Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Nebraska was -2.24. Among all Nebraska counties, Blaine County had the highest net migration rate (83.05), followed by Hooker County (44.38), and Keya Paha County (41.11).

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 Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Blaine County 83.05
2 Hooker County 44.38
3 Keya Paha County 41.11
4 Frontier County 21.39
5 Saunders County 20.66
6 Cass County 19.26
7 Deuel County 17.93
8 Garfield County 16.51
9 Harlan County 15.61
10 Wheeler County 14.1
11 Wayne County 14
12 Arthur County 13.84
13 Banner County 11.7
14 York County 11.08
15 Johnson County 10.37
16 Butler County 9.76
17 Boone County 9.69
18 Webster County 8.53
19 Kimball County 8.51
20 Sherman County 8.11
21 Brown County 7.9
22 Pawnee County 7.87
23 Sarpy County 7.79
24 Morrill County 7.23
25 Sioux County 6.12
26 Otoe County 6.01
27 Franklin County 5.89
28 Howard County 5.53
29 Rock County 5.51
30 Knox County 5.47
31 Cheyenne County 4.95
32 Thomas County 4.43
33 Greeley County 4.13
34 Valley County 3.69
35 Nuckolls County 3.43
36 Washington County 3.29
37 Burt County 2.98
38 Nance County 2.95
39 Sheridan County 2.94
40 Merrick County 2.48
41 Gage County 2.4
42 Antelope County 1.91
43 Boyd County 1.67
44 Custer County 1.14
45 Dodge County 1.13
46 Richardson County 0
47 Dawes County -0.12
48 Hitchcock County -0.38
49 Cherry County -0.92
50 Polk County -0.96
51 Hamilton County -1.06
52 Furnas County -1.3
53 Stanton County -1.54
54 Buffalo County -1.73
55 Fillmore County -2.16
56 Red Willow County -2.63
57 Seward County -2.67
58 Holt County -2.78
59 Keith County -2.89
60 Scotts Bluff County -2.95
61 Phelps County -3.13
62 Lancaster County -3.19
63 Cuming County -3.78
64 Dixon County -3.95
65 Kearney County -4.04
66 Platte County -4.11
67 Douglas County -5.24
68 Pierce County -6
69 Adams County -6.15
70 Cedar County -6.7
71 Dundy County -6.71
72 Madison County -6.82
73 Clay County -7.07
74 Jefferson County -8.32
75 Lincoln County -9.71
76 Nemaha County -9.93
77 Dawson County -10.54
78 Perkins County -10.56
79 Loup County -11.62
80 Chase County -12.44
81 Garden County -13.4
82 Box Butte County -13.97
83 Hall County -14.29
84 Thayer County -16.54
85 Hayes County -16.55
86 Saline County -16.62
87 Colfax County -16.64
88 Dakota County -18.44
89 Thurston County -25.7
90 Gosper County -25.79
91 McPherson County -28.35
92 Logan County -32.72
93 Grant County -50.17