Poverty rate (US official measure): Nebraska

Latest value, 2024

10.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-01-27

Definition

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Evolution

9.3110.712.1201520172019202120232024
Value
PeriodValue
202410.6
202310.2
202211.1
202110.5
20209.2
20199.9
201811
201710.7
201611.3
201512.2

Comparison with related places

Place2024
Nebraska10.6
United States12.1
Idaho10.4
New Mexico15.8
West Virginia16.2
Hawaii10
New Hampshire7.3

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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