Counties in Nebraska by median household income

Sarpy County had the highest median household income of 93 counties in 2021, at $88,408. Garden County had the lowest, at $43,478. The median was $57,778 and the figure for Nebraska was $66,644. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest88,408Sarpy County
Lowest43,478Garden County
Median57,77893 counties
Nebraska66,644History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Sarpy CountySarpy County: 88,408 USD88,408Washington CountyWashington County: 83,491 USD83,491Cass CountyCass County: 78,251 USD78,251Saunders CountySaunders County: 76,485 USD76,485Seward CountySeward County: 73,892 USD73,892Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 71,211 USD71,211Clay CountyClay County: 70,690 USD70,690Douglas CountyDouglas County: 70,683 USD70,683Stanton CountyStanton County: 70,583 USD70,583Colfax CountyColfax County: 70,381 USD70,381Otoe CountyOtoe County: 70,072 USD70,072Gosper CountyGosper County: 69,886 USD69,886Cedar CountyCedar County: 69,490 USD69,490Kearney CountyKearney County: 68,606 USD68,606Polk CountyPolk County: 66,486 USD66,486Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 66,410 USD66,410York CountyYork County: 66,337 USD66,337Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 65,810 USD65,810Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 65,086 USD65,086Butler CountyButler County: 64,837 USD64,837Howard CountyHoward County: 64,167 USD64,167Platte CountyPlatte County: 64,105 USD64,105Boone CountyBoone County: 63,668 USD63,668Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 63,366 USD63,366Cuming CountyCuming County: 63,125 USD63,125Dakota CountyDakota County: 63,053 USD63,053Pierce CountyPierce County: 62,299 USD62,299Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 61,667 USD61,667Phelps CountyPhelps County: 61,606 USD61,606Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 61,309 USD61,309Wayne CountyWayne County: 60,971 USD60,971Dodge CountyDodge County: 60,962 USD60,962Hall CountyHall County: 60,720 USD60,720Holt CountyHolt County: 60,592 USD60,592Logan CountyLogan County: 60,250 USD60,250Frontier CountyFrontier County: 59,573 USD59,573Harlan CountyHarlan County: 59,432 USD59,432Arthur CountyArthur County: 59,375 USD59,375Dixon CountyDixon County: 58,849 USD58,849Dawson CountyDawson County: 58,402 USD58,402
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Sarpy County88,408
2Washington County83,491
3Cass County78,251
4Saunders County76,485
5Seward County73,892
6Hamilton County71,211
7Clay County70,690
8Douglas County70,683
9Stanton County70,583
10Colfax County70,381
11Otoe County70,072
12Gosper County69,886
13Cedar County69,490
14Kearney County68,606
15Polk County66,486
16Fillmore County66,410
17York County66,337
18Buffalo County65,810
19Lancaster County65,086
20Butler County64,837
21Howard County64,167
22Platte County64,105
23Boone County63,668
24Box Butte County63,366
25Cuming County63,125
26Dakota County63,053
27Pierce County62,299
28Nuckolls County61,667
29Phelps County61,606
30Lincoln County61,309
31Wayne County60,971
32Dodge County60,962
33Hall County60,720
34Holt County60,592
35Logan County60,250
36Frontier County59,573
37Harlan County59,432
38Arthur County59,375
39Dixon County58,849
40Dawson County58,402
41Knox County58,043
42Valley County58,015
43Saline County58,011
44Banner County57,917
45Garfield County57,888
46Adams County57,783
47Merrick County57,778
48Cherry County57,719
49Custer County57,715
50Sherman County57,579
51Furnas County57,284
52Perkins County57,250
53Grant County56,806
54Webster County56,786
55Scotts Bluff County56,588
56Thurston County56,223
57Thayer County56,111
58Antelope County55,802
59Burt County55,769
60Chase County55,690
61Nance County55,473
62Kimball County55,428
63Madison County55,375
64Rock County55,129
65Gage County55,000
66Keya Paha County54,583
67Boyd County54,464
68Keith County54,303
69McPherson County53,750
70Dundy County53,696
70Johnson County53,696
72Cheyenne County53,674
73Red Willow County53,387
74Nemaha County53,081
75Franklin County52,400
76Dawes County51,925
77Wheeler County51,875
78Thomas County51,696
79Jefferson County51,587
80Hayes County51,389
81Pawnee County51,354
82Hooker County51,333
83Deuel County50,924
84Morrill County50,859
85Blaine County49,464
86Greeley County48,472
87Sheridan County47,901
88Hitchcock County47,025
89Sioux County46,769
90Loup County46,667
91Richardson County46,085
92Brown County43,942
93Garden County43,478

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Sarpy County, with $88,408 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Garden County, with $43,478 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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