Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial 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 Black or African American Alone racial group in Nebraska was 22.38%. Among all Nebraska counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Cherry County (100%), followed by Dixon County (100%), and Dundy County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Boone County (0%), Box Butte County (0%), and Boyd County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties where the Black or African American Alone racial 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 Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Cherry County
Dixon County
Dundy County
Gosper County
Harlan County
Polk County
Webster County
Sheridan County
Furnas County
Franklin County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Cherry County 100.00
1 Dixon County 100.00
1 Dundy County 100.00
1 Gosper County 100.00
1 Harlan County 100.00
1 Polk County 100.00
1 Webster County 100.00
2 Sheridan County 90.48
3 Furnas County 82.35
4 Franklin County 66.67
5 Nemaha County 60.87
6 Johnson County 58.33
7 Keith County 54.96
8 Otoe County 49.06
9 Holt County 47.50
10 Dodge County 40.89
11 Saline County 37.07
12 Washington County 35.64
13 Wayne County 35.56
14 Grant County 33.33
15 Hall County 32.91
16 Gage County 32.31
17 Scotts Bluff County 26.80
18 Custer County 26.42
19 Lancaster County 25.50
20 Douglas County 24.05
21 Dawes County 22.32
22 York County 21.10
23 Saunders County 19.25
24 Buffalo County 18.01
25 Antelope County 17.81
26 Fillmore County 16.67
27 Frontier County 16.00
28 Adams County 14.47
29 Sarpy County 12.19
30 Howard County 12.00
31 Dawson County 10.08
32 Thayer County 9.09
33 Chase County 8.33
34 Lincoln County 6.79
35 Platte County 3.45
36 Knox County 3.13
37 Cass County 2.08
38 Cheyenne County 1.32
39 Colfax County 0.35
40 Dakota County 0.31
41 Boone County 0.00
41 Box Butte County 0.00
41 Boyd County 0.00
41 Burt County 0.00
41 Cedar County 0.00
41 Clay County 0.00
41 Cuming County 0.00
41 Deuel County 0.00
41 Garfield County 0.00
41 Greeley County 0.00
41 Hamilton County 0.00
41 Hooker County 0.00
41 Jefferson County 0.00
41 Kearney County 0.00
41 Keya Paha County 0.00
41 Kimball County 0.00
41 Madison County 0.00
41 Merrick County 0.00
41 Nance County 0.00
41 Nuckolls County 0.00
41 Pawnee County 0.00
41 Perkins County 0.00
41 Phelps County 0.00
41 Pierce County 0.00
41 Richardson County 0.00
41 Rock County 0.00
41 Seward County 0.00
41 Sherman County 0.00
41 Sioux County 0.00
41 Stanton County 0.00
41 Thurston County 0.00
41 Valley County 0.00