Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Dawson County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in February 2026, at 16.9%. Dundy County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 3% and the figure for Nebraska was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest16.9Dawson County
Lowest2.2Dundy County
Median393 counties
Nebraska3.1History

Top 40 counties, February 2026

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Dawson CountyDawson County: 16.9 %16.9Hooker CountyHooker County: 5.1 %5.1Thomas CountyThomas County: 5 %5McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 4.7 %4.7Saline CountySaline County: 4.5 %4.5Gosper CountyGosper County: 4.4 %4.4Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 4.4 %4.4Dakota CountyDakota County: 4.3 %4.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.2 %4.2Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 4 %4Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3.9 %3.9Burt CountyBurt County: 3.9 %3.9Clay CountyClay County: 3.9 %3.9Garden CountyGarden County: 3.9 %3.9Hall CountyHall County: 3.9 %3.9Loup CountyLoup County: 3.9 %3.9Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3.8 %3.8Sioux CountySioux County: 3.8 %3.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.6 %3.6Banner CountyBanner County: 3.5 %3.5Deuel CountyDeuel County: 3.5 %3.5Frontier CountyFrontier County: 3.5 %3.5Adams CountyAdams County: 3.4 %3.4Dodge CountyDodge County: 3.4 %3.4Greeley CountyGreeley County: 3.4 %3.4Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 3.4 %3.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.4 %3.4Morrill CountyMorrill County: 3.4 %3.4Antelope CountyAntelope County: 3.3 %3.3Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 3.3 %3.3Knox CountyKnox County: 3.3 %3.3Logan CountyLogan County: 3.3 %3.3Madison CountyMadison County: 3.3 %3.3Otoe CountyOtoe County: 3.3 %3.3Webster CountyWebster County: 3.3 %3.3Cass CountyCass County: 3.2 %3.2Gage CountyGage County: 3.2 %3.2Hayes CountyHayes County: 3.2 %3.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 3.2 %3.2Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.2 %3.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Dawson County16.9+13.7 pts
2Hooker County5.1-1.7 pts
3Thomas County5+0.9 pts
4McPherson County4.7+0.6 pts
5Saline County4.5+0.5 pts
6Gosper County4.4+1.4 pts
6Keya Paha County4.4+0.9 pts
8Dakota County4.3+0.1 pts
9Johnson County4.2-0.2 pts
10Scotts Bluff County4+0.2 pts
11Boyd County3.9-0.2 pts
11Burt County3.9-0.4 pts
11Clay County3.9+0.2 pts
11Garden County3.9+0.4 pts
11Hall County3.90 pts
11Loup County3.9-0.2 pts
17Nemaha County3.8+0.1 pts
17Sioux County3.8+0.1 pts
19Douglas County3.6+0.1 pts
20Banner County3.5+0.4 pts
20Deuel County3.5+0.4 pts
20Frontier County3.5-0.5 pts
23Adams County3.4+0.1 pts
23Dodge County3.40 pts
23Greeley County3.4+0.3 pts
23Hitchcock County3.4+0.1 pts
23Jefferson County3.4+0.1 pts
23Morrill County3.4+0.1 pts
29Antelope County3.30 pts
29Box Butte County3.3+0.1 pts
29Knox County3.3-0.4 pts
29Logan County3.3-0.2 pts
29Madison County3.30 pts
29Otoe County3.3+0.3 pts
29Webster County3.3+0.2 pts
36Cass County3.2-0.3 pts
36Gage County3.2-0.2 pts
36Hayes County3.2-0.4 pts
36Lancaster County3.2+0.1 pts
36Pawnee County3.2-0.2 pts
36Sarpy County3.2+0.1 pts
36Thurston County3.2-0.2 pts
43Blaine County3.1-0.6 pts
43Dawes County3.1+0.1 pts
43Dixon County3.1+0.1 pts
43Sherman County3.1-0.1 pts
47Cheyenne County3-0.1 pts
47Colfax County3-0.3 pts
47Nuckolls County3+0.3 pts
47Washington County30 pts
47Wayne County3+0.1 pts
52Garfield County2.9-0.5 pts
52Keith County2.90 pts
52Lincoln County2.9-0.1 pts
52Pierce County2.9-0.2 pts
52Seward County2.9-0.1 pts
57Arthur County2.8-0.1 pts
57Buffalo County2.8+0.2 pts
57Cedar County2.80 pts
57Custer County2.8+0.2 pts
57Franklin County2.8-0.3 pts
57Furnas County2.8-0.4 pts
57Nance County2.80 pts
57Platte County2.8-0.2 pts
57Polk County2.80 pts
57Stanton County2.8-0.1 pts
57Thayer County2.8+0.1 pts
57York County2.80 pts
69Chase County2.7-0.4 pts
69Merrick County2.7+0.1 pts
69Richardson County2.7-0.4 pts
69Saunders County2.7-0.2 pts
69Wheeler County2.7-0.3 pts
74Cuming County2.6-0.1 pts
74Grant County2.6-0.6 pts
74Hamilton County2.6+0.2 pts
74Howard County2.6-0.2 pts
74Kearney County2.6-0.1 pts
74Phelps County2.6-0.1 pts
74Red Willow County2.60 pts
74Sheridan County2.60 pts
74Valley County2.6-0.2 pts
83Boone County2.5-0.2 pts
83Butler County2.5-0.2 pts
83Holt County2.5-0.2 pts
83Kimball County2.5-0.2 pts
83Perkins County2.5-0.3 pts
88Cherry County2.40 pts
88Fillmore County2.40 pts
88Rock County2.4-0.2 pts
91Brown County2.3-0.2 pts
91Harlan County2.3-0.3 pts
93Dundy County2.2-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Dawson County, with 16.9% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dundy County, with 2.2% in February 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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