Nebraska Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 93 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Gage County, Nebraska	0.0%
2	Antelope County, Nebraska	0.0%
3	Harlan County, Nebraska	0.0%
4	Hamilton County, Nebraska	0.0%
5	Colfax County, Nebraska	0.4%
6	Brown County, Nebraska	1.6%
7	Thomas County, Nebraska	1.8%
8	McPherson County, Nebraska	2.7%
9	Dawson County, Nebraska	3.0%
10	Loup County, Nebraska	3.1%
11	Nuckolls County, Nebraska	3.2%
12	Cass County, Nebraska	3.2%
13	Hooker County, Nebraska	3.6%
14	Sarpy County, Nebraska	3.8%
15	Gosper County, Nebraska	3.8%
16	Saunders County, Nebraska	4.3%
17	Seward County, Nebraska	4.5%
18	Merrick County, Nebraska	4.5%
19	Sherman County, Nebraska	4.6%
20	Furnas County, Nebraska	4.6%
21	York County, Nebraska	4.7%
22	Cuming County, Nebraska	4.8%
23	Polk County, Nebraska	4.8%
24	Banner County, Nebraska	5.0%
25	Johnson County, Nebraska	5.1%
26	Pierce County, Nebraska	5.2%
27	Wheeler County, Nebraska	5.4%
28	Perkins County, Nebraska	5.5%
29	Fillmore County, Nebraska	5.8%
30	Keith County, Nebraska	5.9%
31	Kearney County, Nebraska	6.0%
32	Washington County, Nebraska	6.0%
33	Arthur County, Nebraska	6.0%
34	Wayne County, Nebraska	6.4%
35	Kimball County, Nebraska	6.4%
36	Logan County, Nebraska	6.5%
37	Box Butte County, Nebraska	6.6%
38	Lancaster County, Nebraska	6.7%
39	Thayer County, Nebraska	6.7%
40	Cheyenne County, Nebraska	6.8%
41	Platte County, Nebraska	6.8%
42	Nemaha County, Nebraska	6.8%
43	Dodge County, Nebraska	6.9%
44	Madison County, Nebraska	6.9%
45	Stanton County, Nebraska	7.0%
46	Richardson County, Nebraska	7.2%
47	Saline County, Nebraska	7.2%
48	Knox County, Nebraska	7.2%
49	Sheridan County, Nebraska	7.3%
50	Morrill County, Nebraska	7.3%
51	Nance County, Nebraska	7.4%
52	Valley County, Nebraska	7.7%
53	Sioux County, Nebraska	8.0%
54	Keya Paha County, Nebraska	8.3%
55	Jefferson County, Nebraska	8.4%
56	Lincoln County, Nebraska	8.4%
57	Otoe County, Nebraska	8.4%
58	Webster County, Nebraska	8.6%
59	Frontier County, Nebraska	8.7%
60	Pawnee County, Nebraska	8.7%
61	Dakota County, Nebraska	8.9%
62	Red Willow County, Nebraska	9.2%
63	Garden County, Nebraska	9.2%
64	Hayes County, Nebraska	9.4%
65	Chase County, Nebraska	10.1%
66	Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	10.1%
67	Rock County, Nebraska	10.2%
68	Boone County, Nebraska	10.6%
69	Phelps County, Nebraska	11.9%
70	Holt County, Nebraska	12.1%
71	Butler County, Nebraska	12.9%
72	Thurston County, Nebraska	13.5%
73	Deuel County, Nebraska	15.4%
74	Franklin County, Nebraska	15.5%
75	Blaine County, Nebraska	15.7%
76	Garfield County, Nebraska	15.9%
77	Buffalo County, Nebraska	16.5%
78	Greeley County, Nebraska	16.9%
79	Cedar County, Nebraska	17.0%
80	Cherry County, Nebraska	17.1%
81	Grant County, Nebraska	17.2%
82	Howard County, Nebraska	17.6%
83	Hall County, Nebraska	17.8%
84	Boyd County, Nebraska	20.4%
85	Adams County, Nebraska	21.6%
86	Burt County, Nebraska	22.6%
87	Clay County, Nebraska	23.1%
88	Hitchcock County, Nebraska	25.1%
89	Douglas County, Nebraska	26.9%
90	Dundy County, Nebraska	27.9%
91	Dixon County, Nebraska	31.1%
92	Custer County, Nebraska	50.8%
93	Dawes County, Nebraska	100.0%