Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Dawson County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in June 2026, at 14.9%. Kimball County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest14.9Dawson County
Median2.993 counties
Nebraska2.9History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Dawson CountyDawson County: 14.9 %14.9Hooker CountyHooker County: 4.6 %4.6Logan CountyLogan County: 4.6 %4.6McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 4.5 %4.5Loup CountyLoup County: 4.4 %4.4Banner CountyBanner County: 4.3 %4.3Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 4 %4Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3.9 %3.9Dawes CountyDawes County: 3.7 %3.7Frontier CountyFrontier County: 3.7 %3.7Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 3.7 %3.7Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 3.6 %3.6Arthur CountyArthur County: 3.5 %3.5Dakota CountyDakota County: 3.5 %3.5Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 3.5 %3.5Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.5 %3.5Sioux CountySioux County: 3.5 %3.5Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.5 %3.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.5 %3.5Gosper CountyGosper County: 3.4 %3.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.4 %3.4Saline CountySaline County: 3.4 %3.4Burt CountyBurt County: 3.3 %3.3Sherman CountySherman County: 3.3 %3.3Chase CountyChase County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.2 %3.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 3.2 %3.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.2 %3.2Morrill CountyMorrill County: 3.2 %3.2Richardson CountyRichardson County: 3.2 %3.2Cass CountyCass County: 3.1 %3.1Garden CountyGarden County: 3.1 %3.1Greeley CountyGreeley County: 3.1 %3.1Hall CountyHall County: 3.1 %3.1Hayes CountyHayes County: 3.1 %3.1Nance CountyNance County: 3.1 %3.1Thomas CountyThomas County: 3.1 %3.1Adams CountyAdams County: 3 %3Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 3 %3Colfax CountyColfax County: 3 %3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Dawson County14.9+11.8 pts
2Hooker County4.6+0.6 pts
2Logan County4.6+1.9 pts
4McPherson County4.5+0.7 pts
5Loup County4.4+0.3 pts
6Banner County4.3+1.4 pts
7Keya Paha County4+0.3 pts
8Nemaha County3.90 pts
9Dawes County3.7+0.2 pts
9Frontier County3.7+0.5 pts
9Scotts Bluff County3.70 pts
12Box Butte County3.6+0.2 pts
13Arthur County3.5-0.6 pts
13Dakota County3.50 pts
13Hitchcock County3.5+0.6 pts
13Pawnee County3.5+0.5 pts
13Sioux County3.5+0.7 pts
13Thurston County3.5-0.1 pts
13Wayne County3.50 pts
20Gosper County3.4+0.7 pts
20Johnson County3.4-0.7 pts
20Saline County3.4-0.1 pts
23Burt County3.3+0.1 pts
23Sherman County3.30 pts
25Chase County3.2+0.2 pts
25Douglas County3.2-0.1 pts
25Garfield County3.2+0.2 pts
25Jefferson County3.20 pts
25Morrill County3.2+0.3 pts
25Richardson County3.2+0.3 pts
31Cass County3.1-0.1 pts
31Garden County3.1-0.2 pts
31Greeley County3.1-0.2 pts
31Hall County3.1-1.5 pts
31Hayes County3.10 pts
31Nance County3.1+0.7 pts
31Thomas County3.1-0.9 pts
38Adams County3-0.1 pts
38Cheyenne County3+0.1 pts
38Colfax County3+0.1 pts
38Deuel County3-0.1 pts
38Furnas County3+0.1 pts
38Madison County3-0.1 pts
38Otoe County3-0.1 pts
38Seward County30 pts
46Blaine County2.9+0.2 pts
46Boyd County2.9+0.1 pts
46Brown County2.9+0.7 pts
46Custer County2.9+0.2 pts
46Dixon County2.9+0.1 pts
46Dodge County2.9-0.3 pts
46Franklin County2.90 pts
46Gage County2.9-0.1 pts
46Lancaster County2.9-0.1 pts
46Lincoln County2.9-0.1 pts
46Sarpy County2.90 pts
46Sheridan County2.9+0.4 pts
58Buffalo County2.80 pts
58Clay County2.80 pts
58Kearney County2.8+0.1 pts
58Keith County2.8+0.2 pts
58Platte County2.8-0.1 pts
58Polk County2.8+0.2 pts
58Red Willow County2.8+0.1 pts
58Washington County2.8-0.1 pts
58Webster County2.8+0.2 pts
58York County2.8-0.2 pts
68Grant County2.7-0.5 pts
68Howard County2.7-0.2 pts
68Knox County2.70 pts
68Phelps County2.7+0.2 pts
72Antelope County2.6+0.1 pts
72Cedar County2.6+0.2 pts
72Merrick County2.6+0.1 pts
72Perkins County2.60 pts
72Saunders County2.60 pts
72Stanton County2.6-0.2 pts
72Thayer County2.60 pts
72Wheeler County2.6+0.3 pts
80Butler County2.50 pts
80Fillmore County2.5+0.1 pts
80Holt County2.50 pts
80Valley County2.5-0.4 pts
84Hamilton County2.4-0.1 pts
84Nuckolls County2.4+0.1 pts
84Pierce County2.4-0.1 pts
87Cuming County2.3+0.1 pts
87Dundy County2.3+0.2 pts
87Harlan County2.30 pts
87Rock County2.3+0.1 pts
91Boone County2.2-0.2 pts
91Cherry County2.20 pts
91Kimball County2.2-0.5 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 14.9% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Kimball County, with 2.2% in June 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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