Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 9.3. Among all Nebraska counties, Garfield County had the highest death rate (22.59), followed by Nance County (20.66), and Rock County (20.06).

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 2023
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Garfield County 22.59
2 Nance County 20.66
3 Rock County 20.06
4 Webster County 18.57
5 Boyd County 18.41
6 Blaine County 18.2
7 Thomas County 17.88
8 Pawnee County 17.83
9 Thurston County 16.78
10 Garden County 16.48
10 Harlan County 16.48
11 Hitchcock County 16.28
12 Hooker County 16.21
13 Jefferson County 16
14 Polk County 15.89
15 Gosper County 15.81
16 Fillmore County 15.54
17 Nemaha County 15.47
18 Thayer County 15.43
19 Burt County 15.24
20 Franklin County 15.23
20 Morrill County 15.23
21 Gage County 15.1
22 Keith County 15.04
23 Chase County 14.88
23 Sheridan County 14.88
24 Cedar County 14.81
25 Knox County 14.61
26 Sherman County 14.41
27 Kimball County 14.11
28 Red Willow County 14.05
29 Sioux County 14.04
30 Lincoln County 13.87
31 Richardson County 13.86
32 Boone County 13.29
33 York County 13.03
34 Box Butte County 12.53
35 Brown County 12.48
36 Merrick County 12.42
37 Perkins County 12.4
38 Otoe County 12.36
39 Dawes County 12.32
40 Frontier County 12.26
41 Nuckolls County 11.98
42 Cheyenne County 11.85
43 Johnson County 11.83
44 Adams County 11.82
45 Scotts Bluff County 11.63
46 Kearney County 11.61
47 Seward County 11.51
48 Butler County 11.5
48 Dodge County 11.5
49 Furnas County 11.39
50 Clay County 11.3
51 Holt County 11.28
52 Custer County 11.18
53 Cuming County 11.16
54 Dixon County 10.86
55 Madison County 10.77
56 Hamilton County 10.65
57 Valley County 10.63
58 Hayes County 10.56
59 Howard County 10.39
60 Phelps County 10.27
61 Loup County 10.14
62 Dundy County 10.11
63 Antelope County 9.85
64 Pierce County 9.71
65 Dawson County 9.7
66 Washington County 9.63
67 Saunders County 9.61
68 Hall County 9.41
69 Dakota County 9.2
70 Cass County 9.12
71 Banner County 9.04
72 Deuel County 9
73 Greeley County 8.98
74 Saline County 8.95
75 Wheeler County 8.91
76 Stanton County 8.81
77 Cherry County 8.71
78 Buffalo County 8.65
79 Lancaster County 8.07
80 Platte County 7.92
81 Douglas County 7.87
82 Keya Paha County 7.48
83 Wayne County 7.38
84 Arthur County 7.12
85 Colfax County 6.65
86 Sarpy County 6.56
87 Logan County 5.92
88 Grant County 3.47
89 McPherson County 2.66