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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 2014, at 44.2%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for Nebraska was 16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.2Thurston County
Lowest7Sarpy County
Median16.893 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 15.7 %Antelope County: 19 %Arthur County: 15.7 %Banner County: 24.1 %Blaine County: 22 %Boone County: 13.2 %Box Butte County: 16.9 %Boyd County: 20.2 %Brown County: 18.2 %Buffalo County: 14.5 %Burt County: 15.8 %Butler County: 11.7 %Cass County: 10.3 %Cedar County: 14.1 %Chase County: 10.8 %Cherry County: 21.6 %Cheyenne County: 11.8 %Clay County: 16.4 %Colfax County: 15.1 %Cuming County: 11.7 %Custer County: 19 %Dakota County: 22.1 %Dawes County: 21.8 %Dawson County: 20.1 %Deuel County: 19.1 %Dixon County: 15.8 %Dodge County: 17.3 %Douglas County: 18.3 %Dundy County: 20.9 %Fillmore County: 13.8 %Franklin County: 18.9 %Frontier County: 17.9 %Furnas County: 19.4 %Gage County: 15.8 %Garden County: 24.3 %Garfield County: 14.6 %Gosper County: 14.7 %Grant County: 17.3 %Greeley County: 18.7 %Hall County: 19.3 %Hamilton County: 9.6 %Harlan County: 16.8 %Hayes County: 18 %Hitchcock County: 21 %Holt County: 17 %Hooker County: 13.6 %Howard County: 14.5 %Jefferson County: 16.7 %Johnson County: 16.8 %Kearney County: 13.4 %Keith County: 20.4 %Keya Paha County: 31.1 %Kimball County: 18 %Knox County: 21.8 %Lancaster County: 16 %Lincoln County: 18.6 %Logan County: 13.1 %Loup County: 23.9 %McPherson County: 26.8 %Madison County: 17.9 %Merrick County: 15.2 %Morrill County: 20.1 %Nance County: 15.5 %Nemaha County: 16.5 %Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Otoe County: 13.4 %Pawnee County: 21.6 %Perkins County: 14.5 %Phelps County: 12.6 %Pierce County: 13.2 %Platte County: 11.4 %Polk County: 12.2 %Red Willow County: 16.5 %Richardson County: 20.9 %Rock County: 22 %Saline County: 12.7 %Sarpy County: 7 %Saunders County: 11.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 21.9 %Seward County: 8.9 %Sheridan County: 25.6 %Sherman County: 18.4 %Sioux County: 22.9 %Stanton County: 13.4 %Thayer County: 15.2 %Thomas County: 26.1 %Thurston County: 44.2 %Valley County: 15.3 %Washington County: 9 %Wayne County: 12 %Webster County: 15.6 %Wheeler County: 19.9 %York County: 14.5 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Thurston County: 44.2 %Thurston County44.2Keya Paha County: 31.1 %Keya Paha County31.1McPherson County: 26.8 %McPherson County26.8Thomas County: 26.1 %Thomas County26.1Sheridan County: 25.6 %Sheridan County25.6Garden County: 24.3 %Garden County24.3Banner County: 24.1 %Banner County24.1Loup County: 23.9 %Loup County23.9Sioux County: 22.9 %Sioux County22.9Dakota County: 22.1 %Dakota County22.1Blaine County: 22 %Blaine County22Rock County: 22 %Rock County22Scotts Bluff County: 21.9 %Scotts Bluff County21.9Dawes County: 21.8 %Dawes County21.8Knox County: 21.8 %Knox County21.8Cherry County: 21.6 %Cherry County21.6Pawnee County: 21.6 %Pawnee County21.6Hitchcock County: 21 %Hitchcock County21Dundy County: 20.9 %Dundy County20.9Richardson County: 20.9 %Richardson County20.9Keith County: 20.4 %Keith County20.4Boyd County: 20.2 %Boyd County20.2Dawson County: 20.1 %Dawson County20.1Morrill County: 20.1 %Morrill County20.1Wheeler County: 19.9 %Wheeler County19.9Furnas County: 19.4 %Furnas County19.4Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Nuckolls County19.4Hall County: 19.3 %Hall County19.3Deuel County: 19.1 %Deuel County19.1Antelope County: 19 %Antelope County19Custer County: 19 %Custer County19Franklin County: 18.9 %Franklin County18.9Greeley County: 18.7 %Greeley County18.7Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Sherman County: 18.4 %Sherman County18.4Douglas County: 18.3 %Douglas County18.3Brown County: 18.2 %Brown County18.2Hayes County: 18 %Hayes County18Kimball County: 18 %Kimball County18Frontier County: 17.9 %Frontier County17.9Thurston County: 44.2 %Thurston County44.2Keya Paha County: 31.1 %Keya Paha County31.1McPherson County: 26.8 %McPherson County26.8Thomas County: 26.1 %Thomas County26.1Sheridan County: 25.6 %Sheridan County25.6Garden County: 24.3 %Garden County24.3Banner County: 24.1 %Banner County24.1Loup County: 23.9 %Loup County23.9Sioux County: 22.9 %Sioux County22.9Dakota County: 22.1 %Dakota County22.1Blaine County: 22 %Blaine County22Rock County: 22 %Rock County22Scotts Bluff County: 21.9 %Scotts Bluff County21.9Dawes County: 21.8 %Dawes County21.8Knox County: 21.8 %Knox County21.8Cherry County: 21.6 %Cherry County21.6Pawnee County: 21.6 %Pawnee County21.6Hitchcock County: 21 %Hitchcock County21Dundy County: 20.9 %Dundy County20.9Richardson County: 20.9 %Richardson County20.9Keith County: 20.4 %Keith County20.4Boyd County: 20.2 %Boyd County20.2Dawson County: 20.1 %Dawson County20.1Morrill County: 20.1 %Morrill County20.1Wheeler County: 19.9 %Wheeler County19.9Furnas County: 19.4 %Furnas County19.4Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Nuckolls County19.4Hall County: 19.3 %Hall County19.3Deuel County: 19.1 %Deuel County19.1Antelope County: 19 %Antelope County19Custer County: 19 %Custer County19Franklin County: 18.9 %Franklin County18.9Greeley County: 18.7 %Greeley County18.7Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Sherman County: 18.4 %Sherman County18.4Douglas County: 18.3 %Douglas County18.3Brown County: 18.2 %Brown County18.2Hayes County: 18 %Hayes County18Kimball County: 18 %Kimball County18Frontier County: 17.9 %Frontier County17.9
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Thurston County44.2+3.5 pts
2Keya Paha County31.1-2.2 pts
3McPherson County26.8-2.5 pts
4Thomas County26.1+4.3 pts
5Sheridan County25.6-1.3 pts
6Garden County24.3-2.8 pts
7Banner County24.1+2.5 pts
8Loup County23.9-5.5 pts
9Sioux County22.9-3.7 pts
10Dakota County22.1-0.2 pts
11Blaine County22-7.7 pts
11Rock County22-3.6 pts
13Scotts Bluff County21.9-2.4 pts
14Dawes County21.8-0.5 pts
14Knox County21.8+0.8 pts
16Cherry County21.6-0.1 pts
16Pawnee County21.6-2.1 pts
18Hitchcock County21-2.2 pts
19Dundy County20.9+0.3 pts
19Richardson County20.9-0.9 pts
21Keith County20.4-2 pts
22Boyd County20.2-5.2 pts
23Dawson County20.1-0.1 pts
23Morrill County20.1+0.9 pts
25Wheeler County19.9-5.6 pts
26Furnas County19.4-2.4 pts
26Nuckolls County19.4+0.6 pts
28Hall County19.3-2.9 pts
29Deuel County19.1-3.9 pts
30Antelope County19+0.6 pts
30Custer County19-0.7 pts
32Franklin County18.9+0.9 pts
33Greeley County18.7-0.8 pts
34Lincoln County18.6+0.7 pts
35Sherman County18.4-2.5 pts
36Douglas County18.3-1.7 pts
37Brown County18.2-1.4 pts
38Hayes County18-7.1 pts
38Kimball County18-1.6 pts
40Frontier County17.9+3.3 pts
40Madison County17.9+0.5 pts
42Dodge County17.3+2.2 pts
42Grant County17.3+1 pts
44Holt County17+0.3 pts
45Box Butte County16.9-1.9 pts
46Harlan County16.8-1.5 pts
46Johnson County16.8-0.7 pts
48Jefferson County16.7-3.1 pts
49Nemaha County16.5-0.6 pts
49Red Willow County16.5-0.2 pts
51Clay County16.4-1.5 pts
52Lancaster County16-0.7 pts
53Burt County15.8-1.4 pts
53Dixon County15.8+0.5 pts
53Gage County15.8-0.2 pts
56Adams County15.7-0.5 pts
56Arthur County15.7+0.3 pts
58Webster County15.6+0.5 pts
59Nance County15.5-2.5 pts
60Valley County15.3-2.9 pts
61Merrick County15.2-1.1 pts
61Thayer County15.2-2.4 pts
63Colfax County15.1-0.1 pts
64Gosper County14.7-0.4 pts
65Garfield County14.6-4.4 pts
66Buffalo County14.5-0.7 pts
66Howard County14.5-0.3 pts
66Perkins County14.5+1.1 pts
66York County14.5+0.8 pts
70Cedar County14.1+1 pts
71Fillmore County13.8+0.9 pts
72Hooker County13.6+1 pts
73Kearney County13.40 pts
73Otoe County13.4-0.3 pts
73Stanton County13.4+1.3 pts
76Boone County13.2+0.2 pts
76Pierce County13.2+1.1 pts
78Logan County13.1-1.8 pts
79Saline County12.7-2.2 pts
80Phelps County12.6-0.3 pts
81Polk County12.2+0.1 pts
82Wayne County12-1.1 pts
83Cheyenne County11.8-1.9 pts
84Butler County11.7-0.5 pts
84Cuming County11.7-1.4 pts
86Platte County11.4-2.8 pts
87Saunders County11.2+0.3 pts
88Chase County10.8-2 pts
89Cass County10.3-2.1 pts
90Hamilton County9.6-2.1 pts
91Washington County9-0.7 pts
92Seward County8.9-0.9 pts
93Sarpy County7-1.5 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thurston County, with 44.2% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 7% in 2014.

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