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Most residents in poverty, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,46069,706+53%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04938,798+63%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30310,995+113%

04Hall County, NENE63,6338,817+37%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,1724,996+6%

06Madison County, NENE36,1064,652+18%

07Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864,615−14%

08Lincoln County, NENE33,3034,178+24%

09Dodge County, NENE38,0574,118+33%

10Adams County, NENE31,0713,935+36%

11Platte County, NENE35,6493,388+38%

12Gage County, NENE21,7112,726+36%

13Dawson County, NENE24,4522,618−1%

14Dakota County, NENE21,6872,464+7%

15Red Willow County, NENE10,3071,482+34%

16Otoe County, NENE16,5311,476+19%

17Saunders County, NENE23,7021,449+10%

18Cass County, NENE27,6571,419+13%

19Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281,361+38%

20Washington County, NENE21,3021,350+21%

21York County, NENE14,5641,310+6%

22Saline County, NENE14,9961,303+0%

23Seward County, NENE18,0321,302+13%

24Wayne County, NENE10,0201,297−9%

25Holt County, NENE10,0671,181−22%

26Box Butte County, NENE10,4941,156−11%

27Knox County, NENE8,3351,144−22%

28Phelps County, NENE8,9941,103+28%

29Dawes County, NENE7,8581,068−38%

30Nemaha County, NENE7,102936−2%

31Thurston County, NENE6,752921−50%

32Burt County, NENE6,678891+28%

33Keith County, NENE8,100852+3%

34Butler County, NENE8,507820+15%

35Richardson County, NENE7,530810−16%

36Custer County, NENE10,500742−49%

37Colfax County, NENE10,934733−35%

38Jefferson County, NENE7,070726−2%

39Morrill County, NENE4,404630−21%

40Merrick County, NENE7,905610−16%

41Cuming County, NENE8,823604−34%

42Furnas County, NENE4,524593+5%

43Cedar County, NENE8,373587−33%

44Antelope County, NENE6,352583−42%

45Sheridan County, NENE4,809565−31%

46Pierce County, NENE7,378553−41%

47Nance County, NENE3,290553+4%

48Stanton County, NENE5,744543+24%

49Boone County, NENE5,355517−21%

50Johnson County, NENE5,218511+28%

51Hamilton County, NENE9,678494−30%

52Fillmore County, NENE5,458489−6%

53Kearney County, NENE6,790484−18%

54Cherry County, NENE5,561456−40%

55Thayer County, NENE4,842442−32%

56Clay County, NENE6,170421−43%

57Polk County, NENE5,270411+25%

58Dixon County, NENE5,602407−36%

59Kimball County, NENE3,391395−13%

60Brown County, NENE2,826384−2%

61Valley County, NENE4,094379−36%

62Franklin County, NENE2,795349−26%

63Pawnee County, NENE2,510343+1%

64Hitchcock County, NENE2,467328−29%

65Webster County, NENE3,336324−29%

66Howard County, NENE6,538315−59%

67Frontier County, NENE2,655292−23%

68Garden County, NENE1,804291−14%

69Greeley County, NENE2,154288−27%

70Chase County, NENE3,718275−30%

71Sherman County, NENE2,924257−40%

72Dundy County, NENE1,568243−22%

73Nuckolls County, NENE4,100233−59%

74Gosper County, NENE1,803211+26%

75Perkins County, NENE2,849202−54%

76Harlan County, NENE3,000191−50%

77Sioux County, NENE1,188175−23%

78Deuel County, NENE1,862174−9%

79Boyd County, NENE1,674163−56%

80Garfield County, NENE1,710151−37%

81Rock County, NENE1,259143−63%

82Hayes County, NENE821107−46%

83Grant County, NENE56176+6%

84Keya Paha County, NENE79259−78%

85McPherson County, NENE36958−33%

86Banner County, NENE68657−49%

87Thomas County, NENE63950−52%

88Wheeler County, NENE78944−76%

89Logan County, NENE66943−47%

90Hooker County, NENE68640−26%

91Loup County, NENE57040−68%

92Blaine County, NENE45838−66%

93Arthur County, NENE39635−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES