Poverty Rate in Douglas County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.8%
Rank #1,223/3,222 · #62 in NE
62th
Douglas 11.8%
NE 10.6% +11.3%
US 12.6% -6.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Douglas County's poverty rate of 11.8% 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 Douglas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,220 | Shenandoah County, VA | 11.8% |
| #1,221 | Eau Claire County, WI | 11.8% |
| #1,222 | Hall County, GA | 11.8% |
| #1,223 | Douglas County, NE | 11.8% |
| #1,224 | Duchesne County, UT | 11.8% |
| #1,225 | Chenango County, NY | 11.8% |
| #1,226 | Crawford County, OH | 11.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Douglas County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 11.8%, ranking #1,223 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #62 of 93. This places it in the 62th 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.