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Most residents in poverty, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, NENE606,46062,729+37%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04938,285+60%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30310,748+108%

04Hall County, NENE63,6337,065+10%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,1725,955+26%

06Madison County, NENE36,1065,096+30%

07Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864,681−12%

08Dodge County, NENE38,0574,151+34%

09Adams County, NENE31,0713,803+31%

10Lincoln County, NENE33,3033,311−2%

11Dakota County, NENE21,6873,043+32%

12Gage County, NENE21,7112,860+43%

13Dawson County, NENE24,4522,846+8%

14Platte County, NENE35,6492,629+7%

15Otoe County, NENE16,5311,881+51%

16Saline County, NENE14,9961,766+36%

17Cass County, NENE27,6571,715+36%

18Washington County, NENE21,3021,554+39%

19Thurston County, NENE6,7521,435−22%

20Saunders County, NENE23,7021,392+6%

21Box Butte County, NENE10,4941,387+7%

22Custer County, NENE10,5001,284−12%

23Keith County, NENE8,1001,274+54%

24Seward County, NENE18,0321,263+9%

25Colfax County, NENE10,9341,249+10%

26York County, NENE14,5641,210−2%

27Wayne County, NENE10,0201,141−20%

28Dawes County, NENE7,8581,075−37%

29Red Willow County, NENE10,3071,065−3%

30Nemaha County, NENE7,1021,045+10%

31Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281,039+5%

32Phelps County, NENE8,9941,029+19%

33Sheridan County, NENE4,809975+19%

34Richardson County, NENE7,530960−0%

35Merrick County, NENE7,905933+28%

36Burt County, NENE6,678852+23%

37Knox County, NENE8,335796−46%

38Jefferson County, NENE7,070776+4%

39Antelope County, NENE6,352681−33%

40Butler County, NENE8,507668−7%

41Kearney County, NENE6,790666+13%

42Holt County, NENE10,067662−56%

43Pierce County, NENE7,378631−32%

44Cedar County, NENE8,373571−35%

45Dixon County, NENE5,602567−11%

46Clay County, NENE6,170565−23%

47Cherry County, NENE5,561534−30%

48Thayer County, NENE4,842530−18%

49Pawnee County, NENE2,510515+51%

50Polk County, NENE5,270481+47%

51Franklin County, NENE2,795465−1%

52Cuming County, NENE8,823444−52%

53Morrill County, NENE4,404441−45%

54Kimball County, NENE3,391410−10%

55Furnas County, NENE4,524409−27%

56Nance County, NENE3,290404−24%

57Howard County, NENE6,538392−49%

58Fillmore County, NENE5,458386−26%

59Johnson County, NENE5,218383−4%

60Valley County, NENE4,094371−38%

61Nuckolls County, NENE4,100369−35%

62Stanton County, NENE5,744362−17%

63Chase County, NENE3,718348−11%

64Boone County, NENE5,355336−48%

65Hamilton County, NENE9,678334−52%

66Hitchcock County, NENE2,467321−31%

67Harlan County, NENE3,000314−18%

68Greeley County, NENE2,154301−24%

69Sherman County, NENE2,924300−30%

70Brown County, NENE2,826281−28%

71Webster County, NENE3,336269−41%

72Frontier County, NENE2,655237−37%

73Perkins County, NENE2,849192−56%

74Dundy County, NENE1,568183−41%

75Boyd County, NENE1,674182−51%

76Garden County, NENE1,804160−53%

77Garfield County, NENE1,710156−35%

78Deuel County, NENE1,862151−21%

79Hayes County, NENE821119−40%

80Grant County, NENE561106+47%

81Wheeler County, NENE78998−47%

82Gosper County, NENE1,80397−42%

83Sioux County, NENE1,18892−60%

84Hooker County, NENE68682+52%

85Rock County, NENE1,25980−79%

86Logan County, NENE66979−2%

87Thomas County, NENE63974−29%

88Arthur County, NENE39654−11%

89Keya Paha County, NENE79254−80%

90Loup County, NENE57054−57%

91McPherson County, NENE36954−37%

92Banner County, NENE68623−79%

93Blaine County, NENE45818−84%

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