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.

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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

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

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

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

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

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

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

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

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Washington County	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434	6.4%
2	Sarpy County	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364	5.6%
3	Douglas County	$80,391	$266,100	$46,334	11.8%
4	Cass County	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484	5.2%
5	Phelps County	$68,919	$194,900	$45,448	12.2%
6	Harlan County	$70,625	$145,800	$44,768	6.7%
7	Saunders County	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334	6.3%
8	Gosper County	$77,500	$228,500	$44,286	10.3%
9	Butler County	$79,268	$184,200	$44,083	9.7%
10	Wheeler County	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809	5.2%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Thurston County	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509	13.9%
92	Garden County	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141	16.5%
91	Johnson County	$57,632	$155,500	$29,928	9.7%
90	Hitchcock County	$51,567	$96,700	$29,954	12.8%
89	Morrill County	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995	13.9%
88	Sioux County	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599	14.9%
87	Pawnee County	$62,188	$79,400	$31,792	13.5%
86	Box Butte County	$68,892	$166,600	$32,060	10.8%
85	Dakota County	$70,329	$185,700	$32,253	11.5%
84	Dawes County	$56,280	$150,900	$32,306	13.1%

All 93 Counties Ranked

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

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

Richest Counties in Nebraska

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Howard County	$76,767	$209,100	$38,592	4.8%
2	Wheeler County	$70,250	$146,500	$43,809	5.2%
3	Hamilton County	$83,994	$253,700	$39,209	5.2%
4	Cass County	$91,836	$254,900	$45,484	5.2%
5	Sarpy County	$103,321	$314,100	$47,364	5.6%
6	Logan County	$74,271	$175,000	$39,654	5.6%
7	Nuckolls County	$73,976	$96,500	$40,896	5.7%
8	Hooker County	$49,464	$93,800	$34,590	6.2%
9	Saunders County	$94,066	$271,700	$44,334	6.3%
10	Washington County	$94,396	$297,600	$47,434	6.4%

Poorest Counties in Nebraska

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
93	Nance County	$65,179	$132,000	$34,143	16.6%
92	Garden County	$41,882	$110,400	$28,141	16.5%
91	Sioux County	$53,929	$99,300	$31,599	14.9%
90	Cheyenne County	$60,348	$139,700	$35,747	14.3%
89	Hall County	$69,251	$224,600	$35,502	14.1%
88	Red Willow County	$63,697	$159,600	$36,919	14.0%
87	Dundy County	$58,922	$143,400	$37,930	14.0%
86	Morrill County	$58,500	$116,100	$30,995	13.9%
85	Thurston County	$69,177	$114,600	$27,509	13.9%
84	Knox County	$64,636	$127,700	$33,627	13.7%

All 93 Counties Ranked

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

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

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.