Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Thurston County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 93 counties in 2022, at 10%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 2.7 %Antelope County: 2.1 %Arthur County: 0.5 %Banner County: 3.3 %Blaine County: 1.9 %Boone County: 1 %Box Butte County: 4 %Boyd County: 1.8 %Brown County: 0.5 %Buffalo County: 2.9 %Burt County: 2.7 %Butler County: 0.7 %Cass County: 2.2 %Cedar County: 2 %Chase County: 2.7 %Cherry County: 0.4 %Cheyenne County: 2.6 %Clay County: 2.2 %Colfax County: 1.7 %Cuming County: 2.6 %Custer County: 1.6 %Dakota County: 3 %Dawes County: 1.5 %Dawson County: 2.1 %Deuel County: 3.8 %Dixon County: 2.9 %Dodge County: 4.1 %Douglas County: 3.8 %Dundy County: 0.2 %Fillmore County: 1 %Franklin County: 2.5 %Frontier County: 4.5 %Furnas County: 1 %Gage County: 2 %Garden County: 3.5 %Garfield County: 1.1 %Gosper County: 1.5 %Grant County: 1.4 %Greeley County: 1.8 %Hall County: 2.9 %Hamilton County: 3.6 %Harlan County: 2 %Hayes County: 0.2 %Hitchcock County: 1.9 %Holt County: 1.3 %Hooker County: 3.2 %Howard County: 4 %Jefferson County: 1.1 %Johnson County: 1.4 %Kearney County: 1.6 %Keith County: 2.6 %Keya Paha County: 0.2 %Kimball County: 2.2 %Knox County: 4.1 %Lancaster County: 3.2 %Lincoln County: 3.4 %Logan County: 0.5 %Loup County: 0 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 2.6 %Merrick County: 0.5 %Morrill County: 5.5 %Nance County: 4.4 %Nemaha County: 6.4 %Nuckolls County: 1.3 %Otoe County: 3.2 %Pawnee County: 2.4 %Perkins County: 1.2 %Phelps County: 0.8 %Pierce County: 2.4 %Platte County: 1.9 %Polk County: 1.9 %Red Willow County: 2.3 %Richardson County: 4.7 %Rock County: 1.2 %Saline County: 2.2 %Sarpy County: 2.6 %Saunders County: 2.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 3.5 %Seward County: 2.2 %Sheridan County: 2.2 %Sherman County: 4.3 %Sioux County: 3.9 %Stanton County: 0.7 %Thayer County: 3.2 %Thomas County: 0.9 %Thurston County: 10 %Valley County: 0.6 %Washington County: 2 %Wayne County: 3.4 %Webster County: 1.8 %Wheeler County: 1.4 %York County: 2.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Thurston County: 10 %Thurston County10Nemaha County: 6.4 %Nemaha County6.4Morrill County: 5.5 %Morrill County5.5Richardson County: 4.7 %Richardson County4.7Frontier County: 4.5 %Frontier County4.5Nance County: 4.4 %Nance County4.4Sherman County: 4.3 %Sherman County4.3Dodge County: 4.1 %Dodge County4.1Knox County: 4.1 %Knox County4.1Howard County: 4 %Howard County4Box Butte County: 4 %Box Butte County4Sioux County: 3.9 %Sioux County3.9Douglas County: 3.8 %Douglas County3.8Deuel County: 3.8 %Deuel County3.8Hamilton County: 3.6 %Hamilton County3.6Scotts Bluff County: 3.5 %Scotts Bluff County3.5Garden County: 3.5 %Garden County3.5Lincoln County: 3.4 %Lincoln County3.4Wayne County: 3.4 %Wayne County3.4Banner County: 3.3 %Banner County3.3Thayer County: 3.2 %Thayer County3.2Hooker County: 3.2 %Hooker County3.2Otoe County: 3.2 %Otoe County3.2Lancaster County: 3.2 %Lancaster County3.2Dakota County: 3 %Dakota County3Hall County: 2.9 %Hall County2.9Dixon County: 2.9 %Dixon County2.9Buffalo County: 2.9 %Buffalo County2.9York County: 2.8 %York County2.8Adams County: 2.7 %Adams County2.7Burt County: 2.7 %Burt County2.7Chase County: 2.7 %Chase County2.7Cuming County: 2.6 %Cuming County2.6Cheyenne County: 2.6 %Cheyenne County2.6Keith County: 2.6 %Keith County2.6Madison County: 2.6 %Madison County2.6Sarpy County: 2.6 %Sarpy County2.6Franklin County: 2.5 %Franklin County2.5Pawnee County: 2.4 %Pawnee County2.4Saunders County: 2.4 %Saunders County2.4Thurston County: 10 %Thurston County10Nemaha County: 6.4 %Nemaha County6.4Morrill County: 5.5 %Morrill County5.5Richardson County: 4.7 %Richardson County4.7Frontier County: 4.5 %Frontier County4.5Nance County: 4.4 %Nance County4.4Sherman County: 4.3 %Sherman County4.3Dodge County: 4.1 %Dodge County4.1Knox County: 4.1 %Knox County4.1Howard County: 4 %Howard County4Box Butte County: 4 %Box Butte County4Sioux County: 3.9 %Sioux County3.9Douglas County: 3.8 %Douglas County3.8Deuel County: 3.8 %Deuel County3.8Hamilton County: 3.6 %Hamilton County3.6Scotts Bluff County: 3.5 %Scotts Bluff County3.5Garden County: 3.5 %Garden County3.5Lincoln County: 3.4 %Lincoln County3.4Wayne County: 3.4 %Wayne County3.4Banner County: 3.3 %Banner County3.3Thayer County: 3.2 %Thayer County3.2Hooker County: 3.2 %Hooker County3.2Otoe County: 3.2 %Otoe County3.2Lancaster County: 3.2 %Lancaster County3.2Dakota County: 3 %Dakota County3Hall County: 2.9 %Hall County2.9Dixon County: 2.9 %Dixon County2.9Buffalo County: 2.9 %Buffalo County2.9York County: 2.8 %York County2.8Adams County: 2.7 %Adams County2.7Burt County: 2.7 %Burt County2.7Chase County: 2.7 %Chase County2.7Cuming County: 2.6 %Cuming County2.6Cheyenne County: 2.6 %Cheyenne County2.6Keith County: 2.6 %Keith County2.6Madison County: 2.6 %Madison County2.6Sarpy County: 2.6 %Sarpy County2.6Franklin County: 2.5 %Franklin County2.5Pawnee County: 2.4 %Pawnee County2.4Saunders County: 2.4 %Saunders County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Thurston County10-1.2 pts
2Nemaha County6.4+0.8 pts
3Morrill County5.5-0.2 pts
4Richardson County4.7+0.9 pts
5Frontier County4.5-0.6 pts
6Nance County4.4+0.2 pts
7Sherman County4.3+0.9 pts
8Dodge County4.1-0.7 pts
9Knox County4.1-0 pts
10Howard County4-1.5 pts
11Box Butte County4+0.2 pts
12Sioux County3.9+0.8 pts
13Douglas County3.8-0.3 pts
14Deuel County3.8-0.6 pts
15Hamilton County3.6-0.9 pts
16Scotts Bluff County3.50 pts
17Garden County3.5+0.4 pts
18Lincoln County3.4-0.1 pts
19Wayne County3.4+0.7 pts
20Banner County3.3+1.7 pts
21Thayer County3.2+0.5 pts
22Hooker County3.2+1.3 pts
22Otoe County3.2-0.1 pts
24Lancaster County3.2-0.1 pts
25Dakota County3+0.9 pts
26Hall County2.9-0.3 pts
27Dixon County2.9+0.5 pts
28Buffalo County2.9+0.2 pts
29York County2.8-1 pts
30Adams County2.7+0.2 pts
30Burt County2.7-1.5 pts
30Chase County2.7-0.4 pts
33Cuming County2.6-0.4 pts
34Cheyenne County2.6-0.2 pts
34Keith County2.6-0.1 pts
36Madison County2.6-0.5 pts
36Sarpy County2.6-0.3 pts
38Franklin County2.5+1.5 pts
39Pawnee County2.4-0.6 pts
40Saunders County2.40 pts
41Pierce County2.4-0.5 pts
42Red Willow County2.3-2.4 pts
43Seward County2.2-0.4 pts
44Kimball County2.2-2.2 pts
45Cass County2.2-0.6 pts
46Clay County2.2-0.9 pts
47Sheridan County2.2+0.5 pts
48Saline County2.2-0.5 pts
49Antelope County2.1-0.7 pts
50Dawson County2.1-1.3 pts
51Harlan County2-0.1 pts
52Gage County2-0.1 pts
53Cedar County2-0.2 pts
54Washington County2-0.4 pts
55Platte County1.9-0 pts
56Blaine County1.9+0.5 pts
56Hitchcock County1.9-0 pts
58Polk County1.9-0.9 pts
59Webster County1.8-0.7 pts
60Boyd County1.8+0.3 pts
61Greeley County1.8-0.1 pts
62Colfax County1.7+0.7 pts
63Custer County1.6-0.4 pts
64Kearney County1.6-0.1 pts
65Dawes County1.5-0.8 pts
66Gosper County1.5-0.3 pts
67Grant County1.4+1.1 pts
68Johnson County1.4-0.6 pts
69Wheeler County1.4+1.4 pts
70Nuckolls County1.3-0.6 pts
71Holt County1.3+0.1 pts
72Rock County1.2-0.1 pts
73Perkins County1.2+0.1 pts
74Garfield County1.1+1.1 pts
75Jefferson County1.1-0.6 pts
76Boone County10 pts
77Furnas County1-0.3 pts
78Fillmore County1-0.1 pts
79Thomas County0.9+0.8 pts
80Phelps County0.8+0.1 pts
81Stanton County0.7-0.3 pts
82Butler County0.7-0.4 pts
83Valley County0.60 pts
84Merrick County0.5-0.7 pts
85Brown County0.5-0.2 pts
86Arthur County0.50 pts
86Logan County0.5-0.5 pts
88Cherry County0.4+0.3 pts
89Hayes County0.2-0.2 pts
90Keya Paha County0.2+0.2 pts
91Dundy County0.2-0.8 pts
92Loup County00 pts
92McPherson County00 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Thurston County, with 10% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% in 2022.

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