Counties in Nebraska by birth rate (July to June)

Thurston County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 93 counties in 2024, at 22.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. Deuel County had the lowest, at 3.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Nebraska was 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.88Thurston County
Lowest3.22Deuel County
Median11.6493 counties
Nebraska12.24History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Thurston CountyThurston County: 22.88 per 1,000 inhabitants22.88Dakota CountyDakota County: 19.16 per 1,000 inhabitants19.16Colfax CountyColfax County: 16.55 per 1,000 inhabitants16.55Logan CountyLogan County: 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants16.45Blaine CountyBlaine County: 15.63 per 1,000 inhabitants15.63Valley CountyValley County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Custer CountyCuster County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Hall CountyHall County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Antelope CountyAntelope County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Clay CountyClay County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Cherry CountyCherry County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Nance CountyNance County: 14.02 per 1,000 inhabitants14.02Dawson CountyDawson County: 13.96 per 1,000 inhabitants13.96Dixon CountyDixon County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Loup CountyLoup County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63Kimball CountyKimball County: 13.61 per 1,000 inhabitants13.61Thomas CountyThomas County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Saline CountySaline County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Cedar CountyCedar County: 13.49 per 1,000 inhabitants13.49Butler CountyButler County: 13.36 per 1,000 inhabitants13.36Sioux CountySioux County: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Madison CountyMadison County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Dodge CountyDodge County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Douglas CountyDouglas County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitants13.09Stanton CountyStanton County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Boone CountyBoone County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Knox CountyKnox County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 12.43 per 1,000 inhabitants12.43Platte CountyPlatte County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Phelps CountyPhelps County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Chase CountyChase County: 12.33 per 1,000 inhabitants12.33Kearney CountyKearney County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Cuming CountyCuming County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Sheridan CountySheridan County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Adams CountyAdams County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Pierce CountyPierce County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Garfield CountyGarfield County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Franklin CountyFranklin County: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Holt CountyHolt County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Thurston County Estimated22.88+3.02 pts
2Dakota County Estimated19.16+2.61 pts
3Colfax County Estimated16.55+1.09 pts
4Logan County Estimated16.45+4.51 pts
5Blaine County Estimated15.63-2.45 pts
6Valley County Estimated15.06+2.71 pts
7Custer County Estimated14.58+0.56 pts
8Hall County Estimated14.58-0.39 pts
9Hamilton County Estimated14.28+1.33 pts
10Antelope County Estimated14.2-0.4 pts
11Clay County Estimated14.2-0.4 pts
12Cherry County Estimated14.06-1.01 pts
13Nance County Estimated14.02+2.5 pts
14Dawson County Estimated13.96-0.99 pts
15Dixon County Estimated13.83+1.95 pts
16Loup County Estimated13.63+10.26 pts
17Kimball County Estimated13.61+3.4 pts
18Thomas County Estimated13.57+0.16 pts
19Saline County Estimated13.57+0.75 pts
20Cedar County Estimated13.49+0.61 pts
21Butler County Estimated13.36+0.57 pts
22Sioux County Estimated13.31+2.32 pts
23Madison County Estimated13.18+0.34 pts
24Dodge County Estimated13.12-0.21 pts
25Douglas County Estimated13.09-0.49 pts
26Stanton County Estimated13.07+0.48 pts
27Boone County Estimated12.5+0.16 pts
28Knox County Estimated12.44+0.56 pts
29Keya Paha County Estimated12.43+2.44 pts
30Platte County Estimated12.38-0.99 pts
31Phelps County Estimated12.35-0.9 pts
32Chase County Estimated12.33-0.71 pts
33Kearney County Estimated12.3+0.68 pts
34Cuming County Estimated12.22-1.52 pts
35Sheridan County Estimated12.21+1.94 pts
36Adams County Estimated12.2+0.22 pts
37Pierce County Estimated12.15-1.94 pts
38Garfield County Estimated12.15-3.1 pts
39Franklin County Estimated12.04+0.37 pts
40Holt County Estimated11.99-2.79 pts
41Hayes County Estimated11.96+2.5 pts
42Banner County Estimated11.96+4.41 pts
43York County Estimated11.93-0.4 pts
44Frontier County Estimated11.88+2.73 pts
45Saunders County Estimated11.76-0.42 pts
46Nemaha County Estimated11.7+1.07 pts
47Sarpy County Estimated11.64-0.35 pts
48Cheyenne County Estimated11.54+1.45 pts
49Seward County Estimated11.46+1.1 pts
50Scotts Bluff County Estimated11.41-0.48 pts
51Webster County Estimated11.4+3.91 pts
52Buffalo County Estimated11.37-0.95 pts
53Greeley County Estimated11.36+1.49 pts
54Furnas County Estimated11.31+0.56 pts
55Nuckolls County Estimated11.22+0.46 pts
56Lancaster County Estimated11.13+0.07 pts
57Box Butte County Estimated11.05-1.87 pts
58Boyd County Estimated10.97+2.35 pts
59Jefferson County Estimated10.95+0.85 pts
60Red Willow County Estimated10.91+0.83 pts
61Washington County Estimated10.87-0.17 pts
62Dundy County Estimated10.87+2.65 pts
63Perkins County Estimated10.7+2.9 pts
64Otoe County Estimated10.7-0.14 pts
65McPherson County Estimated10.61-7.98 pts
66Brown County Estimated10.52+1.14 pts
67Polk County Estimated10.48+0.52 pts
68Rock County Estimated10.3+0.7 pts
69Lincoln County Estimated10.25+0.23 pts
70Wheeler County Estimated10.18-6.46 pts
71Cass County Estimated10.12+0.42 pts
72Sherman County Estimated10.11+0.76 pts
73Thayer County Estimated10.07-1.04 pts
74Richardson County Estimated9.95+1.65 pts
75Harlan County Estimated9.9-0.97 pts
76Gage County Estimated9.83-1 pts
77Burt County Estimated9.82+1.37 pts
78Morrill County Estimated9.82+0.52 pts
79Howard County Estimated9.78-2.3 pts
80Wayne County Estimated9.68+0.02 pts
81Arthur County Estimated9.65-2.28 pts
82Dawes County Estimated9.4-2.06 pts
83Gosper County Estimated9.26+0.56 pts
84Keith County Estimated9.07-1.32 pts
85Fillmore County Estimated8.91+0.41 pts
86Merrick County Estimated8.84-1.89 pts
87Pawnee County Estimated8.78+0.02 pts
88Hooker County Estimated8.73-3.08 pts
89Hitchcock County Estimated8.32-3.27 pts
90Johnson County Estimated7.89+1.96 pts
91Grant County Estimated7.08-5.04 pts
92Garden County Estimated6.62-1.59 pts
93Deuel County Estimated3.22-3.7 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Thurston County, with 22.88 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Deuel County, with 3.22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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