Nebraska county poverty rates (ACS 2020–2024)
Nebraska county profiles · Explore counties across states · 93 counties or county equivalents, including unavailable observations.
Poverty rate: Population for whom poverty status is determined. Estimate units: percent; MOE units: percentage points. Census variables: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM.
Directly published Nebraska reference: 10.6% ± 0.3 pp. This is a Census state observation, not an average of county estimates. Download state references and source URLs.
Estimate order: usable estimates descend, with county name then FIPS breaking ties; unavailable estimates appear last and are never zero. This order is not a statistically established rank. Published MOEs use a 90% confidence level. Uncertainty intervals can overlap, limiting comparisons; adjacent estimates are not established as significantly different. No significance test is calculated. These period estimates do not establish trends or grant eligibility. Definitions, status flags and uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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| County or equivalent | FIPS | Estimate (percent) | Published 90% MOE (percentage points) | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nance County | 31125 | 16.6% | 3.8 pp | ok |
| Garden County | 31069 | 16.5%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.0 pp | ok |
| Sioux County | 31165 | 14.9%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.2 pp | ok |
| Cheyenne County | 31033 | 14.3% | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Hall County | 31079 | 14.1% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Dundy County | 31057 | 14.0%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.6 pp | ok |
| Red Willow County | 31145 | 14.0%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.0 pp | ok |
| Morrill County | 31123 | 13.9% | 3.5 pp | ok |
| Thurston County | 31173 | 13.9% | 2.9 pp | ok |
| Knox County | 31107 | 13.7% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Pawnee County | 31133 | 13.5% | 2.9 pp | ok |
| Brown County | 31017 | 13.4% | 4.0 pp | ok |
| Nemaha County | 31127 | 13.3%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 4.3 pp | ok |
| Burt County | 31021 | 13.2% | 2.5 pp | ok |
| Wayne County | 31179 | 13.2% | 3.1 pp | ok |
| Dawes County | 31045 | 13.1% | 3.5 pp | ok |
| Greeley County | 31077 | 13.1% | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Madison County | 31119 | 13.1% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Furnas County | 31065 | 13.0% | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Scotts Bluff County | 31157 | 12.9% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Hitchcock County | 31087 | 12.8% | 3.6 pp | ok |
| Adams County | 31001 | 12.7% | 2.4 pp | ok |
| Hayes County | 31085 | 12.7%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.5 pp | ok |
| Gage County | 31067 | 12.6% | 2.3 pp | ok |
| Lincoln County | 31111 | 12.4% | 2.3 pp | ok |
| Franklin County | 31061 | 12.3% | 2.2 pp | ok |
| Grant County | 31075 | 12.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.3 pp | ok |
| Kimball County | 31105 | 12.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.7 pp | ok |
| McPherson County | 31117 | 12.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.0 pp | ok |
| Phelps County | 31137 | 12.2% | 2.7 pp | ok |
| Lancaster County | 31109 | 11.9% | 0.7 pp | ok |
| Douglas County | 31055 | 11.8% | 0.6 pp | ok |
| Holt County | 31089 | 11.7% | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Dakota County | 31043 | 11.5% | 2.7 pp | ok |
| Frontier County | 31063 | 11.4%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.6 pp | ok |
| Sheridan County | 31161 | 11.3% | 2.5 pp | ok |
| Dodge County | 31053 | 11.0% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Box Butte County | 31013 | 10.8% | 3.0 pp | ok |
| Dawson County | 31047 | 10.8% | 2.3 pp | ok |
| Rock County | 31149 | 10.8%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 4.3 pp | ok |
| Richardson County | 31147 | 10.5% | 2.5 pp | ok |
| Keith County | 31101 | 10.4%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.2 pp | ok |
| Gosper County | 31073 | 10.3%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 5.5 pp | ok |
| Jefferson County | 31095 | 10.1%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.1 pp | ok |
| Buffalo County | 31019 | 9.9% | 1.2 pp | ok |
| Platte County | 31141 | 9.8% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Boyd County | 31015 | 9.7%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Butler County | 31023 | 9.7% | 2.5 pp | ok |
| Johnson County | 31097 | 9.7% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Boone County | 31011 | 9.6% | 2.2 pp | ok |
| Webster County | 31181 | 9.6% | 2.5 pp | ok |
| Deuel County | 31049 | 9.4% | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Stanton County | 31167 | 9.4% | 2.7 pp | ok |
| Valley County | 31175 | 9.3% | 2.7 pp | ok |
| Antelope County | 31003 | 9.2% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| York County | 31185 | 9.2% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Otoe County | 31131 | 9.1% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Blaine County | 31009 | 9.0%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 4.6 pp | ok |
| Thayer County | 31169 | 9.0% | 1.6 pp | ok |
| Saline County | 31151 | 8.9% | 2.4 pp | ok |
| Thomas County | 31171 | 8.9%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.9 pp | ok |
| Fillmore County | 31059 | 8.8% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Garfield County | 31071 | 8.8%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.3 pp | ok |
| Sherman County | 31163 | 8.6% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Cherry County | 31031 | 8.3%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.6 pp | ok |
| Merrick County | 31121 | 7.9% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Polk County | 31143 | 7.9% | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Banner County | 31007 | 7.7%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.8 pp | ok |
| Pierce County | 31139 | 7.6% | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Chase County | 31029 | 7.5%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.1 pp | ok |
| Seward County | 31159 | 7.4% | 1.7 pp | ok |
| Dixon County | 31051 | 7.3% | 1.9 pp | ok |
| Arthur County | 31005 | 7.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 6.2 pp | ok |
| Kearney County | 31099 | 7.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.8 pp | ok |
| Keya Paha County | 31103 | 7.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.2 pp | ok |
| Perkins County | 31135 | 7.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.3 pp | ok |
| Cedar County | 31027 | 7.1% | 1.5 pp | ok |
| Custer County | 31041 | 7.1% | 1.5 pp | ok |
| Clay County | 31035 | 6.9% | 1.6 pp | ok |
| Colfax County | 31037 | 6.9%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Loup County | 31115 | 6.9%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.5 pp | ok |
| Cuming County | 31039 | 6.7%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.2 pp | ok |
| Harlan County | 31083 | 6.7% | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Washington County | 31177 | 6.4%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.0 pp | ok |
| Saunders County | 31155 | 6.3% | 1.6 pp | ok |
| Hooker County | 31091 | 6.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.4 pp | ok |
| Nuckolls County | 31129 | 5.7%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.1 pp | ok |
| Logan County | 31113 | 5.6%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 3.3 pp | ok |
| Sarpy County | 31153 | 5.6% | 0.7 pp | ok |
| Cass County | 31025 | 5.2% | 1.0 pp | ok |
| Hamilton County | 31081 | 5.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Wheeler County | 31183 | 5.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Howard County | 31093 | 4.8%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 1.8 pp | ok |