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Counties in Nebraska by poverty rate, 2024

Garden County had the highest poverty rate of 93 counties in 2024, at 16.9%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 11% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.9Garden County
Lowest5.8Sarpy County
Median1193 counties
Nebraska10.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Garden CountyGarden County: 16.9 %16.9Thurston CountyThurston County: 16.9 %16.9Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 16 %16Dawes CountyDawes County: 15.9 %15.9Hall CountyHall County: 15.1 %15.1Loup CountyLoup County: 14.9 %14.9Sioux CountySioux County: 14.9 %14.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 14.5 %14.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 14.1 %14.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 13.7 %13.7Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 13.4 %13.4Morrill CountyMorrill County: 13.4 %13.4Thomas CountyThomas County: 13.4 %13.4Furnas CountyFurnas County: 13.2 %13.2Boyd CountyBoyd County: 13.1 %13.1Dodge CountyDodge County: 13.1 %13.1Rock CountyRock County: 13.1 %13.1Dundy CountyDundy County: 12.9 %12.9Hayes CountyHayes County: 12.9 %12.9Kimball CountyKimball County: 12.9 %12.9Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 12.9 %12.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 12.5 %12.5Madison CountyMadison County: 12.3 %12.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 12.1 %12.1Knox CountyKnox County: 12.1 %12.1Deuel CountyDeuel County: 11.9 %11.9Arthur CountyArthur County: 11.8 %11.8Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 11.8 %11.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.8 %11.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 11.8 %11.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 11.8 %11.8McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 11.7 %11.7Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 11.7 %11.7Sherman CountySherman County: 11.6 %11.6Custer CountyCuster County: 11.5 %11.5Antelope CountyAntelope County: 11.4 %11.4Richardson CountyRichardson County: 11.4 %11.4Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 11.4 %11.4Brown CountyBrown County: 11.3 %11.3Frontier CountyFrontier County: 11.3 %11.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Garden County16.9+1 pts
1Thurston County16.9-2.7 pts
3Keya Paha County16-1.3 pts
4Dawes County15.9+0.3 pts
5Hall County15.1+4.3 pts
6Loup County14.9-1.7 pts
6Sioux County14.9+0.5 pts
8Blaine County14.5-1.8 pts
9Sheridan County14.1-0.5 pts
10Johnson County13.7+0.8 pts
11Hitchcock County13.4-0.8 pts
11Morrill County13.4-1.1 pts
11Thomas County13.4+0.4 pts
14Furnas County13.2+1.2 pts
15Boyd County13.1+0.5 pts
15Dodge County13.1+3.3 pts
15Rock County13.1-0.6 pts
18Dundy County12.9-0.6 pts
18Hayes County12.9-0.6 pts
18Kimball County12.9+0.6 pts
18Pawnee County12.9-0.8 pts
22Wayne County12.5+0.1 pts
23Madison County12.3+0.7 pts
24Franklin County12.1-0.5 pts
24Knox County12.1-1.6 pts
26Deuel County11.90 pts
27Arthur County11.8-1.5 pts
27Cheyenne County11.8-0.5 pts
27Douglas County11.8+0.3 pts
27Garfield County11.8+0.9 pts
27Lancaster County11.8+1 pts
32McPherson County11.7-0.3 pts
32Nemaha County11.7-0.1 pts
34Sherman County11.6-0.7 pts
35Custer County11.5+2.6 pts
36Antelope County11.4+0.8 pts
36Richardson County11.4+0.3 pts
36Wheeler County11.4-1.4 pts
39Brown County11.3-0.3 pts
39Frontier County11.3-1.8 pts
41Dakota County11.2-2.4 pts
41Grant County11.2+0.9 pts
41Red Willow County11.2-0.3 pts
44Holt County11.1-0.7 pts
45Adams County11-0.9 pts
45Lincoln County11-1.5 pts
45Scotts Bluff County11-4.5 pts
48Nance County10.9-0.4 pts
49Banner County10.8-0.8 pts
49Box Butte County10.8-1.2 pts
49Thayer County10.8+1.5 pts
49Valley County10.8-1.1 pts
49Webster County10.8-1.7 pts
54Gage County10.7+0.4 pts
54Greeley County10.7-0.1 pts
54Nuckolls County10.7-0.1 pts
57Keith County10.6-0.6 pts
58Harlan County10.3+0.2 pts
59Cherry County10.2-0.8 pts
60Chase County10.1+0.3 pts
60Dawson County10.1-0.4 pts
62Burt County10-0.3 pts
63Jefferson County9.8-1.2 pts
63Merrick County9.8+0.5 pts
65Clay County9.60 pts
66Butler County9.5+1.2 pts
66Howard County9.5-0.6 pts
68Boone County9.3-0.4 pts
68Perkins County9.30 pts
70York County9.1-0.3 pts
71Logan County9-0.2 pts
71Pierce County9-0.2 pts
73Dixon County8.9+0.5 pts
73Gosper County8.90 pts
75Buffalo County8.7+0.6 pts
75Cedar County8.7+0.1 pts
77Cuming County8.60 pts
78Fillmore County8.5-0.3 pts
78Platte County8.5+0.1 pts
80Colfax County8.4-1.3 pts
80Phelps County8.4+0.1 pts
82Otoe County80 pts
82Polk County8+0.7 pts
84Seward County7.9+1 pts
85Hooker County7.8-1.8 pts
85Kearney County7.8-0.1 pts
85Stanton County7.8+0.6 pts
88Saline County7.6-2.9 pts
89Hamilton County6.6-0.8 pts
90Washington County6.5+0.4 pts
91Cass County6.2-0.4 pts
92Saunders County6-0.5 pts
93Sarpy County5.8+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Garden County, with 16.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Sarpy County, with 5.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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