Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Nebraska was 8.05%. Among all Nebraska counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Franklin County (17.65%), followed by Grant County (15.32%), and Pawnee County (14.83%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Hamilton County (2.37%), Banner County (3.26%), and Sarpy County (4.22%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Nebraska.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Franklin County
Grant County
Pawnee County
Dundy County
Nemaha County
Nance County
Gage County
Wayne County
Dakota County
Hayes County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Franklin County 17.65
2 Grant County 15.32
3 Pawnee County 14.83
4 Dundy County 13.75
5 Nemaha County 13.50
6 Nance County 13.29
7 Gage County 13.19
8 Wayne County 13.18
9 Dakota County 13.10
10 Hayes County 13.08
11 Greeley County 12.11
12 Box Butte County 12.01
13 Burt County 11.86
14 Red Willow County 11.77
15 Adams County 11.70
15 Arthur County 11.70
16 Richardson County 11.58
17 Dixon County 11.53
18 Buffalo County 11.22
19 Cheyenne County 11.16
20 Boyd County 11.14
21 Custer County 11.07
22 Wheeler County 10.92
23 Garfield County 10.70
24 Kimball County 10.55
25 Antelope County 10.54
26 Keith County 10.49
27 Dodge County 10.42
28 Merrick County 10.31
29 Madison County 10.21
30 Rock County 10.06
31 Scotts Bluff County 10.01
32 Lancaster County 9.88
33 Jefferson County 9.63
34 Otoe County 9.51
35 Hitchcock County 9.50
36 Sheridan County 9.47
37 Dawes County 9.42
38 Phelps County 9.35
39 Hooker County 9.31
40 Sherman County 9.24
41 Logan County 9.12
41 Pierce County 9.12
42 Thayer County 9.11
43 Lincoln County 9.07
44 Sioux County 8.95
45 Blaine County 8.67
46 Holt County 8.64
47 Deuel County 8.49
48 Valley County 8.45
49 Frontier County 8.27
50 Saline County 8.18
51 McPherson County 8.09
52 Knox County 7.79
53 Cherry County 7.73
54 Perkins County 7.72
55 Dawson County 7.71
56 Webster County 7.70
57 Kearney County 7.66
58 Furnas County 7.65
59 Harlan County 7.64
60 Clay County 7.62
61 Colfax County 7.59
62 Butler County 7.51
63 Loup County 7.19
64 Garden County 6.97
64 Seward County 6.97
65 Douglas County 6.89
66 Hall County 6.79
67 York County 6.78
68 Brown County 6.75
69 Washington County 6.74
70 Polk County 6.66
71 Chase County 6.63
72 Morrill County 6.59
73 Fillmore County 6.39
73 Nuckolls County 6.39
74 Thomas County 6.31
75 Keya Paha County 6.30
76 Saunders County 6.28
77 Johnson County 6.15
78 Cuming County 5.81
79 Stanton County 5.63
80 Thurston County 5.53
81 Boone County 5.43
82 Howard County 5.40
83 Cedar County 5.17
84 Gosper County 4.96
85 Cass County 4.84
86 Platte County 4.63
87 Sarpy County 4.22
88 Banner County 3.26
89 Hamilton County 2.37