Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income

Wheeler County had the highest per capita personal income of 93 counties in 2015, at $114,595. Johnson County had the lowest, at $31,813. The median was $47,717 and the figure for Nebraska was $49,709. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest114,595Wheeler County
Lowest31,813Johnson County
Median47,71793 counties
Nebraska49,709History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 46,254 USDAntelope County: 54,635 USDArthur County: 54,529 USDBanner County: 80,948 USDBlaine County: 68,098 USDBoone County: 55,270 USDBox Butte County: 44,075 USDBoyd County: 48,797 USDBrown County: 64,281 USDBuffalo County: 49,594 USDBurt County: 45,812 USDButler County: 46,039 USDCass County: 45,643 USDCedar County: 46,484 USDChase County: 61,348 USDCherry County: 51,610 USDCheyenne County: 48,069 USDClay County: 51,160 USDColfax County: 39,983 USDCuming County: 75,922 USDCuster County: 55,088 USDDakota County: 37,208 USDDawes County: 36,042 USDDawson County: 42,856 USDDeuel County: 47,542 USDDixon County: 40,387 USDDodge County: 44,473 USDDouglas County: 57,903 USDDundy County: 77,891 USDFillmore County: 57,879 USDFranklin County: 49,006 USDFrontier County: 44,051 USDFurnas County: 44,910 USDGage County: 46,119 USDGarden County: 47,563 USDGarfield County: 48,105 USDGosper County: 51,926 USDGrant County: 59,150 USDGreeley County: 54,760 USDHall County: 39,175 USDHamilton County: 53,603 USDHarlan County: 56,032 USDHayes County: 83,137 USDHitchcock County: 41,212 USDHolt County: 57,797 USDHooker County: 44,363 USDHoward County: 45,373 USDJefferson County: 44,293 USDJohnson County: 31,813 USDKearney County: 94,420 USDKeith County: 43,165 USDKeya Paha County: 70,975 USDKimball County: 43,088 USDKnox County: 43,354 USDLancaster County: 44,475 USDLincoln County: 50,137 USDLogan County: 54,028 USDLoup County: 60,629 USDMcPherson County: 61,323 USDMadison County: 43,772 USDMerrick County: 52,035 USDMorrill County: 58,778 USDNance County: 36,192 USDNemaha County: 42,292 USDNuckolls County: 46,585 USDOtoe County: 44,893 USDPawnee County: 39,015 USDPerkins County: 53,701 USDPhelps County: 60,450 USDPierce County: 61,285 USDPlatte County: 44,250 USDPolk County: 56,771 USDRed Willow County: 44,951 USDRichardson County: 43,855 USDRock County: 66,630 USDSaline County: 38,872 USDSarpy County: 46,291 USDSaunders County: 46,324 USDScotts Bluff County: 42,416 USDSeward County: 45,619 USDSheridan County: 47,717 USDSherman County: 46,917 USDSioux County: 70,217 USDStanton County: 41,620 USDThayer County: 53,085 USDThomas County: 62,387 USDThurston County: 39,832 USDValley County: 51,292 USDWashington County: 52,121 USDWayne County: 37,531 USDWebster County: 56,993 USDWheeler County: 114,595 USDYork County: 46,538 USD
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  • 61K and over
USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Wheeler County: 114,595 USDWheeler County114,595Kearney County: 94,420 USDKearney County94,420Hayes County: 83,137 USDHayes County83,137Banner County: 80,948 USDBanner County80,948Dundy County: 77,891 USDDundy County77,891Cuming County: 75,922 USDCuming County75,922Keya Paha County: 70,975 USDKeya Paha County70,975Sioux County: 70,217 USDSioux County70,217Blaine County: 68,098 USDBlaine County68,098Rock County: 66,630 USDRock County66,630Brown County: 64,281 USDBrown County64,281Thomas County: 62,387 USDThomas County62,387Chase County: 61,348 USDChase County61,348McPherson County: 61,323 USDMcPherson County61,323Pierce County: 61,285 USDPierce County61,285Loup County: 60,629 USDLoup County60,629Phelps County: 60,450 USDPhelps County60,450Grant County: 59,150 USDGrant County59,150Morrill County: 58,778 USDMorrill County58,778Douglas County: 57,903 USDDouglas County57,903Fillmore County: 57,879 USDFillmore County57,879Holt County: 57,797 USDHolt County57,797Webster County: 56,993 USDWebster County56,993Polk County: 56,771 USDPolk County56,771Harlan County: 56,032 USDHarlan County56,032Boone County: 55,270 USDBoone County55,270Custer County: 55,088 USDCuster County55,088Greeley County: 54,760 USDGreeley County54,760Antelope County: 54,635 USDAntelope County54,635Arthur County: 54,529 USDArthur County54,529Logan County: 54,028 USDLogan County54,028Perkins County: 53,701 USDPerkins County53,701Hamilton County: 53,603 USDHamilton County53,603Thayer County: 53,085 USDThayer County53,085Washington County: 52,121 USDWashington County52,121Merrick County: 52,035 USDMerrick County52,035Gosper County: 51,926 USDGosper County51,926Cherry County: 51,610 USDCherry County51,610Valley County: 51,292 USDValley County51,292Clay County: 51,160 USDClay County51,160Wheeler County: 114,595 USDWheeler County114,595Kearney County: 94,420 USDKearney County94,420Hayes County: 83,137 USDHayes County83,137Banner County: 80,948 USDBanner County80,948Dundy County: 77,891 USDDundy County77,891Cuming County: 75,922 USDCuming County75,922Keya Paha County: 70,975 USDKeya Paha County70,975Sioux County: 70,217 USDSioux County70,217Blaine County: 68,098 USDBlaine County68,098Rock County: 66,630 USDRock County66,630Brown County: 64,281 USDBrown County64,281Thomas County: 62,387 USDThomas County62,387Chase County: 61,348 USDChase County61,348McPherson County: 61,323 USDMcPherson County61,323Pierce County: 61,285 USDPierce County61,285Loup County: 60,629 USDLoup County60,629Phelps County: 60,450 USDPhelps County60,450Grant County: 59,150 USDGrant County59,150Morrill County: 58,778 USDMorrill County58,778Douglas County: 57,903 USDDouglas County57,903Fillmore County: 57,879 USDFillmore County57,879Holt County: 57,797 USDHolt County57,797Webster County: 56,993 USDWebster County56,993Polk County: 56,771 USDPolk County56,771Harlan County: 56,032 USDHarlan County56,032Boone County: 55,270 USDBoone County55,270Custer County: 55,088 USDCuster County55,088Greeley County: 54,760 USDGreeley County54,760Antelope County: 54,635 USDAntelope County54,635Arthur County: 54,529 USDArthur County54,529Logan County: 54,028 USDLogan County54,028Perkins County: 53,701 USDPerkins County53,701Hamilton County: 53,603 USDHamilton County53,603Thayer County: 53,085 USDThayer County53,085Washington County: 52,121 USDWashington County52,121Merrick County: 52,035 USDMerrick County52,035Gosper County: 51,926 USDGosper County51,926Cherry County: 51,610 USDCherry County51,610Valley County: 51,292 USDValley County51,292Clay County: 51,160 USDClay County51,160
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Wheeler County114,595+8%
2Kearney County94,420+12.9%
3Hayes County83,137-2.5%
4Banner County80,948-4.8%
5Dundy County77,891+0.2%
6Cuming County75,922+7.8%
7Keya Paha County70,975-11.8%
8Sioux County70,217-1.6%
9Blaine County68,098-2.8%
10Rock County66,630-5.7%
11Brown County64,281+3%
12Thomas County62,387-0.7%
13Chase County61,348-0.1%
14McPherson County61,323-11%
15Pierce County61,285+14.1%
16Loup County60,629-9.2%
17Phelps County60,450+1.4%
18Grant County59,150-2%
19Morrill County58,778+2.3%
20Douglas County57,903+1.9%
21Fillmore County57,879+4.7%
22Holt County57,797+1.7%
23Webster County56,993+11%
24Polk County56,771+5.8%
25Harlan County56,032+4.2%
26Boone County55,270-4.6%
27Custer County55,088+2.9%
28Greeley County54,760+15%
29Antelope County54,635-1.2%
30Arthur County54,529-3%
31Logan County54,028-7.5%
32Perkins County53,701-7.1%
33Hamilton County53,603+3.9%
34Thayer County53,085+3.8%
35Washington County52,121+6.1%
36Merrick County52,035+8.4%
37Gosper County51,926-3.8%
38Cherry County51,610-9.5%
39Valley County51,292+4.5%
40Clay County51,160-0.3%
41Lincoln County50,137+2.8%
42Buffalo County49,594+6.3%
43Franklin County49,006+1.2%
44Boyd County48,797+4.6%
45Garfield County48,105+2%
46Cheyenne County48,069-1.6%
47Sheridan County47,717-2.4%
48Garden County47,563-8.1%
49Deuel County47,542+10.3%
50Sherman County46,917-0.8%
51Nuckolls County46,585-0.3%
52York County46,538+1.6%
53Cedar County46,484+4%
54Saunders County46,324+5.8%
55Sarpy County46,291+4.7%
56Adams County46,254+1.4%
57Gage County46,119+4.3%
58Butler County46,039+5.8%
59Burt County45,812+5.8%
60Cass County45,643+5.5%
61Seward County45,619+2.3%
62Howard County45,373+5.2%
63Red Willow County44,951-1.1%
64Furnas County44,910-8.4%
65Otoe County44,893+5.8%
66Lancaster County44,475+4.2%
67Dodge County44,473+8.7%
68Hooker County44,363+0.6%
69Jefferson County44,293+0.7%
70Platte County44,250+1.4%
71Box Butte County44,075-1.3%
72Frontier County44,051-3.6%
73Richardson County43,855+2.8%
74Madison County43,772+3.1%
75Knox County43,354+0.6%
76Keith County43,165+1.8%
77Kimball County43,088-8.2%
78Dawson County42,856+4.1%
79Scotts Bluff County42,416+3.8%
80Nemaha County42,292+3.8%
81Stanton County41,620+15.3%
82Hitchcock County41,212-3.9%
83Dixon County40,387+1.4%
84Colfax County39,983+3.7%
85Thurston County39,832+4.3%
86Hall County39,175+4.4%
87Pawnee County39,015+1.5%
88Saline County38,872+5.7%
89Wayne County37,531+5.5%
90Dakota County37,208+7.6%
91Nance County36,192-5.9%
92Dawes County36,042-3%
93Johnson County31,813-0.3%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/nebraska-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/nebraska-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/nebraska-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Wheeler County, with $114,595 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Johnson County, with $31,813 in 2015.

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