Counties in Nebraska by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Nebraska by deaths (July to June), 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Douglas County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 93 counties in 2023, at 4,810. McPherson County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 71 and the figure for Nebraska was 18,435. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,810Douglas County

Lowest1McPherson County

Median7193 counties

Nebraska18,435History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Douglas County Estimated	4,810	+1.1%
2	Lancaster County Estimated	2,631	-1.1%
3	Sarpy County Estimated	1,357	-0.3%
4	Hall County Estimated	580	-9.5%
5	Buffalo County Estimated	462	-1.9%
6	Dodge County Estimated	461	-0.4%
7	Lincoln County Estimated	434	-16.5%
8	Scotts Bluff County Estimated	415	-12.8%
9	Madison County Estimated	395	-0.3%
10	Adams County Estimated	360	-7%
11	Gage County Estimated	336	-5.6%
12	Platte County Estimated	283	-16%
13	Cass County Estimated	249	-2.4%
14	Saunders County Estimated	211	-15.3%
15	Dawson County Estimated	205	-23.2%
16	Dakota County Estimated	191	+7.3%
17	Washington County Estimated	186	-8.8%
18	Otoe County Estimated	183	-7.1%
19	York County Estimated	177	-3.8%
20	Seward County Estimated	169	-15.5%
21	Red Willow County Estimated	143	-3.4%
22	Saline County Estimated	137	+16.1%
23	Holt County Estimated	126	+4.1%
23	Richardson County Estimated	126	+1.6%
25	Custer County Estimated	125	-10.7%
26	Cheyenne County Estimated	118	-19.2%
27	Box Butte County Estimated	115	-18.4%
28	Cedar County Estimated	112	+3.7%
29	Cuming County Estimated	111	-5.1%
30	Jefferson County Estimated	110	-11.3%
31	Butler County Estimated	107	-10.1%
31	Hamilton County Estimated	107	-3.6%
31	Keith County Estimated	107	-11.6%
34	Knox County Estimated	105	-4.5%
35	Burt County Estimated	102	+15.9%
36	Dawes County Estimated	101	-17.2%
37	Thurston County Estimated	98	-6.7%
38	Phelps County Estimated	96	-17.2%
39	Nemaha County Estimated	92	-14.8%
40	Howard County Estimated	81	-2.4%
41	Merrick County Estimated	79	-21.8%
42	Fillmore County Estimated	78	-15.2%
43	Polk County Estimated	77	-11.5%
44	Dixon County Estimated	75	+36.4%
45	Colfax County Estimated	73	+9%
46	Thayer County Estimated	72	-15.3%
47	Clay County Estimated	71	-7.8%
47	Sheridan County Estimated	71	-13.4%
49	Johnson County Estimated	67	+24.1%
50	Antelope County Estimated	65	-20.7%
50	Kearney County Estimated	65	-20.7%
52	Wayne County Estimated	64	-17.9%
53	Chase County Estimated	63	0%
53	Pierce County Estimated	63	-30%
55	Boone County Estimated	61	-20.8%
56	Nuckolls County Estimated	59	+11.3%
57	Morrill County Estimated	58	-32.6%
57	Stanton County Estimated	58	+9.4%
57	Webster County Estimated	58	-19.4%
60	Nance County Estimated	57	-10.9%
61	Cherry County Estimated	53	-15.9%
62	Furnas County Estimated	47	-42.7%
62	Garfield County Estimated	47	+9.3%
64	Harlan County Estimated	46	-35.2%
65	Pawnee County Estimated	45	0%
66	Kimball County Estimated	42	-14.3%
66	Valley County Estimated	42	-22.2%
68	Brown County Estimated	37	-26%
68	Sherman County Estimated	37	-15.9%
70	Franklin County Estimated	33	-54.2%
70	Hitchcock County Estimated	33	-28.3%
72	Frontier County Estimated	32	+14.3%
72	Perkins County Estimated	32	-5.9%
74	Boyd County Estimated	28	-22.2%
75	Greeley County Estimated	25	-10.7%
76	Gosper County Estimated	24	-7.7%
77	Dundy County Estimated	22	-4.3%
78	Deuel County Estimated	20	-23.1%
78	Garden County Estimated	20	-44.4%
80	Rock County Estimated	18	-43.8%
80	Sioux County Estimated	18	+20%
82	Thomas County Estimated	11	+10%
83	Banner County Estimated	10	+25%
83	Keya Paha County Estimated	10	+42.9%
83	Logan County Estimated	10	+100%
86	Hooker County Estimated	9	-55%
87	Wheeler County Estimated	8	-20%
88	Loup County Estimated	7	+40%
89	Arthur County Estimated	6	+20%
89	Blaine County Estimated	6	-45.5%
89	Hayes County Estimated	6	-45.5%
92	Grant County Estimated	2	-50%
93	McPherson County Estimated	1	-75%

Other periods

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: deaths, 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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Nebraska by deaths (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"deaths_july_june","level":"province","within":"Nebraska","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=deaths_july_june&level=province&within=Nebraska&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Douglas County, with 4,810 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

McPherson County, with 1 in 2023.

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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.