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

Thurston County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 93 counties in 2013, at 40.7%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 17.6% and the figure for Nebraska was 17.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.7Thurston County
Lowest8.5Sarpy County
Median17.693 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 16.2 %Antelope County: 18.4 %Arthur County: 15.4 %Banner County: 21.6 %Blaine County: 29.7 %Boone County: 13 %Box Butte County: 18.8 %Boyd County: 25.4 %Brown County: 19.6 %Buffalo County: 15.2 %Burt County: 17.2 %Butler County: 12.2 %Cass County: 12.4 %Cedar County: 13.1 %Chase County: 12.8 %Cherry County: 21.7 %Cheyenne County: 13.7 %Clay County: 17.9 %Colfax County: 15.2 %Cuming County: 13.1 %Custer County: 19.7 %Dakota County: 22.3 %Dawes County: 22.3 %Dawson County: 20.2 %Deuel County: 23 %Dixon County: 15.3 %Dodge County: 15.1 %Douglas County: 20 %Dundy County: 20.6 %Fillmore County: 12.9 %Franklin County: 18 %Frontier County: 14.6 %Furnas County: 21.8 %Gage County: 16 %Garden County: 27.1 %Garfield County: 19 %Gosper County: 15.1 %Grant County: 16.3 %Greeley County: 19.5 %Hall County: 22.2 %Hamilton County: 11.7 %Harlan County: 18.3 %Hayes County: 25.1 %Hitchcock County: 23.2 %Holt County: 16.7 %Hooker County: 12.6 %Howard County: 14.8 %Jefferson County: 19.8 %Johnson County: 17.5 %Kearney County: 13.4 %Keith County: 22.4 %Keya Paha County: 33.3 %Kimball County: 19.6 %Knox County: 21 %Lancaster County: 16.7 %Lincoln County: 17.9 %Logan County: 14.9 %Loup County: 29.4 %McPherson County: 29.3 %Madison County: 17.4 %Merrick County: 16.3 %Morrill County: 19.2 %Nance County: 18 %Nemaha County: 17.1 %Nuckolls County: 18.8 %Otoe County: 13.7 %Pawnee County: 23.7 %Perkins County: 13.4 %Phelps County: 12.9 %Pierce County: 12.1 %Platte County: 14.2 %Polk County: 12.1 %Red Willow County: 16.7 %Richardson County: 21.8 %Rock County: 25.6 %Saline County: 14.9 %Sarpy County: 8.5 %Saunders County: 10.9 %Scotts Bluff County: 24.3 %Seward County: 9.8 %Sheridan County: 26.9 %Sherman County: 20.9 %Sioux County: 26.6 %Stanton County: 12.1 %Thayer County: 17.6 %Thomas County: 21.8 %Thurston County: 40.7 %Valley County: 18.2 %Washington County: 9.7 %Wayne County: 13.1 %Webster County: 15.1 %Wheeler County: 25.5 %York County: 13.7 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Thurston County: 40.7 %Thurston County40.7Keya Paha County: 33.3 %Keya Paha County33.3Blaine County: 29.7 %Blaine County29.7Loup County: 29.4 %Loup County29.4McPherson County: 29.3 %McPherson County29.3Garden County: 27.1 %Garden County27.1Sheridan County: 26.9 %Sheridan County26.9Sioux County: 26.6 %Sioux County26.6Rock County: 25.6 %Rock County25.6Wheeler County: 25.5 %Wheeler County25.5Boyd County: 25.4 %Boyd County25.4Hayes County: 25.1 %Hayes County25.1Scotts Bluff County: 24.3 %Scotts Bluff County24.3Pawnee County: 23.7 %Pawnee County23.7Hitchcock County: 23.2 %Hitchcock County23.2Deuel County: 23 %Deuel County23Keith County: 22.4 %Keith County22.4Dakota County: 22.3 %Dakota County22.3Dawes County: 22.3 %Dawes County22.3Hall County: 22.2 %Hall County22.2Furnas County: 21.8 %Furnas County21.8Richardson County: 21.8 %Richardson County21.8Thomas County: 21.8 %Thomas County21.8Cherry County: 21.7 %Cherry County21.7Banner County: 21.6 %Banner County21.6Knox County: 21 %Knox County21Sherman County: 20.9 %Sherman County20.9Dundy County: 20.6 %Dundy County20.6Dawson County: 20.2 %Dawson County20.2Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20Jefferson County: 19.8 %Jefferson County19.8Custer County: 19.7 %Custer County19.7Brown County: 19.6 %Brown County19.6Kimball County: 19.6 %Kimball County19.6Greeley County: 19.5 %Greeley County19.5Morrill County: 19.2 %Morrill County19.2Garfield County: 19 %Garfield County19Box Butte County: 18.8 %Box Butte County18.8Nuckolls County: 18.8 %Nuckolls County18.8Antelope County: 18.4 %Antelope County18.4Thurston County: 40.7 %Thurston County40.7Keya Paha County: 33.3 %Keya Paha County33.3Blaine County: 29.7 %Blaine County29.7Loup County: 29.4 %Loup County29.4McPherson County: 29.3 %McPherson County29.3Garden County: 27.1 %Garden County27.1Sheridan County: 26.9 %Sheridan County26.9Sioux County: 26.6 %Sioux County26.6Rock County: 25.6 %Rock County25.6Wheeler County: 25.5 %Wheeler County25.5Boyd County: 25.4 %Boyd County25.4Hayes County: 25.1 %Hayes County25.1Scotts Bluff County: 24.3 %Scotts Bluff County24.3Pawnee County: 23.7 %Pawnee County23.7Hitchcock County: 23.2 %Hitchcock County23.2Deuel County: 23 %Deuel County23Keith County: 22.4 %Keith County22.4Dakota County: 22.3 %Dakota County22.3Dawes County: 22.3 %Dawes County22.3Hall County: 22.2 %Hall County22.2Furnas County: 21.8 %Furnas County21.8Richardson County: 21.8 %Richardson County21.8Thomas County: 21.8 %Thomas County21.8Cherry County: 21.7 %Cherry County21.7Banner County: 21.6 %Banner County21.6Knox County: 21 %Knox County21Sherman County: 20.9 %Sherman County20.9Dundy County: 20.6 %Dundy County20.6Dawson County: 20.2 %Dawson County20.2Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20Jefferson County: 19.8 %Jefferson County19.8Custer County: 19.7 %Custer County19.7Brown County: 19.6 %Brown County19.6Kimball County: 19.6 %Kimball County19.6Greeley County: 19.5 %Greeley County19.5Morrill County: 19.2 %Morrill County19.2Garfield County: 19 %Garfield County19Box Butte County: 18.8 %Box Butte County18.8Nuckolls County: 18.8 %Nuckolls County18.8Antelope County: 18.4 %Antelope County18.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Thurston County40.7+7.5 pts
2Keya Paha County33.3+5.4 pts
3Blaine County29.7-1 pts
4Loup County29.4+4.2 pts
5McPherson County29.3+6.5 pts
6Garden County27.1+2.4 pts
7Sheridan County26.9+0.1 pts
8Sioux County26.6+4.6 pts
9Rock County25.6-2.2 pts
10Wheeler County25.5+5.2 pts
11Boyd County25.4+4.5 pts
12Hayes County25.1+2.3 pts
13Scotts Bluff County24.3-0.8 pts
14Pawnee County23.7+1.1 pts
15Hitchcock County23.2-2.6 pts
16Deuel County23+3 pts
17Keith County22.4+1 pts
18Dakota County22.30 pts
18Dawes County22.3-0.2 pts
20Hall County22.2+0.4 pts
21Furnas County21.8+1.2 pts
21Richardson County21.8-1.4 pts
21Thomas County21.8-5.9 pts
24Cherry County21.7-0.5 pts
25Banner County21.6-1.9 pts
26Knox County21+2.5 pts
27Sherman County20.9+1.9 pts
28Dundy County20.6-3.1 pts
29Dawson County20.2+0.6 pts
30Douglas County20-0.6 pts
31Jefferson County19.80 pts
32Custer County19.7+1.2 pts
33Brown County19.60 pts
33Kimball County19.6-1.4 pts
35Greeley County19.5-2.9 pts
36Morrill County19.2-4.6 pts
37Garfield County19-1.4 pts
38Box Butte County18.8-0.4 pts
38Nuckolls County18.8-2 pts
40Antelope County18.4-2.4 pts
41Harlan County18.3+0.6 pts
42Valley County18.2-2 pts
43Franklin County18-3.1 pts
43Nance County18+0.1 pts
45Clay County17.9+0.2 pts
45Lincoln County17.9+0.2 pts
47Thayer County17.6+1.1 pts
48Johnson County17.5-0.4 pts
49Madison County17.4-0.4 pts
50Burt County17.20 pts
51Nemaha County17.1-1.5 pts
52Holt County16.7-1.6 pts
52Lancaster County16.7+1.4 pts
52Red Willow County16.7-0.3 pts
55Grant County16.3-4.6 pts
55Merrick County16.3+0.7 pts
57Adams County16.2-1.8 pts
58Gage County16-0.6 pts
59Arthur County15.4-5.7 pts
60Dixon County15.3-0.8 pts
61Buffalo County15.2+0.5 pts
61Colfax County15.2-3 pts
63Dodge County15.1-2.4 pts
63Gosper County15.1+0.1 pts
63Webster County15.1-0.8 pts
66Logan County14.9-1.8 pts
66Saline County14.9+1.8 pts
68Howard County14.80 pts
69Frontier County14.6-1.5 pts
70Platte County14.2+2 pts
71Cheyenne County13.7-0.3 pts
71Otoe County13.7-0.4 pts
71York County13.7-0.3 pts
74Kearney County13.40 pts
74Perkins County13.4-0.3 pts
76Cedar County13.1-0.7 pts
76Cuming County13.1-1.8 pts
76Wayne County13.1+0.2 pts
79Boone County13+0.6 pts
80Fillmore County12.9-3 pts
80Phelps County12.9-2.5 pts
82Chase County12.8-2.9 pts
83Hooker County12.6+1.6 pts
84Cass County12.4+0.8 pts
85Butler County12.2-1.4 pts
86Pierce County12.1-1.2 pts
86Polk County12.1-0.5 pts
86Stanton County12.1-1.5 pts
89Hamilton County11.7-0.5 pts
90Saunders County10.90 pts
91Seward County9.8+0.8 pts
92Washington County9.7+0.7 pts
93Sarpy County8.5-2.4 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

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.

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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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Nebraska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Nebraska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Thurston County, with 40.7% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Sarpy County, with 8.5% in 2013.

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