Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Nebraska was 10.29%. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest poverty rate (20.52%), followed by Franklin County (18.11%), and Pawnee County (16.81%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Hamilton County (2.58%), Banner County (3%), and Gosper County (5.01%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: Nebraska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Thurston County | 20.52 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 18.11 |
| 3 | Pawnee County | 16.81 |
| 4 | Grant County | 15.75 |
| 5 | Dawes County | 13.92 |
| 6 | Gage County | 13.81 |
| 7 | Dundy County | 13.73 |
| 8 | Nemaha County | 13.71 |
| 9 | Greeley County | 13.53 |
| 10 | Burt County | 13.48 |
| 11 | Adams County | 13.14 |
| 12 | Hayes County | 13.02 |
| 13 | Keith County | 13.01 |
| 14 | Sheridan County | 12.90 |
| 15 | Nance County | 12.85 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 12.78 |
| 17 | Saline County | 12.77 |
| 18 | Wheeler County | 12.52 |
| 19 | Box Butte County | 12.36 |
| 20 | Phelps County | 12.17 |
| 21 | Dawson County | 12.16 |
| 21 | Otoe County | 12.16 |
| 22 | Buffalo County | 12.11 |
| 23 | Madison County | 12.05 |
| 24 | Custer County | 12.02 |
| 25 | Lancaster County | 12.01 |
| 26 | Scotts Bluff County | 11.96 |
| 27 | Hall County | 11.93 |
| 27 | Kimball County | 11.93 |
| 28 | Dakota County | 11.76 |
| 29 | Cheyenne County | 11.58 |
| 30 | Red Willow County | 11.41 |
| 31 | Arthur County | 11.23 |
| 32 | Richardson County | 11.12 |
| 33 | Merrick County | 11.06 |
| 34 | Dodge County | 11.03 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 10.98 |
| 36 | Antelope County | 10.83 |
| 37 | Dixon County | 10.77 |
| 38 | Garfield County | 10.75 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 10.71 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 10.65 |
| 41 | Boyd County | 10.57 |
| 42 | Hitchcock County | 10.53 |
| 43 | Knox County | 10.23 |
| 44 | Sioux County | 10.18 |
| 45 | Rock County | 9.92 |
| 46 | Colfax County | 9.59 |
| 47 | Pierce County | 9.44 |
| 48 | Kearney County | 9.24 |
| 49 | Sherman County | 9.18 |
| 50 | Thayer County | 9.16 |
| 51 | Furnas County | 9.13 |
| 52 | Valley County | 9.12 |
| 53 | Clay County | 8.94 |
| 54 | Frontier County | 8.88 |
| 55 | Blaine County | 8.67 |
| 56 | Holt County | 8.62 |
| 57 | Webster County | 8.60 |
| 58 | Hooker County | 8.58 |
| 59 | Logan County | 8.56 |
| 60 | Butler County | 8.19 |
| 61 | York County | 8.15 |
| 62 | Chase County | 8.14 |
| 62 | Deuel County | 8.14 |
| 63 | McPherson County | 8.00 |
| 64 | Perkins County | 7.94 |
| 65 | Cherry County | 7.81 |
| 66 | Morrill County | 7.45 |
| 67 | Washington County | 7.39 |
| 68 | Harlan County | 7.34 |
| 69 | Thomas County | 7.30 |
| 70 | Platte County | 7.23 |
| 71 | Brown County | 7.20 |
| 72 | Seward County | 7.08 |
| 73 | Fillmore County | 7.06 |
| 74 | Garden County | 6.89 |
| 75 | Polk County | 6.81 |
| 76 | Johnson County | 6.70 |
| 77 | Saunders County | 6.63 |
| 78 | Stanton County | 6.55 |
| 79 | Howard County | 6.38 |
| 80 | Boone County | 6.30 |
| 81 | Nuckolls County | 6.22 |
| 82 | Loup County | 6.17 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 6.13 |
| 84 | Cedar County | 5.85 |
| 85 | Cass County | 5.81 |
| 85 | Cuming County | 5.81 |
| 86 | Sarpy County | 5.55 |
| 87 | Gosper County | 5.01 |
| 88 | Banner County | 3.00 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 2.58 |