Counties in Nebraska by median household income

Sarpy County had the highest median household income of 93 counties in 2022, at $95,911. Hooker County had the lowest, at $43,333. The median was $62,571 and the figure for Nebraska was $71,722. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95,911Sarpy County
Lowest43,333Hooker County
Median62,57193 counties
Nebraska71,722History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Sarpy CountySarpy County: 95,911 USD95,911Washington CountyWashington County: 89,671 USD89,671Cass CountyCass County: 87,673 USD87,673Saunders CountySaunders County: 84,474 USD84,474Seward CountySeward County: 79,677 USD79,677Gosper CountyGosper County: 76,583 USD76,583Douglas CountyDouglas County: 76,083 USD76,083Stanton CountyStanton County: 76,035 USD76,035Butler CountyButler County: 75,690 USD75,690Kearney CountyKearney County: 74,276 USD74,276Clay CountyClay County: 73,933 USD73,933Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 73,254 USD73,254Otoe CountyOtoe County: 73,031 USD73,031York CountyYork County: 72,914 USD72,914Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 72,335 USD72,335Cedar CountyCedar County: 72,035 USD72,035Colfax CountyColfax County: 71,205 USD71,205Saline CountySaline County: 71,104 USD71,104Howard CountyHoward County: 70,766 USD70,766Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 70,387 USD70,387Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 70,093 USD70,093Thomas CountyThomas County: 70,069 USD70,069Platte CountyPlatte County: 69,943 USD69,943Logan CountyLogan County: 69,250 USD69,250Cuming CountyCuming County: 68,917 USD68,917Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 67,893 USD67,893Polk CountyPolk County: 67,695 USD67,695Dawson CountyDawson County: 67,462 USD67,462Boone CountyBoone County: 66,800 USD66,800Dodge CountyDodge County: 66,793 USD66,793Arthur CountyArthur County: 66,667 USD66,667Holt CountyHolt County: 66,325 USD66,325Dakota CountyDakota County: 66,112 USD66,112Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 66,000 USD66,000Pierce CountyPierce County: 65,603 USD65,603Grant CountyGrant County: 65,139 USD65,139Phelps CountyPhelps County: 65,114 USD65,114Garfield CountyGarfield County: 64,957 USD64,957Wayne CountyWayne County: 64,951 USD64,951Harlan CountyHarlan County: 64,583 USD64,583
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Sarpy County95,911+8.5%
2Washington County89,671+7.4%
3Cass County87,673+12%
4Saunders County84,474+10.4%
5Seward County79,677+7.8%
6Gosper County76,583+9.6%
7Douglas County76,083+7.6%
8Stanton County76,035+7.7%
9Butler County75,690+16.7%
10Kearney County74,276+8.3%
11Clay County73,933+4.6%
12Hamilton County73,254+2.9%
13Otoe County73,031+4.2%
14York County72,914+9.9%
15Fillmore County72,335+8.9%
16Cedar County72,035+3.7%
17Colfax County71,205+1.2%
18Saline County71,104+22.6%
19Howard County70,766+10.3%
20Lancaster County70,387+8.1%
21Buffalo County70,093+6.5%
22Thomas County70,069+35.5%
23Platte County69,943+9.1%
24Logan County69,250+14.9%
25Cuming County68,917+9.2%
26Box Butte County67,893+7.1%
27Polk County67,695+1.8%
28Dawson County67,462+15.5%
29Boone County66,800+4.9%
30Dodge County66,793+9.6%
31Arthur County66,667+12.3%
32Holt County66,325+9.5%
33Dakota County66,112+4.9%
34Nuckolls County66,000+7%
35Pierce County65,603+5.3%
36Grant County65,139+14.7%
37Phelps County65,114+5.7%
38Garfield County64,957+12.2%
39Wayne County64,951+6.5%
40Harlan County64,583+8.7%
41Johnson County64,352+19.8%
42Keya Paha County63,977+17.2%
43Hall County63,553+4.7%
44Thurston County63,459+12.9%
45Lincoln County63,019+2.8%
46Frontier County62,928+5.6%
47Webster County62,571+10.2%
48Banner County62,375+7.7%
49Cherry County62,373+8.1%
50Valley County62,321+7.4%
51Custer County62,288+7.9%
52Antelope County61,924+11%
53Perkins County61,786+7.9%
54Adams County61,502+6.4%
55Knox County61,250+5.5%
56Madison County61,139+10.4%
57Dixon County60,568+2.9%
58Thayer County60,305+7.5%
59Sherman County60,194+4.5%
60Scotts Bluff County60,137+6.3%
61Nance County60,054+8.3%
62Gage County60,035+9.2%
63Keith County59,511+9.6%
64Hayes County59,405+15.6%
65Wheeler County59,167+14.1%
66Dundy County58,977+9.8%
67Furnas County58,895+2.8%
68Deuel County58,875+15.6%
69Red Willow County58,344+9.3%
70McPherson County58,250+8.4%
71Merrick County57,873+0.2%
72Rock County57,566+4.4%
73Morrill County57,325+12.7%
74Chase County57,313+2.9%
75Nemaha County57,196+7.8%
76Boyd County57,120+4.9%
77Pawnee County55,833+8.7%
78Franklin County55,625+6.2%
79Burt County54,950-1.5%
80Jefferson County54,494+5.6%
81Cheyenne County54,038+0.7%
82Dawes County53,760+3.5%
83Sheridan County53,609+11.9%
84Kimball County53,151-4.1%
85Greeley County52,813+9%
86Blaine County52,083+5.3%
87Sioux County50,833+8.7%
88Richardson County50,321+9.2%
89Loup County50,000+7.1%
90Hitchcock County49,456+5.2%
91Garden County47,139+8.4%
92Brown County44,267+0.7%
93Hooker County43,333-15.6%

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Sarpy County, with $95,911 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hooker County, with $43,333 in 2022.

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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