Poverty Rate in Wayne County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.2%
Rank #1,572/3,222 · #79 in NE
51th
Wayne 13.2%
NE 10.6% +24.3%
US 12.6% +4.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 13.2% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,569 | Kershaw County, SC | 13.2% |
| #1,570 | Brookings County, SD | 13.2% |
| #1,571 | White County, TN | 13.2% |
| #1,572 | Wayne County, NE | 13.2% |
| #1,573 | Atlantic County, NJ | 13.2% |
| #1,574 | Caldwell County, TX | 13.2% |
| #1,575 | Clinton County, IA | 13.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 13.2%, ranking #1,572 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #79 of 93. This places it in the 51th 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.