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Counties in Nebraska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Brown County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 93 counties in 2024, at 57.6%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 34.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 45.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.6Brown County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median34.393 counties
Nebraska45.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 51.9 %Antelope County: 29 %Arthur County: 37.5 %Banner County: 38.9 %Blaine County: 22.7 %Boone County: 35.1 %Box Butte County: 45.8 %Boyd County: 30.5 %Brown County: 57.6 %Buffalo County: 40.8 %Burt County: 38.7 %Butler County: 32.5 %Cass County: 40.7 %Cedar County: 31.2 %Chase County: 31.8 %Cherry County: 33.8 %Cheyenne County: 42.7 %Clay County: 35.9 %Colfax County: 15.6 %Cuming County: 26.4 %Custer County: 32.4 %Dakota County: 43.9 %Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawson County: 32 %Deuel County: 25.8 %Dixon County: 32.7 %Dodge County: 33.8 %Douglas County: 49.5 %Dundy County: 34.3 %Fillmore County: 23.3 %Franklin County: 31.2 %Frontier County: 45.5 %Furnas County: 40.5 %Gage County: 37 %Garden County: 56.3 %Garfield County: 31 %Gosper County: 19.6 %Grant County: 33.3 %Greeley County: 30.2 %Hall County: 46.8 %Hamilton County: 34.6 %Harlan County: 23.8 %Hayes County: 2.5 %Hitchcock County: 36.3 %Holt County: 28.5 %Hooker County: 4.5 %Howard County: 29.8 %Jefferson County: 39.2 %Johnson County: 36.1 %Kearney County: 25.9 %Keith County: 38.6 %Keya Paha County: 28 %Kimball County: 49.5 %Knox County: 37.1 %Lancaster County: 47 %Lincoln County: 44.1 %Logan County: 42.6 %Loup County: 24.5 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 37.6 %Merrick County: 36.2 %Morrill County: 46.5 %Nance County: 38 %Nemaha County: 37.8 %Nuckolls County: 23.7 %Otoe County: 25.2 %Pawnee County: 25.9 %Perkins County: 31.2 %Phelps County: 42.6 %Pierce County: 42.1 %Platte County: 40.2 %Polk County: 28.1 %Red Willow County: 52.1 %Richardson County: 33 %Rock County: 25 %Saline County: 33.7 %Sarpy County: 44 %Saunders County: 40.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 49 %Seward County: 37.4 %Sheridan County: 33.2 %Sherman County: 36.4 %Sioux County: 31 %Stanton County: 35.8 %Thayer County: 29.4 %Thomas County: 5.1 %Thurston County: 25.8 %Valley County: 18.6 %Washington County: 51.1 %Wayne County: 48.3 %Webster County: 22.5 %Wheeler County: 7.6 %York County: 34.3 %
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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

Brown County: 57.6 %Brown County57.6Garden County: 56.3 %Garden County56.3Red Willow County: 52.1 %Red Willow County52.1Adams County: 51.9 %Adams County51.9Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawes County51.4Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Douglas County: 49.5 %Douglas County49.5Kimball County: 49.5 %Kimball County49.5Scotts Bluff County: 49 %Scotts Bluff County49Wayne County: 48.3 %Wayne County48.3Lancaster County: 47 %Lancaster County47Hall County: 46.8 %Hall County46.8Morrill County: 46.5 %Morrill County46.5Box Butte County: 45.8 %Box Butte County45.8Frontier County: 45.5 %Frontier County45.5Lincoln County: 44.1 %Lincoln County44.1Sarpy County: 44 %Sarpy County44Dakota County: 43.9 %Dakota County43.9Cheyenne County: 42.7 %Cheyenne County42.7Phelps County: 42.6 %Phelps County42.6Logan County: 42.6 %Logan County42.6Pierce County: 42.1 %Pierce County42.1Buffalo County: 40.8 %Buffalo County40.8Cass County: 40.7 %Cass County40.7Furnas County: 40.5 %Furnas County40.5Platte County: 40.2 %Platte County40.2Saunders County: 40.2 %Saunders County40.2Jefferson County: 39.2 %Jefferson County39.2Banner County: 38.9 %Banner County38.9Burt County: 38.7 %Burt County38.7Keith County: 38.6 %Keith County38.6Nance County: 38 %Nance County38Nemaha County: 37.8 %Nemaha County37.8Madison County: 37.6 %Madison County37.6Arthur County: 37.5 %Arthur County37.5Seward County: 37.4 %Seward County37.4Knox County: 37.1 %Knox County37.1Gage County: 37 %Gage County37Sherman County: 36.4 %Sherman County36.4Hitchcock County: 36.3 %Hitchcock County36.3Brown County: 57.6 %Brown County57.6Garden County: 56.3 %Garden County56.3Red Willow County: 52.1 %Red Willow County52.1Adams County: 51.9 %Adams County51.9Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawes County51.4Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Douglas County: 49.5 %Douglas County49.5Kimball County: 49.5 %Kimball County49.5Scotts Bluff County: 49 %Scotts Bluff County49Wayne County: 48.3 %Wayne County48.3Lancaster County: 47 %Lancaster County47Hall County: 46.8 %Hall County46.8Morrill County: 46.5 %Morrill County46.5Box Butte County: 45.8 %Box Butte County45.8Frontier County: 45.5 %Frontier County45.5Lincoln County: 44.1 %Lincoln County44.1Sarpy County: 44 %Sarpy County44Dakota County: 43.9 %Dakota County43.9Cheyenne County: 42.7 %Cheyenne County42.7Phelps County: 42.6 %Phelps County42.6Logan County: 42.6 %Logan County42.6Pierce County: 42.1 %Pierce County42.1Buffalo County: 40.8 %Buffalo County40.8Cass County: 40.7 %Cass County40.7Furnas County: 40.5 %Furnas County40.5Platte County: 40.2 %Platte County40.2Saunders County: 40.2 %Saunders County40.2Jefferson County: 39.2 %Jefferson County39.2Banner County: 38.9 %Banner County38.9Burt County: 38.7 %Burt County38.7Keith County: 38.6 %Keith County38.6Nance County: 38 %Nance County38Nemaha County: 37.8 %Nemaha County37.8Madison County: 37.6 %Madison County37.6Arthur County: 37.5 %Arthur County37.5Seward County: 37.4 %Seward County37.4Knox County: 37.1 %Knox County37.1Gage County: 37 %Gage County37Sherman County: 36.4 %Sherman County36.4Hitchcock County: 36.3 %Hitchcock County36.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Brown County57.6-2.5 pts
2Garden County56.3+30.1 pts
3Red Willow County52.1+1.9 pts
4Adams County51.9+2.9 pts
5Dawes County51.4+3.1 pts
6Washington County51.1+9.2 pts
7Douglas County49.5+1.2 pts
8Kimball County49.5+3.8 pts
9Scotts Bluff County49-1 pts
10Wayne County48.3-5 pts
11Lancaster County47+1.6 pts
12Hall County46.8+1.2 pts
13Morrill County46.5+0.8 pts
14Box Butte County45.8+2.8 pts
15Frontier County45.5+8.5 pts
16Lincoln County44.1+0.9 pts
17Sarpy County44+1.7 pts
18Dakota County43.9+2.8 pts
19Cheyenne County42.7-2.1 pts
20Phelps County42.6-2.3 pts
21Logan County42.6+3.8 pts
22Pierce County42.1-1.2 pts
23Buffalo County40.8+1.3 pts
24Cass County40.7-2.8 pts
25Furnas County40.5+5 pts
26Platte County40.2+2.6 pts
27Saunders County40.2+3.4 pts
28Jefferson County39.2-5.1 pts
29Banner County38.9+0.4 pts
30Burt County38.7+3.4 pts
31Keith County38.6-2.4 pts
32Nance County38+0.5 pts
33Nemaha County37.8-4.8 pts
34Madison County37.6+0.9 pts
35Arthur County37.5-9.9 pts
36Seward County37.4+0.9 pts
37Knox County37.1+9.9 pts
38Gage County37+0.6 pts
39Sherman County36.4+5.3 pts
40Hitchcock County36.3-1 pts
41Merrick County36.2-4.6 pts
42Johnson County36.1+5 pts
43Clay County35.9-4.3 pts
44Stanton County35.8+6.1 pts
45Boone County35.1+6.5 pts
46Hamilton County34.6-7.4 pts
47York County34.3+6.1 pts
48Dundy County34.3-0.2 pts
49Cherry County33.8+2 pts
50Dodge County33.8-1.1 pts
51Saline County33.7-5.5 pts
52Grant County33.3+0.8 pts
53Sheridan County33.2+5.3 pts
54Richardson County33+1.6 pts
55Dixon County32.7-4.6 pts
56Butler County32.5+3.4 pts
57Custer County32.4-0.9 pts
58Dawson County32-5.1 pts
59Chase County31.8-1.2 pts
60Perkins County31.2-5.6 pts
61Cedar County31.2+1.8 pts
61Franklin County31.2-0.3 pts
63Garfield County31-19 pts
64Sioux County31+8.4 pts
65Boyd County30.5-14.6 pts
66Greeley County30.2+4.7 pts
67Howard County29.8-3.5 pts
68Thayer County29.4-2.5 pts
69Antelope County29+1.7 pts
70Holt County28.5+4.3 pts
71Polk County28.1+8.4 pts
72Keya Paha County28-3.3 pts
73Cuming County26.4-3.2 pts
74Pawnee County25.9-10.6 pts
75Kearney County25.9+5.2 pts
76Deuel County25.8+2.9 pts
77Thurston County25.8-4.3 pts
78Otoe County25.2+0.9 pts
79Rock County25+6.2 pts
80Loup County24.5+3.3 pts
81Harlan County23.8-5.8 pts
82Nuckolls County23.7+7.7 pts
83Fillmore County23.3+1.8 pts
84Blaine County22.7+0.5 pts
85Webster County22.5-20.4 pts
86Gosper County19.6-3.7 pts
87Valley County18.6+3.5 pts
88Colfax County15.6-4.5 pts
89Wheeler County7.6+2.7 pts
90Thomas County5.10 pts
91Hooker County4.5-11.4 pts
92Hayes County2.5-4.5 pts
93McPherson County00 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Nebraska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Nebraska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Brown County, with 57.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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