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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 2015, at 35.6%. Grant County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 15.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.6Thurston County
Lowest6.7Grant County
Median16.393 counties
Nebraska15.9History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 16.3 %Antelope County: 16.7 %Arthur County: 18 %Banner County: 21.1 %Blaine County: 27.3 %Boone County: 12.7 %Box Butte County: 15.7 %Boyd County: 19.8 %Brown County: 19.5 %Buffalo County: 12 %Burt County: 16.6 %Butler County: 10.4 %Cass County: 9.8 %Cedar County: 12.4 %Chase County: 11 %Cherry County: 18 %Cheyenne County: 11.1 %Clay County: 14.7 %Colfax County: 14.7 %Cuming County: 13 %Custer County: 16.1 %Dakota County: 20.7 %Dawes County: 20.5 %Dawson County: 16.7 %Deuel County: 18.7 %Dixon County: 12.2 %Dodge County: 15.1 %Douglas County: 20 %Dundy County: 19.2 %Fillmore County: 12.8 %Franklin County: 19.7 %Frontier County: 19 %Furnas County: 18.4 %Gage County: 15 %Garden County: 27.3 %Garfield County: 15.5 %Gosper County: 16.5 %Grant County: 6.7 %Greeley County: 20.1 %Hall County: 19.5 %Hamilton County: 8.9 %Harlan County: 17.4 %Hayes County: 23.8 %Hitchcock County: 20.4 %Holt County: 15.9 %Hooker County: 11.5 %Howard County: 13.6 %Jefferson County: 17.1 %Johnson County: 14.1 %Kearney County: 11.9 %Keith County: 19 %Keya Paha County: 20.8 %Kimball County: 19.1 %Knox County: 20.1 %Lancaster County: 14.1 %Lincoln County: 16.3 %Logan County: 13.3 %Loup County: 24.3 %McPherson County: 20 %Madison County: 17.6 %Merrick County: 15.1 %Morrill County: 20.1 %Nance County: 16.5 %Nemaha County: 15.1 %Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Otoe County: 14.3 %Pawnee County: 22.1 %Perkins County: 13.4 %Phelps County: 13.8 %Pierce County: 11.6 %Platte County: 11.3 %Polk County: 10.8 %Red Willow County: 15.9 %Richardson County: 19.8 %Rock County: 18.3 %Saline County: 13.3 %Sarpy County: 7.5 %Saunders County: 11.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 22.8 %Seward County: 7.6 %Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sherman County: 18.9 %Sioux County: 20.5 %Stanton County: 12 %Thayer County: 14.9 %Thomas County: 17.8 %Thurston County: 35.6 %Valley County: 16.2 %Washington County: 8.4 %Wayne County: 11.6 %Webster County: 14.8 %Wheeler County: 18.4 %York County: 14.2 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Thurston County: 35.6 %Thurston County35.6Blaine County: 27.3 %Blaine County27.3Garden County: 27.3 %Garden County27.3Loup County: 24.3 %Loup County24.3Hayes County: 23.8 %Hayes County23.8Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sheridan County23.4Scotts Bluff County: 22.8 %Scotts Bluff County22.8Pawnee County: 22.1 %Pawnee County22.1Banner County: 21.1 %Banner County21.1Keya Paha County: 20.8 %Keya Paha County20.8Dakota County: 20.7 %Dakota County20.7Dawes County: 20.5 %Dawes County20.5Sioux County: 20.5 %Sioux County20.5Hitchcock County: 20.4 %Hitchcock County20.4Greeley County: 20.1 %Greeley County20.1Knox County: 20.1 %Knox County20.1Morrill County: 20.1 %Morrill County20.1Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20McPherson County: 20 %McPherson County20Boyd County: 19.8 %Boyd County19.8Richardson County: 19.8 %Richardson County19.8Franklin County: 19.7 %Franklin County19.7Brown County: 19.5 %Brown County19.5Hall County: 19.5 %Hall County19.5Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Nuckolls County19.4Dundy County: 19.2 %Dundy County19.2Kimball County: 19.1 %Kimball County19.1Frontier County: 19 %Frontier County19Keith County: 19 %Keith County19Sherman County: 18.9 %Sherman County18.9Deuel County: 18.7 %Deuel County18.7Furnas County: 18.4 %Furnas County18.4Wheeler County: 18.4 %Wheeler County18.4Rock County: 18.3 %Rock County18.3Arthur County: 18 %Arthur County18Cherry County: 18 %Cherry County18Thomas County: 17.8 %Thomas County17.8Madison County: 17.6 %Madison County17.6Harlan County: 17.4 %Harlan County17.4Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1Thurston County: 35.6 %Thurston County35.6Blaine County: 27.3 %Blaine County27.3Garden County: 27.3 %Garden County27.3Loup County: 24.3 %Loup County24.3Hayes County: 23.8 %Hayes County23.8Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sheridan County23.4Scotts Bluff County: 22.8 %Scotts Bluff County22.8Pawnee County: 22.1 %Pawnee County22.1Banner County: 21.1 %Banner County21.1Keya Paha County: 20.8 %Keya Paha County20.8Dakota County: 20.7 %Dakota County20.7Dawes County: 20.5 %Dawes County20.5Sioux County: 20.5 %Sioux County20.5Hitchcock County: 20.4 %Hitchcock County20.4Greeley County: 20.1 %Greeley County20.1Knox County: 20.1 %Knox County20.1Morrill County: 20.1 %Morrill County20.1Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20McPherson County: 20 %McPherson County20Boyd County: 19.8 %Boyd County19.8Richardson County: 19.8 %Richardson County19.8Franklin County: 19.7 %Franklin County19.7Brown County: 19.5 %Brown County19.5Hall County: 19.5 %Hall County19.5Nuckolls County: 19.4 %Nuckolls County19.4Dundy County: 19.2 %Dundy County19.2Kimball County: 19.1 %Kimball County19.1Frontier County: 19 %Frontier County19Keith County: 19 %Keith County19Sherman County: 18.9 %Sherman County18.9Deuel County: 18.7 %Deuel County18.7Furnas County: 18.4 %Furnas County18.4Wheeler County: 18.4 %Wheeler County18.4Rock County: 18.3 %Rock County18.3Arthur County: 18 %Arthur County18Cherry County: 18 %Cherry County18Thomas County: 17.8 %Thomas County17.8Madison County: 17.6 %Madison County17.6Harlan County: 17.4 %Harlan County17.4Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Thurston County35.6-8.6 pts
2Blaine County27.3+5.3 pts
2Garden County27.3+3 pts
4Loup County24.3+0.4 pts
5Hayes County23.8+5.8 pts
6Sheridan County23.4-2.2 pts
7Scotts Bluff County22.8+0.9 pts
8Pawnee County22.1+0.5 pts
9Banner County21.1-3 pts
10Keya Paha County20.8-10.3 pts
11Dakota County20.7-1.4 pts
12Dawes County20.5-1.3 pts
12Sioux County20.5-2.4 pts
14Hitchcock County20.4-0.6 pts
15Greeley County20.1+1.4 pts
15Knox County20.1-1.7 pts
15Morrill County20.10 pts
18Douglas County20+1.7 pts
18McPherson County20-6.8 pts
20Boyd County19.8-0.4 pts
20Richardson County19.8-1.1 pts
22Franklin County19.7+0.8 pts
23Brown County19.5+1.3 pts
23Hall County19.5+0.2 pts
25Nuckolls County19.40 pts
26Dundy County19.2-1.7 pts
27Kimball County19.1+1.1 pts
28Frontier County19+1.1 pts
28Keith County19-1.4 pts
30Sherman County18.9+0.5 pts
31Deuel County18.7-0.4 pts
32Furnas County18.4-1 pts
32Wheeler County18.4-1.5 pts
34Rock County18.3-3.7 pts
35Arthur County18+2.3 pts
35Cherry County18-3.6 pts
37Thomas County17.8-8.3 pts
38Madison County17.6-0.3 pts
39Harlan County17.4+0.6 pts
40Jefferson County17.1+0.4 pts
41Antelope County16.7-2.3 pts
41Dawson County16.7-3.4 pts
43Burt County16.6+0.8 pts
44Gosper County16.5+1.8 pts
44Nance County16.5+1 pts
46Adams County16.3+0.6 pts
46Lincoln County16.3-2.3 pts
48Valley County16.2+0.9 pts
49Custer County16.1-2.9 pts
50Holt County15.9-1.1 pts
50Red Willow County15.9-0.6 pts
52Box Butte County15.7-1.2 pts
53Garfield County15.5+0.9 pts
54Dodge County15.1-2.2 pts
54Merrick County15.1-0.1 pts
54Nemaha County15.1-1.4 pts
57Gage County15-0.8 pts
58Thayer County14.9-0.3 pts
59Webster County14.8-0.8 pts
60Clay County14.7-1.7 pts
60Colfax County14.7-0.4 pts
62Otoe County14.3+0.9 pts
63York County14.2-0.3 pts
64Johnson County14.1-2.7 pts
64Lancaster County14.1-1.9 pts
66Phelps County13.8+1.2 pts
67Howard County13.6-0.9 pts
68Perkins County13.4-1.1 pts
69Logan County13.3+0.2 pts
69Saline County13.3+0.6 pts
71Cuming County13+1.3 pts
72Fillmore County12.8-1 pts
73Boone County12.7-0.5 pts
74Cedar County12.4-1.7 pts
75Dixon County12.2-3.6 pts
76Buffalo County12-2.5 pts
76Stanton County12-1.4 pts
78Kearney County11.9-1.5 pts
79Pierce County11.6-1.6 pts
79Wayne County11.6-0.4 pts
81Hooker County11.5-2.1 pts
82Platte County11.3-0.1 pts
82Saunders County11.3+0.1 pts
84Cheyenne County11.1-0.7 pts
85Chase County11+0.2 pts
86Polk County10.8-1.4 pts
87Butler County10.4-1.3 pts
88Cass County9.8-0.5 pts
89Hamilton County8.9-0.7 pts
90Washington County8.4-0.6 pts
91Seward County7.6-1.3 pts
92Sarpy County7.5+0.5 pts
93Grant County6.7-10.6 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thurston County, with 35.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grant County, with 6.7% in 2015.

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