US Census Data

Highest poverty rate in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nebraska by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Thurston County leads at 18.0%.

Among cities & places, Macy leads at 50.9%.

Counties

#NamePoverty rate
1Thurston County18.0%
2Nance County16.1%
3Franklin County14.1%
4Red Willow County14.1%
5Pawnee County14.1%
6Garden County14.1%
7Scotts Bluff County13.9%
8Burt County13.7%
9Phelps County13.6%
10Gage County13.2%
11Knox County13.2%
12Wayne County13.2%
13Nemaha County13.0%
14Lincoln County12.8%
15Adams County12.8%
16Dawes County12.6%
17Morrill County12.4%
18Furnas County12.3%
19Dawson County12.3%
20Hayes County12.3%
21Brown County12.1%
22Frontier County12.1%
23Dundy County12.0%
24Madison County11.8%
25Hall County11.8%
26Lancaster County11.7%
27Garfield County11.7%
28Hitchcock County11.6%
29Sioux County11.4%
30Douglas County11.2%
31Greeley County11.2%
32Dakota County11.2%
33Cheyenne County11.1%
34Kimball County11.1%
35Buffalo County11.0%
36Holt County10.8%
37Grant County10.8%
38Sheridan County10.7%
39Keith County10.7%
40Blaine County10.6%
41Richardson County10.6%
42Rock County10.5%
43Keya Paha County10.4%
44Boyd County10.2%
45Antelope County10.0%
46Box Butte County10.0%
47Webster County9.9%
48Jefferson County9.9%
49Arthur County9.6%
50Otoe County9.5%
51Saline County9.5%
52Sherman County9.5%
53Banner County9.4%
54Dodge County9.3%
55Valley County9.3%
56Boone County9.2%
57Deuel County9.1%
58York County9.0%
59Thayer County9.0%
60Merrick County8.7%
61Platte County8.7%
62Colfax County8.7%
63Custer County8.6%
64Logan County8.2%
65Loup County8.2%
66Clay County8.1%
67Pierce County8.0%
68Fillmore County7.9%
69Chase County7.8%
70Cuming County7.8%
71Hooker County7.7%
72Perkins County7.7%
73Butler County7.6%
74Nuckolls County7.4%
75Harlan County7.2%
76Cherry County7.2%
77McPherson County7.1%
78Stanton County7.1%
79Dixon County7.1%
80Gosper County7.0%
81Washington County6.9%
82Seward County6.9%
83Johnson County6.8%
84Hamilton County6.7%
85Kearney County6.7%
86Saunders County6.4%
87Polk County6.2%
88Cedar County6.2%
89Howard County5.4%
90Wheeler County5.2%
91Sarpy County5.2%
92Cass County4.9%
93Thomas County4.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Macy50.9%
2Oak50.9%
3Anoka50.0%
4Nenzel47.4%
5Boys Town47.0%
6Liberty46.0%
7Rogers45.2%
8Linwood44.5%
9Talmage40.9%
10Crookston39.1%
11Center38.1%
12Keystone37.5%
13Santee37.0%
14Otoe36.8%
15Terrytown33.6%
16Elk Creek33.3%
17Reynolds33.3%
18Smithfield32.2%
19Winnebago30.8%
20Blue Springs30.2%
21Belvidere30.0%
22Alda29.7%
23Sunol28.0%
24Upland28.0%
25Holbrook27.9%
26Arthur27.3%
27Orchard26.9%
28Bushnell26.6%
29Ong26.3%
30Alexandria26.0%
31Brock25.9%
32Melia25.6%
33Stamford25.1%
34Hazard25.0%
35Fullerton24.8%
36Phillips24.6%
37Waterbury24.4%
38Peru24.3%
39Oakdale23.6%
40Curtis23.5%
41Hamlet23.5%
42Ohiowa23.1%
43Gresham23.0%
44Glenvil22.8%
45Farnam22.5%
46Octavia22.3%
47Wolbach22.3%
48Haigler22.2%
49Foster21.9%
50Verdigre21.6%
51Lyons21.4%
52Scotia21.4%
53Clearwater21.3%
54Lemoyne21.1%
55Lyman21.0%
56Lodgepole21.0%
57Tekamah20.9%
58Oxford20.9%
59Martinsburg20.7%
60Richland20.6%
61Belmar20.4%
62Minatare20.2%
63Stratton20.2%
64Craig20.1%
65Union20.1%
66Beatrice19.9%
67Wayne19.9%
68Hayes Center19.8%
69Pawnee City19.7%
70Lorton19.6%
71Clarkson19.6%
72Hardy19.1%
73Magnet19.0%
74Republican City19.0%
75Maywood19.0%
76Fordyce18.8%
77Holdrege18.7%
78Guide Rock18.3%
79Greenwood18.0%
80Beaver Crossing17.9%
81Roscoe17.9%
82Emmet17.6%
83Sholes17.6%
84Lewiston17.5%
85Nickerson17.5%
86Jansen17.4%
87Table Rock17.3%
88Newport17.2%
89Benkelman17.2%
90Scottsbluff17.1%
91Clarks17.1%
92Osmond17.0%
93Bruno17.0%
94Allen16.9%
95Arapahoe16.9%
96Long Pine16.7%
97Salem16.7%
98Lexington16.5%
99Benedict16.5%
100McCook16.4%

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