Richest & Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Name: Nebraska County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Nebraska has 93 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Sarpy County at $103,321 , while the lowest-income county is Garden County at $41,882 . The statewide median household income is $76,475, compared to the national median of $75,149.

The income gap between the wealthiest and poorest county in Nebraska is $61,439. 21 of 93 counties (23%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149, while 72 (77%) fall below it.

Nebraska's statewide median of $76,475 is 1.8% above the national median. Income data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024 5-Year Estimates) and reflects pre-tax household income including wages, investments, and government transfers.

Geography

Counties Zip Codes

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Nebraska — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

42K 61K 66K 70K 76K 103K

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Nebraska — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

79K 117K 150K 174K 202K 314K

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Nebraska — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

28K 34K 36K 38K 41K 47K

No data

Nebraska — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 7% 9% 11% 13% 17%

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Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321 +37.5%	$314,100	$47,364	5.6%
2	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396 +25.6%	$297,600	$47,434	6.4%
3	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066 +25.2%	$271,700	$44,334	6.3%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836 +22.2%	$254,900	$45,484	5.2%
5	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994 +11.8%	$253,700	$39,209	5.2%
6	Colfax County	10.6K	$82,530 +9.8%	$144,700	$33,388	6.9%
7	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444 +9.7%	$241,300	$38,704	7.4%
8	Otoe County	16.2K	$82,188 +9.4%	$201,600	$43,433	9.1%
9	Stanton County	5.8K	$80,687 +7.4%	$195,400	$38,752	9.4%
10	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391 +7.0%	$266,100	$46,334	11.8%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882 -44.3%	$110,400	$28,141	16.5%
92	Hooker County	647	$49,464 -34.2%	$93,800	$34,590	6.2%
91	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567 -31.4%	$96,700	$29,954	12.8%
90	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929 -28.2%	$99,300	$31,599	14.9%
89	Brown County	2.9K	$54,676 -27.2%	$113,900	$35,877	13.4%
88	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280 -25.1%	$150,900	$32,306	13.1%
87	Kimball County	3.2K	$56,712 -24.5%	$109,400	$33,111	12.2%
86	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632 -23.3%	$155,500	$29,928	9.7%
85	Rock County	1.3K	$58,125 -22.7%	$117,500	$36,113	10.8%
84	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500 -22.2%	$116,100	$30,995	13.9%

All 93 Counties Ranked

Every county in Nebraska ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321 +37.5%	$314,100	$47,364	5.6%
2	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396 +25.6%	$297,600	$47,434	6.4%
3	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066 +25.2%	$271,700	$44,334	6.3%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836 +22.2%	$254,900	$45,484	5.2%
5	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994 +11.8%	$253,700	$39,209	5.2%
6	Colfax County	10.6K	$82,530 +9.8%	$144,700	$33,388	6.9%
7	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444 +9.7%	$241,300	$38,704	7.4%
8	Otoe County	16.2K	$82,188 +9.4%	$201,600	$43,433	9.1%
9	Stanton County	5.8K	$80,687 +7.4%	$195,400	$38,752	9.4%
10	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391 +7.0%	$266,100	$46,334	11.8%
11	Saline County	14.7K	$79,910 +6.3%	$197,400	$33,639	8.9%
12	Butler County	8.4K	$79,268 +5.5%	$184,200	$44,083	9.7%
13	Clay County	6.1K	$78,986 +5.1%	$155,600	$39,221	6.9%
14	Banner County	742	$78,839 +4.9%	$205,700	$39,595	7.7%
15	Kearney County	6.7K	$78,631 +4.6%	$223,400	$42,943	7.2%
16	York County	14.3K	$77,757 +3.5%	$189,400	$38,176	9.2%
17	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500 +3.1%	$228,500	$44,286	10.3%
18	Howard County	6.5K	$76,767 +2.2%	$209,100	$38,592	4.8%
19	Fillmore County	5.5K	$76,295 +1.5%	$151,000	$42,791	8.8%
20	Arthur County	484	$76,250 +1.5%	$185,900	$39,655	7.2%
21	Buffalo County	50.6K	$75,911 +1.0%	$246,400	$38,628	9.9%
22	Boone County	5.4K	$74,947 -0.3%	$173,700	$39,432	9.6%
23	Lancaster County	326.7K	$74,793 -0.5%	$275,200	$41,036	11.9%
24	Dodge County	37.4K	$74,329 -1.1%	$208,600	$36,770	11.0%
25	Logan County	773	$74,271 -1.2%	$175,000	$39,654	5.6%
26	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976 -1.6%	$96,500	$40,896	5.7%
27	Cedar County	8.3K	$73,578 -2.1%	$185,000	$39,183	7.1%
28	Perkins County	2.8K	$72,778 -3.2%	$157,200	$37,437	7.2%
29	Dixon County	5.5K	$72,454 -3.6%	$155,900	$40,876	7.3%
30	Pierce County	7.3K	$72,357 -3.7%	$196,000	$34,799	7.6%
31	Loup County	578	$71,667 -4.6%	$182,300	$36,408	6.9%
32	Platte County	34.7K	$71,552 -4.8%	$223,900	$36,874	9.8%
33	Cuming County	9.0K	$71,104 -5.4%	$178,800	$40,381	6.7%
34	Harlan County	2.8K	$70,625 -6.0%	$145,800	$44,768	6.7%
35	Dakota County	21.4K	$70,329 -6.4%	$185,700	$32,253	11.5%
36	Wheeler County	847	$70,250 -6.5%	$146,500	$43,809	5.2%
37	Grant County	626	$70,147 -6.7%	$136,700	$35,392	12.2%
38	Frontier County	2.6K	$70,132 -6.7%	$149,800	$32,801	11.4%
39	Deuel County	1.8K	$70,096 -6.7%	$100,200	$43,755	9.4%
40	Dawson County	24.2K	$69,880 -7.0%	$166,200	$39,285	10.8%
41	Polk County	5.2K	$69,768 -7.2%	$189,900	$37,673	7.9%
42	Blaine County	422	$69,583 -7.4%	$116,900	$43,334	9.0%
43	Hall County	62.5K	$69,251 -7.8%	$224,600	$35,502	14.1%
44	Hayes County	843	$69,250 -7.8%	$128,100	$36,428	12.7%
45	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177 -7.9%	$114,600	$27,509	13.9%
46	Phelps County	9.0K	$68,919 -8.3%	$194,900	$45,448	12.2%
47	Box Butte County	10.7K	$68,892 -8.3%	$166,600	$32,060	10.8%
48	Holt County	10.1K	$68,513 -8.8%	$165,100	$38,872	11.7%
49	Adams County	31.1K	$68,365 -9.0%	$193,100	$38,192	12.7%
50	Merrick County	7.7K	$68,354 -9.0%	$175,900	$37,170	7.9%
51	Chase County	3.7K	$68,173 -9.3%	$165,900	$39,624	7.5%
52	Custer County	10.5K	$67,906 -9.6%	$157,800	$36,967	7.1%
53	Gage County	21.6K	$67,247 -10.5%	$174,000	$36,811	12.6%
54	Boyd County	1.7K	$67,045 -10.8%	$104,000	$38,675	9.7%
55	Cherry County	5.5K	$66,270 -11.8%	$152,200	$34,567	8.3%
56	Wayne County	9.8K	$66,215 -11.9%	$221,600	$32,387	13.2%
57	Thayer County	4.9K	$66,213 -11.9%	$122,800	$35,611	9.0%
58	Antelope County	6.3K	$66,105 -12.0%	$130,300	$36,317	9.2%
59	Nance County	3.3K	$65,179 -13.3%	$132,000	$34,143	16.6%
60	Lincoln County	33.8K	$65,148 -13.3%	$189,500	$35,420	12.4%
61	Thomas County	564	$65,000 -13.5%	$109,200	$37,067	8.9%
62	Knox County	8.4K	$64,636 -14.0%	$127,700	$33,627	13.7%
63	Webster County	3.4K	$64,347 -14.4%	$117,600	$35,431	9.6%
64	Keya Paha County	822	$64,000 -14.8%	$108,800	$35,626	7.2%
65	Greeley County	2.2K	$63,929 -14.9%	$120,000	$33,583	13.1%
66	Red Willow County	10.6K	$63,697 -15.2%	$159,600	$36,919	14.0%
67	Burt County	6.7K	$63,685 -15.3%	$147,000	$34,444	13.2%
68	Scotts Bluff County	35.8K	$63,614 -15.3%	$168,500	$36,688	12.9%
69	Sherman County	3.0K	$63,578 -15.4%	$152,000	$34,894	8.6%
70	Madison County	35.5K	$63,128 -16.0%	$208,500	$36,105	13.1%
71	Garfield County	1.7K	$62,804 -16.4%	$176,600	$33,531	8.8%
72	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188 -17.2%	$79,400	$31,792	13.5%
73	Valley County	4.1K	$61,852 -17.7%	$154,600	$39,614	9.3%
74	Furnas County	4.6K	$61,048 -18.8%	$98,400	$33,240	13.0%
75	Nemaha County	7.0K	$60,924 -18.9%	$131,700	$36,444	13.3%
76	Keith County	8.2K	$60,645 -19.3%	$168,000	$36,684	10.4%
77	Cheyenne County	9.5K	$60,348 -19.7%	$139,700	$35,747	14.3%
78	Franklin County	2.8K	$60,195 -19.9%	$95,600	$41,294	12.3%
79	Sheridan County	5.0K	$60,121 -20.0%	$113,400	$38,071	11.3%
80	Richardson County	7.8K	$60,108 -20.0%	$100,300	$38,641	10.5%
81	Jefferson County	7.2K	$59,044 -21.4%	$129,500	$33,931	10.1%
82	Dundy County	1.7K	$58,922 -21.6%	$143,400	$37,930	14.0%
83	McPherson County	475	$58,684 -21.9%	$121,600	$32,425	12.2%
84	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500 -22.2%	$116,100	$30,995	13.9%
85	Rock County	1.3K	$58,125 -22.7%	$117,500	$36,113	10.8%
86	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632 -23.3%	$155,500	$29,928	9.7%
87	Kimball County	3.2K	$56,712 -24.5%	$109,400	$33,111	12.2%
88	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280 -25.1%	$150,900	$32,306	13.1%
89	Brown County	2.9K	$54,676 -27.2%	$113,900	$35,877	13.4%
90	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929 -28.2%	$99,300	$31,599	14.9%
91	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567 -31.4%	$96,700	$29,954	12.8%
92	Hooker County	647	$49,464 -34.2%	$93,800	$34,590	6.2%
93	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882 -44.3%	$110,400	$28,141	16.5%

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100 +11.4%	$47,364	5.6%
2	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600 +5.6%	$47,434	6.4%
3	Lancaster County	326.7K	$74,793	$275,200 -2.4%	$41,036	11.9%
4	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700 -3.6%	$44,334	6.3%
5	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391	$266,100 -5.6%	$46,334	11.8%
6	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900 -9.6%	$45,484	5.2%
7	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994	$253,700 -10.0%	$39,209	5.2%
8	Buffalo County	50.6K	$75,911	$246,400 -12.6%	$38,628	9.9%
9	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444	$241,300 -14.4%	$38,704	7.4%
10	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500	$228,500 -18.9%	$44,286	10.3%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188	$79,400 -71.8%	$31,792	13.5%
92	Hooker County	647	$49,464	$93,800 -66.7%	$34,590	6.2%
91	Franklin County	2.8K	$60,195	$95,600 -66.1%	$41,294	12.3%
90	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976	$96,500 -65.8%	$40,896	5.7%
89	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567	$96,700 -65.7%	$29,954	12.8%
88	Furnas County	4.6K	$61,048	$98,400 -65.1%	$33,240	13.0%
87	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300 -64.8%	$31,599	14.9%
86	Deuel County	1.8K	$70,096	$100,200 -64.5%	$43,755	9.4%
85	Richardson County	7.8K	$60,108	$100,300 -64.4%	$38,641	10.5%
84	Boyd County	1.7K	$67,045	$104,000 -63.1%	$38,675	9.7%

All 93 Counties Ranked

Every county in Nebraska ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100 +11.4%	$47,364	5.6%
2	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600 +5.6%	$47,434	6.4%
3	Lancaster County	326.7K	$74,793	$275,200 -2.4%	$41,036	11.9%
4	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700 -3.6%	$44,334	6.3%
5	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391	$266,100 -5.6%	$46,334	11.8%
6	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900 -9.6%	$45,484	5.2%
7	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994	$253,700 -10.0%	$39,209	5.2%
8	Buffalo County	50.6K	$75,911	$246,400 -12.6%	$38,628	9.9%
9	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444	$241,300 -14.4%	$38,704	7.4%
10	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500	$228,500 -18.9%	$44,286	10.3%
11	Hall County	62.5K	$69,251	$224,600 -20.3%	$35,502	14.1%
12	Platte County	34.7K	$71,552	$223,900 -20.6%	$36,874	9.8%
13	Kearney County	6.7K	$78,631	$223,400 -20.8%	$42,943	7.2%
14	Wayne County	9.8K	$66,215	$221,600 -21.4%	$32,387	13.2%
15	Howard County	6.5K	$76,767	$209,100 -25.8%	$38,592	4.8%
16	Dodge County	37.4K	$74,329	$208,600 -26.0%	$36,770	11.0%
17	Madison County	35.5K	$63,128	$208,500 -26.0%	$36,105	13.1%
18	Banner County	742	$78,839	$205,700 -27.0%	$39,595	7.7%
19	Otoe County	16.2K	$82,188	$201,600 -28.5%	$43,433	9.1%
20	Saline County	14.7K	$79,910	$197,400 -30.0%	$33,639	8.9%
21	Pierce County	7.3K	$72,357	$196,000 -30.5%	$34,799	7.6%
22	Stanton County	5.8K	$80,687	$195,400 -30.7%	$38,752	9.4%
23	Phelps County	9.0K	$68,919	$194,900 -30.9%	$45,448	12.2%
24	Adams County	31.1K	$68,365	$193,100 -31.5%	$38,192	12.7%
25	Polk County	5.2K	$69,768	$189,900 -32.6%	$37,673	7.9%
26	Lincoln County	33.8K	$65,148	$189,500 -32.8%	$35,420	12.4%
27	York County	14.3K	$77,757	$189,400 -32.8%	$38,176	9.2%
28	Arthur County	484	$76,250	$185,900 -34.1%	$39,655	7.2%
29	Dakota County	21.4K	$70,329	$185,700 -34.1%	$32,253	11.5%
30	Cedar County	8.3K	$73,578	$185,000 -34.4%	$39,183	7.1%
31	Butler County	8.4K	$79,268	$184,200 -34.7%	$44,083	9.7%
32	Loup County	578	$71,667	$182,300 -35.3%	$36,408	6.9%
33	Cuming County	9.0K	$71,104	$178,800 -36.6%	$40,381	6.7%
34	Garfield County	1.7K	$62,804	$176,600 -37.4%	$33,531	8.8%
35	Merrick County	7.7K	$68,354	$175,900 -37.6%	$37,170	7.9%
36	Logan County	773	$74,271	$175,000 -37.9%	$39,654	5.6%
37	Gage County	21.6K	$67,247	$174,000 -38.3%	$36,811	12.6%
38	Boone County	5.4K	$74,947	$173,700 -38.4%	$39,432	9.6%
39	Scotts Bluff County	35.8K	$63,614	$168,500 -40.2%	$36,688	12.9%
40	Keith County	8.2K	$60,645	$168,000 -40.4%	$36,684	10.4%
41	Box Butte County	10.7K	$68,892	$166,600 -40.9%	$32,060	10.8%
42	Dawson County	24.2K	$69,880	$166,200 -41.0%	$39,285	10.8%
43	Chase County	3.7K	$68,173	$165,900 -41.1%	$39,624	7.5%
44	Holt County	10.1K	$68,513	$165,100 -41.4%	$38,872	11.7%
45	Red Willow County	10.6K	$63,697	$159,600 -43.4%	$36,919	14.0%
46	Custer County	10.5K	$67,906	$157,800 -44.0%	$36,967	7.1%
47	Perkins County	2.8K	$72,778	$157,200 -44.2%	$37,437	7.2%
48	Dixon County	5.5K	$72,454	$155,900 -44.7%	$40,876	7.3%
49	Clay County	6.1K	$78,986	$155,600 -44.8%	$39,221	6.9%
50	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632	$155,500 -44.8%	$29,928	9.7%
51	Valley County	4.1K	$61,852	$154,600 -45.2%	$39,614	9.3%
52	Cherry County	5.5K	$66,270	$152,200 -46.0%	$34,567	8.3%
53	Sherman County	3.0K	$63,578	$152,000 -46.1%	$34,894	8.6%
54	Fillmore County	5.5K	$76,295	$151,000 -46.4%	$42,791	8.8%
55	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280	$150,900 -46.5%	$32,306	13.1%
56	Frontier County	2.6K	$70,132	$149,800 -46.9%	$32,801	11.4%
57	Burt County	6.7K	$63,685	$147,000 -47.9%	$34,444	13.2%
58	Wheeler County	847	$70,250	$146,500 -48.0%	$43,809	5.2%
59	Harlan County	2.8K	$70,625	$145,800 -48.3%	$44,768	6.7%
60	Colfax County	10.6K	$82,530	$144,700 -48.7%	$33,388	6.9%
61	Dundy County	1.7K	$58,922	$143,400 -49.1%	$37,930	14.0%
62	Cheyenne County	9.5K	$60,348	$139,700 -50.4%	$35,747	14.3%
63	Grant County	626	$70,147	$136,700 -51.5%	$35,392	12.2%
64	Nance County	3.3K	$65,179	$132,000 -53.2%	$34,143	16.6%
65	Nemaha County	7.0K	$60,924	$131,700 -53.3%	$36,444	13.3%
66	Antelope County	6.3K	$66,105	$130,300 -53.8%	$36,317	9.2%
67	Jefferson County	7.2K	$59,044	$129,500 -54.1%	$33,931	10.1%
68	Hayes County	843	$69,250	$128,100 -54.6%	$36,428	12.7%
69	Knox County	8.4K	$64,636	$127,700 -54.7%	$33,627	13.7%
70	Thayer County	4.9K	$66,213	$122,800 -56.4%	$35,611	9.0%
71	McPherson County	475	$58,684	$121,600 -56.9%	$32,425	12.2%
72	Greeley County	2.2K	$63,929	$120,000 -57.4%	$33,583	13.1%
73	Webster County	3.4K	$64,347	$117,600 -58.3%	$35,431	9.6%
74	Rock County	1.3K	$58,125	$117,500 -58.3%	$36,113	10.8%
75	Blaine County	422	$69,583	$116,900 -58.5%	$43,334	9.0%
76	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500	$116,100 -58.8%	$30,995	13.9%
77	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177	$114,600 -59.3%	$27,509	13.9%
78	Brown County	2.9K	$54,676	$113,900 -59.6%	$35,877	13.4%
79	Sheridan County	5.0K	$60,121	$113,400 -59.8%	$38,071	11.3%
80	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882	$110,400 -60.8%	$28,141	16.5%
81	Kimball County	3.2K	$56,712	$109,400 -61.2%	$33,111	12.2%
82	Thomas County	564	$65,000	$109,200 -61.3%	$37,067	8.9%
83	Keya Paha County	822	$64,000	$108,800 -61.4%	$35,626	7.2%
84	Boyd County	1.7K	$67,045	$104,000 -63.1%	$38,675	9.7%
85	Richardson County	7.8K	$60,108	$100,300 -64.4%	$38,641	10.5%
86	Deuel County	1.8K	$70,096	$100,200 -64.5%	$43,755	9.4%
87	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300 -64.8%	$31,599	14.9%
88	Furnas County	4.6K	$61,048	$98,400 -65.1%	$33,240	13.0%
89	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567	$96,700 -65.7%	$29,954	12.8%
90	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976	$96,500 -65.8%	$40,896	5.7%
91	Franklin County	2.8K	$60,195	$95,600 -66.1%	$41,294	12.3%
92	Hooker County	647	$49,464	$93,800 -66.7%	$34,590	6.2%
93	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188	$79,400 -71.8%	$31,792	13.5%

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434 +15.0%	6.4%
2	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364 +14.8%	5.6%
3	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391	$266,100	$46,334 +12.3%	11.8%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484 +10.2%	5.2%
5	Phelps County	9.0K	$68,919	$194,900	$45,448 +10.1%	12.2%
6	Harlan County	2.8K	$70,625	$145,800	$44,768 +8.5%	6.7%
7	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334 +7.4%	6.3%
8	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500	$228,500	$44,286 +7.3%	10.3%
9	Butler County	8.4K	$79,268	$184,200	$44,083 +6.8%	9.7%
10	Wheeler County	847	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809 +6.2%	5.2%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509 -33.3%	13.9%
92	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141 -31.8%	16.5%
91	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632	$155,500	$29,928 -27.5%	9.7%
90	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567	$96,700	$29,954 -27.4%	12.8%
89	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995 -24.9%	13.9%
88	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599 -23.4%	14.9%
87	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188	$79,400	$31,792 -22.9%	13.5%
86	Box Butte County	10.7K	$68,892	$166,600	$32,060 -22.3%	10.8%
85	Dakota County	21.4K	$70,329	$185,700	$32,253 -21.8%	11.5%
84	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280	$150,900	$32,306 -21.7%	13.1%

All 93 Counties Ranked

Every county in Nebraska ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434 +15.0%	6.4%
2	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364 +14.8%	5.6%
3	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391	$266,100	$46,334 +12.3%	11.8%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484 +10.2%	5.2%
5	Phelps County	9.0K	$68,919	$194,900	$45,448 +10.1%	12.2%
6	Harlan County	2.8K	$70,625	$145,800	$44,768 +8.5%	6.7%
7	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334 +7.4%	6.3%
8	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500	$228,500	$44,286 +7.3%	10.3%
9	Butler County	8.4K	$79,268	$184,200	$44,083 +6.8%	9.7%
10	Wheeler County	847	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809 +6.2%	5.2%
11	Deuel County	1.8K	$70,096	$100,200	$43,755 +6.0%	9.4%
12	Otoe County	16.2K	$82,188	$201,600	$43,433 +5.3%	9.1%
13	Blaine County	422	$69,583	$116,900	$43,334 +5.0%	9.0%
14	Kearney County	6.7K	$78,631	$223,400	$42,943 +4.1%	7.2%
15	Fillmore County	5.5K	$76,295	$151,000	$42,791 +3.7%	8.8%
16	Franklin County	2.8K	$60,195	$95,600	$41,294 +0.1%	12.3%
17	Lancaster County	326.7K	$74,793	$275,200	$41,036 -0.5%	11.9%
18	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976	$96,500	$40,896 -0.9%	5.7%
19	Dixon County	5.5K	$72,454	$155,900	$40,876 -0.9%	7.3%
20	Cuming County	9.0K	$71,104	$178,800	$40,381 -2.1%	6.7%
21	Arthur County	484	$76,250	$185,900	$39,655 -3.9%	7.2%
22	Logan County	773	$74,271	$175,000	$39,654 -3.9%	5.6%
23	Chase County	3.7K	$68,173	$165,900	$39,624 -4.0%	7.5%
24	Valley County	4.1K	$61,852	$154,600	$39,614 -4.0%	9.3%
25	Banner County	742	$78,839	$205,700	$39,595 -4.0%	7.7%
26	Boone County	5.4K	$74,947	$173,700	$39,432 -4.4%	9.6%
27	Dawson County	24.2K	$69,880	$166,200	$39,285 -4.8%	10.8%
28	Clay County	6.1K	$78,986	$155,600	$39,221 -4.9%	6.9%
29	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994	$253,700	$39,209 -5.0%	5.2%
30	Cedar County	8.3K	$73,578	$185,000	$39,183 -5.0%	7.1%
31	Holt County	10.1K	$68,513	$165,100	$38,872 -5.8%	11.7%
32	Stanton County	5.8K	$80,687	$195,400	$38,752 -6.1%	9.4%
33	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444	$241,300	$38,704 -6.2%	7.4%
34	Boyd County	1.7K	$67,045	$104,000	$38,675 -6.3%	9.7%
35	Richardson County	7.8K	$60,108	$100,300	$38,641 -6.3%	10.5%
36	Buffalo County	50.6K	$75,911	$246,400	$38,628 -6.4%	9.9%
37	Howard County	6.5K	$76,767	$209,100	$38,592 -6.5%	4.8%
38	Adams County	31.1K	$68,365	$193,100	$38,192 -7.4%	12.7%
39	York County	14.3K	$77,757	$189,400	$38,176 -7.5%	9.2%
40	Sheridan County	5.0K	$60,121	$113,400	$38,071 -7.7%	11.3%
41	Dundy County	1.7K	$58,922	$143,400	$37,930 -8.1%	14.0%
42	Polk County	5.2K	$69,768	$189,900	$37,673 -8.7%	7.9%
43	Perkins County	2.8K	$72,778	$157,200	$37,437 -9.3%	7.2%
44	Merrick County	7.7K	$68,354	$175,900	$37,170 -9.9%	7.9%
45	Thomas County	564	$65,000	$109,200	$37,067 -10.2%	8.9%
46	Custer County	10.5K	$67,906	$157,800	$36,967 -10.4%	7.1%
47	Red Willow County	10.6K	$63,697	$159,600	$36,919 -10.5%	14.0%
48	Platte County	34.7K	$71,552	$223,900	$36,874 -10.6%	9.8%
49	Gage County	21.6K	$67,247	$174,000	$36,811 -10.8%	12.6%
50	Dodge County	37.4K	$74,329	$208,600	$36,770 -10.9%	11.0%
51	Scotts Bluff County	35.8K	$63,614	$168,500	$36,688 -11.1%	12.9%
52	Keith County	8.2K	$60,645	$168,000	$36,684 -11.1%	10.4%
53	Nemaha County	7.0K	$60,924	$131,700	$36,444 -11.7%	13.3%
54	Hayes County	843	$69,250	$128,100	$36,428 -11.7%	12.7%
55	Loup County	578	$71,667	$182,300	$36,408 -11.8%	6.9%
56	Antelope County	6.3K	$66,105	$130,300	$36,317 -12.0%	9.2%
57	Rock County	1.3K	$58,125	$117,500	$36,113 -12.5%	10.8%
58	Madison County	35.5K	$63,128	$208,500	$36,105 -12.5%	13.1%
59	Brown County	2.9K	$54,676	$113,900	$35,877 -13.0%	13.4%
60	Cheyenne County	9.5K	$60,348	$139,700	$35,747 -13.4%	14.3%
61	Keya Paha County	822	$64,000	$108,800	$35,626 -13.7%	7.2%
62	Thayer County	4.9K	$66,213	$122,800	$35,611 -13.7%	9.0%
63	Hall County	62.5K	$69,251	$224,600	$35,502 -14.0%	14.1%
64	Webster County	3.4K	$64,347	$117,600	$35,431 -14.1%	9.6%
65	Lincoln County	33.8K	$65,148	$189,500	$35,420 -14.2%	12.4%
66	Grant County	626	$70,147	$136,700	$35,392 -14.2%	12.2%
67	Sherman County	3.0K	$63,578	$152,000	$34,894 -15.4%	8.6%
68	Pierce County	7.3K	$72,357	$196,000	$34,799 -15.7%	7.6%
69	Hooker County	647	$49,464	$93,800	$34,590 -16.2%	6.2%
70	Cherry County	5.5K	$66,270	$152,200	$34,567 -16.2%	8.3%
71	Burt County	6.7K	$63,685	$147,000	$34,444 -16.5%	13.2%
72	Nance County	3.3K	$65,179	$132,000	$34,143 -17.3%	16.6%
73	Jefferson County	7.2K	$59,044	$129,500	$33,931 -17.8%	10.1%
74	Saline County	14.7K	$79,910	$197,400	$33,639 -18.5%	8.9%
75	Knox County	8.4K	$64,636	$127,700	$33,627 -18.5%	13.7%
76	Greeley County	2.2K	$63,929	$120,000	$33,583 -18.6%	13.1%
77	Garfield County	1.7K	$62,804	$176,600	$33,531 -18.7%	8.8%
78	Colfax County	10.6K	$82,530	$144,700	$33,388 -19.1%	6.9%
79	Furnas County	4.6K	$61,048	$98,400	$33,240 -19.4%	13.0%
80	Kimball County	3.2K	$56,712	$109,400	$33,111 -19.8%	12.2%
81	Frontier County	2.6K	$70,132	$149,800	$32,801 -20.5%	11.4%
82	McPherson County	475	$58,684	$121,600	$32,425 -21.4%	12.2%
83	Wayne County	9.8K	$66,215	$221,600	$32,387 -21.5%	13.2%
84	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280	$150,900	$32,306 -21.7%	13.1%
85	Dakota County	21.4K	$70,329	$185,700	$32,253 -21.8%	11.5%
86	Box Butte County	10.7K	$68,892	$166,600	$32,060 -22.3%	10.8%
87	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188	$79,400	$31,792 -22.9%	13.5%
88	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599 -23.4%	14.9%
89	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995 -24.9%	13.9%
90	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567	$96,700	$29,954 -27.4%	12.8%
91	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632	$155,500	$29,928 -27.5%	9.7%
92	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141 -31.8%	16.5%
93	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509 -33.3%	13.9%

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Howard County	6.5K	$76,767	$209,100	$38,592	4.8% -61.8%
2	Wheeler County	847	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809	5.2% -58.8%
3	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994	$253,700	$39,209	5.2% -58.6%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484	5.2% -58.5%
5	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364	5.6% -55.8%
6	Logan County	773	$74,271	$175,000	$39,654	5.6% -55.4%
7	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976	$96,500	$40,896	5.7% -54.8%
8	Hooker County	647	$49,464	$93,800	$34,590	6.2% -50.6%
9	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334	6.3% -50.1%
10	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434	6.4% -49.2%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Nance County	3.3K	$65,179	$132,000	$34,143	16.6% +31.9%
92	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141	16.5% +31.3%
91	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599	14.9% +18.6%
90	Cheyenne County	9.5K	$60,348	$139,700	$35,747	14.3% +13.3%
89	Hall County	62.5K	$69,251	$224,600	$35,502	14.1% +11.9%
88	Red Willow County	10.6K	$63,697	$159,600	$36,919	14.0% +11.4%
87	Dundy County	1.7K	$58,922	$143,400	$37,930	14.0% +11.1%
86	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995	13.9% +10.3%
85	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509	13.9% +10.2%
84	Knox County	8.4K	$64,636	$127,700	$33,627	13.7% +8.6%

All 93 Counties Ranked

Every county in Nebraska ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Howard County	6.5K	$76,767	$209,100	$38,592	4.8% -61.8%
2	Wheeler County	847	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809	5.2% -58.8%
3	Hamilton County	9.5K	$83,994	$253,700	$39,209	5.2% -58.6%
4	Cass County	27.2K	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484	5.2% -58.5%
5	Sarpy County	197.4K	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364	5.6% -55.8%
6	Logan County	773	$74,271	$175,000	$39,654	5.6% -55.4%
7	Nuckolls County	4.1K	$73,976	$96,500	$40,896	5.7% -54.8%
8	Hooker County	647	$49,464	$93,800	$34,590	6.2% -50.6%
9	Saunders County	23.0K	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334	6.3% -50.1%
10	Washington County	21.1K	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434	6.4% -49.2%
11	Harlan County	2.8K	$70,625	$145,800	$44,768	6.7% -46.7%
12	Cuming County	9.0K	$71,104	$178,800	$40,381	6.7% -46.6%
13	Colfax County	10.6K	$82,530	$144,700	$33,388	6.9% -45.4%
14	Clay County	6.1K	$78,986	$155,600	$39,221	6.9% -45.2%
15	Loup County	578	$71,667	$182,300	$36,408	6.9% -45.1%
16	Custer County	10.5K	$67,906	$157,800	$36,967	7.1% -44.0%
17	Cedar County	8.3K	$73,578	$185,000	$39,183	7.1% -43.9%
18	Perkins County	2.8K	$72,778	$157,200	$37,437	7.2% -43.2%
19	Keya Paha County	822	$64,000	$108,800	$35,626	7.2% -43.0%
20	Kearney County	6.7K	$78,631	$223,400	$42,943	7.2% -42.8%
21	Arthur County	484	$76,250	$185,900	$39,655	7.2% -42.6%
22	Dixon County	5.5K	$72,454	$155,900	$40,876	7.3% -41.8%
23	Seward County	17.6K	$82,444	$241,300	$38,704	7.4% -41.4%
24	Chase County	3.7K	$68,173	$165,900	$39,624	7.5% -40.6%
25	Pierce County	7.3K	$72,357	$196,000	$34,799	7.6% -40.0%
26	Banner County	742	$78,839	$205,700	$39,595	7.7% -39.0%
27	Polk County	5.2K	$69,768	$189,900	$37,673	7.9% -37.5%
28	Merrick County	7.7K	$68,354	$175,900	$37,170	7.9% -37.3%
29	Cherry County	5.5K	$66,270	$152,200	$34,567	8.3% -34.2%
30	Sherman County	3.0K	$63,578	$152,000	$34,894	8.6% -31.4%
31	Garfield County	1.7K	$62,804	$176,600	$33,531	8.8% -30.0%
32	Fillmore County	5.5K	$76,295	$151,000	$42,791	8.8% -30.0%
33	Thomas County	564	$65,000	$109,200	$37,067	8.9% -29.6%
34	Saline County	14.7K	$79,910	$197,400	$33,639	8.9% -29.4%
35	Blaine County	422	$69,583	$116,900	$43,334	9.0% -28.5%
36	Thayer County	4.9K	$66,213	$122,800	$35,611	9.0% -28.5%
37	Otoe County	16.2K	$82,188	$201,600	$43,433	9.1% -27.9%
38	York County	14.3K	$77,757	$189,400	$38,176	9.2% -27.2%
39	Antelope County	6.3K	$66,105	$130,300	$36,317	9.2% -26.7%
40	Valley County	4.1K	$61,852	$154,600	$39,614	9.3% -26.1%
41	Stanton County	5.8K	$80,687	$195,400	$38,752	9.4% -25.7%
42	Deuel County	1.8K	$70,096	$100,200	$43,755	9.4% -25.3%
43	Webster County	3.4K	$64,347	$117,600	$35,431	9.6% -23.6%
44	Boone County	5.4K	$74,947	$173,700	$39,432	9.6% -23.5%
45	Boyd County	1.7K	$67,045	$104,000	$38,675	9.7% -23.4%
46	Johnson County	5.3K	$57,632	$155,500	$29,928	9.7% -22.9%
47	Butler County	8.4K	$79,268	$184,200	$44,083	9.7% -22.7%
48	Platte County	34.7K	$71,552	$223,900	$36,874	9.8% -22.5%
49	Buffalo County	50.6K	$75,911	$246,400	$38,628	9.9% -21.6%
50	Jefferson County	7.2K	$59,044	$129,500	$33,931	10.1% -19.6%
51	Gosper County	2.0K	$77,500	$228,500	$44,286	10.3% -18.1%
52	Keith County	8.2K	$60,645	$168,000	$36,684	10.4% -17.7%
53	Richardson County	7.8K	$60,108	$100,300	$38,641	10.5% -17.1%
54	Box Butte County	10.7K	$68,892	$166,600	$32,060	10.8% -14.4%
55	Dawson County	24.2K	$69,880	$166,200	$39,285	10.8% -14.1%
56	Rock County	1.3K	$58,125	$117,500	$36,113	10.8% -14.1%
57	Dodge County	37.4K	$74,329	$208,600	$36,770	11.0% -12.5%
58	Sheridan County	5.0K	$60,121	$113,400	$38,071	11.3% -10.6%
59	Frontier County	2.6K	$70,132	$149,800	$32,801	11.4% -9.7%
60	Dakota County	21.4K	$70,329	$185,700	$32,253	11.5% -8.4%
61	Holt County	10.1K	$68,513	$165,100	$38,872	11.7% -7.2%
62	Douglas County	590.7K	$80,391	$266,100	$46,334	11.8% -6.3%
63	Lancaster County	326.7K	$74,793	$275,200	$41,036	11.9% -5.7%
64	Grant County	626	$70,147	$136,700	$35,392	12.2% -3.5%
65	Kimball County	3.2K	$56,712	$109,400	$33,111	12.2% -3.4%
66	McPherson County	475	$58,684	$121,600	$32,425	12.2% -3.1%
67	Phelps County	9.0K	$68,919	$194,900	$45,448	12.2% -2.8%
68	Franklin County	2.8K	$60,195	$95,600	$41,294	12.3% -2.6%
69	Lincoln County	33.8K	$65,148	$189,500	$35,420	12.4% -1.9%
70	Gage County	21.6K	$67,247	$174,000	$36,811	12.6% +0.0%
71	Adams County	31.1K	$68,365	$193,100	$38,192	12.7% +0.6%
72	Hayes County	843	$69,250	$128,100	$36,428	12.7% +0.7%
73	Hitchcock County	2.6K	$51,567	$96,700	$29,954	12.8% +1.2%
74	Scotts Bluff County	35.8K	$63,614	$168,500	$36,688	12.9% +2.2%
75	Furnas County	4.6K	$61,048	$98,400	$33,240	13.0% +2.9%
76	Greeley County	2.2K	$63,929	$120,000	$33,583	13.1% +3.8%
77	Madison County	35.5K	$63,128	$208,500	$36,105	13.1% +3.9%
78	Dawes County	8.1K	$56,280	$150,900	$32,306	13.1% +4.2%
79	Wayne County	9.8K	$66,215	$221,600	$32,387	13.2% +4.6%
80	Burt County	6.7K	$63,685	$147,000	$34,444	13.2% +4.9%
81	Nemaha County	7.0K	$60,924	$131,700	$36,444	13.3% +5.5%
82	Brown County	2.9K	$54,676	$113,900	$35,877	13.4% +6.3%
83	Pawnee County	2.5K	$62,188	$79,400	$31,792	13.5% +7.5%
84	Knox County	8.4K	$64,636	$127,700	$33,627	13.7% +8.6%
85	Thurston County	6.6K	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509	13.9% +10.2%
86	Morrill County	4.5K	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995	13.9% +10.3%
87	Dundy County	1.7K	$58,922	$143,400	$37,930	14.0% +11.1%
88	Red Willow County	10.6K	$63,697	$159,600	$36,919	14.0% +11.4%
89	Hall County	62.5K	$69,251	$224,600	$35,502	14.1% +11.9%
90	Cheyenne County	9.5K	$60,348	$139,700	$35,747	14.3% +13.3%
91	Sioux County	1.2K	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599	14.9% +18.6%
92	Garden County	1.8K	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141	16.5% +31.3%
93	Nance County	3.3K	$65,179	$132,000	$34,143	16.6% +31.9%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Nebraska only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the richest county in Nebraska?

The richest county in Nebraska by median household income is Sarpy County, with a median household income of $103,321 according to the 2024 American Community Survey. This is above the national median of $75,149.

What is the poorest county in Nebraska?

The poorest county in Nebraska by median household income is Garden County, at $41,882. This is $33,267 below the national median of $75,149.

How many counties are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 93 counties with income data from the American Community Survey. 21 of these (23%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149.

What is the median household income in Nebraska?

The statewide median household income in Nebraska is $76,475, which is 1.8% above the national median of $75,149.

Which county in Nebraska has the highest home values?

Sarpy County has the highest median home value in Nebraska at $314,100.