Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 8.69. Among all Nebraska counties, Blaine County had the highest death rate (19.74), followed by Webster County (17.14), and Nuckolls County (16.41).

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 2020
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Blaine County 19.74
2 Webster County 17.14
3 Nuckolls County 16.41
4 Thayer County 16.22
5 Garden County 15.81
6 Burt County 15.42
7 Loup County 15.28
8 Hitchcock County 15.18
9 Boyd County 14.92
10 Dundy County 14.89
11 Richardson County 14.83
12 Kimball County 14.66
13 Fillmore County 14.54
14 Chase County 14.47
15 Sherman County 14.41
16 Valley County 13.87
17 Garfield County 13.75
18 Hooker County 13.69
19 Greeley County 13.66
20 Jefferson County 13.46
21 Gage County 12.94
22 Sheridan County 12.91
23 Thurston County 12.87
24 Grant County 12.69
25 Scotts Bluff County 12.67
26 Pawnee County 12.6
27 Red Willow County 12.55
28 Cuming County 12.49
29 Boone County 12.46
30 Butler County 12.41
31 Howard County 12.24
32 Franklin County 12.23
33 Cedar County 12
34 Knox County 11.9
35 Dodge County 11.78
35 Polk County 11.78
36 Merrick County 11.77
37 Clay County 11.74
38 Lincoln County 11.68
39 Gosper County 11.6
40 Keith County 11.5
41 Johnson County 11.48
42 Phelps County 11.11
43 Brown County 11.1
44 Holt County 10.98
45 Otoe County 10.76
46 Madison County 10.73
47 Custer County 10.64
48 Nemaha County 10.58
49 Nance County 10.55
50 Adams County 10.54
51 Harlan County 10.47
52 Keya Paha County 10.37
53 Furnas County 10.28
54 Rock County 10.19
55 Dawes County 10.17
56 Box Butte County 10.15
57 York County 10.03
58 Saunders County 9.93
59 Cherry County 9.88
60 Pierce County 9.78
61 Dixon County 9.44
62 Perkins County 9.39
63 Cheyenne County 9.38
64 Saline County 9.37
65 Kearney County 9.35
66 Morrill County 9.3
67 Hamilton County 9.29
68 Cass County 9.27
69 Dawson County 9.22
69 Seward County 9.22
70 Washington County 9.19
71 Hall County 8.98
72 Platte County 8.93
73 Antelope County 8.58
74 Deuel County 8.31
75 Buffalo County 8.27
75 McPherson County 8.27
76 Hayes County 7.66
77 Douglas County 7.56
78 Lancaster County 7.24
79 Colfax County 6.96
80 Stanton County 6.94
81 Dakota County 6.77
82 Sarpy County 6.31
83 Frontier County 6.13
84 Wayne County 5.82
85 Logan County 5.34
86 Wheeler County 5.1
87 Arthur County 2.14
88 Sioux County 1.7
89 Thomas County 1.37
90 Banner County 1.3