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Lowest unemployment, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Hayes County, NENE8210.0%–

02Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

03McPherson County, NENE3690.0%–

04Valley County, NENE4,0940.2%–

05Logan County, NENE6690.2%–

06Grant County, NENE5610.3%–

07Dundy County, NENE1,5680.3%–

08Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%–

09Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.4%–

10Arthur County, NENE3960.4%–

11Cherry County, NENE5,5610.4%–

12Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.6%–

13Webster County, NENE3,3360.7%–

14Kimball County, NENE3,3910.7%–

15Stanton County, NENE5,7440.7%–

16Holt County, NENE10,0670.9%–

17Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0%–

18Furnas County, NENE4,5241.0%–

19Burt County, NENE6,6781.1%–

20Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.2%–

21Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%–

22Phelps County, NENE8,9941.2%–

23Butler County, NENE8,5071.2%–

24Boone County, NENE5,3551.2%–

25Harlan County, NENE3,0001.3%–

26Blaine County, NENE4581.3%–

27Polk County, NENE5,2701.3%–

28Colfax County, NENE10,9341.3%–

29Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4%–

30Red Willow County, NENE10,3071.4%–

31Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%–

32York County, NENE14,5641.5%–

33Perkins County, NENE2,8491.5%–

34Gage County, NENE21,7111.5%–

35Box Butte County, NENE10,4941.6%–

36Dawes County, NENE7,8581.6%–

37Kearney County, NENE6,7901.7%–

38Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.7%–

39Cass County, NENE27,6571.7%–

40Antelope County, NENE6,3521.7%–

41Brown County, NENE2,8261.7%–

42Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%–

43Sioux County, NENE1,1881.8%–

44Washington County, NENE21,3021.8%–

45Chase County, NENE3,7181.9%–

46Clay County, NENE6,1701.9%–

47Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.0%–

48Thayer County, NENE4,8422.0%–

49Platte County, NENE35,6492.0%–

50Keith County, NENE8,1002.0%–

51Pierce County, NENE7,3782.1%–

52Thomas County, NENE6392.1%–

53Seward County, NENE18,0322.1%–

54Cuming County, NENE8,8232.2%–

55Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.2%–

56Boyd County, NENE1,6742.3%–

57Hamilton County, NENE9,6782.3%–

58Wheeler County, NENE7892.3%–

59Dixon County, NENE5,6022.4%–

60Gosper County, NENE1,8032.4%–

61Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%–

62Saunders County, NENE23,7022.5%–

63Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.6%–

64Frontier County, NENE2,6552.6%–

65Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.6%–

66Custer County, NENE10,5002.6%–

67Franklin County, NENE2,7952.7%–

68Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.7%–

69Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%–

70Garfield County, NENE1,7102.7%–

71Saline County, NENE14,9962.9%–

72Madison County, NENE36,1063.0%–

73Sherman County, NENE2,9243.0%–

74Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.2%–

75Johnson County, NENE5,2183.4%–

76Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.4%–

77Dodge County, NENE38,0573.4%–

78Greeley County, NENE2,1543.5%–

79Knox County, NENE8,3353.6%–

80Nance County, NENE3,2903.6%–

81Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.6%–

82Morrill County, NENE4,4043.6%–

83Banner County, NENE6863.7%–

84Richardson County, NENE7,5303.7%–

85Howard County, NENE6,5383.8%–

86Douglas County, NENE606,4603.8%–

87Hooker County, NENE6863.9%–

88Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%–

89Wayne County, NENE10,0204.3%–

90Dakota County, NENE21,6874.8%–

91Garden County, NENE1,8045.4%–

92Nemaha County, NENE7,1026.0%–

93Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%–

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