Poverty Rate in Sherman County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #495/3,222 · #30 in NE
85th
Sherman 8.6%
NE 10.6% -18.4%
US 12.6% -31.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sherman County's poverty rate of 8.6% 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 Sherman County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #492 | Butte County, SD | 8.6% |
| #493 | Arapahoe County, CO | 8.6% |
| #494 | Williams County, ND | 8.6% |
| #495 | Sherman County, NE | 8.6% |
| #496 | Washington County, VT | 8.7% |
| #497 | Strafford County, NH | 8.7% |
| #498 | McLeod County, MN | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Sherman County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #495 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #30 of 93. This places it in the 85th 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.