Counties in Nebraska by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Washington County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 93 counties in 2021, at $41,687. Thurston County had the lowest, at $21,471. The median was $31,039 and the figure for Nebraska was $35,189. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41,687Washington County
Lowest21,471Thurston County
Median31,03993 counties
Nebraska35,189History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 32,032 USDAntelope County: 27,874 USDArthur County: 26,662 USDBanner County: 35,115 USDBlaine County: 35,994 USDBoone County: 35,146 USDBox Butte County: 29,634 USDBoyd County: 31,460 USDBrown County: 28,256 USDBuffalo County: 32,616 USDBurt County: 31,714 USDButler County: 35,148 USDCass County: 36,971 USDCedar County: 31,879 USDChase County: 32,446 USDCherry County: 29,130 USDCheyenne County: 30,275 USDClay County: 32,604 USDColfax County: 26,972 USDCuming County: 32,608 USDCuster County: 32,864 USDDakota County: 27,425 USDDawes County: 26,289 USDDawson County: 31,039 USDDeuel County: 30,115 USDDixon County: 31,920 USDDodge County: 30,466 USDDouglas County: 38,929 USDDundy County: 30,492 USDFillmore County: 39,883 USDFranklin County: 29,464 USDFrontier County: 29,533 USDFurnas County: 30,457 USDGage County: 30,918 USDGarden County: 36,476 USDGarfield County: 29,177 USDGosper County: 35,029 USDGrant County: 27,321 USDGreeley County: 26,450 USDHall County: 30,866 USDHamilton County: 33,407 USDHarlan County: 32,259 USDHayes County: 29,007 USDHitchcock County: 28,763 USDHolt County: 32,544 USDHooker County: 29,916 USDHoward County: 29,201 USDJefferson County: 28,313 USDJohnson County: 25,099 USDKearney County: 34,171 USDKeith County: 32,842 USDKeya Paha County: 32,282 USDKimball County: 26,682 USDKnox County: 29,621 USDLancaster County: 35,158 USDLincoln County: 32,424 USDLogan County: 25,624 USDLoup County: 26,145 USDMcPherson County: 30,914 USDMadison County: 31,506 USDMerrick County: 28,545 USDMorrill County: 27,185 USDNance County: 29,345 USDNemaha County: 29,428 USDNuckolls County: 35,087 USDOtoe County: 33,596 USDPawnee County: 26,631 USDPerkins County: 30,216 USDPhelps County: 33,052 USDPierce County: 31,122 USDPlatte County: 31,508 USDPolk County: 31,245 USDRed Willow County: 31,942 USDRichardson County: 30,164 USDRock County: 34,623 USDSaline County: 27,931 USDSarpy County: 39,804 USDSaunders County: 37,915 USDScotts Bluff County: 30,326 USDSeward County: 33,181 USDSheridan County: 28,876 USDSherman County: 29,911 USDSioux County: 29,201 USDStanton County: 33,241 USDThayer County: 30,550 USDThomas County: 35,678 USDThurston County: 21,471 USDValley County: 31,870 USDWashington County: 41,687 USDWayne County: 28,576 USDWebster County: 31,063 USDWheeler County: 32,597 USDYork County: 35,932 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Washington County: 41,687 USDWashington County41,687Fillmore County: 39,883 USDFillmore County39,883Sarpy County: 39,804 USDSarpy County39,804Douglas County: 38,929 USDDouglas County38,929Saunders County: 37,915 USDSaunders County37,915Cass County: 36,971 USDCass County36,971Garden County: 36,476 USDGarden County36,476Blaine County: 35,994 USDBlaine County35,994York County: 35,932 USDYork County35,932Thomas County: 35,678 USDThomas County35,678Lancaster County: 35,158 USDLancaster County35,158Butler County: 35,148 USDButler County35,148Boone County: 35,146 USDBoone County35,146Banner County: 35,115 USDBanner County35,115Nuckolls County: 35,087 USDNuckolls County35,087Gosper County: 35,029 USDGosper County35,029Rock County: 34,623 USDRock County34,623Kearney County: 34,171 USDKearney County34,171Otoe County: 33,596 USDOtoe County33,596Hamilton County: 33,407 USDHamilton County33,407Stanton County: 33,241 USDStanton County33,241Seward County: 33,181 USDSeward County33,181Phelps County: 33,052 USDPhelps County33,052Custer County: 32,864 USDCuster County32,864Keith County: 32,842 USDKeith County32,842Buffalo County: 32,616 USDBuffalo County32,616Cuming County: 32,608 USDCuming County32,608Clay County: 32,604 USDClay County32,604Wheeler County: 32,597 USDWheeler County32,597Holt County: 32,544 USDHolt County32,544Chase County: 32,446 USDChase County32,446Lincoln County: 32,424 USDLincoln County32,424Keya Paha County: 32,282 USDKeya Paha County32,282Harlan County: 32,259 USDHarlan County32,259Adams County: 32,032 USDAdams County32,032Red Willow County: 31,942 USDRed Willow County31,942Dixon County: 31,920 USDDixon County31,920Cedar County: 31,879 USDCedar County31,879Valley County: 31,870 USDValley County31,870Burt County: 31,714 USDBurt County31,714Washington County: 41,687 USDWashington County41,687Fillmore County: 39,883 USDFillmore County39,883Sarpy County: 39,804 USDSarpy County39,804Douglas County: 38,929 USDDouglas County38,929Saunders County: 37,915 USDSaunders County37,915Cass County: 36,971 USDCass County36,971Garden County: 36,476 USDGarden County36,476Blaine County: 35,994 USDBlaine County35,994York County: 35,932 USDYork County35,932Thomas County: 35,678 USDThomas County35,678Lancaster County: 35,158 USDLancaster County35,158Butler County: 35,148 USDButler County35,148Boone County: 35,146 USDBoone County35,146Banner County: 35,115 USDBanner County35,115Nuckolls County: 35,087 USDNuckolls County35,087Gosper County: 35,029 USDGosper County35,029Rock County: 34,623 USDRock County34,623Kearney County: 34,171 USDKearney County34,171Otoe County: 33,596 USDOtoe County33,596Hamilton County: 33,407 USDHamilton County33,407Stanton County: 33,241 USDStanton County33,241Seward County: 33,181 USDSeward County33,181Phelps County: 33,052 USDPhelps County33,052Custer County: 32,864 USDCuster County32,864Keith County: 32,842 USDKeith County32,842Buffalo County: 32,616 USDBuffalo County32,616Cuming County: 32,608 USDCuming County32,608Clay County: 32,604 USDClay County32,604Wheeler County: 32,597 USDWheeler County32,597Holt County: 32,544 USDHolt County32,544Chase County: 32,446 USDChase County32,446Lincoln County: 32,424 USDLincoln County32,424Keya Paha County: 32,282 USDKeya Paha County32,282Harlan County: 32,259 USDHarlan County32,259Adams County: 32,032 USDAdams County32,032Red Willow County: 31,942 USDRed Willow County31,942Dixon County: 31,920 USDDixon County31,920Cedar County: 31,879 USDCedar County31,879Valley County: 31,870 USDValley County31,870Burt County: 31,714 USDBurt County31,714
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Washington County41,687
2Fillmore County39,883
3Sarpy County39,804
4Douglas County38,929
5Saunders County37,915
6Cass County36,971
7Garden County36,476
8Blaine County35,994
9York County35,932
10Thomas County35,678
11Lancaster County35,158
12Butler County35,148
13Boone County35,146
14Banner County35,115
15Nuckolls County35,087
16Gosper County35,029
17Rock County34,623
18Kearney County34,171
19Otoe County33,596
20Hamilton County33,407
21Stanton County33,241
22Seward County33,181
23Phelps County33,052
24Custer County32,864
25Keith County32,842
26Buffalo County32,616
27Cuming County32,608
28Clay County32,604
29Wheeler County32,597
30Holt County32,544
31Chase County32,446
32Lincoln County32,424
33Keya Paha County32,282
34Harlan County32,259
35Adams County32,032
36Red Willow County31,942
37Dixon County31,920
38Cedar County31,879
39Valley County31,870
40Burt County31,714
41Platte County31,508
42Madison County31,506
43Boyd County31,460
44Polk County31,245
45Pierce County31,122
46Webster County31,063
47Dawson County31,039
48Gage County30,918
49McPherson County30,914
50Hall County30,866
51Thayer County30,550
52Dundy County30,492
53Dodge County30,466
54Furnas County30,457
55Scotts Bluff County30,326
56Cheyenne County30,275
57Perkins County30,216
58Richardson County30,164
59Deuel County30,115
60Hooker County29,916
61Sherman County29,911
62Box Butte County29,634
63Knox County29,621
64Frontier County29,533
65Franklin County29,464
66Nemaha County29,428
67Nance County29,345
68Howard County29,201
68Sioux County29,201
70Garfield County29,177
71Cherry County29,130
72Hayes County29,007
73Sheridan County28,876
74Hitchcock County28,763
75Wayne County28,576
76Merrick County28,545
77Jefferson County28,313
78Brown County28,256
79Saline County27,931
80Antelope County27,874
81Dakota County27,425
82Grant County27,321
83Morrill County27,185
84Colfax County26,972
85Kimball County26,682
86Arthur County26,662
87Pawnee County26,631
88Greeley County26,450
89Dawes County26,289
90Loup County26,145
91Logan County25,624
92Johnson County25,099
93Thurston County21,471

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in Nebraska by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Nebraska by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Washington County, with $41,687 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Thurston County, with $21,471 in 2021.

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