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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 2020, at 65%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 49.2%. The median was 53.8% and the figure for Nebraska was 58.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65Wayne County
Lowest49.2Thomas County
Median53.893 counties
Nebraska58.8History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 57.7 %Antelope County: 52 %Arthur County: 49.8 %Banner County: 51.3 %Blaine County: 57.6 %Boone County: 52.3 %Box Butte County: 55.4 %Boyd County: 49.4 %Brown County: 54.3 %Buffalo County: 60.1 %Burt County: 52.8 %Butler County: 55.1 %Cass County: 57.6 %Cedar County: 52.7 %Chase County: 52.2 %Cherry County: 53.9 %Cheyenne County: 55.7 %Clay County: 53.8 %Colfax County: 55.8 %Cuming County: 54.1 %Custer County: 53.1 %Dakota County: 57.8 %Dawes County: 60.6 %Dawson County: 55.4 %Deuel County: 52.6 %Dixon County: 53 %Dodge County: 56.4 %Douglas County: 60.8 %Dundy County: 53.9 %Fillmore County: 52.6 %Franklin County: 50.6 %Frontier County: 55.7 %Furnas County: 52.4 %Gage County: 55.5 %Garden County: 52.8 %Garfield County: 50.7 %Gosper County: 53.6 %Grant County: 55.1 %Greeley County: 50.4 %Hall County: 57.4 %Hamilton County: 54.6 %Harlan County: 51.2 %Hayes County: 52.2 %Hitchcock County: 50.5 %Holt County: 52.9 %Hooker County: 50 %Howard County: 53.7 %Jefferson County: 53.5 %Johnson County: 62.9 %Kearney County: 55 %Keith County: 52.8 %Keya Paha County: 54.1 %Kimball County: 53 %Knox County: 49.7 %Lancaster County: 62.3 %Lincoln County: 56.4 %Logan County: 50.3 %Loup County: 54.2 %McPherson County: 60.6 %Madison County: 57.5 %Merrick County: 55 %Morrill County: 54.1 %Nance County: 53.7 %Nemaha County: 56.7 %Nuckolls County: 53 %Otoe County: 55.4 %Pawnee County: 49.3 %Perkins County: 51.4 %Phelps County: 53.7 %Pierce County: 55.1 %Platte County: 56.1 %Polk County: 53.6 %Red Willow County: 56 %Richardson County: 53.7 %Rock County: 51 %Saline County: 57.9 %Sarpy County: 59.9 %Saunders County: 56.1 %Scotts Bluff County: 55 %Seward County: 57.9 %Sheridan County: 50.7 %Sherman County: 52.4 %Sioux County: 53.1 %Stanton County: 57.2 %Thayer County: 51.3 %Thomas County: 49.2 %Thurston County: 51.7 %Valley County: 51.4 %Washington County: 56.7 %Wayne County: 65 %Webster County: 53.3 %Wheeler County: 52 %York County: 56.5 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Wayne County: 65 %Wayne County65Johnson County: 62.9 %Johnson County62.9Lancaster County: 62.3 %Lancaster County62.3Douglas County: 60.8 %Douglas County60.8Dawes County: 60.6 %Dawes County60.6McPherson County: 60.6 %McPherson County60.6Buffalo County: 60.1 %Buffalo County60.1Sarpy County: 59.9 %Sarpy County59.9Saline County: 57.9 %Saline County57.9Seward County: 57.9 %Seward County57.9Dakota County: 57.8 %Dakota County57.8Adams County: 57.7 %Adams County57.7Cass County: 57.6 %Cass County57.6Blaine County: 57.6 %Blaine County57.6Madison County: 57.5 %Madison County57.5Hall County: 57.4 %Hall County57.4Stanton County: 57.2 %Stanton County57.2Washington County: 56.7 %Washington County56.7Nemaha County: 56.7 %Nemaha County56.7York County: 56.5 %York County56.5Dodge County: 56.4 %Dodge County56.4Lincoln County: 56.4 %Lincoln County56.4Platte County: 56.1 %Platte County56.1Saunders County: 56.1 %Saunders County56.1Red Willow County: 56 %Red Willow County56Colfax County: 55.8 %Colfax County55.8Cheyenne County: 55.7 %Cheyenne County55.7Frontier County: 55.7 %Frontier County55.7Gage County: 55.5 %Gage County55.5Dawson County: 55.4 %Dawson County55.4Otoe County: 55.4 %Otoe County55.4Box Butte County: 55.4 %Box Butte County55.4Pierce County: 55.1 %Pierce County55.1Grant County: 55.1 %Grant County55.1Butler County: 55.1 %Butler County55.1Scotts Bluff County: 55 %Scotts Bluff County55Kearney County: 55 %Kearney County55Merrick County: 55 %Merrick County55Hamilton County: 54.6 %Hamilton County54.6Brown County: 54.3 %Brown County54.3Wayne County: 65 %Wayne County65Johnson County: 62.9 %Johnson County62.9Lancaster County: 62.3 %Lancaster County62.3Douglas County: 60.8 %Douglas County60.8Dawes County: 60.6 %Dawes County60.6McPherson County: 60.6 %McPherson County60.6Buffalo County: 60.1 %Buffalo County60.1Sarpy County: 59.9 %Sarpy County59.9Saline County: 57.9 %Saline County57.9Seward County: 57.9 %Seward County57.9Dakota County: 57.8 %Dakota County57.8Adams County: 57.7 %Adams County57.7Cass County: 57.6 %Cass County57.6Blaine County: 57.6 %Blaine County57.6Madison County: 57.5 %Madison County57.5Hall County: 57.4 %Hall County57.4Stanton County: 57.2 %Stanton County57.2Washington County: 56.7 %Washington County56.7Nemaha County: 56.7 %Nemaha County56.7York County: 56.5 %York County56.5Dodge County: 56.4 %Dodge County56.4Lincoln County: 56.4 %Lincoln County56.4Platte County: 56.1 %Platte County56.1Saunders County: 56.1 %Saunders County56.1Red Willow County: 56 %Red Willow County56Colfax County: 55.8 %Colfax County55.8Cheyenne County: 55.7 %Cheyenne County55.7Frontier County: 55.7 %Frontier County55.7Gage County: 55.5 %Gage County55.5Dawson County: 55.4 %Dawson County55.4Otoe County: 55.4 %Otoe County55.4Box Butte County: 55.4 %Box Butte County55.4Pierce County: 55.1 %Pierce County55.1Grant County: 55.1 %Grant County55.1Butler County: 55.1 %Butler County55.1Scotts Bluff County: 55 %Scotts Bluff County55Kearney County: 55 %Kearney County55Merrick County: 55 %Merrick County55Hamilton County: 54.6 %Hamilton County54.6Brown County: 54.3 %Brown County54.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Wayne County65+0.2 pts
2Johnson County62.9-0.1 pts
3Lancaster County62.3-0.3 pts
4Douglas County60.8-0.3 pts
5Dawes County60.6-0.7 pts
6McPherson County60.6+1.7 pts
7Buffalo County60.1-0.5 pts
8Sarpy County59.9-0.1 pts
9Saline County57.9+1.1 pts
10Seward County57.9-0.6 pts
11Dakota County57.8-0.3 pts
12Adams County57.7-0.5 pts
13Cass County57.6-0.4 pts
14Blaine County57.6-0.3 pts
15Madison County57.5-0.5 pts
16Hall County57.4-0.4 pts
17Stanton County57.2-0.4 pts
18Washington County56.7-0.2 pts
19Nemaha County56.7-0.6 pts
20York County56.5-0.5 pts
21Dodge County56.4-0.1 pts
22Lincoln County56.4-0.5 pts
23Platte County56.1-0.4 pts
24Saunders County56.1-0.2 pts
25Red Willow County56-0.3 pts
26Colfax County55.8-0 pts
27Cheyenne County55.7-0.9 pts
28Frontier County55.7-0.7 pts
29Gage County55.5-0.4 pts
30Dawson County55.4-0.3 pts
31Otoe County55.4-0.5 pts
32Box Butte County55.4-0.8 pts
33Pierce County55.1-0.4 pts
34Grant County55.1-1.2 pts
35Butler County55.1+0.1 pts
36Scotts Bluff County55-0.6 pts
37Kearney County55+0.4 pts
37Merrick County55-0.1 pts
39Hamilton County54.6-0.6 pts
40Brown County54.3+0.3 pts
41Loup County54.2-0.4 pts
42Cuming County54.1-0 pts
43Keya Paha County54.1-0.8 pts
44Morrill County54.1-0.3 pts
45Cherry County53.9-1.2 pts
46Dundy County53.9-1.2 pts
47Clay County53.8+0.3 pts
48Phelps County53.7-0.8 pts
49Howard County53.70 pts
50Nance County53.7-1.2 pts
51Richardson County53.7-0.2 pts
52Polk County53.6-0.2 pts
53Gosper County53.6+0.8 pts
54Jefferson County53.5-0.5 pts
55Webster County53.3-0.8 pts
56Custer County53.1-0.4 pts
57Sioux County53.1+0.5 pts
58Kimball County53-1.4 pts
59Dixon County53-0.6 pts
60Nuckolls County53+0.1 pts
61Holt County52.9-0.8 pts
62Garden County52.8-0.9 pts
63Burt County52.8-0.6 pts
64Keith County52.8-0.6 pts
65Cedar County52.7-0.5 pts
66Deuel County52.6-1 pts
67Fillmore County52.6-0.1 pts
68Furnas County52.4-0.3 pts
69Sherman County52.4-0.1 pts
70Boone County52.3-0.6 pts
71Hayes County52.2+0.1 pts
72Chase County52.2-0.6 pts
73Antelope County52-0.8 pts
74Wheeler County52-3.5 pts
75Thurston County51.7-1.1 pts
76Perkins County51.4+0.1 pts
77Valley County51.4-0 pts
78Thayer County51.3-0.2 pts
79Banner County51.3-2.4 pts
80Harlan County51.2-0.5 pts
81Rock County51+0.2 pts
82Garfield County50.7-0.5 pts
83Sheridan County50.7-0.8 pts
84Franklin County50.6-0.6 pts
85Hitchcock County50.5-0.5 pts
86Greeley County50.4-0.3 pts
87Logan County50.3-2.1 pts
88Hooker County50+0.6 pts
89Arthur County49.8-3.4 pts
90Knox County49.7-0.7 pts
91Boyd County49.4-0.1 pts
92Pawnee County49.3-0.6 pts
93Thomas County49.2-2.7 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Wayne County, with 65% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Thomas County, with 49.2% in 2020.

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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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