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Counties in Nebraska by death rate (July to June)

Boyd County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 93 counties in 2021, at 24.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. Loup County had the lowest, at 4.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Nebraska was 9.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.49Boyd County
Lowest4.96Loup County
Median13.7493 counties
Nebraska9.95History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 24.49 per 1,000 inhabitants24.49Grant CountyGrant County: 20.17 per 1,000 inhabitants20.17Nance CountyNance County: 20.09 per 1,000 inhabitants20.09Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 19.72 per 1,000 inhabitants19.72Thayer CountyThayer County: 19.57 per 1,000 inhabitants19.57Richardson CountyRichardson County: 19.55 per 1,000 inhabitants19.55Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 18.86 per 1,000 inhabitants18.86Garden CountyGarden County: 18.76 per 1,000 inhabitants18.76Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 18.75 per 1,000 inhabitants18.75Thurston CountyThurston County: 18.72 per 1,000 inhabitants18.72Webster CountyWebster County: 18.28 per 1,000 inhabitants18.28Sheridan CountySheridan County: 18.27 per 1,000 inhabitants18.27Kimball CountyKimball County: 17.9 per 1,000 inhabitants17.9Morrill CountyMorrill County: 17.11 per 1,000 inhabitants17.11Knox CountyKnox County: 16.34 per 1,000 inhabitants16.34Deuel CountyDeuel County: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3Boone CountyBoone County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Valley CountyValley County: 15.76 per 1,000 inhabitants15.76Clay CountyClay County: 15.64 per 1,000 inhabitants15.64Red Willow CountyRed Willow County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitants15.58Gosper CountyGosper County: 15.57 per 1,000 inhabitants15.57Keith CountyKeith County: 15.56 per 1,000 inhabitants15.56Sherman CountySherman County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 15.46 per 1,000 inhabitants15.46Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Phelps CountyPhelps County: 15.31 per 1,000 inhabitants15.31Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Rock CountyRock County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 14.71 per 1,000 inhabitants14.71Cherry CountyCherry County: 14.67 per 1,000 inhabitants14.67Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 14.64 per 1,000 inhabitants14.64Polk CountyPolk County: 14.61 per 1,000 inhabitants14.61Chase CountyChase County: 14.51 per 1,000 inhabitants14.51Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Furnas CountyFurnas County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Merrick CountyMerrick County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Burt CountyBurt County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Brown CountyBrown County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Boyd County Estimated24.49
2Grant County Estimated20.17
3Nance County Estimated20.09
4Pawnee County Estimated19.72
5Thayer County Estimated19.57
6Richardson County Estimated19.55
7Franklin County Estimated19.1
8Nuckolls County Estimated18.86
9Garden County Estimated18.76
10Hitchcock County Estimated18.75
11Thurston County Estimated18.72
12Webster County Estimated18.28
13Sheridan County Estimated18.27
14Kimball County Estimated17.9
15Morrill County Estimated17.11
16Knox County Estimated16.34
17Deuel County Estimated16.3
18Boone County Estimated15.82
19Valley County Estimated15.76
20Clay County Estimated15.64
21Red Willow County Estimated15.58
22Gosper County Estimated15.57
23Keith County Estimated15.56
24Sherman County Estimated15.51
25McPherson County Estimated15.46
26Jefferson County Estimated15.39
27Garfield County Estimated15.38
28Phelps County Estimated15.31
29Fillmore County Estimated15.3
30Rock County Estimated14.93
31Scotts Bluff County Estimated14.71
32Cherry County Estimated14.67
33Cheyenne County Estimated14.64
34Polk County Estimated14.61
35Chase County Estimated14.51
36Lincoln County Estimated14.37
37Furnas County Estimated14.3
38Merrick County Estimated14.23
39Burt County Estimated14.15
40Brown County Estimated14.08
41Dodge County Estimated14.04
42Dundy County Estimated14.01
43Harlan County Estimated13.97
44Johnson County Estimated13.96
45Gage County Estimated13.9
46Nemaha County Estimated13.77
47Greeley County Estimated13.74
48Holt County Estimated13.7
49Antelope County Estimated13.5
50Blaine County Estimated13.42
51Perkins County Estimated13.39
52York County Estimated13.14
53Dixon County Estimated13.11
54Cuming County Estimated13.11
55Logan County Estimated12.9
56Custer County Estimated12.86
57Wheeler County Estimated12.85
58Hooker County Estimated12.5
59Adams County Estimated12.1
60Saunders County Estimated12.08
61Howard County Estimated11.98
62Cedar County Estimated11.98
63Hamilton County Estimated11.7
64Box Butte County Estimated11.64
65Arthur County Estimated11.59
66Cass County Estimated11.25
67Otoe County Estimated11.09
68Frontier County Estimated11.07
69Dawes County Estimated10.92
70Pierce County Estimated10.91
71Seward County Estimated10.8
72Hall County Estimated10.75
73Butler County Estimated10.71
74Platte County Estimated10.67
75Dawson County Estimated10.2
76Washington County Estimated10.02
77Madison County Estimated9.98
78Kearney County Estimated9.57
79Stanton County Estimated9.27
80Saline County Estimated9.09
81Buffalo County Estimated8.89
82Dakota County Estimated8.78
83Banner County Estimated8.77
84Douglas County Estimated8.35
85Lancaster County Estimated8.03
86Sioux County Estimated7.82
87Thomas County Estimated7.42
88Wayne County Estimated7.25
89Hayes County Estimated7.1
90Colfax County Estimated6.94
91Sarpy County Estimated6.87
92Keya Paha County Estimated6.43
93Loup County Estimated4.96

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Boyd County, with 24.49 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Loup County, with 4.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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