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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 2021, at 64.9%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 48.2%. The median was 53.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 58.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.9Wayne County
Lowest48.2Thomas County
Median53.393 counties
Nebraska58.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 57.4 %Antelope County: 51.5 %Arthur County: 51.5 %Banner County: 51.4 %Blaine County: 56.6 %Boone County: 51.9 %Box Butte County: 54.4 %Boyd County: 48.6 %Brown County: 54.1 %Buffalo County: 59.9 %Burt County: 51.9 %Butler County: 54.5 %Cass County: 57.7 %Cedar County: 52.2 %Chase County: 51.7 %Cherry County: 53.4 %Cheyenne County: 54.8 %Clay County: 53.2 %Colfax County: 55.6 %Cuming County: 53.9 %Custer County: 53 %Dakota County: 57.8 %Dawes County: 60.1 %Dawson County: 55.4 %Deuel County: 50.6 %Dixon County: 52.6 %Dodge County: 56.3 %Douglas County: 60.6 %Dundy County: 52.5 %Fillmore County: 52.8 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Frontier County: 55.5 %Furnas County: 52.5 %Gage County: 55 %Garden County: 51.3 %Garfield County: 51.9 %Gosper County: 52.9 %Grant County: 54.5 %Greeley County: 50.3 %Hall County: 57.2 %Hamilton County: 54.4 %Harlan County: 50.8 %Hayes County: 50.3 %Hitchcock County: 50.3 %Holt County: 52.2 %Hooker County: 50 %Howard County: 53.1 %Jefferson County: 53.1 %Johnson County: 63 %Kearney County: 54.4 %Keith County: 52.3 %Keya Paha County: 53.5 %Kimball County: 52.5 %Knox County: 49.3 %Lancaster County: 62 %Lincoln County: 56 %Logan County: 49.9 %Loup County: 52.7 %McPherson County: 58.9 %Madison County: 57.1 %Merrick County: 54.9 %Morrill County: 53.7 %Nance County: 53.3 %Nemaha County: 55.9 %Nuckolls County: 52.9 %Otoe County: 55.1 %Pawnee County: 49.3 %Perkins County: 51.6 %Phelps County: 53.9 %Pierce County: 54.8 %Platte County: 56.1 %Polk County: 53.2 %Red Willow County: 55.8 %Richardson County: 53 %Rock County: 49.2 %Saline County: 57.2 %Sarpy County: 59.9 %Saunders County: 55.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 54.8 %Seward County: 57.7 %Sheridan County: 51.2 %Sherman County: 52.8 %Sioux County: 52.1 %Stanton County: 57.1 %Thayer County: 51.8 %Thomas County: 48.2 %Thurston County: 51.4 %Valley County: 51.3 %Washington County: 56.7 %Wayne County: 64.9 %Webster County: 53.6 %Wheeler County: 51.3 %York County: 56.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Wayne County: 64.9 %Wayne County64.9Johnson County: 63 %Johnson County63Lancaster County: 62 %Lancaster County62Douglas County: 60.6 %Douglas County60.6Dawes County: 60.1 %Dawes County60.1Sarpy County: 59.9 %Sarpy County59.9Buffalo County: 59.9 %Buffalo County59.9McPherson County: 58.9 %McPherson County58.9Dakota County: 57.8 %Dakota County57.8Seward County: 57.7 %Seward County57.7Cass County: 57.7 %Cass County57.7Adams County: 57.4 %Adams County57.4Hall County: 57.2 %Hall County57.2Saline County: 57.2 %Saline County57.2Madison County: 57.1 %Madison County57.1Stanton County: 57.1 %Stanton County57.1Washington County: 56.7 %Washington County56.7Blaine County: 56.6 %Blaine County56.6York County: 56.4 %York County56.4Dodge County: 56.3 %Dodge County56.3Platte County: 56.1 %Platte County56.1Lincoln County: 56 %Lincoln County56Nemaha County: 55.9 %Nemaha County55.9Saunders County: 55.8 %Saunders County55.8Red Willow County: 55.8 %Red Willow County55.8Colfax County: 55.6 %Colfax County55.6Frontier County: 55.5 %Frontier County55.5Dawson County: 55.4 %Dawson County55.4Otoe County: 55.1 %Otoe County55.1Gage County: 55 %Gage County55Merrick County: 54.9 %Merrick County54.9Pierce County: 54.8 %Pierce County54.8Scotts Bluff County: 54.8 %Scotts Bluff County54.8Cheyenne County: 54.8 %Cheyenne County54.8Butler County: 54.5 %Butler County54.5Grant County: 54.5 %Grant County54.5Hamilton County: 54.4 %Hamilton County54.4Box Butte County: 54.4 %Box Butte County54.4Kearney County: 54.4 %Kearney County54.4Brown County: 54.1 %Brown County54.1Wayne County: 64.9 %Wayne County64.9Johnson County: 63 %Johnson County63Lancaster County: 62 %Lancaster County62Douglas County: 60.6 %Douglas County60.6Dawes County: 60.1 %Dawes County60.1Sarpy County: 59.9 %Sarpy County59.9Buffalo County: 59.9 %Buffalo County59.9McPherson County: 58.9 %McPherson County58.9Dakota County: 57.8 %Dakota County57.8Seward County: 57.7 %Seward County57.7Cass County: 57.7 %Cass County57.7Adams County: 57.4 %Adams County57.4Hall County: 57.2 %Hall County57.2Saline County: 57.2 %Saline County57.2Madison County: 57.1 %Madison County57.1Stanton County: 57.1 %Stanton County57.1Washington County: 56.7 %Washington County56.7Blaine County: 56.6 %Blaine County56.6York County: 56.4 %York County56.4Dodge County: 56.3 %Dodge County56.3Platte County: 56.1 %Platte County56.1Lincoln County: 56 %Lincoln County56Nemaha County: 55.9 %Nemaha County55.9Saunders County: 55.8 %Saunders County55.8Red Willow County: 55.8 %Red Willow County55.8Colfax County: 55.6 %Colfax County55.6Frontier County: 55.5 %Frontier County55.5Dawson County: 55.4 %Dawson County55.4Otoe County: 55.1 %Otoe County55.1Gage County: 55 %Gage County55Merrick County: 54.9 %Merrick County54.9Pierce County: 54.8 %Pierce County54.8Scotts Bluff County: 54.8 %Scotts Bluff County54.8Cheyenne County: 54.8 %Cheyenne County54.8Butler County: 54.5 %Butler County54.5Grant County: 54.5 %Grant County54.5Hamilton County: 54.4 %Hamilton County54.4Box Butte County: 54.4 %Box Butte County54.4Kearney County: 54.4 %Kearney County54.4Brown County: 54.1 %Brown County54.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wayne County64.9-0.1 pts
2Johnson County63+0.1 pts
3Lancaster County62-0.3 pts
4Douglas County60.6-0.1 pts
5Dawes County60.1-0.6 pts
6Sarpy County59.90 pts
7Buffalo County59.9-0.2 pts
8McPherson County58.9-1.7 pts
9Dakota County57.80 pts
10Seward County57.7-0.2 pts
11Cass County57.7+0.1 pts
12Adams County57.4-0.3 pts
13Hall County57.2-0.1 pts
14Saline County57.2-0.7 pts
15Madison County57.1-0.4 pts
16Stanton County57.1-0.1 pts
17Washington County56.7-0 pts
18Blaine County56.6-1 pts
19York County56.4-0.1 pts
20Dodge County56.3-0.1 pts
21Platte County56.1-0 pts
22Lincoln County56-0.3 pts
23Nemaha County55.9-0.8 pts
24Saunders County55.8-0.2 pts
25Red Willow County55.8-0.2 pts
26Colfax County55.6-0.2 pts
27Frontier County55.5-0.1 pts
28Dawson County55.4-0.1 pts
29Otoe County55.1-0.2 pts
30Gage County55-0.5 pts
31Merrick County54.9-0.1 pts
32Pierce County54.8-0.3 pts
33Scotts Bluff County54.8-0.2 pts
34Cheyenne County54.8-0.9 pts
35Butler County54.5-0.5 pts
36Grant County54.5-0.6 pts
37Hamilton County54.4-0.2 pts
38Box Butte County54.4-1 pts
39Kearney County54.4-0.6 pts
40Brown County54.1-0.1 pts
41Phelps County53.9+0.3 pts
42Cuming County53.9-0.2 pts
43Morrill County53.7-0.3 pts
44Webster County53.6+0.3 pts
45Keya Paha County53.5-0.6 pts
46Cherry County53.4-0.5 pts
47Nance County53.3-0.4 pts
48Clay County53.2-0.6 pts
49Polk County53.2-0.5 pts
50Howard County53.1-0.5 pts
51Jefferson County53.1-0.4 pts
52Richardson County53-0.6 pts
53Custer County53-0.1 pts
54Nuckolls County52.9-0.1 pts
55Gosper County52.9-0.7 pts
56Fillmore County52.8+0.2 pts
57Sherman County52.8+0.4 pts
58Loup County52.7-1.5 pts
59Dixon County52.6-0.5 pts
60Dundy County52.5-1.4 pts
61Furnas County52.50 pts
62Kimball County52.5-0.6 pts
63Keith County52.3-0.5 pts
64Cedar County52.2-0.5 pts
65Holt County52.2-0.8 pts
66Sioux County52.1-0.9 pts
67Burt County51.9-0.9 pts
68Boone County51.9-0.4 pts
69Garfield County51.9+1.1 pts
70Thayer County51.8+0.6 pts
71Chase County51.7-0.5 pts
72Perkins County51.6+0.2 pts
73Antelope County51.5-0.5 pts
74Arthur County51.5+1.7 pts
75Thurston County51.4-0.3 pts
76Banner County51.4+0.1 pts
77Garden County51.3-1.5 pts
78Valley County51.3-0.1 pts
79Wheeler County51.3-0.7 pts
80Sheridan County51.2+0.5 pts
81Harlan County50.8-0.4 pts
82Deuel County50.6-1.9 pts
83Greeley County50.3-0.1 pts
83Hayes County50.3-1.9 pts
85Franklin County50.3-0.3 pts
86Hitchcock County50.3-0.3 pts
87Hooker County500 pts
88Logan County49.9-0.4 pts
89Knox County49.3-0.4 pts
90Pawnee County49.3-0 pts
91Rock County49.2-1.8 pts
92Boyd County48.6-0.8 pts
93Thomas County48.2-1 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Wayne County, with 64.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Thomas County, with 48.2% in 2021.

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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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