# Counties in Nebraska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Loup County | 24.1 |
| 2 | Garden County | 23.2 |
| 3 | Grant County | 22.5 |
| 4 | Thurston County | 21.9 |
| 5 | Hall County | 19 |
| 6 | Sheridan County | 18.8 |
| 7 | Thomas County | 18.5 |
| 8 | Dundy County | 18.4 |
| 9 | Deuel County | 18.2 |
| 9 | Pawnee County | 18.2 |
| 11 | Boyd County | 17.9 |
| 12 | Sherman County | 17.5 |
| 13 | Rock County | 17.4 |
| 14 | Hitchcock County | 16.8 |
| 14 | Morrill County | 16.8 |
| 16 | Keith County | 16.5 |
| 17 | Furnas County | 16.2 |
| 17 | Sioux County | 16.2 |
| 19 | Kimball County | 15.7 |
| 20 | Banner County | 15.5 |
| 21 | Dawes County | 15.3 |
| 22 | Scotts Bluff County | 15.1 |
| 23 | Blaine County | 14.9 |
| 24 | Frontier County | 14.8 |
| 25 | Box Butte County | 14.7 |
| 26 | Hayes County | 14.6 |
| 27 | Cheyenne County | 14.5 |
| 27 | Knox County | 14.5 |
| 29 | Franklin County | 14.4 |
| 30 | Custer County | 14.2 |
| 31 | Nuckolls County | 14.1 |
| 31 | Valley County | 14.1 |
| 33 | Brown County | 14 |
| 33 | Dakota County | 14 |
| 35 | Douglas County | 13.7 |
| 36 | Arthur County | 13.5 |
| 36 | Dodge County | 13.5 |
| 38 | Antelope County | 13.4 |
| 38 | Red Willow County | 13.4 |
| 38 | Thayer County | 13.4 |
| 41 | Cherry County | 13.3 |
| 41 | Wheeler County | 13.3 |
| 43 | Harlan County | 13.2 |
| 44 | Holt County | 13.1 |
| 45 | Johnson County | 12.9 |
| 46 | Keya Paha County | 12.8 |
| 46 | Richardson County | 12.8 |
| 48 | Adams County | 12.7 |
| 48 | McPherson County | 12.7 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 12.6 |
| 51 | Garfield County | 12.2 |
| 52 | Dawson County | 12.1 |
| 52 | Howard County | 12.1 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 12 |
| 54 | Nance County | 12 |
| 56 | Gosper County | 11.9 |
| 57 | Butler County | 11.8 |
| 58 | Chase County | 11.7 |
| 59 | Nemaha County | 11.6 |
| 60 | Merrick County | 11.1 |
| 61 | Clay County | 11 |
| 62 | Lancaster County | 10.8 |
| 63 | Colfax County | 10.7 |
| 64 | Gage County | 10.6 |
| 65 | Phelps County | 10.5 |
| 66 | Greeley County | 10.4 |
| 66 | Madison County | 10.4 |
| 68 | Boone County | 10.3 |
| 68 | Burt County | 10.3 |
| 70 | Perkins County | 10.2 |
| 71 | Webster County | 10 |
| 72 | Cuming County | 9.8 |
| 73 | Dixon County | 9.5 |
| 73 | Pierce County | 9.5 |
| 73 | Saline County | 9.5 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 9.4 |
| 77 | Cedar County | 9 |
| 77 | Polk County | 9 |
| 79 | Platte County | 8.8 |
| 80 | Otoe County | 8.6 |
| 80 | York County | 8.6 |
| 82 | Fillmore County | 8.5 |
| 83 | Buffalo County | 8.2 |
| 83 | Kearney County | 8.2 |
| 85 | Stanton County | 7.9 |
| 86 | Hooker County | 7.7 |
| 87 | Hamilton County | 7.4 |
| 88 | Logan County | 7 |
| 89 | Cass County | 6.4 |
| 89 | Seward County | 6.4 |
| 91 | Saunders County | 5.8 |
| 92 | Washington County | 5.5 |
| 93 | Sarpy County | 5.3 |