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

Keya Paha County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 93 counties in 2022, at 33.6%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 14.8% and the figure for Nebraska was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6Keya Paha County
Lowest6.7Sarpy County
Median14.893 counties
Nebraska13.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 13.2 %Antelope County: 16.9 %Arthur County: 20.2 %Banner County: 17.4 %Blaine County: 30.4 %Boone County: 12.3 %Box Butte County: 15.6 %Boyd County: 21.9 %Brown County: 14 %Buffalo County: 12.6 %Burt County: 13.3 %Butler County: 10.5 %Cass County: 7.9 %Cedar County: 10 %Chase County: 11.9 %Cherry County: 16.3 %Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Clay County: 11.8 %Colfax County: 11.2 %Cuming County: 11.8 %Custer County: 14.6 %Dakota County: 16.4 %Dawes County: 20 %Dawson County: 15.7 %Deuel County: 21 %Dixon County: 11.7 %Dodge County: 12.9 %Douglas County: 15.2 %Dundy County: 22 %Fillmore County: 11.7 %Franklin County: 17.4 %Frontier County: 19.7 %Furnas County: 21.2 %Gage County: 12.7 %Garden County: 26 %Garfield County: 16.2 %Gosper County: 17 %Grant County: 17 %Greeley County: 14.5 %Hall County: 14.8 %Hamilton County: 9.7 %Harlan County: 14.7 %Hayes County: 25.2 %Hitchcock County: 18 %Holt County: 15.5 %Hooker County: 11.1 %Howard County: 11 %Jefferson County: 14.9 %Johnson County: 14.4 %Kearney County: 10.6 %Keith County: 18.8 %Keya Paha County: 33.6 %Kimball County: 17.4 %Knox County: 19.4 %Lancaster County: 13.7 %Lincoln County: 15 %Logan County: 14.2 %Loup County: 29.4 %McPherson County: 25.4 %Madison County: 13.7 %Merrick County: 12.2 %Morrill County: 19.5 %Nance County: 14.7 %Nemaha County: 15.2 %Nuckolls County: 16.1 %Otoe County: 10.9 %Pawnee County: 20.6 %Perkins County: 13.7 %Phelps County: 11.1 %Pierce County: 11.7 %Platte County: 11.5 %Polk County: 9.7 %Red Willow County: 14.2 %Richardson County: 16.2 %Rock County: 19 %Saline County: 10.6 %Sarpy County: 6.7 %Saunders County: 7.6 %Scotts Bluff County: 23.1 %Seward County: 7.3 %Sheridan County: 23.7 %Sherman County: 19.7 %Sioux County: 23.5 %Stanton County: 10.1 %Thayer County: 14.1 %Thomas County: 21.8 %Thurston County: 28.7 %Valley County: 17.4 %Washington County: 8.5 %Wayne County: 11 %Webster County: 14.4 %Wheeler County: 24 %York County: 12.9 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Keya Paha County: 33.6 %Keya Paha County33.6Blaine County: 30.4 %Blaine County30.4Loup County: 29.4 %Loup County29.4Thurston County: 28.7 %Thurston County28.7Garden County: 26 %Garden County26McPherson County: 25.4 %McPherson County25.4Hayes County: 25.2 %Hayes County25.2Wheeler County: 24 %Wheeler County24Sheridan County: 23.7 %Sheridan County23.7Sioux County: 23.5 %Sioux County23.5Scotts Bluff County: 23.1 %Scotts Bluff County23.1Dundy County: 22 %Dundy County22Boyd County: 21.9 %Boyd County21.9Thomas County: 21.8 %Thomas County21.8Furnas County: 21.2 %Furnas County21.2Deuel County: 21 %Deuel County21Pawnee County: 20.6 %Pawnee County20.6Arthur County: 20.2 %Arthur County20.2Dawes County: 20 %Dawes County20Frontier County: 19.7 %Frontier County19.7Sherman County: 19.7 %Sherman County19.7Morrill County: 19.5 %Morrill County19.5Knox County: 19.4 %Knox County19.4Rock County: 19 %Rock County19Keith County: 18.8 %Keith County18.8Hitchcock County: 18 %Hitchcock County18Banner County: 17.4 %Banner County17.4Franklin County: 17.4 %Franklin County17.4Kimball County: 17.4 %Kimball County17.4Valley County: 17.4 %Valley County17.4Gosper County: 17 %Gosper County17Grant County: 17 %Grant County17Antelope County: 16.9 %Antelope County16.9Dakota County: 16.4 %Dakota County16.4Cherry County: 16.3 %Cherry County16.3Garfield County: 16.2 %Garfield County16.2Richardson County: 16.2 %Richardson County16.2Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Cheyenne County16.1Nuckolls County: 16.1 %Nuckolls County16.1Dawson County: 15.7 %Dawson County15.7Keya Paha County: 33.6 %Keya Paha County33.6Blaine County: 30.4 %Blaine County30.4Loup County: 29.4 %Loup County29.4Thurston County: 28.7 %Thurston County28.7Garden County: 26 %Garden County26McPherson County: 25.4 %McPherson County25.4Hayes County: 25.2 %Hayes County25.2Wheeler County: 24 %Wheeler County24Sheridan County: 23.7 %Sheridan County23.7Sioux County: 23.5 %Sioux County23.5Scotts Bluff County: 23.1 %Scotts Bluff County23.1Dundy County: 22 %Dundy County22Boyd County: 21.9 %Boyd County21.9Thomas County: 21.8 %Thomas County21.8Furnas County: 21.2 %Furnas County21.2Deuel County: 21 %Deuel County21Pawnee County: 20.6 %Pawnee County20.6Arthur County: 20.2 %Arthur County20.2Dawes County: 20 %Dawes County20Frontier County: 19.7 %Frontier County19.7Sherman County: 19.7 %Sherman County19.7Morrill County: 19.5 %Morrill County19.5Knox County: 19.4 %Knox County19.4Rock County: 19 %Rock County19Keith County: 18.8 %Keith County18.8Hitchcock County: 18 %Hitchcock County18Banner County: 17.4 %Banner County17.4Franklin County: 17.4 %Franklin County17.4Kimball County: 17.4 %Kimball County17.4Valley County: 17.4 %Valley County17.4Gosper County: 17 %Gosper County17Grant County: 17 %Grant County17Antelope County: 16.9 %Antelope County16.9Dakota County: 16.4 %Dakota County16.4Cherry County: 16.3 %Cherry County16.3Garfield County: 16.2 %Garfield County16.2Richardson County: 16.2 %Richardson County16.2Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Cheyenne County16.1Nuckolls County: 16.1 %Nuckolls County16.1Dawson County: 15.7 %Dawson County15.7
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Keya Paha County33.6+3.5 pts
2Blaine County30.4+9.8 pts
3Loup County29.4+0.3 pts
4Thurston County28.7+3.1 pts
5Garden County26+0.8 pts
6McPherson County25.4+6 pts
7Hayes County25.2+3.8 pts
8Wheeler County24+9.5 pts
9Sheridan County23.7+2.9 pts
10Sioux County23.5-1.4 pts
11Scotts Bluff County23.1+5.2 pts
12Dundy County22+1.6 pts
13Boyd County21.9-0.9 pts
14Thomas County21.8+2.2 pts
15Furnas County21.2+5.1 pts
16Deuel County21+3.5 pts
17Pawnee County20.6+1.2 pts
18Arthur County20.2+1.3 pts
19Dawes County20+2.6 pts
20Frontier County19.7+4.7 pts
20Sherman County19.7+3.4 pts
22Morrill County19.5+0.8 pts
23Knox County19.4+2.9 pts
24Rock County19+1.7 pts
25Keith County18.8+0.6 pts
26Hitchcock County180 pts
27Banner County17.4-0.2 pts
27Franklin County17.4-1.5 pts
27Kimball County17.4+1.6 pts
27Valley County17.4+1.9 pts
31Gosper County17+3.2 pts
31Grant County17+0.6 pts
33Antelope County16.9+3.3 pts
34Dakota County16.4+1.7 pts
35Cherry County16.3+1.8 pts
36Garfield County16.2-0.3 pts
36Richardson County16.2+0.9 pts
38Cheyenne County16.1-0.2 pts
38Nuckolls County16.1+3.5 pts
40Dawson County15.7+3 pts
41Box Butte County15.6+1.8 pts
42Holt County15.5+2.7 pts
43Douglas County15.2+1.6 pts
43Nemaha County15.2+3.1 pts
45Lincoln County15+0.2 pts
46Jefferson County14.9+2.8 pts
47Hall County14.8-0.3 pts
48Harlan County14.7+1.5 pts
48Nance County14.7+2.7 pts
50Custer County14.6+0.4 pts
51Greeley County14.5-1.9 pts
52Johnson County14.4+0.5 pts
52Webster County14.4+1.8 pts
54Logan County14.2+1 pts
54Red Willow County14.2+1.1 pts
56Thayer County14.1+1.5 pts
57Brown County14-2.5 pts
58Lancaster County13.7+1.9 pts
58Madison County13.7+2.3 pts
58Perkins County13.7+0.4 pts
61Burt County13.3+1.3 pts
62Adams County13.2+1.2 pts
63Dodge County12.9+0.8 pts
63York County12.9+2.1 pts
65Gage County12.7-1.1 pts
66Buffalo County12.6+1.5 pts
67Boone County12.3+0.1 pts
68Merrick County12.2+0.6 pts
69Chase County11.9+1.5 pts
70Clay County11.80 pts
70Cuming County11.8+2 pts
72Dixon County11.7+1.7 pts
72Fillmore County11.7-0.1 pts
72Pierce County11.7+1 pts
75Platte County11.5+2.7 pts
76Colfax County11.2-0.2 pts
77Hooker County11.1+4.4 pts
77Phelps County11.1+0.2 pts
79Howard County110 pts
79Wayne County11+0.5 pts
81Otoe County10.9-0.3 pts
82Kearney County10.6+1.5 pts
82Saline County10.6+0.5 pts
84Butler County10.5+0.8 pts
85Stanton County10.1+0.7 pts
86Cedar County10+1.1 pts
87Hamilton County9.7+1.9 pts
87Polk County9.7+1.3 pts
89Washington County8.5+1.9 pts
90Cass County7.9+0.8 pts
91Saunders County7.6+0.4 pts
92Seward County7.3+0.6 pts
93Sarpy County6.7+0.7 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Keya Paha County, with 33.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 6.7% in 2022.

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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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