Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on October 27, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Nebraska population without a health insurance coverage was 8.03% (i.e. 154,395 people). Percentagewise, among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (18.05%), followed by Kimball County (14.55%), and Grant County (14.09%).
In numerical terms, Douglas County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (52,787), followed by Lancaster County (21,969), and Sarpy County (10,030).
The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all Nebraska counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Nebraska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population With
No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Thurston County | 18.05 |
| 2 | Kimball County | 14.55 |
| 3 | Grant County | 14.09 |
| 4 | Deuel County | 13.52 |
| 5 | Garden County | 13.36 |
| 6 | Pawnee County | 13.18 |
| 7 | Sheridan County | 12.85 |
| 8 | Hall County | 11.94 |
| 9 | Sioux County | 11.66 |
| 10 | Colfax County | 11.22 |
| 11 | Burt County | 10.64 |
| 12 | Richardson County | 10.59 |
| 13 | Polk County | 10.48 |
| 14 | Platte County | 10.44 |
| 15 | Brown County | 10.40 |
| 16 | Wheeler County | 10.34 |
| 17 | Saline County | 10.13 |
| 18 | Rock County | 10.11 |
| 19 | Valley County | 10.04 |
| 20 | Scotts Bluff County | 9.87 |
| 21 | Logan County | 9.83 |
| 22 | Dawson County | 9.74 |
| 23 | Dawes County | 9.72 |
| 24 | Nuckolls County | 9.69 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 9.66 |
| 26 | Dundy County | 9.61 |
| 27 | Red Willow County | 9.48 |
| 28 | Douglas County | 9.22 |
| 29 | Chase County | 9.21 |
| 29 | Dakota County | 9.21 |
| 30 | Boyd County | 9.00 |
| 31 | Box Butte County | 8.94 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 8.93 |
| 33 | Arthur County | 8.69 |
| 34 | Nemaha County | 8.62 |
| 35 | Blaine County | 8.38 |
| 36 | Frontier County | 8.33 |
| 37 | Madison County | 8.32 |
| 38 | Cuming County | 8.28 |
| 39 | Keith County | 8.18 |
| 40 | Morrill County | 8.17 |
| 41 | Merrick County | 8.16 |
| 42 | Custer County | 8.15 |
| 43 | Sherman County | 8.13 |
| 44 | Hitchcock County | 8.08 |
| 45 | Howard County | 7.98 |
| 46 | Clay County | 7.94 |
| 47 | Furnas County | 7.93 |
| 48 | Dodge County | 7.86 |
| 49 | Cheyenne County | 7.60 |
| 50 | Cass County | 7.40 |
| 51 | Buffalo County | 7.37 |
| 52 | Cherry County | 7.34 |
| 53 | Gosper County | 7.02 |
| 53 | Harlan County | 7.02 |
| 54 | Lancaster County | 6.96 |
| 55 | Holt County | 6.79 |
| 56 | Antelope County | 6.78 |
| 57 | Gage County | 6.73 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 6.71 |
| 59 | Dixon County | 6.66 |
| 60 | Pierce County | 6.64 |
| 61 | Loup County | 6.47 |
| 62 | Hayes County | 6.29 |
| 63 | Hamilton County | 6.15 |
| 64 | Johnson County | 6.12 |
| 65 | Thayer County | 6.06 |
| 66 | Keya Paha County | 6.03 |
| 67 | Webster County | 6.01 |
| 68 | Phelps County | 5.97 |
| 69 | Adams County | 5.82 |
| 70 | Knox County | 5.77 |
| 71 | Greeley County | 5.56 |
| 72 | Kearney County | 5.51 |
| 73 | Cedar County | 5.47 |
| 74 | Boone County | 5.46 |
| 74 | Perkins County | 5.46 |
| 75 | Sarpy County | 5.45 |
| 75 | York County | 5.45 |
| 76 | Fillmore County | 5.40 |
| 77 | Otoe County | 5.38 |
| 78 | Hooker County | 5.35 |
| 79 | Seward County | 5.30 |
| 80 | Butler County | 5.19 |
| 81 | Nance County | 4.95 |
| 82 | Stanton County | 4.92 |
| 83 | Washington County | 4.80 |
| 84 | Saunders County | 4.68 |
| 85 | Thomas County | 4.63 |
| 86 | Garfield County | 4.02 |
| 87 | McPherson County | 3.58 |
| 88 | Wayne County | 3.41 |
| 89 | Banner County | 3.31 |
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of People With
NO Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 52787 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 21969 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 10030 |
| 4 | Hall County | 7390 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 3624 |
| 6 | Platte County | 3537 |
| 7 | Scotts Bluff County | 3517 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 3089 |
| 9 | Madison County | 2915 |
| 10 | Dodge County | 2889 |
| 11 | Dawson County | 2317 |
| 12 | Dakota County | 1942 |
| 13 | Cass County | 1941 |
| 14 | Adams County | 1807 |
| 15 | Gage County | 1444 |
| 16 | Saline County | 1437 |
| 17 | Thurston County | 1222 |
| 18 | Colfax County | 1173 |
| 19 | Saunders County | 1014 |
| 20 | Red Willow County | 996 |
| 21 | Washington County | 986 |
| 22 | Box Butte County | 954 |
| 23 | Seward County | 920 |
| 24 | Custer County | 859 |
| 25 | Otoe County | 846 |
| 26 | Richardson County | 823 |
| 27 | Dawes County | 809 |
| 28 | Cuming County | 738 |
| 28 | York County | 738 |
| 29 | Cheyenne County | 721 |
| 30 | Burt County | 705 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 688 |
| 32 | Holt County | 682 |
| 33 | Keith County | 676 |
| 34 | Sheridan County | 653 |
| 35 | Merrick County | 620 |
| 36 | Nemaha County | 599 |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 569 |
| 38 | Polk County | 540 |
| 39 | Phelps County | 523 |
| 40 | Howard County | 515 |
| 41 | Kimball County | 514 |
| 42 | Clay County | 478 |
| 42 | Knox County | 478 |
| 43 | Pierce County | 476 |
| 44 | Cedar County | 453 |
| 45 | Butler County | 427 |
| 46 | Antelope County | 424 |
| 47 | Cherry County | 401 |
| 48 | Valley County | 400 |
| 49 | Nuckolls County | 394 |
| 50 | Dixon County | 370 |
| 51 | Morrill County | 365 |
| 52 | Furnas County | 364 |
| 53 | Kearney County | 363 |
| 54 | Chase County | 335 |
| 55 | Pawnee County | 334 |
| 56 | Wayne County | 326 |
| 57 | Thayer County | 299 |
| 58 | Boone County | 291 |
| 59 | Fillmore County | 289 |
| 60 | Stanton County | 286 |
| 61 | Brown County | 283 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 261 |
| 63 | Deuel County | 253 |
| 64 | Sherman County | 239 |
| 65 | Garden County | 227 |
| 66 | Harlan County | 223 |
| 67 | Hitchcock County | 210 |
| 68 | Frontier County | 207 |
| 69 | Webster County | 203 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 192 |
| 71 | Dundy County | 180 |
| 72 | Nance County | 164 |
| 73 | Boyd County | 161 |
| 74 | Perkins County | 155 |
| 75 | Rock County | 131 |
| 76 | Sioux County | 126 |
| 77 | Gosper County | 125 |
| 78 | Greeley County | 122 |
| 79 | Grant County | 101 |
| 80 | Logan County | 85 |
| 81 | Wheeler County | 76 |
| 82 | Garfield County | 74 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 57 |
| 84 | Hayes County | 56 |
| 85 | Loup County | 43 |
| 86 | Arthur County | 41 |
| 87 | Hooker County | 37 |
| 88 | Blaine County | 29 |
| 89 | Thomas County | 26 |
| 90 | Banner County | 20 |
| 91 | McPherson County | 17 |