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Counties in Nebraska by population aged 18 to 64

Wayne County had the highest population aged 18 to 64 of 93 counties in 2016, at 65.1%. Boyd County had the lowest, at 49.6%. The median was 55.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 60%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.1Wayne County
Lowest49.6Boyd County
Median55.393 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 59.3 %Antelope County: 54 %Arthur County: 51.2 %Banner County: 55.1 %Blaine County: 54.9 %Boone County: 54.5 %Box Butte County: 57.7 %Boyd County: 49.6 %Brown County: 55.8 %Buffalo County: 62 %Burt County: 54.8 %Butler County: 55.7 %Cass County: 58.7 %Cedar County: 54.2 %Chase County: 54.1 %Cherry County: 57 %Cheyenne County: 59.2 %Clay County: 55.3 %Colfax County: 57.1 %Cuming County: 54.2 %Custer County: 55.2 %Dakota County: 58.2 %Dawes County: 63.2 %Dawson County: 56.5 %Deuel County: 54.4 %Dixon County: 54.7 %Dodge County: 57 %Douglas County: 61.9 %Dundy County: 54.1 %Fillmore County: 54.9 %Franklin County: 53.9 %Frontier County: 57.5 %Furnas County: 53.7 %Gage County: 57 %Garden County: 54 %Garfield County: 52.1 %Gosper County: 52.9 %Grant County: 58.3 %Greeley County: 51 %Hall County: 58.3 %Hamilton County: 56.5 %Harlan County: 53.3 %Hayes County: 56.7 %Hitchcock County: 53.1 %Holt County: 54.4 %Hooker County: 50.6 %Howard County: 54.8 %Jefferson County: 55 %Johnson County: 62.6 %Kearney County: 56.4 %Keith County: 55.1 %Keya Paha County: 55 %Kimball County: 54.5 %Knox County: 51.6 %Lancaster County: 63.7 %Lincoln County: 58 %Logan County: 53.3 %Loup County: 53.5 %McPherson County: 55.6 %Madison County: 59.2 %Merrick County: 56.5 %Morrill County: 55 %Nance County: 56.6 %Nemaha County: 59.5 %Nuckolls County: 53 %Otoe County: 56.5 %Pawnee County: 51.2 %Perkins County: 52.4 %Phelps County: 55.3 %Pierce County: 56.9 %Platte County: 57.6 %Polk County: 55.4 %Red Willow County: 57.6 %Richardson County: 54.7 %Rock County: 54.6 %Saline County: 59.1 %Sarpy County: 60.7 %Saunders County: 57.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 56.9 %Seward County: 59.5 %Sheridan County: 52.9 %Sherman County: 53.5 %Sioux County: 56 %Stanton County: 59.1 %Thayer County: 52.1 %Thomas County: 54.7 %Thurston County: 51.9 %Valley County: 52.8 %Washington County: 57.7 %Wayne County: 65.1 %Webster County: 55.1 %Wheeler County: 57.2 %York County: 58.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Wayne County: 65.1 %Wayne County65.1Lancaster County: 63.7 %Lancaster County63.7Dawes County: 63.2 %Dawes County63.2Johnson County: 62.6 %Johnson County62.6Buffalo County: 62 %Buffalo County62Douglas County: 61.9 %Douglas County61.9Sarpy County: 60.7 %Sarpy County60.7Seward County: 59.5 %Seward County59.5Nemaha County: 59.5 %Nemaha County59.5Adams County: 59.3 %Adams County59.3Cheyenne County: 59.2 %Cheyenne County59.2Madison County: 59.2 %Madison County59.2Stanton County: 59.1 %Stanton County59.1Saline County: 59.1 %Saline County59.1Cass County: 58.7 %Cass County58.7Hall County: 58.3 %Hall County58.3Grant County: 58.3 %Grant County58.3Dakota County: 58.2 %Dakota County58.2York County: 58.1 %York County58.1Lincoln County: 58 %Lincoln County58Washington County: 57.7 %Washington County57.7Box Butte County: 57.7 %Box Butte County57.7Platte County: 57.6 %Platte County57.6Red Willow County: 57.6 %Red Willow County57.6Frontier County: 57.5 %Frontier County57.5Saunders County: 57.3 %Saunders County57.3Wheeler County: 57.2 %Wheeler County57.2Colfax County: 57.1 %Colfax County57.1Dodge County: 57 %Dodge County57Gage County: 57 %Gage County57Cherry County: 57 %Cherry County57Scotts Bluff County: 56.9 %Scotts Bluff County56.9Pierce County: 56.9 %Pierce County56.9Hayes County: 56.7 %Hayes County56.7Nance County: 56.6 %Nance County56.6Dawson County: 56.5 %Dawson County56.5Merrick County: 56.5 %Merrick County56.5Hamilton County: 56.5 %Hamilton County56.5Otoe County: 56.5 %Otoe County56.5Kearney County: 56.4 %Kearney County56.4Wayne County: 65.1 %Wayne County65.1Lancaster County: 63.7 %Lancaster County63.7Dawes County: 63.2 %Dawes County63.2Johnson County: 62.6 %Johnson County62.6Buffalo County: 62 %Buffalo County62Douglas County: 61.9 %Douglas County61.9Sarpy County: 60.7 %Sarpy County60.7Seward County: 59.5 %Seward County59.5Nemaha County: 59.5 %Nemaha County59.5Adams County: 59.3 %Adams County59.3Cheyenne County: 59.2 %Cheyenne County59.2Madison County: 59.2 %Madison County59.2Stanton County: 59.1 %Stanton County59.1Saline County: 59.1 %Saline County59.1Cass County: 58.7 %Cass County58.7Hall County: 58.3 %Hall County58.3Grant County: 58.3 %Grant County58.3Dakota County: 58.2 %Dakota County58.2York County: 58.1 %York County58.1Lincoln County: 58 %Lincoln County58Washington County: 57.7 %Washington County57.7Box Butte County: 57.7 %Box Butte County57.7Platte County: 57.6 %Platte County57.6Red Willow County: 57.6 %Red Willow County57.6Frontier County: 57.5 %Frontier County57.5Saunders County: 57.3 %Saunders County57.3Wheeler County: 57.2 %Wheeler County57.2Colfax County: 57.1 %Colfax County57.1Dodge County: 57 %Dodge County57Gage County: 57 %Gage County57Cherry County: 57 %Cherry County57Scotts Bluff County: 56.9 %Scotts Bluff County56.9Pierce County: 56.9 %Pierce County56.9Hayes County: 56.7 %Hayes County56.7Nance County: 56.6 %Nance County56.6Dawson County: 56.5 %Dawson County56.5Merrick County: 56.5 %Merrick County56.5Hamilton County: 56.5 %Hamilton County56.5Otoe County: 56.5 %Otoe County56.5Kearney County: 56.4 %Kearney County56.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Wayne County65.1-0.5 pts
2Lancaster County63.7-0.4 pts
3Dawes County63.2-0.3 pts
4Johnson County62.6-0 pts
5Buffalo County62-0.7 pts
6Douglas County61.9-0.3 pts
7Sarpy County60.7-0.3 pts
8Seward County59.5-0.3 pts
9Nemaha County59.5-0.4 pts
10Adams County59.3-0.6 pts
11Cheyenne County59.2-0.3 pts
12Madison County59.2-0.4 pts
13Stanton County59.1+0.3 pts
14Saline County59.1-0.4 pts
15Cass County58.7-0.4 pts
16Hall County58.3-0.2 pts
17Grant County58.3-0.4 pts
18Dakota County58.2+0.1 pts
19York County58.1-0.2 pts
20Lincoln County58-0.3 pts
21Washington County57.7-0.7 pts
22Box Butte County57.7-0.4 pts
23Platte County57.6-0.1 pts
24Red Willow County57.6-0.4 pts
25Frontier County57.5-0.4 pts
26Saunders County57.3-0.2 pts
27Wheeler County57.2+2 pts
28Colfax County57.1-0.1 pts
29Dodge County57-0.5 pts
30Gage County57-0.3 pts
31Cherry County57+0.2 pts
32Scotts Bluff County56.9-0.4 pts
33Pierce County56.9-0.5 pts
34Hayes County56.7-1.4 pts
35Nance County56.6+0.2 pts
36Dawson County56.5-0.3 pts
37Merrick County56.5-0.3 pts
38Hamilton County56.5-0.7 pts
39Otoe County56.5-0.4 pts
40Kearney County56.4-0 pts
41Sioux County56-1 pts
42Brown County55.80 pts
43Butler County55.7+0.1 pts
44McPherson County55.6+2.4 pts
45Polk County55.4-0.6 pts
46Phelps County55.30 pts
47Clay County55.3-0.1 pts
48Custer County55.2-0.1 pts
49Banner County55.1-2 pts
50Webster County55.1+0.2 pts
51Keith County55.1-0.2 pts
52Morrill County55-0.6 pts
53Keya Paha County55+0.5 pts
54Jefferson County55-0.5 pts
55Blaine County54.9-0.6 pts
56Fillmore County54.9-0.8 pts
57Howard County54.80 pts
58Burt County54.8+0.5 pts
59Dixon County54.7-0.3 pts
60Richardson County54.7-0.5 pts
61Thomas County54.7+1.6 pts
62Rock County54.6-0.3 pts
63Boone County54.5-0.1 pts
64Kimball County54.5-1.3 pts
65Holt County54.4-0.8 pts
66Deuel County54.4-0.7 pts
67Cuming County54.2+0.2 pts
68Cedar County54.2-0.1 pts
69Chase County54.1-0.2 pts
70Dundy County54.1-1 pts
71Antelope County54-0.2 pts
72Garden County54-0.7 pts
73Franklin County53.9-1 pts
74Furnas County53.7-0.8 pts
75Sherman County53.50 pts
76Loup County53.5+1.3 pts
77Harlan County53.3-0.4 pts
78Logan County53.3-1 pts
79Hitchcock County53.1-0.9 pts
80Nuckolls County53+0.4 pts
81Sheridan County52.9-0.9 pts
82Gosper County52.9+0.2 pts
83Valley County52.8+0.1 pts
84Perkins County52.4-1.2 pts
85Thayer County52.1-0.4 pts
86Garfield County52.1-1.2 pts
87Thurston County51.9-0.5 pts
88Knox County51.6-0.4 pts
89Arthur County51.2+5.5 pts
90Pawnee County51.2-1.1 pts
91Greeley County51-0.4 pts
92Hooker County50.6+1.5 pts
93Boyd County49.6-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Not comparable with working-age shares for ages 15 to 64 used in EU and World Bank statistics.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Nebraska by population aged 18 to 64, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Nebraska by population aged 18 to 64, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/nebraska-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Nebraska by population aged 18 to 64, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Nebraska by population aged 18 to 64, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Wayne County, with 65.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Boyd County, with 49.6% in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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