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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 2018, at 32.7%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Nebraska was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.7Thurston County
Lowest6.4Sarpy County
Median15.693 counties
Nebraska12.9History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 14.4 %Antelope County: 16.7 %Arthur County: 17.5 %Banner County: 25 %Blaine County: 24.2 %Boone County: 13.1 %Box Butte County: 18.9 %Boyd County: 25.1 %Brown County: 17.1 %Buffalo County: 11.6 %Burt County: 13.8 %Butler County: 10.9 %Cass County: 9.4 %Cedar County: 11.7 %Chase County: 11.6 %Cherry County: 16.3 %Cheyenne County: 14.3 %Clay County: 14.6 %Colfax County: 12.7 %Cuming County: 11.3 %Custer County: 15.6 %Dakota County: 18 %Dawes County: 19.2 %Dawson County: 16.3 %Deuel County: 20.2 %Dixon County: 11 %Dodge County: 11.9 %Douglas County: 13.3 %Dundy County: 21.4 %Fillmore County: 11.8 %Franklin County: 18.4 %Frontier County: 19.3 %Furnas County: 17.6 %Gage County: 13.9 %Garden County: 26.2 %Garfield County: 18.2 %Gosper County: 15.6 %Grant County: 17.9 %Greeley County: 19.2 %Hall County: 18.4 %Hamilton County: 8.1 %Harlan County: 15.7 %Hayes County: 18.7 %Hitchcock County: 21.1 %Holt County: 16.4 %Hooker County: 12.8 %Howard County: 12.3 %Jefferson County: 15.3 %Johnson County: 13.9 %Kearney County: 12.7 %Keith County: 19.4 %Keya Paha County: 32.5 %Kimball County: 16.6 %Knox County: 17.4 %Lancaster County: 12.7 %Lincoln County: 13.1 %Logan County: 11.7 %Loup County: 28.1 %McPherson County: 16.9 %Madison County: 12.7 %Merrick County: 14.4 %Morrill County: 18.9 %Nance County: 13.9 %Nemaha County: 13.8 %Nuckolls County: 16.8 %Otoe County: 11.5 %Pawnee County: 21.2 %Perkins County: 11.9 %Phelps County: 11.9 %Pierce County: 11.5 %Platte County: 10.6 %Polk County: 11.8 %Red Willow County: 14.5 %Richardson County: 17.8 %Rock County: 23.6 %Saline County: 14.6 %Sarpy County: 6.4 %Saunders County: 8.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 19 %Seward County: 7.3 %Sheridan County: 26.5 %Sherman County: 21.2 %Sioux County: 26.8 %Stanton County: 10.5 %Thayer County: 14.8 %Thomas County: 23.4 %Thurston County: 32.7 %Valley County: 16.1 %Washington County: 7 %Wayne County: 9.9 %Webster County: 16.3 %Wheeler County: 19.6 %York County: 12 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Thurston County: 32.7 %Thurston County32.7Keya Paha County: 32.5 %Keya Paha County32.5Loup County: 28.1 %Loup County28.1Sioux County: 26.8 %Sioux County26.8Sheridan County: 26.5 %Sheridan County26.5Garden County: 26.2 %Garden County26.2Boyd County: 25.1 %Boyd County25.1Banner County: 25 %Banner County25Blaine County: 24.2 %Blaine County24.2Rock County: 23.6 %Rock County23.6Thomas County: 23.4 %Thomas County23.4Dundy County: 21.4 %Dundy County21.4Pawnee County: 21.2 %Pawnee County21.2Sherman County: 21.2 %Sherman County21.2Hitchcock County: 21.1 %Hitchcock County21.1Deuel County: 20.2 %Deuel County20.2Wheeler County: 19.6 %Wheeler County19.6Keith County: 19.4 %Keith County19.4Frontier County: 19.3 %Frontier County19.3Dawes County: 19.2 %Dawes County19.2Greeley County: 19.2 %Greeley County19.2Scotts Bluff County: 19 %Scotts Bluff County19Box Butte County: 18.9 %Box Butte County18.9Morrill County: 18.9 %Morrill County18.9Hayes County: 18.7 %Hayes County18.7Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4Hall County: 18.4 %Hall County18.4Garfield County: 18.2 %Garfield County18.2Dakota County: 18 %Dakota County18Grant County: 17.9 %Grant County17.9Richardson County: 17.8 %Richardson County17.8Furnas County: 17.6 %Furnas County17.6Arthur County: 17.5 %Arthur County17.5Knox County: 17.4 %Knox County17.4Brown County: 17.1 %Brown County17.1McPherson County: 16.9 %McPherson County16.9Nuckolls County: 16.8 %Nuckolls County16.8Antelope County: 16.7 %Antelope County16.7Kimball County: 16.6 %Kimball County16.6Holt County: 16.4 %Holt County16.4Thurston County: 32.7 %Thurston County32.7Keya Paha County: 32.5 %Keya Paha County32.5Loup County: 28.1 %Loup County28.1Sioux County: 26.8 %Sioux County26.8Sheridan County: 26.5 %Sheridan County26.5Garden County: 26.2 %Garden County26.2Boyd County: 25.1 %Boyd County25.1Banner County: 25 %Banner County25Blaine County: 24.2 %Blaine County24.2Rock County: 23.6 %Rock County23.6Thomas County: 23.4 %Thomas County23.4Dundy County: 21.4 %Dundy County21.4Pawnee County: 21.2 %Pawnee County21.2Sherman County: 21.2 %Sherman County21.2Hitchcock County: 21.1 %Hitchcock County21.1Deuel County: 20.2 %Deuel County20.2Wheeler County: 19.6 %Wheeler County19.6Keith County: 19.4 %Keith County19.4Frontier County: 19.3 %Frontier County19.3Dawes County: 19.2 %Dawes County19.2Greeley County: 19.2 %Greeley County19.2Scotts Bluff County: 19 %Scotts Bluff County19Box Butte County: 18.9 %Box Butte County18.9Morrill County: 18.9 %Morrill County18.9Hayes County: 18.7 %Hayes County18.7Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4Hall County: 18.4 %Hall County18.4Garfield County: 18.2 %Garfield County18.2Dakota County: 18 %Dakota County18Grant County: 17.9 %Grant County17.9Richardson County: 17.8 %Richardson County17.8Furnas County: 17.6 %Furnas County17.6Arthur County: 17.5 %Arthur County17.5Knox County: 17.4 %Knox County17.4Brown County: 17.1 %Brown County17.1McPherson County: 16.9 %McPherson County16.9Nuckolls County: 16.8 %Nuckolls County16.8Antelope County: 16.7 %Antelope County16.7Kimball County: 16.6 %Kimball County16.6Holt County: 16.4 %Holt County16.4
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Thurston County32.7+0.1 pts
2Keya Paha County32.5+5.1 pts
3Loup County28.1+2 pts
4Sioux County26.8-2 pts
5Sheridan County26.5+3.1 pts
6Garden County26.2+0.1 pts
7Boyd County25.1+0.4 pts
8Banner County25+3.7 pts
9Blaine County24.2+2.8 pts
10Rock County23.6-0.5 pts
11Thomas County23.4+1.6 pts
12Dundy County21.4-2.4 pts
13Pawnee County21.2-0.2 pts
13Sherman County21.2-0.5 pts
15Hitchcock County21.1+1.8 pts
16Deuel County20.2-1.3 pts
17Wheeler County19.6+3.8 pts
18Keith County19.4-0.5 pts
19Frontier County19.3-0.7 pts
20Dawes County19.2-1.8 pts
20Greeley County19.2-0.7 pts
22Scotts Bluff County19-0.8 pts
23Box Butte County18.9+2.7 pts
23Morrill County18.9-2.3 pts
25Hayes County18.7-8.5 pts
26Franklin County18.4-4.5 pts
26Hall County18.4+1.1 pts
28Garfield County18.2+1.8 pts
29Dakota County18-0.9 pts
30Grant County17.9+5.4 pts
31Richardson County17.8-0.5 pts
32Furnas County17.6-1.2 pts
33Arthur County17.5-2 pts
34Knox County17.4-0.9 pts
35Brown County17.1-1.1 pts
36McPherson County16.9-7.6 pts
37Nuckolls County16.8-1.3 pts
38Antelope County16.7-1.2 pts
39Kimball County16.6-4.4 pts
40Holt County16.4+0.8 pts
41Cherry County16.3-0.6 pts
41Dawson County16.3+0.5 pts
41Webster County16.3-1.1 pts
44Valley County16.1+0.4 pts
45Harlan County15.7-1.1 pts
46Custer County15.6-2.6 pts
46Gosper County15.6-0.5 pts
48Jefferson County15.3+0.1 pts
49Thayer County14.8-1.4 pts
50Clay County14.6-0.3 pts
50Saline County14.6+3 pts
52Red Willow County14.5-0.1 pts
53Adams County14.4-1.6 pts
53Merrick County14.4+0.1 pts
55Cheyenne County14.3+1.4 pts
56Gage County13.9+1.1 pts
56Johnson County13.9-1.9 pts
56Nance County13.9-1.5 pts
59Burt County13.8-1.7 pts
59Nemaha County13.8-0.8 pts
61Douglas County13.3-2.4 pts
62Boone County13.1+0.1 pts
62Lincoln County13.1-3.2 pts
64Hooker County12.8+0.3 pts
65Colfax County12.7+0.1 pts
65Kearney County12.7+1.2 pts
65Lancaster County12.7+1.2 pts
65Madison County12.7-3 pts
69Howard County12.3-0.7 pts
70York County12-1.5 pts
71Dodge County11.9-6.6 pts
71Perkins County11.9-0.5 pts
71Phelps County11.9-0.1 pts
74Fillmore County11.8-0.5 pts
74Polk County11.8+1.1 pts
76Cedar County11.7+1 pts
76Logan County11.7-1.3 pts
78Buffalo County11.6-0.5 pts
78Chase County11.6+0.2 pts
80Otoe County11.5-1.4 pts
80Pierce County11.5-1.2 pts
82Cuming County11.3-0.1 pts
83Dixon County11-0.2 pts
84Butler County10.9+0.9 pts
85Platte County10.6-0.7 pts
86Stanton County10.5+0.5 pts
87Wayne County9.9-0.6 pts
88Cass County9.4+1.2 pts
89Saunders County8.3-0.9 pts
90Hamilton County8.1-0.7 pts
91Seward County7.3-0.7 pts
92Washington County7-1 pts
93Sarpy County6.4+0.5 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thurston County, with 32.7% in 2018, 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 2018.

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