Counties in Nebraska by per capita personal income

Wheeler County had the highest per capita personal income of 93 counties in 2016, at $95,435. Johnson County had the lowest, at $30,896. The median was $45,636 and the figure for Nebraska was $48,687. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest95,435Wheeler County
Lowest30,896Johnson County
Median45,63693 counties
Nebraska48,687History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 45,417 USDAntelope County: 54,469 USDArthur County: 45,709 USDBanner County: 81,602 USDBlaine County: 59,127 USDBoone County: 52,679 USDBox Butte County: 42,884 USDBoyd County: 47,650 USDBrown County: 62,900 USDBuffalo County: 49,204 USDBurt County: 42,762 USDButler County: 41,666 USDCass County: 46,555 USDCedar County: 44,897 USDChase County: 66,169 USDCherry County: 44,958 USDCheyenne County: 46,132 USDClay County: 50,422 USDColfax County: 40,811 USDCuming County: 72,656 USDCuster County: 51,165 USDDakota County: 36,730 USDDawes County: 35,586 USDDawson County: 42,230 USDDeuel County: 45,625 USDDixon County: 40,387 USDDodge County: 42,602 USDDouglas County: 56,498 USDDundy County: 73,332 USDFillmore County: 51,843 USDFranklin County: 45,636 USDFrontier County: 37,305 USDFurnas County: 41,133 USDGage County: 42,864 USDGarden County: 45,678 USDGarfield County: 44,973 USDGosper County: 44,778 USDGrant County: 52,327 USDGreeley County: 49,874 USDHall County: 39,281 USDHamilton County: 51,699 USDHarlan County: 50,481 USDHayes County: 80,532 USDHitchcock County: 38,230 USDHolt County: 51,841 USDHooker County: 44,149 USDHoward County: 44,934 USDJefferson County: 43,802 USDJohnson County: 30,896 USDKearney County: 63,653 USDKeith County: 42,870 USDKeya Paha County: 56,660 USDKimball County: 41,862 USDKnox County: 41,925 USDLancaster County: 44,771 USDLincoln County: 47,299 USDLogan County: 47,771 USDLoup County: 54,285 USDMcPherson County: 50,380 USDMadison County: 43,878 USDMerrick County: 47,732 USDMorrill County: 56,808 USDNance County: 35,012 USDNemaha County: 42,785 USDNuckolls County: 44,712 USDOtoe County: 45,565 USDPawnee County: 36,628 USDPerkins County: 54,080 USDPhelps County: 56,213 USDPierce County: 51,177 USDPlatte County: 43,940 USDPolk County: 51,082 USDRed Willow County: 43,306 USDRichardson County: 43,149 USDRock County: 62,115 USDSaline County: 38,591 USDSarpy County: 46,947 USDSaunders County: 46,832 USDScotts Bluff County: 42,025 USDSeward County: 45,377 USDSheridan County: 43,901 USDSherman County: 42,780 USDSioux County: 62,359 USDStanton County: 40,734 USDThayer County: 50,967 USDThomas County: 55,406 USDThurston County: 37,050 USDValley County: 49,477 USDWashington County: 51,264 USDWayne County: 37,393 USDWebster County: 54,608 USDWheeler County: 95,435 USDYork County: 44,497 USD
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USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Wheeler County: 95,435 USDWheeler County95,435Banner County: 81,602 USDBanner County81,602Hayes County: 80,532 USDHayes County80,532Dundy County: 73,332 USDDundy County73,332Cuming County: 72,656 USDCuming County72,656Chase County: 66,169 USDChase County66,169Kearney County: 63,653 USDKearney County63,653Brown County: 62,900 USDBrown County62,900Sioux County: 62,359 USDSioux County62,359Rock County: 62,115 USDRock County62,115Blaine County: 59,127 USDBlaine County59,127Morrill County: 56,808 USDMorrill County56,808Keya Paha County: 56,660 USDKeya Paha County56,660Douglas County: 56,498 USDDouglas County56,498Phelps County: 56,213 USDPhelps County56,213Thomas County: 55,406 USDThomas County55,406Webster County: 54,608 USDWebster County54,608Antelope County: 54,469 USDAntelope County54,469Loup County: 54,285 USDLoup County54,285Perkins County: 54,080 USDPerkins County54,080Boone County: 52,679 USDBoone County52,679Grant County: 52,327 USDGrant County52,327Fillmore County: 51,843 USDFillmore County51,843Holt County: 51,841 USDHolt County51,841Hamilton County: 51,699 USDHamilton County51,699Washington County: 51,264 USDWashington County51,264Pierce County: 51,177 USDPierce County51,177Custer County: 51,165 USDCuster County51,165Polk County: 51,082 USDPolk County51,082Thayer County: 50,967 USDThayer County50,967Harlan County: 50,481 USDHarlan County50,481Clay County: 50,422 USDClay County50,422McPherson County: 50,380 USDMcPherson County50,380Greeley County: 49,874 USDGreeley County49,874Valley County: 49,477 USDValley County49,477Buffalo County: 49,204 USDBuffalo County49,204Logan County: 47,771 USDLogan County47,771Merrick County: 47,732 USDMerrick County47,732Boyd County: 47,650 USDBoyd County47,650Lincoln County: 47,299 USDLincoln County47,299Wheeler County: 95,435 USDWheeler County95,435Banner County: 81,602 USDBanner County81,602Hayes County: 80,532 USDHayes County80,532Dundy County: 73,332 USDDundy County73,332Cuming County: 72,656 USDCuming County72,656Chase County: 66,169 USDChase County66,169Kearney County: 63,653 USDKearney County63,653Brown County: 62,900 USDBrown County62,900Sioux County: 62,359 USDSioux County62,359Rock County: 62,115 USDRock County62,115Blaine County: 59,127 USDBlaine County59,127Morrill County: 56,808 USDMorrill County56,808Keya Paha County: 56,660 USDKeya Paha County56,660Douglas County: 56,498 USDDouglas County56,498Phelps County: 56,213 USDPhelps County56,213Thomas County: 55,406 USDThomas County55,406Webster County: 54,608 USDWebster County54,608Antelope County: 54,469 USDAntelope County54,469Loup County: 54,285 USDLoup County54,285Perkins County: 54,080 USDPerkins County54,080Boone County: 52,679 USDBoone County52,679Grant County: 52,327 USDGrant County52,327Fillmore County: 51,843 USDFillmore County51,843Holt County: 51,841 USDHolt County51,841Hamilton County: 51,699 USDHamilton County51,699Washington County: 51,264 USDWashington County51,264Pierce County: 51,177 USDPierce County51,177Custer County: 51,165 USDCuster County51,165Polk County: 51,082 USDPolk County51,082Thayer County: 50,967 USDThayer County50,967Harlan County: 50,481 USDHarlan County50,481Clay County: 50,422 USDClay County50,422McPherson County: 50,380 USDMcPherson County50,380Greeley County: 49,874 USDGreeley County49,874Valley County: 49,477 USDValley County49,477Buffalo County: 49,204 USDBuffalo County49,204Logan County: 47,771 USDLogan County47,771Merrick County: 47,732 USDMerrick County47,732Boyd County: 47,650 USDBoyd County47,650Lincoln County: 47,299 USDLincoln County47,299
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

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Wheeler County95,435-16.7%
2Banner County81,602+0.8%
3Hayes County80,532-3.1%
4Dundy County73,332-5.9%
5Cuming County72,656-4.3%
6Chase County66,169+7.9%
7Kearney County63,653-32.6%
8Brown County62,900-2.1%
9Sioux County62,359-11.2%
10Rock County62,115-6.8%
11Blaine County59,127-13.2%
12Morrill County56,808-3.4%
13Keya Paha County56,660-20.2%
14Douglas County56,498-2.4%
15Phelps County56,213-7%
16Thomas County55,406-11.2%
17Webster County54,608-4.2%
18Antelope County54,469-0.3%
19Loup County54,285-10.5%
20Perkins County54,080+0.7%
21Boone County52,679-4.7%
22Grant County52,327-11.5%
23Fillmore County51,843-10.4%
24Holt County51,841-10.3%
25Hamilton County51,699-3.6%
26Washington County51,264-1.6%
27Pierce County51,177-16.5%
28Custer County51,165-7.1%
29Polk County51,082-10%
30Thayer County50,967-4%
31Harlan County50,481-9.9%
32Clay County50,422-1.4%
33McPherson County50,380-17.8%
34Greeley County49,874-8.9%
35Valley County49,477-3.5%
36Buffalo County49,204-0.8%
37Logan County47,771-11.6%
38Merrick County47,732-8.3%
39Boyd County47,650-2.4%
40Lincoln County47,299-5.7%
41Sarpy County46,947+1.4%
42Saunders County46,832+1.1%
43Cass County46,555+2%
44Cheyenne County46,132-4%
45Arthur County45,709-16.2%
46Garden County45,678-4%
47Franklin County45,636-6.9%
48Deuel County45,625-4%
49Otoe County45,565+1.5%
50Adams County45,417-1.8%
51Seward County45,377-0.5%
52Garfield County44,973-6.5%
53Cherry County44,958-12.9%
54Howard County44,934-1%
55Cedar County44,897-3.4%
56Gosper County44,778-13.8%
57Lancaster County44,771+0.7%
58Nuckolls County44,712-4%
59York County44,497-4.4%
60Hooker County44,149-0.5%
61Platte County43,940-0.7%
62Sheridan County43,901-8%
63Madison County43,878+0.2%
64Jefferson County43,802-1.1%
65Red Willow County43,306-3.7%
66Richardson County43,149-1.6%
67Box Butte County42,884-2.7%
68Keith County42,870-0.7%
69Gage County42,864-7.1%
70Nemaha County42,785+1.2%
71Sherman County42,780-8.8%
72Burt County42,762-6.7%
73Dodge County42,602-4.2%
74Dawson County42,230-1.5%
75Scotts Bluff County42,025-0.9%
76Knox County41,925-3.3%
77Kimball County41,862-2.8%
78Butler County41,666-9.5%
79Furnas County41,133-8.4%
80Colfax County40,811+2.1%
81Stanton County40,734-2.1%
82Dixon County40,3870%
83Hall County39,281+0.3%
84Saline County38,591-0.7%
85Hitchcock County38,230-7.2%
86Wayne County37,393-0.4%
87Frontier County37,305-15.3%
88Thurston County37,050-7%
89Dakota County36,730-1.3%
90Pawnee County36,628-6.1%
91Dawes County35,586-1.3%
92Nance County35,012-3.3%
93Johnson County30,896-2.9%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Wheeler County, with $95,435 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Johnson County, with $30,896 in 2016.

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