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Most segregated, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 60 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 60 is 20. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nemaha County, NE, up 34 places to #24.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020
01Colfax County, NENE10,93468+5%
02Dawson County, NENE24,45261−2%
03▲14Dakota County, NENE21,68742+53%
04Douglas County, NENE606,46040−8%
05▲2Johnson County, NENE5,21838−2%
06▲10Dixon County, NENE5,60237+27%
07▼1Saline County, NENE14,99636−10%
08Hall County, NENE63,63335−1%
09▲2Platte County, NENE35,64929−9%
10▲25Holt County, NENE10,06729+53%
11▼1Lancaster County, NENE334,04928−14%
12▲13Webster County, NENE3,33627+13%
13▲29Thurston County, NENE6,75226+52%
14▲26Keith County, NENE8,10025+43%
15▼3Cuming County, NENE8,82325−20%
16▼7Otoe County, NENE16,53125−30%
17▲4Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58625−1%
18▲12Box Butte County, NENE10,49425+8%
19▲32Cedar County, NENE8,37325+166%
20▼5Adams County, NENE31,07124−16%
21▲15Antelope County, NENE6,35224+30%
22▼8Sarpy County, NENE208,30324−19%
23▲6Washington County, NENE21,30222−4%
24▲34Nemaha County, NENE7,10222+1044%
25▼3Fillmore County, NENE5,45821−14%
26▲28Saunders County, NENE23,70221+170%
27▲28Franklin County, NENE2,79521+267%
28▼9Buffalo County, NENE51,17221−20%
29▼3Madison County, NENE36,10621−13%
30▼2Cass County, NENE27,65720−14%
31▲19Cheyenne County, NENE9,52820+106%
32▼19Burt County, NENE6,67820−35%
33▲12Gage County, NENE21,71119+18%
34▲15Red Willow County, NENE10,30719+47%
35▲13Custer County, NENE10,50019+39%
36▼13Dodge County, NENE38,05718−25%
37▼4Jefferson County, NENE7,07018−15%
38▼18Wayne County, NENE10,02018−31%
39▲5Dawes County, NENE7,85817+1%
40▲1Merrick County, NENE7,90517−6%
41▼38Knox County, NENE8,33516−64%
42▲4Cherry County, NENE5,56116−3%
43▼5Lincoln County, NENE33,30316−14%
44▼13Howard County, NENE6,53816−31%
45▼40Hamilton County, NENE9,67815−65%
46▼14Clay County, NENE6,17015−33%
47Stanton County, NENE5,74414−10%
48▲5Sheridan County, NENE4,80914+64%
49▼22Butler County, NENE8,50712−49%
50▼16Phelps County, NENE8,99411−45%
51▲5Thayer County, NENE4,84211+93%
52▼28Polk County, NENE5,27010−57%
53▼14Richardson County, NENE7,53010−43%
54▼36Kearney County, NENE6,79010−63%
55▼3York County, NENE14,5649+9%
56▲1Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009+95%
57▼14Seward County, NENE18,0326−64%
58▼21Valley County, NENE4,0945−75%
59Pierce County, NENE7,3782+26%
60Boone County, NENE5,3551−63%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES