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Lowest poverty rate, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Banner County, NENE6863.4%−75%

02Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.5%−53%

03Blaine County, NENE4584.1%−79%

04Cuming County, NENE8,8234.9%−45%

05Gosper County, NENE1,8035.1%−35%

06Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+34%

07Howard County, NENE6,5386.1%−48%

08Stanton County, NENE5,7446.2%−8%

09Boone County, NENE5,3556.2%−40%

10Saunders County, NENE23,7026.2%−6%

11Rock County, NENE1,2596.3%−71%

12Cass County, NENE27,6576.4%+25%

13Holt County, NENE10,0676.5%−50%

14Perkins County, NENE2,8496.7%−51%

15Cedar County, NENE8,3736.8%−25%

16Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.0%−11%

17Keya Paha County, NENE7927.0%−74%

18Seward County, NENE18,0327.2%+2%

19Johnson County, NENE5,2187.2%−19%

20Washington County, NENE21,3027.4%+25%

21Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%−1%

22Webster County, NENE3,3367.9%−29%

23Butler County, NENE8,5078.0%−2%

24Sioux County, NENE1,1888.1%−48%

25Deuel County, NENE1,8628.2%−10%

26Garden County, NENE1,8048.6%−42%

27York County, NENE14,5648.6%+1%

28Garfield County, NENE1,7108.6%−32%

29Pierce County, NENE7,3788.6%−27%

30Furnas County, NENE4,5248.8%−17%

31Loup County, NENE5708.8%−50%

32Chase County, NENE3,7188.9%−7%

33Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009.0%−20%

34Valley County, NENE4,0949.2%−29%

35Polk County, NENE5,2709.2%+59%

36Clay County, NENE6,1709.3%−11%

37Frontier County, NENE2,6559.4%−23%

38Knox County, NENE8,3359.5%−39%

39Lincoln County, NENE33,3039.5%−2%

40Brown County, NENE2,8269.7%−13%

41Morrill County, NENE4,4049.7%−34%

42Cherry County, NENE5,5619.8%−21%

43Red Willow County, NENE10,30710.0%+3%

44Kearney County, NENE6,79010.0%+17%

45Boyd County, NENE1,67410.0%−34%

46Dixon County, NENE5,60210.1%+1%

47Sherman County, NENE2,92410.1%−22%

48Harlan County, NENE3,00010.2%+1%

49Thayer County, NENE4,84210.5%−1%

50Jefferson County, NENE7,07010.7%+20%

51Douglas County, NENE606,46010.7%+9%

52Antelope County, NENE6,35210.8%−20%

53Cheyenne County, NENE9,52811.0%+9%

54Logan County, NENE66911.0%+6%

55Dundy County, NENE1,56811.1%−19%

56Thomas County, NENE63911.1%−22%

57Dodge County, NENE38,05711.2%+30%

58Hall County, NENE63,63311.2%−6%

59Phelps County, NENE8,99411.5%+30%

60Hooker County, NENE68611.5%+68%

61Wayne County, NENE10,02011.8%−19%

62Dawson County, NENE24,45211.8%+9%

63Colfax County, NENE10,93411.8%+9%

64Otoe County, NENE16,53111.8%+47%

65Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.9%+24%

66Buffalo County, NENE51,17211.9%+6%

67Nance County, NENE3,29011.9%−9%

68Kimball County, NENE3,39112.0%+7%

69Merrick County, NENE7,90512.2%+37%

70Custer County, NENE10,50012.2%−2%

71Adams County, NENE31,07112.2%+31%

72Richardson County, NENE7,53012.2%+21%

73Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.3%−18%

74Saline County, NENE14,99612.4%+32%

75Arthur County, NENE39612.5%−9%

76Wheeler County, NENE78912.6%−39%

77Burt County, NENE6,67812.7%+42%

78Box Butte County, NENE10,49412.8%+20%

79Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58613.0%−10%

80Dawes County, NENE7,85813.1%−31%

81Gage County, NENE21,71113.2%+51%

82McPherson County, NENE36913.6%−16%

83Greeley County, NENE2,15413.7%−6%

84Hayes County, NENE82113.9%−24%

85Dakota County, NENE21,68714.1%+24%

86Madison County, NENE36,10614.3%+28%

87Nemaha County, NENE7,10214.8%+17%

88Keith County, NENE8,10015.3%+64%

89Franklin County, NENE2,79516.1%+22%

90Grant County, NENE56117.4%+80%

91Sheridan County, NENE4,80919.0%+44%

92Pawnee County, NENE2,51020.2%+84%

93Thurston County, NENE6,75221.2%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES