Poverty Rate in Howard County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #34/3,222 · #1 in NE
99th
Howard 4.8%
NE 10.6% -54.6%
US 12.6% -61.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's poverty rate of 4.8% 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #31 | Hancock County, IN | 4.7% |
| #32 | Wasatch County, UT | 4.7% |
| #33 | Rockingham County, NH | 4.8% |
| #34 | Howard County, NE | 4.8% |
| #35 | Summit County, UT | 4.9% |
| #36 | Morris County, NJ | 4.9% |
| #37 | Park County, CO | 5.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 4.8%, ranking #34 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #1 of 93. This places it in the 99th 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.