Poverty Rate in Kearney County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #244/3,222 · #20 in NE
92th
Kearney 7.2%
NE 10.6% -32.0%
US 12.6% -42.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kearney County's poverty rate of 7.2% 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 Kearney County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #241 | Norton County, KS | 7.2% |
| #242 | Mills County, TX | 7.2% |
| #243 | Red Lake County, MN | 7.2% |
| #244 | Kearney County, NE | 7.2% |
| #245 | Arthur County, NE | 7.2% |
| #246 | Roanoke County, VA | 7.3% |
| #247 | Smith County, KS | 7.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Kearney County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 7.2%, ranking #244 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #20 of 93. This places it in the 92th 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.