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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 2018, at 64.9%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 48.1%. The median was 54.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 59.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.9Wayne County
Lowest48.1Hooker County
Median54.593 counties
Nebraska59.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 58.5 %Antelope County: 53.6 %Arthur County: 50.2 %Banner County: 55.7 %Blaine County: 55.5 %Boone County: 53.5 %Box Butte County: 56.8 %Boyd County: 49.5 %Brown County: 54.7 %Buffalo County: 61.1 %Burt County: 53.7 %Butler County: 55 %Cass County: 58.1 %Cedar County: 53.7 %Chase County: 53.1 %Cherry County: 55.7 %Cheyenne County: 57.8 %Clay County: 54 %Colfax County: 56.4 %Cuming County: 54 %Custer County: 54.1 %Dakota County: 58.3 %Dawes County: 62 %Dawson County: 56.1 %Deuel County: 54.5 %Dixon County: 53.7 %Dodge County: 56.5 %Douglas County: 61.4 %Dundy County: 54.9 %Fillmore County: 54 %Franklin County: 52 %Frontier County: 57.2 %Furnas County: 53.7 %Gage County: 56.4 %Garden County: 53.9 %Garfield County: 51.9 %Gosper County: 52.5 %Grant County: 54.4 %Greeley County: 51 %Hall County: 57.9 %Hamilton County: 55.6 %Harlan County: 53 %Hayes County: 52.6 %Hitchcock County: 52 %Holt County: 54.2 %Hooker County: 48.1 %Howard County: 54.2 %Jefferson County: 54.3 %Johnson County: 63.6 %Kearney County: 55.3 %Keith County: 54 %Keya Paha County: 53.1 %Kimball County: 54.2 %Knox County: 51.1 %Lancaster County: 63 %Lincoln County: 57.3 %Logan County: 51.6 %Loup County: 54.4 %McPherson County: 56.6 %Madison County: 58.6 %Merrick County: 55.5 %Morrill County: 54.6 %Nance County: 55.4 %Nemaha County: 57.9 %Nuckolls County: 53.2 %Otoe County: 56.2 %Pawnee County: 50.1 %Perkins County: 51.1 %Phelps County: 54.5 %Pierce County: 56.4 %Platte County: 57.1 %Polk County: 54.1 %Red Willow County: 56.6 %Richardson County: 54.2 %Rock County: 53.3 %Saline County: 57.8 %Sarpy County: 60.3 %Saunders County: 56.6 %Scotts Bluff County: 56.1 %Seward County: 58.9 %Sheridan County: 51.2 %Sherman County: 53.7 %Sioux County: 53.4 %Stanton County: 57.9 %Thayer County: 51.6 %Thomas County: 51 %Thurston County: 52.7 %Valley County: 51.6 %Washington County: 57.4 %Wayne County: 64.9 %Webster County: 54.4 %Wheeler County: 57 %York County: 56.9 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Wayne County: 64.9 %Wayne County64.9Johnson County: 63.6 %Johnson County63.6Lancaster County: 63 %Lancaster County63Dawes County: 62 %Dawes County62Douglas County: 61.4 %Douglas County61.4Buffalo County: 61.1 %Buffalo County61.1Sarpy County: 60.3 %Sarpy County60.3Seward County: 58.9 %Seward County58.9Madison County: 58.6 %Madison County58.6Adams County: 58.5 %Adams County58.5Dakota County: 58.3 %Dakota County58.3Cass County: 58.1 %Cass County58.1Hall County: 57.9 %Hall County57.9Stanton County: 57.9 %Stanton County57.9Nemaha County: 57.9 %Nemaha County57.9Saline County: 57.8 %Saline County57.8Cheyenne County: 57.8 %Cheyenne County57.8Washington County: 57.4 %Washington County57.4Lincoln County: 57.3 %Lincoln County57.3Frontier County: 57.2 %Frontier County57.2Platte County: 57.1 %Platte County57.1Wheeler County: 57 %Wheeler County57York County: 56.9 %York County56.9Box Butte County: 56.8 %Box Butte County56.8Saunders County: 56.6 %Saunders County56.6Red Willow County: 56.6 %Red Willow County56.6McPherson County: 56.6 %McPherson County56.6Dodge County: 56.5 %Dodge County56.5Gage County: 56.4 %Gage County56.4Pierce County: 56.4 %Pierce County56.4Colfax County: 56.4 %Colfax County56.4Otoe County: 56.2 %Otoe County56.2Scotts Bluff County: 56.1 %Scotts Bluff County56.1Dawson County: 56.1 %Dawson County56.1Banner County: 55.7 %Banner County55.7Cherry County: 55.7 %Cherry County55.7Hamilton County: 55.6 %Hamilton County55.6Merrick County: 55.5 %Merrick County55.5Blaine County: 55.5 %Blaine County55.5Nance County: 55.4 %Nance County55.4Wayne County: 64.9 %Wayne County64.9Johnson County: 63.6 %Johnson County63.6Lancaster County: 63 %Lancaster County63Dawes County: 62 %Dawes County62Douglas County: 61.4 %Douglas County61.4Buffalo County: 61.1 %Buffalo County61.1Sarpy County: 60.3 %Sarpy County60.3Seward County: 58.9 %Seward County58.9Madison County: 58.6 %Madison County58.6Adams County: 58.5 %Adams County58.5Dakota County: 58.3 %Dakota County58.3Cass County: 58.1 %Cass County58.1Hall County: 57.9 %Hall County57.9Stanton County: 57.9 %Stanton County57.9Nemaha County: 57.9 %Nemaha County57.9Saline County: 57.8 %Saline County57.8Cheyenne County: 57.8 %Cheyenne County57.8Washington County: 57.4 %Washington County57.4Lincoln County: 57.3 %Lincoln County57.3Frontier County: 57.2 %Frontier County57.2Platte County: 57.1 %Platte County57.1Wheeler County: 57 %Wheeler County57York County: 56.9 %York County56.9Box Butte County: 56.8 %Box Butte County56.8Saunders County: 56.6 %Saunders County56.6Red Willow County: 56.6 %Red Willow County56.6McPherson County: 56.6 %McPherson County56.6Dodge County: 56.5 %Dodge County56.5Gage County: 56.4 %Gage County56.4Pierce County: 56.4 %Pierce County56.4Colfax County: 56.4 %Colfax County56.4Otoe County: 56.2 %Otoe County56.2Scotts Bluff County: 56.1 %Scotts Bluff County56.1Dawson County: 56.1 %Dawson County56.1Banner County: 55.7 %Banner County55.7Cherry County: 55.7 %Cherry County55.7Hamilton County: 55.6 %Hamilton County55.6Merrick County: 55.5 %Merrick County55.5Blaine County: 55.5 %Blaine County55.5Nance County: 55.4 %Nance County55.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Wayne County64.9+0.5 pts
2Johnson County63.6+0.8 pts
3Lancaster County63-0.3 pts
4Dawes County62-0.9 pts
5Douglas County61.4-0.2 pts
6Buffalo County61.1-0.6 pts
7Sarpy County60.3-0.2 pts
8Seward County58.9-0.5 pts
9Madison County58.6-0.3 pts
10Adams County58.5-0.4 pts
11Dakota County58.3-0.1 pts
12Cass County58.1-0.1 pts
13Hall County57.9-0.3 pts
14Stanton County57.9-0.3 pts
15Nemaha County57.9-0.4 pts
16Saline County57.8-0.9 pts
17Cheyenne County57.8-0.5 pts
18Washington County57.4-0.1 pts
19Lincoln County57.3-0.4 pts
20Frontier County57.2+0.3 pts
21Platte County57.1-0.2 pts
22Wheeler County57+1.1 pts
23York County56.9-0.6 pts
24Box Butte County56.80 pts
25Saunders County56.6-0.2 pts
26Red Willow County56.6-0.3 pts
27McPherson County56.6+1.8 pts
28Dodge County56.5-0.3 pts
29Gage County56.4-0.4 pts
30Pierce County56.4-0 pts
31Colfax County56.4-0.3 pts
32Otoe County56.2-0.1 pts
33Scotts Bluff County56.1-0.4 pts
34Dawson County56.1-0.2 pts
35Banner County55.7-0.6 pts
35Cherry County55.7-0.9 pts
37Hamilton County55.6-0.5 pts
38Merrick County55.5-0.5 pts
39Blaine County55.5+1.1 pts
40Nance County55.4-0.4 pts
41Kearney County55.3-0.6 pts
42Butler County55-0.2 pts
43Dundy County54.9+0.9 pts
44Brown County54.7+0.1 pts
45Morrill County54.6-0.4 pts
46Deuel County54.5-0.4 pts
47Phelps County54.5-0.4 pts
48Grant County54.4-1.5 pts
49Webster County54.4-0.3 pts
50Loup County54.4-0.4 pts
51Jefferson County54.3-0.4 pts
52Kimball County54.2-0.3 pts
53Howard County54.2-0.3 pts
54Richardson County54.2-0.2 pts
55Holt County54.2-0.4 pts
56Polk County54.1-0.2 pts
57Custer County54.1-0.6 pts
58Clay County54-0.5 pts
59Cuming County54-0.4 pts
60Fillmore County54-0.2 pts
61Keith County54-0.4 pts
62Garden County53.9+0.5 pts
63Burt County53.7-0.8 pts
64Dixon County53.7-0.9 pts
65Furnas County53.7-0.2 pts
65Sherman County53.7+0.1 pts
67Cedar County53.7-0.3 pts
68Antelope County53.6-0.2 pts
69Boone County53.5-0.6 pts
70Sioux County53.4-0.6 pts
71Rock County53.3-1.5 pts
72Nuckolls County53.2+0.2 pts
73Keya Paha County53.1-1.2 pts
74Chase County53.1-0.4 pts
75Harlan County53+0.3 pts
76Thurston County52.7+0.2 pts
77Hayes County52.6-2.3 pts
78Gosper County52.5-1 pts
79Franklin County52-0.7 pts
80Hitchcock County520 pts
81Garfield County51.9-1.3 pts
82Logan County51.6+0.2 pts
83Valley County51.6-1.1 pts
84Thayer County51.6-0.2 pts
85Sheridan County51.2-0.9 pts
86Knox County51.1-0.3 pts
87Perkins County51.1-0.7 pts
88Thomas County51-1.7 pts
89Greeley County51+0.9 pts
90Arthur County50.2-1.2 pts
91Pawnee County50.1-1.1 pts
92Boyd County49.5-0.7 pts
93Hooker County48.1-1.8 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Wayne County, with 64.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Hooker County, with 48.1% in 2018.

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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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