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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 2016, at 34%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Nebraska was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34Thurston County
Lowest6.4Sarpy County
Median16.493 counties
Nebraska13.9History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 16.5 %Antelope County: 17.1 %Arthur County: 14.3 %Banner County: 21.6 %Blaine County: 21 %Boone County: 14.3 %Box Butte County: 16.6 %Boyd County: 23.5 %Brown County: 20.1 %Buffalo County: 11.5 %Burt County: 14.9 %Butler County: 11 %Cass County: 9.5 %Cedar County: 12.6 %Chase County: 11.5 %Cherry County: 18 %Cheyenne County: 11.6 %Clay County: 15 %Colfax County: 12.6 %Cuming County: 12.3 %Custer County: 16.4 %Dakota County: 17.7 %Dawes County: 20.4 %Dawson County: 17.3 %Deuel County: 19.5 %Dixon County: 12.7 %Dodge County: 14.8 %Douglas County: 15.4 %Dundy County: 16 %Fillmore County: 15.2 %Franklin County: 21.8 %Frontier County: 16.8 %Furnas County: 19.2 %Gage County: 14.6 %Garden County: 25.9 %Garfield County: 17.9 %Gosper County: 16.9 %Grant County: 10.8 %Greeley County: 22.7 %Hall County: 17.3 %Hamilton County: 9.4 %Harlan County: 19.4 %Hayes County: 29.1 %Hitchcock County: 19.3 %Holt County: 14 %Hooker County: 10.3 %Howard County: 12.2 %Jefferson County: 15.6 %Johnson County: 14.6 %Kearney County: 11 %Keith County: 19.4 %Keya Paha County: 25.2 %Kimball County: 17.3 %Knox County: 18.5 %Lancaster County: 13 %Lincoln County: 14.3 %Logan County: 15.5 %Loup County: 25.7 %McPherson County: 19.1 %Madison County: 16.5 %Merrick County: 13.9 %Morrill County: 23 %Nance County: 16.9 %Nemaha County: 15.4 %Nuckolls County: 17.9 %Otoe County: 11.8 %Pawnee County: 26.5 %Perkins County: 14.6 %Phelps County: 12.4 %Pierce County: 12.2 %Platte County: 11.6 %Polk County: 11.2 %Red Willow County: 14 %Richardson County: 18.8 %Rock County: 20.2 %Saline County: 13.4 %Sarpy County: 6.4 %Saunders County: 8.5 %Scotts Bluff County: 20.5 %Seward County: 7.2 %Sheridan County: 24.9 %Sherman County: 18.2 %Sioux County: 25.4 %Stanton County: 10.9 %Thayer County: 16.6 %Thomas County: 20.1 %Thurston County: 34 %Valley County: 17.8 %Washington County: 8.1 %Wayne County: 10.3 %Webster County: 16.4 %Wheeler County: 21.9 %York County: 13.4 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Thurston County: 34 %Thurston County34Hayes County: 29.1 %Hayes County29.1Pawnee County: 26.5 %Pawnee County26.5Garden County: 25.9 %Garden County25.9Loup County: 25.7 %Loup County25.7Sioux County: 25.4 %Sioux County25.4Keya Paha County: 25.2 %Keya Paha County25.2Sheridan County: 24.9 %Sheridan County24.9Boyd County: 23.5 %Boyd County23.5Morrill County: 23 %Morrill County23Greeley County: 22.7 %Greeley County22.7Wheeler County: 21.9 %Wheeler County21.9Franklin County: 21.8 %Franklin County21.8Banner County: 21.6 %Banner County21.6Blaine County: 21 %Blaine County21Scotts Bluff County: 20.5 %Scotts Bluff County20.5Dawes County: 20.4 %Dawes County20.4Rock County: 20.2 %Rock County20.2Brown County: 20.1 %Brown County20.1Thomas County: 20.1 %Thomas County20.1Deuel County: 19.5 %Deuel County19.5Harlan County: 19.4 %Harlan County19.4Keith County: 19.4 %Keith County19.4Hitchcock County: 19.3 %Hitchcock County19.3Furnas County: 19.2 %Furnas County19.2McPherson County: 19.1 %McPherson County19.1Richardson County: 18.8 %Richardson County18.8Knox County: 18.5 %Knox County18.5Sherman County: 18.2 %Sherman County18.2Cherry County: 18 %Cherry County18Garfield County: 17.9 %Garfield County17.9Nuckolls County: 17.9 %Nuckolls County17.9Valley County: 17.8 %Valley County17.8Dakota County: 17.7 %Dakota County17.7Dawson County: 17.3 %Dawson County17.3Hall County: 17.3 %Hall County17.3Kimball County: 17.3 %Kimball County17.3Antelope County: 17.1 %Antelope County17.1Gosper County: 16.9 %Gosper County16.9Nance County: 16.9 %Nance County16.9Thurston County: 34 %Thurston County34Hayes County: 29.1 %Hayes County29.1Pawnee County: 26.5 %Pawnee County26.5Garden County: 25.9 %Garden County25.9Loup County: 25.7 %Loup County25.7Sioux County: 25.4 %Sioux County25.4Keya Paha County: 25.2 %Keya Paha County25.2Sheridan County: 24.9 %Sheridan County24.9Boyd County: 23.5 %Boyd County23.5Morrill County: 23 %Morrill County23Greeley County: 22.7 %Greeley County22.7Wheeler County: 21.9 %Wheeler County21.9Franklin County: 21.8 %Franklin County21.8Banner County: 21.6 %Banner County21.6Blaine County: 21 %Blaine County21Scotts Bluff County: 20.5 %Scotts Bluff County20.5Dawes County: 20.4 %Dawes County20.4Rock County: 20.2 %Rock County20.2Brown County: 20.1 %Brown County20.1Thomas County: 20.1 %Thomas County20.1Deuel County: 19.5 %Deuel County19.5Harlan County: 19.4 %Harlan County19.4Keith County: 19.4 %Keith County19.4Hitchcock County: 19.3 %Hitchcock County19.3Furnas County: 19.2 %Furnas County19.2McPherson County: 19.1 %McPherson County19.1Richardson County: 18.8 %Richardson County18.8Knox County: 18.5 %Knox County18.5Sherman County: 18.2 %Sherman County18.2Cherry County: 18 %Cherry County18Garfield County: 17.9 %Garfield County17.9Nuckolls County: 17.9 %Nuckolls County17.9Valley County: 17.8 %Valley County17.8Dakota County: 17.7 %Dakota County17.7Dawson County: 17.3 %Dawson County17.3Hall County: 17.3 %Hall County17.3Kimball County: 17.3 %Kimball County17.3Antelope County: 17.1 %Antelope County17.1Gosper County: 16.9 %Gosper County16.9Nance County: 16.9 %Nance County16.9
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Thurston County34-1.6 pts
2Hayes County29.1+5.3 pts
3Pawnee County26.5+4.4 pts
4Garden County25.9-1.4 pts
5Loup County25.7+1.4 pts
6Sioux County25.4+4.9 pts
7Keya Paha County25.2+4.4 pts
8Sheridan County24.9+1.5 pts
9Boyd County23.5+3.7 pts
10Morrill County23+2.9 pts
11Greeley County22.7+2.6 pts
12Wheeler County21.9+3.5 pts
13Franklin County21.8+2.1 pts
14Banner County21.6+0.5 pts
15Blaine County21-6.3 pts
16Scotts Bluff County20.5-2.3 pts
17Dawes County20.4-0.1 pts
18Rock County20.2+1.9 pts
19Brown County20.1+0.6 pts
19Thomas County20.1+2.3 pts
21Deuel County19.5+0.8 pts
22Harlan County19.4+2 pts
22Keith County19.4+0.4 pts
24Hitchcock County19.3-1.1 pts
25Furnas County19.2+0.8 pts
26McPherson County19.1-0.9 pts
27Richardson County18.8-1 pts
28Knox County18.5-1.6 pts
29Sherman County18.2-0.7 pts
30Cherry County180 pts
31Garfield County17.9+2.4 pts
31Nuckolls County17.9-1.5 pts
33Valley County17.8+1.6 pts
34Dakota County17.7-3 pts
35Dawson County17.3+0.6 pts
35Hall County17.3-2.2 pts
35Kimball County17.3-1.8 pts
38Antelope County17.1+0.4 pts
39Gosper County16.9+0.4 pts
39Nance County16.9+0.4 pts
41Frontier County16.8-2.2 pts
42Box Butte County16.6+0.9 pts
42Thayer County16.6+1.7 pts
44Adams County16.5+0.2 pts
44Madison County16.5-1.1 pts
46Custer County16.4+0.3 pts
46Webster County16.4+1.6 pts
48Dundy County16-3.2 pts
49Jefferson County15.6-1.5 pts
50Logan County15.5+2.2 pts
51Douglas County15.4-4.6 pts
51Nemaha County15.4+0.3 pts
53Fillmore County15.2+2.4 pts
54Clay County15+0.3 pts
55Burt County14.9-1.7 pts
56Dodge County14.8-0.3 pts
57Gage County14.6-0.4 pts
57Johnson County14.6+0.5 pts
57Perkins County14.6+1.2 pts
60Arthur County14.3-3.7 pts
60Boone County14.3+1.6 pts
60Lincoln County14.3-2 pts
63Holt County14-1.9 pts
63Red Willow County14-1.9 pts
65Merrick County13.9-1.2 pts
66Saline County13.4+0.1 pts
66York County13.4-0.8 pts
68Lancaster County13-1.1 pts
69Dixon County12.7+0.5 pts
70Cedar County12.6+0.2 pts
70Colfax County12.6-2.1 pts
72Phelps County12.4-1.4 pts
73Cuming County12.3-0.7 pts
74Howard County12.2-1.4 pts
74Pierce County12.2+0.6 pts
76Otoe County11.8-2.5 pts
77Cheyenne County11.6+0.5 pts
77Platte County11.6+0.3 pts
79Buffalo County11.5-0.5 pts
79Chase County11.5+0.5 pts
81Polk County11.2+0.4 pts
82Butler County11+0.6 pts
82Kearney County11-0.9 pts
84Stanton County10.9-1.1 pts
85Grant County10.8+4.1 pts
86Hooker County10.3-1.2 pts
86Wayne County10.3-1.3 pts
88Cass County9.5-0.3 pts
89Hamilton County9.4+0.5 pts
90Saunders County8.5-2.8 pts
91Washington County8.1-0.3 pts
92Seward County7.2-0.4 pts
93Sarpy County6.4-1.1 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thurston County, with 34% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 6.4% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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