Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 8.2. Among all Nebraska counties, Loup County had the highest death rate (17.2), followed by Hooker County (16.44), and Garfield County (15.23).

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 2019
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loup County 17.2
2 Hooker County 16.44
3 Garfield County 15.23
4 Thayer County 14.61
5 Boyd County 14.58
6 Jefferson County 14.49
7 Richardson County 14.07
8 Rock County 13.95
9 Garden County 13.47
10 Thurston County 13.21
11 Webster County 13.18
12 Blaine County 12.9
13 Red Willow County 12.87
14 Butler County 12.74
15 Hitchcock County 12.62
15 Nance County 12.62
16 Sheridan County 12.5
17 Perkins County 12.43
18 Nemaha County 12.37
19 Valley County 12.3
20 Cedar County 12.09
21 Burt County 12.02
22 Kimball County 11.76
23 Keith County 11.72
24 Phelps County 11.67
25 Dodge County 11.6
26 Scotts Bluff County 11.55
27 Gage County 11.52
28 Nuckolls County 11.51
29 Chase County 11.28
29 Cuming County 11.28
30 Howard County 11.03
31 Polk County 11.01
32 Knox County 10.99
33 Fillmore County 10.89
34 Otoe County 10.82
35 Boone County 10.78
36 Grant County 10.76
37 Furnas County 10.44
37 Johnson County 10.44
38 Holt County 10.38
39 Lincoln County 10.31
39 Madison County 10.31
40 Morrill County 10.13
40 Saunders County 10.13
41 Gosper County 10.09
42 York County 10.02
43 Merrick County 10.01
44 Sherman County 9.98
45 Clay County 9.82
46 Adams County 9.81
47 Franklin County 9.77
48 Box Butte County 9.57
49 Seward County 9.54
50 Harlan County 9.5
51 Greeley County 9.31
52 Hall County 9.08
53 Cheyenne County 9.07
54 Cherry County 9
55 Deuel County 8.79
56 Dundy County 8.75
57 Pawnee County 8.73
58 Dawes County 8.58
59 Platte County 8.49
60 Washington County 8.43
61 Custer County 8.42
62 Cass County 8.37
63 Dawson County 8.2
64 Frontier County 8.03
65 Antelope County 7.92
66 Saline County 7.78
67 Brown County 7.76
68 Dixon County 7.59
69 Pierce County 7.44
70 Kearney County 7.43
71 Buffalo County 7.31
72 Douglas County 7.15
72 Lancaster County 7.15
73 Hamilton County 7.03
74 Wayne County 6.61
75 Hayes County 6.58
76 Dakota County 6.47
77 Arthur County 6.45
78 Wheeler County 6.35
79 Keya Paha County 6.34
80 Colfax County 6.26
81 McPherson County 6.08
82 Stanton County 6.05
83 Sarpy County 5.85
84 Logan County 5.33
85 Sioux County 5.13
86 Thomas County 2.79
87 Banner County 1.35