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Most residents in poverty, Nebraska counties · 2010

Nebraska counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, NENE606,46067,787+48%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04939,255+65%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,3038,988+74%

04Hall County, NENE63,6336,580+2%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,1726,467+37%

06Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865,565+4%

07Dodge County, NENE38,0574,804+55%

08Adams County, NENE31,0714,238+46%

09Madison County, NENE36,1064,137+5%

10Lincoln County, NENE33,3033,675+9%

11Dawson County, NENE24,4523,455+31%

12Dakota County, NENE21,6873,248+41%

13Gage County, NENE21,7112,829+41%

14Platte County, NENE35,6492,565+5%

15Dawes County, NENE7,8582,082+21%

16Thurston County, NENE6,7522,018+10%

17Otoe County, NENE16,5311,895+53%

18Saline County, NENE14,9961,698+31%

19Box Butte County, NENE10,4941,602+24%

20Wayne County, NENE10,0201,510+6%

21Saunders County, NENE23,7021,486+13%

22Knox County, NENE8,3351,192−19%

23Richardson County, NENE7,5301,188+23%

24Seward County, NENE18,0321,177+2%

25Cass County, NENE27,6571,175−7%

26Colfax County, NENE10,9341,152+2%

27Red Willow County, NENE10,3071,144+4%

28Cuming County, NENE8,8231,125+23%

29Custer County, NENE10,5001,091−25%

30Nemaha County, NENE7,102994+4%

31Phelps County, NENE8,994977+13%

32Cheyenne County, NENE9,528977−1%

33York County, NENE14,564958−22%

34Jefferson County, NENE7,070943+27%

35Cedar County, NENE8,373935+7%

36Sheridan County, NENE4,809905+11%

37Washington County, NENE21,302882−21%

38Merrick County, NENE7,905841+16%

39Hamilton County, NENE9,678815+16%

40Holt County, NENE10,067813−46%

41Nuckolls County, NENE4,100810+43%

42Butler County, NENE8,507767+7%

43Keith County, NENE8,100767−7%

44Antelope County, NENE6,352762−25%

45Johnson County, NENE5,218759+90%

46Morrill County, NENE4,404755−5%

47Furnas County, NENE4,524751+33%

48Fillmore County, NENE5,458691+33%

49Valley County, NENE4,094685+15%

50Burt County, NENE6,678679−2%

51Stanton County, NENE5,744672+54%

52Thayer County, NENE4,842632−2%

53Howard County, NENE6,538624−19%

54Dixon County, NENE5,602618−3%

55Brown County, NENE2,826609+55%

56Pierce County, NENE7,378598−36%

57Kearney County, NENE6,790591+1%

58Webster County, NENE3,336572+26%

59Chase County, NENE3,718555+42%

60Clay County, NENE6,170546−26%

61Franklin County, NENE2,795505+7%

62Sherman County, NENE2,924484+13%

63Cherry County, NENE5,561444−41%

64Kimball County, NENE3,391399−12%

65Hitchcock County, NENE2,467378−19%

66Polk County, NENE5,270375+14%

67Nance County, NENE3,290366−31%

68Boone County, NENE5,355365−44%

69Pawnee County, NENE2,510358+5%

70Harlan County, NENE3,000352−8%

71Frontier County, NENE2,655349−8%

72Greeley County, NENE2,154311−21%

73Deuel County, NENE1,862278+46%

74Garden County, NENE1,804276−19%

75Garfield County, NENE1,710274+15%

76Gosper County, NENE1,803233+39%

77Dundy County, NENE1,568227−27%

78Keya Paha County, NENE792187−29%

79Perkins County, NENE2,849175−60%

80Boyd County, NENE1,674174−53%

81Rock County, NENE1,259146−62%

82Sioux County, NENE1,188123−46%

83Loup County, NENE570120−5%

84Banner County, NENE686111+0%

85Grant County, NENE561107+49%

86Wheeler County, NENE789105−43%

87Hayes County, NENE82192−53%

88Thomas County, NENE63962−40%

89Blaine County, NENE45859−48%

90Hooker County, NENE68649−9%

91McPherson County, NENE36945−48%

92Logan County, NENE66943−47%

93Arthur County, NENE39636−41%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS