Ranking of Nebraska Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Nebraska was 8.76%. Among all Nebraska counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Franklin County (17.7%), followed by Pawnee County (15.64%), and Grant County (15.32%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Hamilton County (2.34%), Banner County (3.23%), and Sarpy County (4.51%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties where the White 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.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | 17.70 |
| 2 | Pawnee County | 15.64 |
| 3 | Grant County | 15.32 |
| 4 | Saline County | 13.71 |
| 5 | Gage County | 13.57 |
| 6 | Nemaha County | 13.56 |
| 7 | Dakota County | 13.34 |
| 8 | Dundy County | 13.17 |
| 9 | Nance County | 13.11 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 12.78 |
| 11 | Adams County | 12.76 |
| 12 | Hayes County | 12.66 |
| 13 | Wheeler County | 12.64 |
| 14 | Burt County | 12.31 |
| 15 | Box Butte County | 12.27 |
| 16 | Greeley County | 12.12 |
| 17 | Arthur County | 11.99 |
| 18 | Buffalo County | 11.77 |
| 18 | Kimball County | 11.77 |
| 19 | Scotts Bluff County | 11.67 |
| 20 | Custer County | 11.63 |
| 21 | Richardson County | 11.58 |
| 22 | Red Willow County | 11.45 |
| 23 | Dixon County | 11.18 |
| 24 | Boyd County | 11.14 |
| 25 | Cheyenne County | 10.99 |
| 26 | Merrick County | 10.92 |
| 27 | Madison County | 10.76 |
| 28 | Garfield County | 10.70 |
| 29 | Dodge County | 10.65 |
| 30 | Colfax County | 10.58 |
| 31 | Antelope County | 10.50 |
| 32 | Sheridan County | 10.38 |
| 33 | Dawes County | 10.33 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 10.32 |
| 35 | Lancaster County | 10.20 |
| 36 | Phelps County | 10.16 |
| 37 | Rock County | 10.05 |
| 38 | Keith County | 10.03 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 9.97 |
| 40 | Otoe County | 9.66 |
| 41 | Kearney County | 9.62 |
| 42 | Hall County | 9.49 |
| 43 | Hitchcock County | 9.29 |
| 44 | Valley County | 9.25 |
| 45 | Sherman County | 9.15 |
| 46 | Pierce County | 9.07 |
| 47 | Thayer County | 9.03 |
| 48 | Sioux County | 8.94 |
| 49 | Hooker County | 8.87 |
| 50 | Logan County | 8.81 |
| 51 | Blaine County | 8.67 |
| 52 | Deuel County | 8.52 |
| 53 | Chase County | 8.51 |
| 54 | Holt County | 8.46 |
| 55 | Frontier County | 8.41 |
| 56 | Butler County | 8.39 |
| 57 | Dawson County | 8.25 |
| 58 | Furnas County | 8.23 |
| 59 | Clay County | 8.18 |
| 60 | McPherson County | 8.09 |
| 61 | Douglas County | 8.02 |
| 62 | Webster County | 8.01 |
| 63 | Cherry County | 7.65 |
| 63 | Knox County | 7.65 |
| 64 | Harlan County | 7.59 |
| 65 | Perkins County | 7.49 |
| 66 | Fillmore County | 7.23 |
| 67 | Seward County | 7.12 |
| 67 | York County | 7.12 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 7.03 |
| 68 | Loup County | 7.03 |
| 69 | Garden County | 6.92 |
| 70 | Morrill County | 6.77 |
| 71 | Stanton County | 6.75 |
| 72 | Thurston County | 6.74 |
| 73 | Platte County | 6.67 |
| 74 | Washington County | 6.63 |
| 75 | Brown County | 6.62 |
| 76 | Polk County | 6.58 |
| 77 | Saunders County | 6.37 |
| 78 | Thomas County | 6.31 |
| 79 | Keya Paha County | 6.30 |
| 80 | Nuckolls County | 6.22 |
| 81 | Cuming County | 6.05 |
| 82 | Howard County | 5.78 |
| 83 | Boone County | 5.74 |
| 84 | Cass County | 5.39 |
| 85 | Cedar County | 5.23 |
| 86 | Gosper County | 4.90 |
| 87 | Sarpy County | 4.51 |
| 88 | Banner County | 3.23 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 2.34 |