Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Nebraska by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Nebraska | N/A | 17.9 | 342,503 | 18 of 52 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 33.8 | 405 | 2,776 |
| Thurston County | Rural | 29.2 | 1,908 | 2,415 |
| Garden County | Rural | 27.4 | 436 | 2,210 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 24.9 | 698 | 1,896 |
| Cherry County | Rural | 24.0 | 1,295 | 1,764 |
| Kimball County | Rural | 24.0 | 783 | 1,764 |
| Arthur County | Rural | 23.9 | 129 | 1,753 |
| Morrill County | Rural | 23.9 | 1,058 | 1,753 |
| Nance County | Rural | 23.7 | 770 | 1,729 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 23.6 | 7,880 | 1,710 |
| Pawnee County | Rural | 23.6 | 586 | 1,710 |
| Knox County | Rural | 23.4 | 1,913 | 1,672 |
| Thayer County | Rural | 23.3 | 1,122 | 1,659 |
| Boyd County | Rural | 22.9 | 383 | 1,586 |
| Nemaha County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,488 | 1,569 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Rural | 22.6 | 7,933 | 1,535 |
| Keya Paha County | Rural | 22.4 | 210 | 1,497 |
| Cheyenne County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,057 | 1,454 |
| Dawes County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,602 | 1,383 |
| Dundy County | Rural | 21.6 | 385 | 1,372 |
| Furnas County | Rural | 21.6 | 973 | 1,372 |
| Valley County | Rural | 21.5 | 868 | 1,359 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 21.4 | 99 | 1,342 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 21.4 | 1,771 | 1,342 |
| Brown County | Rural | 21.3 | 575 | 1,325 |
| Hitchcock County | Rural | 21.3 | 547 | 1,325 |
| Holt County | Rural | 21.3 | 2,121 | 1,325 |
| Red Willow County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,166 | 1,287 |
| Burt County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,379 | 1,242 |
| Hall County | Urban | 20.7 | 12,709 | 1,230 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 20.4 | 596 | 1,184 |
| Blaine County | Rural | 20.0 | 77 | 1,121 |
| Dixon County | Rural | 20.0 | 1,095 | 1,121 |
| Sheridan County | Rural | 20.0 | 979 | 1,121 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 19.9 | 370 | 1,109 |
| Adams County | Rural | 19.8 | 5,861 | 1,092 |
| Box Butte County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,097 | 1,092 |
| Gage County | Rural | 19.8 | 4,209 | 1,092 |
| Webster County | Rural | 19.7 | 649 | 1,073 |
| Hayes County | Rural | 19.6 | 167 | 1,065 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 19.6 | 60,893 | 1,065 |
| Chase County | Rural | 19.5 | 694 | 1,053 |
| Hooker County | Rural | 19.3 | 113 | 1,021 |
| Phelps County | Rural | 19.2 | 1,674 | 1,005 |
| Boone County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,006 | 989 |
| Dodge County | Rural | 19.1 | 6,889 | 989 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 19.0 | 4,521 | 977 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 18.9 | 9,066 | 961 |
| Douglas County | Urban | 18.8 | 108,089 | 938 |
| Madison County | Rural | 18.8 | 6,523 | 938 |
| Richardson County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,405 | 862 |
| Dakota County | Urban | 18.2 | 3,839 | 848 |
| Custer County | Rural | 17.5 | 1,821 | 756 |
| Greeley County | Rural | 17.4 | 379 | 742 |
| Loup County | Rural | 17.4 | 98 | 742 |
| Cuming County | Rural | 17.2 | 1,521 | 715 |
| York County | Rural | 17.1 | 2,287 | 696 |
| Antelope County | Rural | 17.0 | 1,054 | 680 |
| Clay County | Rural | 16.9 | 1,007 | 665 |
| Frontier County | Rural | 16.9 | 413 | 665 |
| Colfax County | Rural | 16.6 | 1,714 | 615 |
| Garfield County | Rural | 16.6 | 286 | 615 |
| Rock County | Rural | 16.4 | 206 | 593 |
| Platte County | Rural | 16.3 | 5,538 | 581 |
| Saline County | Rural | 16.3 | 2,285 | 581 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,130 | 565 |
| Keith County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,315 | 565 |
| Banner County | Rural | 16.0 | 105 | 528 |
| Gosper County | Rural | 16.0 | 304 | 528 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 15.7 | 123 | 497 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 15.3 | 659 | 453 |
| Grant County | Rural | 15.2 | 104 | 437 |
| Merrick County | Urban | 15.2 | 1,149 | 437 |
| Nuckolls County | Rural | 15.0 | 607 | 408 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 15.0 | 418 | 408 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 14.7 | 435 | 373 |
| Fillmore County | Rural | 14.3 | 766 | 335 |
| Otoe County | Rural | 14.3 | 2,269 | 335 |
| Butler County | Rural | 13.4 | 1,107 | 267 |
| Pierce County | Rural | 13.1 | 944 | 236 |
| Howard County | Urban | 13.0 | 832 | 233 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,187 | 216 |
| Cass County | Urban | 12.7 | 3,367 | 204 |
| Seward County | Urban | 12.6 | 2,051 | 199 |
| Stanton County | Rural | 12.4 | 712 | 182 |
| Kearney County | Rural | 12.3 | 811 | 177 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 12.1 | 986 | 167 |
| Logan County | Rural | 11.9 | 96 | 154 |
| Washington County | Urban | 11.7 | 2,426 | 142 |
| Saunders County | Urban | 11.5 | 2,591 | 128 |
| Polk County | Rural | 11.3 | 579 | 121 |
| Thomas County | Rural | 10.5 | 66 | 94 |
| Sarpy County | Urban | 10.2 | 19,694 | 82 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 7:59 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 7:59 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.