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

Loup County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 93 counties in 2020, at 30.9%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 12.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.9Loup County
Lowest5.1Sarpy County
Median12.593 counties
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Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 10.8 %Antelope County: 14.5 %Arthur County: 17.4 %Banner County: 13.5 %Blaine County: 21.2 %Boone County: 11.1 %Box Butte County: 12.4 %Boyd County: 18.5 %Brown County: 15 %Buffalo County: 9.3 %Burt County: 13.1 %Butler County: 8.5 %Cass County: 6.8 %Cedar County: 9.5 %Chase County: 10 %Cherry County: 14.9 %Cheyenne County: 12.9 %Clay County: 11.3 %Colfax County: 9.7 %Cuming County: 9.9 %Custer County: 14 %Dakota County: 13.1 %Dawes County: 16 %Dawson County: 10.8 %Deuel County: 14.1 %Dixon County: 9.2 %Dodge County: 11.3 %Douglas County: 10.2 %Dundy County: 17.8 %Fillmore County: 11.9 %Franklin County: 16.8 %Frontier County: 17.1 %Furnas County: 13.4 %Gage County: 9.9 %Garden County: 20.5 %Garfield County: 16.9 %Gosper County: 11.5 %Grant County: 12.2 %Greeley County: 17.1 %Hall County: 14.4 %Hamilton County: 8.3 %Harlan County: 13.8 %Hayes County: 20.9 %Hitchcock County: 13 %Holt County: 13.7 %Hooker County: 8.3 %Howard County: 10.3 %Jefferson County: 11 %Johnson County: 12.2 %Kearney County: 9.6 %Keith County: 17.5 %Keya Paha County: 23.3 %Kimball County: 15.5 %Knox County: 16.7 %Lancaster County: 9.1 %Lincoln County: 12.2 %Logan County: 10.3 %Loup County: 30.9 %McPherson County: 22.7 %Madison County: 11.5 %Merrick County: 11.9 %Morrill County: 16.8 %Nance County: 12.9 %Nemaha County: 11.1 %Nuckolls County: 12.5 %Otoe County: 10 %Pawnee County: 19.5 %Perkins County: 11.8 %Phelps County: 13 %Pierce County: 10 %Platte County: 7.5 %Polk County: 9 %Red Willow County: 12.4 %Richardson County: 13.6 %Rock County: 18.1 %Saline County: 8.6 %Sarpy County: 5.1 %Saunders County: 6.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 16.5 %Seward County: 6.1 %Sheridan County: 20.6 %Sherman County: 17.6 %Sioux County: 28.1 %Stanton County: 8.5 %Thayer County: 13 %Thomas County: 22 %Thurston County: 25 %Valley County: 14.2 %Washington County: 6.3 %Wayne County: 8.4 %Webster County: 11 %Wheeler County: 24.4 %York County: 11 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Loup County: 30.9 %Loup County30.9Sioux County: 28.1 %Sioux County28.1Thurston County: 25 %Thurston County25Wheeler County: 24.4 %Wheeler County24.4Keya Paha County: 23.3 %Keya Paha County23.3McPherson County: 22.7 %McPherson County22.7Thomas County: 22 %Thomas County22Blaine County: 21.2 %Blaine County21.2Hayes County: 20.9 %Hayes County20.9Sheridan County: 20.6 %Sheridan County20.6Garden County: 20.5 %Garden County20.5Pawnee County: 19.5 %Pawnee County19.5Boyd County: 18.5 %Boyd County18.5Rock County: 18.1 %Rock County18.1Dundy County: 17.8 %Dundy County17.8Sherman County: 17.6 %Sherman County17.6Keith County: 17.5 %Keith County17.5Arthur County: 17.4 %Arthur County17.4Frontier County: 17.1 %Frontier County17.1Greeley County: 17.1 %Greeley County17.1Garfield County: 16.9 %Garfield County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Morrill County: 16.8 %Morrill County16.8Knox County: 16.7 %Knox County16.7Scotts Bluff County: 16.5 %Scotts Bluff County16.5Dawes County: 16 %Dawes County16Kimball County: 15.5 %Kimball County15.5Brown County: 15 %Brown County15Cherry County: 14.9 %Cherry County14.9Antelope County: 14.5 %Antelope County14.5Hall County: 14.4 %Hall County14.4Valley County: 14.2 %Valley County14.2Deuel County: 14.1 %Deuel County14.1Custer County: 14 %Custer County14Harlan County: 13.8 %Harlan County13.8Holt County: 13.7 %Holt County13.7Richardson County: 13.6 %Richardson County13.6Banner County: 13.5 %Banner County13.5Furnas County: 13.4 %Furnas County13.4Burt County: 13.1 %Burt County13.1Loup County: 30.9 %Loup County30.9Sioux County: 28.1 %Sioux County28.1Thurston County: 25 %Thurston County25Wheeler County: 24.4 %Wheeler County24.4Keya Paha County: 23.3 %Keya Paha County23.3McPherson County: 22.7 %McPherson County22.7Thomas County: 22 %Thomas County22Blaine County: 21.2 %Blaine County21.2Hayes County: 20.9 %Hayes County20.9Sheridan County: 20.6 %Sheridan County20.6Garden County: 20.5 %Garden County20.5Pawnee County: 19.5 %Pawnee County19.5Boyd County: 18.5 %Boyd County18.5Rock County: 18.1 %Rock County18.1Dundy County: 17.8 %Dundy County17.8Sherman County: 17.6 %Sherman County17.6Keith County: 17.5 %Keith County17.5Arthur County: 17.4 %Arthur County17.4Frontier County: 17.1 %Frontier County17.1Greeley County: 17.1 %Greeley County17.1Garfield County: 16.9 %Garfield County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Morrill County: 16.8 %Morrill County16.8Knox County: 16.7 %Knox County16.7Scotts Bluff County: 16.5 %Scotts Bluff County16.5Dawes County: 16 %Dawes County16Kimball County: 15.5 %Kimball County15.5Brown County: 15 %Brown County15Cherry County: 14.9 %Cherry County14.9Antelope County: 14.5 %Antelope County14.5Hall County: 14.4 %Hall County14.4Valley County: 14.2 %Valley County14.2Deuel County: 14.1 %Deuel County14.1Custer County: 14 %Custer County14Harlan County: 13.8 %Harlan County13.8Holt County: 13.7 %Holt County13.7Richardson County: 13.6 %Richardson County13.6Banner County: 13.5 %Banner County13.5Furnas County: 13.4 %Furnas County13.4Burt County: 13.1 %Burt County13.1
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Loup County30.9+3.5 pts
2Sioux County28.1+2.5 pts
3Thurston County25-5.5 pts
4Wheeler County24.4+2.5 pts
5Keya Paha County23.3-0.8 pts
6McPherson County22.7-3.7 pts
7Thomas County22-0.9 pts
8Blaine County21.2-7 pts
9Hayes County20.9+1 pts
10Sheridan County20.6-1.3 pts
11Garden County20.5-3.6 pts
12Pawnee County19.5-1.5 pts
13Boyd County18.5-3.4 pts
14Rock County18.1-3 pts
15Dundy County17.8-0.4 pts
16Sherman County17.6-2.2 pts
17Keith County17.5-0.3 pts
18Arthur County17.4-2.4 pts
19Frontier County17.1+1.8 pts
19Greeley County17.1-1.5 pts
21Garfield County16.9+1.6 pts
22Franklin County16.8-3.4 pts
22Morrill County16.8-1.8 pts
24Knox County16.7-0.4 pts
25Scotts Bluff County16.5-0.4 pts
26Dawes County16-2 pts
27Kimball County15.5-1 pts
28Brown County15-1.9 pts
29Cherry County14.9-2.3 pts
30Antelope County14.5-1.4 pts
31Hall County14.4+0.8 pts
32Valley County14.2+0.4 pts
33Deuel County14.1-7.8 pts
34Custer County14-1 pts
35Harlan County13.8-1.1 pts
36Holt County13.7-1 pts
37Richardson County13.6-2.1 pts
38Banner County13.5-5.4 pts
39Furnas County13.4-4 pts
40Burt County13.1+0.2 pts
40Dakota County13.1-0.9 pts
42Hitchcock County13-2.9 pts
42Phelps County13-0.2 pts
42Thayer County13-1.3 pts
45Cheyenne County12.9+0.1 pts
45Nance County12.9-0.1 pts
47Nuckolls County12.5-2.3 pts
48Box Butte County12.4-1.3 pts
48Red Willow County12.4-1.4 pts
50Grant County12.2-3.6 pts
50Johnson County12.2-0.6 pts
50Lincoln County12.2-0.9 pts
53Fillmore County11.9+2 pts
53Merrick County11.9-2.1 pts
55Perkins County11.8-0.3 pts
56Gosper County11.5-2.5 pts
56Madison County11.5-0.2 pts
58Clay County11.3-2 pts
58Dodge County11.3+0.1 pts
60Boone County11.1-1 pts
60Nemaha County11.1-1 pts
62Jefferson County11-2.5 pts
62Webster County11-4.5 pts
62York County11-0.6 pts
65Adams County10.8-2.1 pts
65Dawson County10.8-5.1 pts
67Howard County10.3-1.4 pts
67Logan County10.3+2 pts
69Douglas County10.2-1.8 pts
70Chase County10-0.8 pts
70Otoe County10-0.5 pts
70Pierce County10-0.7 pts
73Cuming County9.9-0.5 pts
73Gage County9.9-3.8 pts
75Colfax County9.7-1.7 pts
76Kearney County9.60 pts
77Cedar County9.5-0.7 pts
78Buffalo County9.3-0.8 pts
79Dixon County9.2-1.6 pts
80Lancaster County9.1-1.5 pts
81Polk County9+0.9 pts
82Saline County8.6-1.3 pts
83Butler County8.5-0.7 pts
83Stanton County8.5-0.8 pts
85Wayne County8.4-1.3 pts
86Hamilton County8.3+0.8 pts
86Hooker County8.3-2.3 pts
88Platte County7.5-4 pts
89Cass County6.8-0.4 pts
90Saunders County6.4-0.4 pts
91Washington County6.3-1.7 pts
92Seward County6.1-0.2 pts
93Sarpy County5.1-1.4 pts

Other periods

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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loup County, with 30.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 5.1% in 2020.

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