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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 2023, at 28.2%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Loup County
Lowest5Sarpy County
Median13.193 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 12.5 %Antelope County: 12.1 %Arthur County: 20.2 %Banner County: 17.6 %Blaine County: 26.1 %Boone County: 10.5 %Box Butte County: 14.7 %Boyd County: 19.6 %Brown County: 14.7 %Buffalo County: 8.6 %Burt County: 12.1 %Butler County: 9.9 %Cass County: 8.3 %Cedar County: 9 %Chase County: 12.3 %Cherry County: 16.2 %Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Clay County: 9.9 %Colfax County: 11.9 %Cuming County: 10 %Custer County: 12.9 %Dakota County: 20.2 %Dawes County: 17.3 %Dawson County: 13.8 %Deuel County: 18.8 %Dixon County: 9.9 %Dodge County: 11.3 %Douglas County: 12.4 %Dundy County: 18.8 %Fillmore County: 10 %Franklin County: 16.8 %Frontier County: 17 %Furnas County: 16.2 %Gage County: 11.7 %Garden County: 23.1 %Garfield County: 12.4 %Gosper County: 13.1 %Grant County: 14.6 %Greeley County: 13.3 %Hall County: 13.1 %Hamilton County: 9 %Harlan County: 12.3 %Hayes County: 17.8 %Hitchcock County: 18.8 %Holt County: 14.3 %Hooker County: 13.4 %Howard County: 11.8 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Kearney County: 9.2 %Keith County: 17.2 %Keya Paha County: 19.6 %Kimball County: 15.4 %Knox County: 17.5 %Lancaster County: 9 %Lincoln County: 14.6 %Logan County: 11 %Loup County: 28.2 %McPherson County: 18.2 %Madison County: 10.8 %Merrick County: 10.6 %Morrill County: 19.1 %Nance County: 13.3 %Nemaha County: 12.8 %Nuckolls County: 15.2 %Otoe County: 9.1 %Pawnee County: 20.3 %Perkins County: 11.6 %Phelps County: 10.2 %Pierce County: 10.2 %Platte County: 8.1 %Polk County: 8.6 %Red Willow County: 13.3 %Richardson County: 12.9 %Rock County: 18.9 %Saline County: 11.7 %Sarpy County: 5 %Saunders County: 6.9 %Scotts Bluff County: 20.1 %Seward County: 6.8 %Sheridan County: 21.3 %Sherman County: 15.6 %Sioux County: 20.5 %Stanton County: 8.1 %Thayer County: 12 %Thomas County: 22.7 %Thurston County: 25.5 %Valley County: 15.9 %Washington County: 6.5 %Wayne County: 10 %Webster County: 14.5 %Wheeler County: 18.8 %York County: 9.7 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Loup County: 28.2 %Loup County28.2Blaine County: 26.1 %Blaine County26.1Thurston County: 25.5 %Thurston County25.5Garden County: 23.1 %Garden County23.1Thomas County: 22.7 %Thomas County22.7Sheridan County: 21.3 %Sheridan County21.3Sioux County: 20.5 %Sioux County20.5Pawnee County: 20.3 %Pawnee County20.3Arthur County: 20.2 %Arthur County20.2Dakota County: 20.2 %Dakota County20.2Scotts Bluff County: 20.1 %Scotts Bluff County20.1Boyd County: 19.6 %Boyd County19.6Keya Paha County: 19.6 %Keya Paha County19.6Morrill County: 19.1 %Morrill County19.1Rock County: 18.9 %Rock County18.9Deuel County: 18.8 %Deuel County18.8Dundy County: 18.8 %Dundy County18.8Hitchcock County: 18.8 %Hitchcock County18.8Wheeler County: 18.8 %Wheeler County18.8McPherson County: 18.2 %McPherson County18.2Hayes County: 17.8 %Hayes County17.8Banner County: 17.6 %Banner County17.6Knox County: 17.5 %Knox County17.5Dawes County: 17.3 %Dawes County17.3Keith County: 17.2 %Keith County17.2Frontier County: 17 %Frontier County17Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Cherry County: 16.2 %Cherry County16.2Furnas County: 16.2 %Furnas County16.2Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Cheyenne County16.1Valley County: 15.9 %Valley County15.9Sherman County: 15.6 %Sherman County15.6Kimball County: 15.4 %Kimball County15.4Nuckolls County: 15.2 %Nuckolls County15.2Box Butte County: 14.7 %Box Butte County14.7Brown County: 14.7 %Brown County14.7Grant County: 14.6 %Grant County14.6Lincoln County: 14.6 %Lincoln County14.6Webster County: 14.5 %Webster County14.5Holt County: 14.3 %Holt County14.3Loup County: 28.2 %Loup County28.2Blaine County: 26.1 %Blaine County26.1Thurston County: 25.5 %Thurston County25.5Garden County: 23.1 %Garden County23.1Thomas County: 22.7 %Thomas County22.7Sheridan County: 21.3 %Sheridan County21.3Sioux County: 20.5 %Sioux County20.5Pawnee County: 20.3 %Pawnee County20.3Arthur County: 20.2 %Arthur County20.2Dakota County: 20.2 %Dakota County20.2Scotts Bluff County: 20.1 %Scotts Bluff County20.1Boyd County: 19.6 %Boyd County19.6Keya Paha County: 19.6 %Keya Paha County19.6Morrill County: 19.1 %Morrill County19.1Rock County: 18.9 %Rock County18.9Deuel County: 18.8 %Deuel County18.8Dundy County: 18.8 %Dundy County18.8Hitchcock County: 18.8 %Hitchcock County18.8Wheeler County: 18.8 %Wheeler County18.8McPherson County: 18.2 %McPherson County18.2Hayes County: 17.8 %Hayes County17.8Banner County: 17.6 %Banner County17.6Knox County: 17.5 %Knox County17.5Dawes County: 17.3 %Dawes County17.3Keith County: 17.2 %Keith County17.2Frontier County: 17 %Frontier County17Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Cherry County: 16.2 %Cherry County16.2Furnas County: 16.2 %Furnas County16.2Cheyenne County: 16.1 %Cheyenne County16.1Valley County: 15.9 %Valley County15.9Sherman County: 15.6 %Sherman County15.6Kimball County: 15.4 %Kimball County15.4Nuckolls County: 15.2 %Nuckolls County15.2Box Butte County: 14.7 %Box Butte County14.7Brown County: 14.7 %Brown County14.7Grant County: 14.6 %Grant County14.6Lincoln County: 14.6 %Lincoln County14.6Webster County: 14.5 %Webster County14.5Holt County: 14.3 %Holt County14.3
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Loup County28.2-1.2 pts
2Blaine County26.1-4.3 pts
3Thurston County25.5-3.2 pts
4Garden County23.1-2.9 pts
5Thomas County22.7+0.9 pts
6Sheridan County21.3-2.4 pts
7Sioux County20.5-3 pts
8Pawnee County20.3-0.3 pts
9Arthur County20.20 pts
9Dakota County20.2+3.8 pts
11Scotts Bluff County20.1-3 pts
12Boyd County19.6-2.3 pts
12Keya Paha County19.6-14 pts
14Morrill County19.1-0.4 pts
15Rock County18.9-0.1 pts
16Deuel County18.8-2.2 pts
16Dundy County18.8-3.2 pts
16Hitchcock County18.8+0.8 pts
16Wheeler County18.8-5.2 pts
20McPherson County18.2-7.2 pts
21Hayes County17.8-7.4 pts
22Banner County17.6+0.2 pts
23Knox County17.5-1.9 pts
24Dawes County17.3-2.7 pts
25Keith County17.2-1.6 pts
26Frontier County17-2.7 pts
27Franklin County16.8-0.6 pts
28Cherry County16.2-0.1 pts
28Furnas County16.2-5 pts
30Cheyenne County16.10 pts
31Valley County15.9-1.5 pts
32Sherman County15.6-4.1 pts
33Kimball County15.4-2 pts
34Nuckolls County15.2-0.9 pts
35Box Butte County14.7-0.9 pts
35Brown County14.7+0.7 pts
37Grant County14.6-2.4 pts
37Lincoln County14.6-0.4 pts
39Webster County14.5+0.1 pts
40Holt County14.3-1.2 pts
41Dawson County13.8-1.9 pts
41Jefferson County13.8-1.1 pts
43Hooker County13.4+2.3 pts
44Greeley County13.3-1.2 pts
44Nance County13.3-1.4 pts
44Red Willow County13.3-0.9 pts
47Gosper County13.1-3.9 pts
47Hall County13.1-1.7 pts
49Custer County12.9-1.7 pts
49Richardson County12.9-3.3 pts
51Johnson County12.8-1.6 pts
51Nemaha County12.8-2.4 pts
53Adams County12.5-0.7 pts
54Douglas County12.4-2.8 pts
54Garfield County12.4-3.8 pts
56Chase County12.3+0.4 pts
56Harlan County12.3-2.4 pts
58Antelope County12.1-4.8 pts
58Burt County12.1-1.2 pts
60Thayer County12-2.1 pts
61Colfax County11.9+0.7 pts
62Howard County11.8+0.8 pts
63Gage County11.7-1 pts
63Saline County11.7+1.1 pts
65Perkins County11.6-2.1 pts
66Dodge County11.3-1.6 pts
67Logan County11-3.2 pts
68Madison County10.8-2.9 pts
69Merrick County10.6-1.6 pts
70Boone County10.5-1.8 pts
71Phelps County10.2-0.9 pts
71Pierce County10.2-1.5 pts
73Cuming County10-1.8 pts
73Fillmore County10-1.7 pts
73Wayne County10-1 pts
76Butler County9.9-0.6 pts
76Clay County9.9-1.9 pts
76Dixon County9.9-1.8 pts
79York County9.7-3.2 pts
80Kearney County9.2-1.4 pts
81Otoe County9.1-1.8 pts
82Cedar County9-1 pts
82Hamilton County9-0.7 pts
82Lancaster County9-4.7 pts
85Buffalo County8.6-4 pts
85Polk County8.6-1.1 pts
87Cass County8.3+0.4 pts
88Platte County8.1-3.4 pts
88Stanton County8.1-2 pts
90Saunders County6.9-0.7 pts
91Seward County6.8-0.5 pts
92Washington County6.5-2 pts
93Sarpy County5-1.7 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loup County, with 28.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 5% in 2023.

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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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