RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Most unemployed people, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 72.

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01Douglas County, NENE606,46012,528–

02Lancaster County, NENE334,0495,957–

03Sarpy County, NENE208,3033,146–

04Hall County, NENE63,6331,312–

05Dodge County, NENE38,057865–

06Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586799–

07Buffalo County, NENE51,172781–

08Lincoln County, NENE33,303607–

09Madison County, NENE36,106597–

10Dawson County, NENE24,452459–

11Dakota County, NENE21,687448–

12Platte County, NENE35,649409–

13Adams County, NENE31,071398–

14Thurston County, NENE6,752386–

15Cass County, NENE27,657369–

16Washington County, NENE21,302278–

17Red Willow County, NENE10,307269–

18Box Butte County, NENE10,494267–

19Gage County, NENE21,711236–

20Otoe County, NENE16,531227–

21Seward County, NENE18,032226–

22Saunders County, NENE23,702225–

23York County, NENE14,564214–

24Nemaha County, NENE7,102190–

25Wayne County, NENE10,020175–

26Saline County, NENE14,996173–

27Hamilton County, NENE9,678162–

28Polk County, NENE5,270154–

29Keith County, NENE8,100153–

30Knox County, NENE8,335152–

31Richardson County, NENE7,530147–

32Cuming County, NENE8,823140–

33Cheyenne County, NENE9,528135–

34Burt County, NENE6,678131–

35Pierce County, NENE7,378129–

36Kimball County, NENE3,391126–

37Morrill County, NENE4,404124–

38Howard County, NENE6,538117–

39Clay County, NENE6,170107–

40Custer County, NENE10,500105–

41Colfax County, NENE10,93493–

42Dawes County, NENE7,85882–

43Nance County, NENE3,29079–

44Cedar County, NENE8,37378–

45Kearney County, NENE6,79077–

46Stanton County, NENE5,74474–

47Merrick County, NENE7,90572–

48Frontier County, NENE2,65566–

49Chase County, NENE3,71866–

50Butler County, NENE8,50764–

51Antelope County, NENE6,35261–

52Holt County, NENE10,06761–

53Jefferson County, NENE7,07061–

54Dixon County, NENE5,60257–

55Pawnee County, NENE2,51055–

56Sherman County, NENE2,92453–

57Johnson County, NENE5,21850–

58Thayer County, NENE4,84244–

59Sheridan County, NENE4,80942–

60Boone County, NENE5,35540–

61Nuckolls County, NENE4,10040–

62Deuel County, NENE1,86237–

63Webster County, NENE3,33635–

64Furnas County, NENE4,52430–

65Phelps County, NENE8,99428–

66Fillmore County, NENE5,45825–

67Hitchcock County, NENE2,46724–

68Harlan County, NENE3,00021–

69Boyd County, NENE1,67417–

70Garden County, NENE1,80417–

71Sioux County, NENE1,18817–

72Valley County, NENE4,09416–

73Greeley County, NENE2,15415–

74Gosper County, NENE1,80314–

75Perkins County, NENE2,84911–

76Brown County, NENE2,82611–

77Dundy County, NENE1,56811–

78Hooker County, NENE6869–

79Rock County, NENE1,2599–

80Thomas County, NENE6396–

81Banner County, NENE6865–

82Franklin County, NENE2,7955–

83Garfield County, NENE1,7103–

84Grant County, NENE5613–

85Cherry County, NENE5,5613–

86Hayes County, NENE8212–

87Arthur County, NENE3961–

88Logan County, NENE6691–

89Keya Paha County, NENE7920–

90Wheeler County, NENE7890–

91Blaine County, NENE4580–

92Loup County, NENE5700–

93McPherson County, NENE3690–

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