurston County, NENE6,75213.9%−46%

86Morrill County, NENE4,40413.9%−5%

87Dundy County, NENE1,56814.0%+3%

88Red Willow County, NENE10,30714.0%+46%

89Hall County, NENE63,63314.1%+17%

90Cheyenne County, NENE9,52814.3%+42%

91Sioux County, NENE1,18814.9%−3%

92Garden County, NENE1,80416.5%+12%

93Nance County, NENE3,29016.6%+27%

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