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Lowest unemployment, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 2.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kimball County, NE, up 78 places to #14.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲9Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−0.4 pts
02▲2Loup County, NENE5700.0%0.0 pts
03▲2McPherson County, NENE3690.0%0.0 pts
04▲10Valley County, NENE4,0940.2%−0.5 pts
05▲2Logan County, NENE6690.2%0.0 pts
06▲11Grant County, NENE5610.3%−0.6 pts
07▲11Dundy County, NENE1,5680.3%−0.7 pts
08▲26Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%−1.4 pts
09▲7Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.4%−0.4 pts
10▲1Arthur County, NENE3960.4%0.0 pts
11▼5Cherry County, NENE5,5610.4%+0.4 pts
12▲23Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.6%−1.2 pts
13▲28Webster County, NENE3,3360.7%−1.2 pts
14▲78Kimball County, NENE3,3910.7%−5.8 pts
15▲32Stanton County, NENE5,7440.7%−1.5 pts
16▲3Holt County, NENE10,0670.9%−0.2 pts
17▼16Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0%+1.0 pts
18▲4Furnas County, NENE4,5241.0%−0.2 pts
19▲63Burt County, NENE6,6781.1%−3.2 pts
20▲11Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.2%−0.6 pts
21▼1Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%0.0 pts
22▼10Phelps County, NENE8,9941.2%+0.6 pts
23▲4Butler County, NENE8,5071.2%−0.3 pts
24▲1Boone County, NENE5,3551.2%−0.2 pts
25▼4Harlan County, NENE3,0001.3%+0.1 pts
26▼23Blaine County, NENE4581.3%+1.3 pts
27▲64Polk County, NENE5,2701.3%−4.3 pts
28▲4Colfax County, NENE10,9341.3%−0.4 pts
29▲51Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4%−2.7 pts
30▲56Red Willow County, NENE10,3071.4%−3.4 pts
31▲44Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%−2.3 pts
32▲29York County, NENE14,5641.5%−1.5 pts
33▼20Perkins County, NENE2,8491.5%+0.8 pts
34▲11Gage County, NENE21,7111.5%−0.6 pts
35▲52Box Butte County, NENE10,4941.6%−3.2 pts
36▲1Dawes County, NENE7,8581.6%−0.2 pts
37▲9Kearney County, NENE6,7901.7%−0.6 pts
38▼2Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.7%−0.1 pts
39▲19Cass County, NENE27,6571.7%−1.0 pts
40▼2Antelope County, NENE6,3521.7%−0.1 pts
41▼26Brown County, NENE2,8261.7%+1.0 pts
42▼13Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%0.0 pts
43▲11Sioux County, NENE1,1881.8%−0.8 pts
44▲9Washington County, NENE21,3021.8%−0.7 pts
45▲28Chase County, NENE3,7181.9%−1.6 pts
46▲20Clay County, NENE6,1701.9%−1.4 pts
47▼19Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.0%+0.4 pts
48▼18Thayer County, NENE4,8422.0%+0.3 pts
49▼1Platte County, NENE35,6492.0%−0.3 pts
50▲26Keith County, NENE8,1002.0%−1.7 pts
51▲16Pierce County, NENE7,3782.1%−1.2 pts
52▼9Thomas County, NENE6392.1%+0.1 pts
53▼2Seward County, NENE18,0322.1%−0.3 pts
54▲6Cuming County, NENE8,8232.2%−0.7 pts
55▲28Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.2%−2.2 pts
56▼23Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%+0.5 pts
57▲7Hamilton County, NENE9,6782.3%−0.9 pts
58▼56Wheeler County, NENE7892.3%+2.3 pts
59▼19Dixon County, NENE5,6022.4%+0.5 pts
60▼36Gosper County, NENE1,8032.4%+1.0 pts
61▼12Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%+0.1 pts
62▼20Saunders County, NENE23,7022.5%+0.5 pts
63▼4Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.6%−0.2 pts
64▲24Frontier County, NENE2,6552.6%−2.3 pts
65▼2Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.6%−0.6 pts
66▼27Custer County, NENE10,5002.6%+0.7 pts
67▼58Franklin County, NENE2,7952.7%+2.3 pts
68▲16Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.7%−1.8 pts
69▼13Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%0.0 pts
70▼62Garfield County, NENE1,7102.7%+2.5 pts
71▼21Saline County, NENE14,9962.9%+0.5 pts
72▼7Madison County, NENE36,1063.0%−0.2 pts
73▼5Sherman County, NENE2,9243.0%−0.3 pts
74▼4Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.2%−0.2 pts
75▼23Johnson County, NENE5,2183.4%+0.9 pts
76▼19Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.4%+0.7 pts
77▲8Dodge County, NENE38,0573.4%−1.1 pts
78▼55Greeley County, NENE2,1543.5%+2.2 pts
79▼7Knox County, NENE8,3353.6%+0.1 pts
80▲1Nance County, NENE3,2903.6%−0.6 pts
81▼10Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.6%+0.3 pts
82▲7Morrill County, NENE4,4043.6%−1.7 pts
83▼57Banner County, NENE6863.7%+2.2 pts
84▼10Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%+0.1 pts
85▼16Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%+0.4 pts
86▼8Douglas County, NENE606,4603.8%−0.2 pts
87▼32Hooker County, NENE6863.9%+1.2 pts
88▼11Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%0.0 pts
89▼27Wayne County, NENE10,0204.3%+1.2 pts
90▼11Dakota County, NENE21,6874.8%+0.7 pts
91▼47Garden County, NENE1,8045.4%+3.4 pts
92▼2Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.0%+0.5 pts
93Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES