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Lowest unemployment, Nebraska counties · 2020

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

01Keya Paha County, NENE7920.0%–

02Wheeler County, NENE7890.0%–

03Blaine County, NENE4580.0%–

04Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

05McPherson County, NENE3690.0%–

06Cherry County, NENE5,5610.1%–

07Logan County, NENE6690.2%–

08Garfield County, NENE1,7100.3%–

09Franklin County, NENE2,7950.3%–

10Hayes County, NENE8210.4%–

11Arthur County, NENE3960.4%–

12Phelps County, NENE8,9940.6%–

13Perkins County, NENE2,8490.7%–

14Valley County, NENE4,0940.8%–

15Brown County, NENE2,8260.8%–

16Fillmore County, NENE5,4580.8%–

17Grant County, NENE5610.9%–

18Dundy County, NENE1,5681.1%–

19Holt County, NENE10,0671.1%–

20Rock County, NENE1,2591.2%–

21Harlan County, NENE3,0001.2%–

22Furnas County, NENE4,5241.3%–

23Greeley County, NENE2,1541.3%–

24Gosper County, NENE1,8031.4%–

25Boone County, NENE5,3551.4%–

26Banner County, NENE6861.5%–

27Butler County, NENE8,5071.5%–

28Sheridan County, NENE4,8091.6%–

29Cedar County, NENE8,3731.7%–

30Thayer County, NENE4,8421.7%–

31Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.7%–

32Colfax County, NENE10,9341.7%–

33Boyd County, NENE1,6741.7%–

34Merrick County, NENE7,9051.8%–

35Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001.8%–

36Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.8%–

37Dawes County, NENE7,8581.8%–

38Antelope County, NENE6,3521.9%–

39Custer County, NENE10,5001.9%–

40Dixon County, NENE5,6021.9%–

41Webster County, NENE3,3361.9%–

42Saunders County, NENE23,7022.0%–

43Thomas County, NENE6392.0%–

44Garden County, NENE1,8042.0%–

45Gage County, NENE21,7112.1%–

46Kearney County, NENE6,7902.2%–

47Stanton County, NENE5,7442.3%–

48Platte County, NENE35,6492.3%–

49Adams County, NENE31,0712.4%–

50Saline County, NENE14,9962.4%–

51Seward County, NENE18,0322.4%–

52Johnson County, NENE5,2182.5%–

53Washington County, NENE21,3022.5%–

54Sioux County, NENE1,1882.6%–

55Hooker County, NENE6862.7%–

56Otoe County, NENE16,5312.7%–

57Cheyenne County, NENE9,5282.7%–

58Cass County, NENE27,6572.7%–

59Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.8%–

60Cuming County, NENE8,8232.9%–

61York County, NENE14,5643.0%–

62Wayne County, NENE10,0203.1%–

63Sarpy County, NENE208,3033.2%–

64Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.2%–

65Madison County, NENE36,1063.2%–

66Clay County, NENE6,1703.3%–

67Pierce County, NENE7,3783.3%–

68Sherman County, NENE2,9243.3%–

69Howard County, NENE6,5383.4%–

70Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.4%–

71Lincoln County, NENE33,3033.4%–

72Knox County, NENE8,3353.5%–

73Chase County, NENE3,7183.5%–

74Richardson County, NENE7,5303.6%–

75Dawson County, NENE24,4523.7%–

76Keith County, NENE8,1003.7%–

77Hall County, NENE63,6334.0%–

78Douglas County, NENE606,4604.1%–

79Dakota County, NENE21,6874.1%–

80Deuel County, NENE1,8624.1%–

81Nance County, NENE3,2904.2%–

82Burt County, NENE6,6784.4%–

83Pawnee County, NENE2,5104.4%–

84Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864.5%–

85Dodge County, NENE38,0574.5%–

86Red Willow County, NENE10,3074.8%–

87Box Butte County, NENE10,4944.8%–

88Frontier County, NENE2,6554.9%–

89Morrill County, NENE4,4045.3%–

90Nemaha County, NENE7,1025.5%–

91Polk County, NENE5,2705.6%–

92Kimball County, NENE3,3916.5%–

93Thurston County, NENE6,75211.8%–

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