Counties in Nebraska by median household income (US single-year estimate)

Sarpy County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 93 counties in 2017, at $80,842. Garden County had the lowest, at $39,446. The median was $51,757 and the figure for Nebraska was $59,913. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80,842Sarpy County
Lowest39,446Garden County
Median51,75793 counties
Nebraska59,913History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 53,321 USDAntelope County: 46,560 USDArthur County: 44,109 USDBanner County: 53,040 USDBlaine County: 44,016 USDBoone County: 55,493 USDBox Butte County: 58,728 USDBoyd County: 43,189 USDBrown County: 46,768 USDBuffalo County: 58,800 USDBurt County: 52,879 USDButler County: 52,033 USDCass County: 71,166 USDCedar County: 61,159 USDChase County: 57,965 USDCherry County: 46,894 USDCheyenne County: 59,971 USDClay County: 51,775 USDColfax County: 61,176 USDCuming County: 55,465 USDCuster County: 50,627 USDDakota County: 52,055 USDDawes County: 43,627 USDDawson County: 46,395 USDDeuel County: 47,584 USDDixon County: 54,941 USDDodge County: 53,152 USDDouglas County: 61,706 USDDundy County: 45,680 USDFillmore County: 57,539 USDFranklin County: 47,002 USDFrontier County: 49,455 USDFurnas County: 50,675 USDGage County: 53,305 USDGarden County: 39,446 USDGarfield County: 43,478 USDGosper County: 54,787 USDGrant County: 52,665 USDGreeley County: 45,037 USDHall County: 54,546 USDHamilton County: 68,296 USDHarlan County: 47,829 USDHayes County: 45,136 USDHitchcock County: 42,567 USDHolt County: 50,370 USDHooker County: 47,327 USDHoward County: 54,671 USDJefferson County: 48,930 USDJohnson County: 48,518 USDKearney County: 62,499 USDKeith County: 47,598 USDKeya Paha County: 45,688 USDKimball County: 46,571 USDKnox County: 46,163 USDLancaster County: 59,681 USDLincoln County: 55,934 USDLogan County: 48,579 USDLoup County: 46,875 USDMcPherson County: 49,875 USDMadison County: 51,184 USDMerrick County: 59,984 USDMorrill County: 44,062 USDNance County: 48,972 USDNemaha County: 52,229 USDNuckolls County: 43,712 USDOtoe County: 60,469 USDPawnee County: 42,962 USDPerkins County: 55,033 USDPhelps County: 60,695 USDPierce County: 58,375 USDPlatte County: 57,693 USDPolk County: 61,422 USDRed Willow County: 49,447 USDRichardson County: 48,087 USDRock County: 48,373 USDSaline County: 53,662 USDSarpy County: 80,842 USDSaunders County: 63,849 USDScotts Bluff County: 48,662 USDSeward County: 68,762 USDSheridan County: 41,247 USDSherman County: 55,432 USDSioux County: 50,910 USDStanton County: 58,295 USDThayer County: 51,757 USDThomas County: 46,927 USDThurston County: 45,328 USDValley County: 44,907 USDWashington County: 72,385 USDWayne County: 54,548 USDWebster County: 45,768 USDWheeler County: 55,906 USDYork County: 55,950 USD
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USD, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Sarpy County: 80,842 USDSarpy County80,842Washington County: 72,385 USDWashington County72,385Cass County: 71,166 USDCass County71,166Seward County: 68,762 USDSeward County68,762Hamilton County: 68,296 USDHamilton County68,296Saunders County: 63,849 USDSaunders County63,849Kearney County: 62,499 USDKearney County62,499Douglas County: 61,706 USDDouglas County61,706Polk County: 61,422 USDPolk County61,422Colfax County: 61,176 USDColfax County61,176Cedar County: 61,159 USDCedar County61,159Phelps County: 60,695 USDPhelps County60,695Otoe County: 60,469 USDOtoe County60,469Merrick County: 59,984 USDMerrick County59,984Cheyenne County: 59,971 USDCheyenne County59,971Lancaster County: 59,681 USDLancaster County59,681Buffalo County: 58,800 USDBuffalo County58,800Box Butte County: 58,728 USDBox Butte County58,728Pierce County: 58,375 USDPierce County58,375Stanton County: 58,295 USDStanton County58,295Chase County: 57,965 USDChase County57,965Platte County: 57,693 USDPlatte County57,693Fillmore County: 57,539 USDFillmore County57,539York County: 55,950 USDYork County55,950Lincoln County: 55,934 USDLincoln County55,934Wheeler County: 55,906 USDWheeler County55,906Boone County: 55,493 USDBoone County55,493Cuming County: 55,465 USDCuming County55,465Sherman County: 55,432 USDSherman County55,432Perkins County: 55,033 USDPerkins County55,033Dixon County: 54,941 USDDixon County54,941Gosper County: 54,787 USDGosper County54,787Howard County: 54,671 USDHoward County54,671Wayne County: 54,548 USDWayne County54,548Hall County: 54,546 USDHall County54,546Saline County: 53,662 USDSaline County53,662Adams County: 53,321 USDAdams County53,321Gage County: 53,305 USDGage County53,305Dodge County: 53,152 USDDodge County53,152Banner County: 53,040 USDBanner County53,040Sarpy County: 80,842 USDSarpy County80,842Washington County: 72,385 USDWashington County72,385Cass County: 71,166 USDCass County71,166Seward County: 68,762 USDSeward County68,762Hamilton County: 68,296 USDHamilton County68,296Saunders County: 63,849 USDSaunders County63,849Kearney County: 62,499 USDKearney County62,499Douglas County: 61,706 USDDouglas County61,706Polk County: 61,422 USDPolk County61,422Colfax County: 61,176 USDColfax County61,176Cedar County: 61,159 USDCedar County61,159Phelps County: 60,695 USDPhelps County60,695Otoe County: 60,469 USDOtoe County60,469Merrick County: 59,984 USDMerrick County59,984Cheyenne County: 59,971 USDCheyenne County59,971Lancaster County: 59,681 USDLancaster County59,681Buffalo County: 58,800 USDBuffalo County58,800Box Butte County: 58,728 USDBox Butte County58,728Pierce County: 58,375 USDPierce County58,375Stanton County: 58,295 USDStanton County58,295Chase County: 57,965 USDChase County57,965Platte County: 57,693 USDPlatte County57,693Fillmore County: 57,539 USDFillmore County57,539York County: 55,950 USDYork County55,950Lincoln County: 55,934 USDLincoln County55,934Wheeler County: 55,906 USDWheeler County55,906Boone County: 55,493 USDBoone County55,493Cuming County: 55,465 USDCuming County55,465Sherman County: 55,432 USDSherman County55,432Perkins County: 55,033 USDPerkins County55,033Dixon County: 54,941 USDDixon County54,941Gosper County: 54,787 USDGosper County54,787Howard County: 54,671 USDHoward County54,671Wayne County: 54,548 USDWayne County54,548Hall County: 54,546 USDHall County54,546Saline County: 53,662 USDSaline County53,662Adams County: 53,321 USDAdams County53,321Gage County: 53,305 USDGage County53,305Dodge County: 53,152 USDDodge County53,152Banner County: 53,040 USDBanner County53,040
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Sarpy County80,842+8.7%
2Washington County72,385+2.3%
3Cass County71,166+11.7%
4Seward County68,762+4%
5Hamilton County68,296+6.7%
6Saunders County63,849-3.7%
7Kearney County62,499-5.8%
8Douglas County61,706+4.2%
9Polk County61,422+14%
10Colfax County61,176+20.2%
11Cedar County61,159+13.5%
12Phelps County60,695+5.7%
13Otoe County60,469+9.9%
14Merrick County59,984+15.1%
15Cheyenne County59,971+14.1%
16Lancaster County59,681+1.4%
17Buffalo County58,800+3.1%
18Box Butte County58,728+3.9%
19Pierce County58,375+5%
20Stanton County58,295+0.8%
21Chase County57,965+12.1%
22Platte County57,693-2.7%
23Fillmore County57,539+8.5%
24York County55,950+3.7%
25Lincoln County55,934-2.6%
26Wheeler County55,906+19.4%
27Boone County55,493+5%
28Cuming County55,465-1.7%
29Sherman County55,432+27%
30Perkins County55,033-7.9%
31Dixon County54,941+4.8%
32Gosper County54,787-1.1%
33Howard County54,671-0.2%
34Wayne County54,548+3.4%
35Hall County54,546+4.3%
36Saline County53,662+4.8%
37Adams County53,321+11.1%
38Gage County53,305+20.7%
39Dodge County53,152+2.8%
40Banner County53,040+3.9%
41Burt County52,879+3.6%
42Grant County52,665-5.7%
43Nemaha County52,229+6.1%
44Dakota County52,055-2.4%
45Butler County52,033-5.9%
46Clay County51,775+0.1%
47Thayer County51,757+6.3%
48Madison County51,184+3.1%
49Sioux County50,910+4.1%
50Furnas County50,675+14.6%
51Custer County50,627+7.3%
52Holt County50,370-6.8%
53McPherson County49,875+1.2%
54Frontier County49,455-10.2%
55Red Willow County49,447+1.4%
56Nance County48,972+2.9%
57Jefferson County48,930+2.5%
58Scotts Bluff County48,662+4.3%
59Logan County48,579-4.7%
60Johnson County48,518+1.9%
61Rock County48,373-0.9%
62Richardson County48,087+6.3%
63Harlan County47,829+4.8%
64Keith County47,598+2.5%
65Deuel County47,584-2%
66Hooker County47,327-0.4%
67Franklin County47,002+3.4%
68Thomas County46,927-5.1%
69Cherry County46,894-4.2%
70Loup County46,875-2.2%
71Brown County46,768+4.6%
72Kimball County46,571+3.3%
73Antelope County46,560-4.6%
74Dawson County46,395-10.2%
75Knox County46,163-1%
76Webster County45,768+10%
77Keya Paha County45,688-3.4%
78Dundy County45,680+5.1%
79Thurston County45,328+3.6%
80Hayes County45,136-2.7%
81Greeley County45,037-0.9%
82Valley County44,907+3.5%
83Arthur County44,109-0.9%
84Morrill County44,062-0.8%
85Blaine County44,016-10.1%
86Nuckolls County43,712+4.5%
87Dawes County43,627-2%
88Garfield County43,478-1.2%
89Boyd County43,189+4.2%
90Pawnee County42,962+1.4%
91Hitchcock County42,567-2.1%
92Sheridan County41,247+0.3%
93Garden County39,446+1.9%

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

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): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Nebraska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/nebraska-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Counties in Nebraska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/nebraska-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/nebraska-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Sarpy County, with $80,842 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Garden County, with $39,446 in 2017.

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