Poverty Rate in Wheeler County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #58/3,222 · #2 in NE
98th
Wheeler 5.2%
NE 10.6% -51.0%
US 12.6% -58.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wheeler County's poverty rate of 5.2% 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 Wheeler County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #55 | Gloucester County, VA | 5.2% |
| #56 | Wright County, MN | 5.2% |
| #57 | Tooele County, UT | 5.2% |
| #58 | Wheeler County, NE | 5.2% |
| #59 | Armstrong County, TX | 5.2% |
| #60 | St. Charles County, MO | 5.2% |
| #61 | Carroll County, MD | 5.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Wheeler County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 5.2%, ranking #58 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #2 of 93. This places it in the 98th 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.