Poverty Rate in Buffalo County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #770/3,222 · #49 in NE
76th
Buffalo 9.9%
NE 10.6% -6.8%
US 12.6% -21.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buffalo County's poverty rate of 9.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Buffalo County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #767 | Crow Wing County, MN | 9.9% |
| #768 | Clark County, KS | 9.9% |
| #769 | Antrim County, MI | 9.9% |
| #770 | Buffalo County, NE | 9.9% |
| #771 | Greene County, NY | 9.9% |
| #772 | Guthrie County, IA | 9.9% |
| #773 | Beaver County, PA | 9.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Buffalo County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 9.9%, ranking #770 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #49 of 93. This places it in the 76th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.