Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 8.83. Among all Nebraska counties, Garfield County had the highest death rate (23.14), followed by Boyd County (20.83), and Rock County (18.41).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Garfield County 23.14
2 Boyd County 20.83
3 Rock County 18.41
4 Dundy County 17.81
5 Kimball County 17.68
6 Webster County 17.22
7 Hooker County 16.3
8 Thayer County 16.2
9 McPherson County 16.06
10 Sheridan County 15.59
11 Nance County 15.45
12 Richardson County 15.38
13 Fillmore County 15.21
14 Knox County 15.1
15 Phelps County 15.01
16 Gosper County 14.8
17 Loup County 14.75
18 Greeley County 14.7
19 Hitchcock County 14.58
20 Franklin County 14.4
21 Harlan County 14.29
22 Garden County 14.23
23 Furnas County 14.08
24 Antelope County 14.03
25 Jefferson County 13.82
26 Nuckolls County 13.81
27 Valley County 13.56
28 Chase County 13.53
29 Brown County 13.36
30 Boone County 13.32
31 Cherry County 13.2
32 Howard County 13.14
33 Johnson County 12.91
34 Deuel County 12.9
35 Dixon County 12.89
36 Burt County 12.87
37 York County 12.8
38 Pawnee County 12.76
39 Custer County 12.72
40 Gage County 12.57
41 Cedar County 12.5
42 Butler County 12.24
42 Holt County 12.24
43 Polk County 12.21
44 Thurston County 11.85
45 Dodge County 11.81
46 Kearney County 11.76
47 Keith County 11.72
48 Lincoln County 11.38
49 Red Willow County 11.23
50 Morrill County 11.19
51 Thomas County 11.12
52 Pierce County 11.11
53 Scotts Bluff County 11.1
54 Perkins County 11.07
55 Merrick County 11.06
56 Otoe County 11.04
57 Saline County 10.98
58 Cuming County 10.96
59 Dawes County 10.78
60 Clay County 10.71
61 Madison County 10.7
62 Cheyenne County 10.65
63 Sherman County 10.53
64 Nemaha County 10.33
65 Box Butte County 10.09
66 Saunders County 9.9
67 Dakota County 9.86
68 Seward County 9.74
69 Hall County 9.73
70 Adams County 9.66
71 Hamilton County 9.37
72 Washington County 9.18
73 Grant County 9.11
74 Cass County 9.08
75 Logan County 8.95
76 Dawson County 8.86
77 Platte County 8.82
78 Banner County 8.25
79 Frontier County 7.96
80 Douglas County 7.47
81 Wheeler County 7.42
82 Buffalo County 7.24
83 Lancaster County 7.14
84 Hayes County 6.7
85 Sioux County 6.53
86 Arthur County 6.5
87 Colfax County 6.44
88 Stanton County 6.36
89 Blaine County 6.34
90 Keya Paha County 6.33
91 Wayne County 6.32
92 Sarpy County 5.89