Poverty Rate in Perkins County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #234/3,222 · #18 in NE
93th
Perkins 7.2%
NE 10.6% -32.6%
US 12.6% -43.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perkins 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 Perkins County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #231 | Greeley County, KS | 7.1% |
| #232 | Putnam County, NY | 7.1% |
| #233 | Harford County, MD | 7.1% |
| #234 | Perkins County, NE | 7.2% |
| #235 | Nelson County, ND | 7.2% |
| #236 | Davis County, IA | 7.2% |
| #237 | Wells County, IN | 7.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Perkins County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 7.2%, ranking #234 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #18 of 93. This places it in the 93th 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.