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Lowest unemployment, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 2.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS