Poverty Rate in Merrick County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.9%
Rank #345/3,222 · #28 in NE
89th
Merrick 7.9%
NE 10.6% -25.5%
US 12.6% -37.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Merrick County's poverty rate of 7.9% 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 Merrick County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #342 | Polk County, NE | 7.9% |
| #343 | Franklin County, ID | 7.9% |
| #344 | Lincoln County, ME | 7.9% |
| #345 | Merrick County, NE | 7.9% |
| #346 | Miami County, KS | 7.9% |
| #347 | Kane County, IL | 7.9% |
| #348 | Burleigh County, ND | 7.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Merrick County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 7.9%, ranking #345 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #28 of 93. This places it in the 89th 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.