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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 2024, at 62.8%. Hayes County had the lowest, at 45.8%. The median was 52.4% and the figure for Nebraska was 58.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.8Wayne County
Lowest45.8Hayes County
Median52.493 counties
Nebraska58.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 56.3 %Antelope County: 49.4 %Arthur County: 54.4 %Banner County: 48.5 %Blaine County: 54 %Boone County: 49.2 %Box Butte County: 52.3 %Boyd County: 45.9 %Brown County: 53.3 %Buffalo County: 59.5 %Burt County: 51.2 %Butler County: 53.5 %Cass County: 57.1 %Cedar County: 51.1 %Chase County: 50.2 %Cherry County: 52.3 %Cheyenne County: 53.7 %Clay County: 52.2 %Colfax County: 54.8 %Cuming County: 52.4 %Custer County: 51.5 %Dakota County: 56.5 %Dawes County: 58.6 %Dawson County: 54.9 %Deuel County: 49.6 %Dixon County: 51.7 %Dodge County: 56.1 %Douglas County: 60.2 %Dundy County: 48.4 %Fillmore County: 52.5 %Franklin County: 50 %Frontier County: 53.1 %Furnas County: 51.4 %Gage County: 54 %Garden County: 50.7 %Garfield County: 51.4 %Gosper County: 52.5 %Grant County: 53.1 %Greeley County: 47 %Hall County: 57.5 %Hamilton County: 53.5 %Harlan County: 50.5 %Hayes County: 45.8 %Hitchcock County: 48.3 %Holt County: 50.1 %Hooker County: 50.1 %Howard County: 52.3 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Johnson County: 62.2 %Kearney County: 54.3 %Keith County: 51.6 %Keya Paha County: 51.4 %Kimball County: 49.6 %Knox County: 48.1 %Lancaster County: 61.6 %Lincoln County: 55.7 %Logan County: 50.1 %Loup County: 49.3 %McPherson County: 54.3 %Madison County: 56.7 %Merrick County: 53.5 %Morrill County: 52.8 %Nance County: 51.6 %Nemaha County: 56.2 %Nuckolls County: 48.9 %Otoe County: 53.9 %Pawnee County: 47.7 %Perkins County: 51.2 %Phelps County: 53.3 %Pierce County: 53.6 %Platte County: 55.1 %Polk County: 52.9 %Red Willow County: 54.7 %Richardson County: 52.3 %Rock County: 49.4 %Saline County: 56.2 %Sarpy County: 60.2 %Saunders County: 55 %Scotts Bluff County: 54.1 %Seward County: 57 %Sheridan County: 49.8 %Sherman County: 50.2 %Sioux County: 49 %Stanton County: 54.4 %Thayer County: 50.6 %Thomas County: 47.8 %Thurston County: 51.6 %Valley County: 49.5 %Washington County: 55.5 %Wayne County: 62.8 %Webster County: 53.5 %Wheeler County: 47.5 %York County: 55.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wayne County: 62.8 %Wayne County62.8Johnson County: 62.2 %Johnson County62.2Lancaster County: 61.6 %Lancaster County61.6Douglas County: 60.2 %Douglas County60.2Sarpy County: 60.2 %Sarpy County60.2Buffalo County: 59.5 %Buffalo County59.5Dawes County: 58.6 %Dawes County58.6Hall County: 57.5 %Hall County57.5Cass County: 57.1 %Cass County57.1Seward County: 57 %Seward County57Madison County: 56.7 %Madison County56.7Dakota County: 56.5 %Dakota County56.5Adams County: 56.3 %Adams County56.3Saline County: 56.2 %Saline County56.2Nemaha County: 56.2 %Nemaha County56.2Dodge County: 56.1 %Dodge County56.1York County: 55.9 %York County55.9Lincoln County: 55.7 %Lincoln County55.7Washington County: 55.5 %Washington County55.5Platte County: 55.1 %Platte County55.1Saunders County: 55 %Saunders County55Dawson County: 54.9 %Dawson County54.9Colfax County: 54.8 %Colfax County54.8Red Willow County: 54.7 %Red Willow County54.7Arthur County: 54.4 %Arthur County54.4Stanton County: 54.4 %Stanton County54.4McPherson County: 54.3 %McPherson County54.3Kearney County: 54.3 %Kearney County54.3Scotts Bluff County: 54.1 %Scotts Bluff County54.1Blaine County: 54 %Blaine County54Gage County: 54 %Gage County54Otoe County: 53.9 %Otoe County53.9Cheyenne County: 53.7 %Cheyenne County53.7Pierce County: 53.6 %Pierce County53.6Hamilton County: 53.5 %Hamilton County53.5Webster County: 53.5 %Webster County53.5Butler County: 53.5 %Butler County53.5Merrick County: 53.5 %Merrick County53.5Brown County: 53.3 %Brown County53.3Phelps County: 53.3 %Phelps County53.3Wayne County: 62.8 %Wayne County62.8Johnson County: 62.2 %Johnson County62.2Lancaster County: 61.6 %Lancaster County61.6Douglas County: 60.2 %Douglas County60.2Sarpy County: 60.2 %Sarpy County60.2Buffalo County: 59.5 %Buffalo County59.5Dawes County: 58.6 %Dawes County58.6Hall County: 57.5 %Hall County57.5Cass County: 57.1 %Cass County57.1Seward County: 57 %Seward County57Madison County: 56.7 %Madison County56.7Dakota County: 56.5 %Dakota County56.5Adams County: 56.3 %Adams County56.3Saline County: 56.2 %Saline County56.2Nemaha County: 56.2 %Nemaha County56.2Dodge County: 56.1 %Dodge County56.1York County: 55.9 %York County55.9Lincoln County: 55.7 %Lincoln County55.7Washington County: 55.5 %Washington County55.5Platte County: 55.1 %Platte County55.1Saunders County: 55 %Saunders County55Dawson County: 54.9 %Dawson County54.9Colfax County: 54.8 %Colfax County54.8Red Willow County: 54.7 %Red Willow County54.7Arthur County: 54.4 %Arthur County54.4Stanton County: 54.4 %Stanton County54.4McPherson County: 54.3 %McPherson County54.3Kearney County: 54.3 %Kearney County54.3Scotts Bluff County: 54.1 %Scotts Bluff County54.1Blaine County: 54 %Blaine County54Gage County: 54 %Gage County54Otoe County: 53.9 %Otoe County53.9Cheyenne County: 53.7 %Cheyenne County53.7Pierce County: 53.6 %Pierce County53.6Hamilton County: 53.5 %Hamilton County53.5Webster County: 53.5 %Webster County53.5Butler County: 53.5 %Butler County53.5Merrick County: 53.5 %Merrick County53.5Brown County: 53.3 %Brown County53.3Phelps County: 53.3 %Phelps County53.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wayne County62.8-0.3 pts
2Johnson County62.2-0.5 pts
3Lancaster County61.6-0 pts
4Douglas County60.2-0 pts
5Sarpy County60.2+0.1 pts
6Buffalo County59.5-0.2 pts
7Dawes County58.6-0.8 pts
8Hall County57.5+0.3 pts
9Cass County57.1-0.2 pts
10Seward County57-0.3 pts
11Madison County56.7-0.2 pts
12Dakota County56.5-0.6 pts
13Adams County56.3-0.2 pts
14Saline County56.2-0.2 pts
15Nemaha County56.2-0 pts
16Dodge County56.10 pts
17York County55.9-0.4 pts
18Lincoln County55.7+0.1 pts
19Washington County55.5-0.4 pts
20Platte County55.1-0.1 pts
21Saunders County55-0.5 pts
22Dawson County54.9-0.3 pts
23Colfax County54.8-0.2 pts
24Red Willow County54.7-0.5 pts
25Arthur County54.4+2.7 pts
26Stanton County54.4-0.7 pts
27McPherson County54.3-0.7 pts
28Kearney County54.3+0.2 pts
29Scotts Bluff County54.1-0.1 pts
30Blaine County54+0.3 pts
31Gage County54-0.3 pts
32Otoe County53.9-0.4 pts
33Cheyenne County53.7-0 pts
34Pierce County53.6-0.5 pts
35Hamilton County53.5-0.2 pts
35Webster County53.5+0.1 pts
37Butler County53.5-0.4 pts
38Merrick County53.5-0.6 pts
39Brown County53.3-0.9 pts
40Phelps County53.3-0.3 pts
41Frontier County53.10 pts
42Grant County53.1-0.2 pts
43Polk County52.90 pts
44Morrill County52.8-0.5 pts
45Gosper County52.5+0.2 pts
46Fillmore County52.5+0.1 pts
47Cuming County52.4-0.3 pts
48Howard County52.3-0.2 pts
49Box Butte County52.3-0.8 pts
50Richardson County52.3-0.3 pts
51Cherry County52.3-0.1 pts
52Clay County52.2-0.1 pts
53Dixon County51.7-0.1 pts
54Keith County51.6-0.4 pts
55Nance County51.6-1.1 pts
56Thurston County51.6-0.3 pts
57Custer County51.5-0.6 pts
58Garfield County51.4+0.1 pts
59Furnas County51.4-0.9 pts
60Keya Paha County51.4-1.1 pts
61Jefferson County51.3-0.3 pts
62Burt County51.2-0.4 pts
63Perkins County51.2-0.5 pts
64Cedar County51.1-0.5 pts
65Garden County50.7-0.5 pts
66Thayer County50.6-0.4 pts
67Harlan County50.5-0.2 pts
68Sherman County50.2-0 pts
69Chase County50.2-0.1 pts
70Hooker County50.1+0.8 pts
71Holt County50.1-0.8 pts
72Logan County50.1+0.4 pts
73Franklin County50-0.1 pts
74Sheridan County49.8-0.3 pts
75Kimball County49.6-1 pts
76Deuel County49.6-1.1 pts
77Valley County49.5-0.7 pts
78Rock County49.4-0.1 pts
79Antelope County49.4-0.8 pts
80Loup County49.3-0.7 pts
81Boone County49.2-0.5 pts
82Sioux County49+0.3 pts
83Nuckolls County48.9-1.6 pts
84Banner County48.5+0.6 pts
85Dundy County48.4-1.2 pts
86Hitchcock County48.3-1.1 pts
87Knox County48.1-0.6 pts
88Thomas County47.8-0.4 pts
89Pawnee County47.7-0.6 pts
90Wheeler County47.5-1 pts
91Greeley County47-1.7 pts
92Boyd County45.9-0.4 pts
93Hayes County45.8-1.3 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Wayne County, with 62.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Hayes County, with 45.8% in 2024.

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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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