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countiesat-a-glance

A snapshot ofNebraska countiesacross importantpolicy indicators

Published byLegislative Research Office

Nancy Cyr, DirectorNebraska Legislature

State CapitolP.O. Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509402-471-2221

countiesat-a-glanceNovember 2015

Project LeadLogan Seacrest, Research Analyst

GIS AnalystCasey Dunn

Research AssistantJorge Ledesma

Photo courtesy of NEBRASKAland Magazine / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

introductionThis first edition of Counties At-a-Glance ranks Nebraska counties in a variety of metrics – from economics to education to taxes. It is a statistical snapshot of Nebraska, designed to give policymakers and the public a glimpse of the challenges and opportunities facing the state.

The tables, graphs, and maps in this report use the most current data available for all 93 counties. Often, per capita or percentage figures

are used to account for population differences between counties. Counties are always ranked from highest to lowest value, without regard to subject matter, so a higher ranking is not always preferable to a lower ranking. Counties may occasionally appear to have the same values, but different rankings. This is because values are displayed only to one or two decimal places. Thus, two counties may appear to be tied, when in reality, their actual values differ slightly.

Every ranking also includes a choropleth map, and a bar graph comparing the highest and lowest ranked counties. Source information is located at the bottom of each page, including a link to the raw data. Text in each header includes supplemental information about the subject, including definitions, additional rankings, and more detailed data. Unless otherwise noted, rates are determined using the population of adults 18 years of age and older.

Population 1Population Density 2Population Change 3Median Age 4Minority Population 5Non-English Speakers 6Health Insurance 7Medicaid Spending 8Obesity 9Cancer Rate 10Access to Healthy Food 11Food Insecurity 12Household Income 13Wages 14Unemployment 15Farm Land Area 16Farm Production 17Farm Employment 18Private Sector 19

Broadband 20Home Ownership 21Housing Prices 22Poverty 23Children in Poverty 24Education Expenditures 25Educational Attainment 26Crime Rate 27Arrest Rate 28Juvenile Arrests 29Incarceration Rate 30Jail Population 31Voter Turnout 32Veterans 33Sales Tax 34Income Tax 35Property Tax collections 36Property Tax Rate 37

table of contents

Estimated County Population size

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31000.html

Population

Estimated county population size

Estimated County Population SizeRank County Residents1 Douglas County 5432442 Lancaster County 3017953 Sarpy County 1721934 Hall County 614925 Buffalo County 482246 Dodge County 367447 Scotts Bluff County 364658 Lincoln County 358159 Madison County 3517410 Platte County 3266611 Adams County 3145712 Cass County 2552413 Dawson County 2409614 Gage County 2166315 Saunders County 2091916 Dakota County 2085017 Washington County 20258 County Average 2023118 Seward County 1715019 Otoe County 1579720 Saline County 1425221 York County 1391722 Box Butte County 1134023 Red Willow County 1086724 Custer County 1072825 Colfax County 1050426 Holt County 1040327 Cheyenne County 1014828 Wayne County 943129 Phelps County 918730 Hamilton County 913531 Dawes County 904232 Cuming County 902733 Cedar County 861034 Knox County 848235 Butler County 824936 Richardson County 812837 Keith County 812138 Merrick County 776639 Jefferson County 733540 Pierce County 720241 Nemaha County 717542 Thurston County 696943 Kearney County 664444 Burt County 657345 Antelope County 639846 Howard County 6362

Rank County Residents47 Clay County 631548 Stanton County 606949 Dixon County 578250 Cherry County 576251 Fillmore County 566152 Boone County 535353 Polk County 527154 Sheridan County 525955 Thayer County 523056 Johnson County 518557 Furnas County 488858 Morrill County 486259 Nuckolls County 436960 Valley County 420461 Chase County 397862 Kimball County 371363 Webster County 365864 Nance County 357065 Harlan County 349266 Franklin County 307667 Sherman County 307468 Brown County 294169 Hitchcock County 290170 Perkins County 289171 Frontier County 270572 Pawnee County 270273 Greeley County 248274 Boyd County 203375 Garfield County 200376 Gosper County 197077 Deuel County 194078 Garden County 191179 Dundy County 188680 Rock County 144381 Sioux County 130382 Hayes County 93383 Keya Paha County 81084 Wheeler County 76685 Banner County 76486 Logan County 75087 Hooker County 72888 Thomas County 68789 Grant County 61990 Loup County 58891 Blaine County 50492 McPherson County 49893 Arthur County 453

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Douglas County Average Median Arthur County

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residents per square mile


Population DensityResidents per Square Mile

residents per square mile

Rank County Residents1 Douglas County 1653.92 Sarpy County 720.53 Lancaster County 360.34 Hall County 112.65 Dakota County 78.96 Dodge County 69.57 Madison County 61.48 Adams County 55.89 Washington County 51.910 Buffalo County 49.811 Scotts Bluff County 49.312 Platte County 48.513 Cass County 45.8 County Average 44.014 Seward County 30.015 Saunders County 27.916 Otoe County 25.717 Colfax County 25.518 Gage County 25.419 Saline County 24.820 York County 24.321 Dawson County 23.822 Wayne County 21.323 Thurston County 17.724 Nemaha County 17.625 Phelps County 17.026 Hamilton County 16.827 Merrick County 16.028 Cuming County 15.829 Red Willow County 15.230 Richardson County 14.731 Stanton County 14.232 Butler County 14.133 Lincoln County 14.034 Johnson County 13.835 Burt County 13.436 Kearney County 12.937 Jefferson County 12.938 Pierce County 12.639 Dixon County 12.140 Polk County 12.041 Cedar County 11.642 Howard County 11.243 Clay County 11.044 Box Butte County 10.545 Fillmore County 9.846 Thayer County 9.1

Rank County Residents47 Cheyenne County 8.548 Nance County 8.149 Boone County 7.850 Knox County 7.751 Keith County 7.652 Nuckolls County 7.653 Antelope County 7.554 Valley County 7.455 Furnas County 6.856 Dawes County 6.557 Webster County 6.458 Harlan County 6.359 Pawnee County 6.360 Sherman County 5.461 Franklin County 5.362 Chase County 4.463 Deuel County 4.464 Greeley County 4.465 Holt County 4.366 Gosper County 4.367 Custer County 4.268 Hitchcock County 4.169 Kimball County 3.970 Boyd County 3.871 Garfield County 3.572 Morrill County 3.473 Perkins County 3.374 Frontier County 2.875 Brown County 2.476 Sheridan County 2.277 Dundy County 2.178 Rock County 1.479 Wheeler County 1.380 Logan County 1.381 Hayes County 1.382 Garden County 1.183 Keya Paha County 1.084 Loup County 1.085 Banner County 1.086 Hooker County 1.087 Cherry County 1.088 Thomas County 1.089 Grant County 0.890 Blaine County 0.791 Arthur County 0.692 Sioux County 0.693 McPherson County 0.6

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Population Density

Population density is based on the 2014 population estimate and the land area of each county.

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percent population change from 2010 to 2014


Population changePercent Population Change from 2010 to 2014

percent population change from 2014 to 2014

Rank County Percent1 Banner County 10.7%2 Sarpy County 8.4%3 Thomas County 6.2%4 Lancaster County 5.7%5 Blaine County 5.4%6 Douglas County 5.1%7 Hall County 4.9%8 Buffalo County 4.6%9 Kearney County 2.4%10 Seward County 2.4%11 Harlan County 2.0%12 York County 1.8%13 Cheyenne County 1.5%14 Howard County 1.4%15 Platte County 1.3%16 Cass County 1.1%17 Cherry County 0.9%18 Madison County 0.9%19 Grant County 0.8%20 Saunders County 0.7%21 Otoe County 0.4%22 Saline County 0.4%23 Thurston County 0.4%24 Adams County 0.3%25 Box Butte County 0.3%26 Chase County 0.3%27 Hamilton County 0.2%28 Dodge County 0.1%29 Washington County 0.1%30 Phelps County 0.0%31 Thayer County 0.0%32 Colfax County -0.1%33 Deuel County -0.1%34 Hitchcock County -0.2%35 Holt County -0.3%36 Johnson County -0.6%37 Sioux County -0.6%38 Dakota County -0.7%39 Dawson County -0.9%40 Pierce County -0.9% County Average -1.0%41 Nemaha County -1.0%42 Stanton County -1.0%43 Hooker County -1.1%44 Merrick County -1.1%45 Cuming County -1.2%46 Lincoln County -1.3%

Rank County Percent47 Valley County -1.3%48 Furnas County -1.4%49 Scotts Bluff County -1.4%50 Arthur County -1.5%51 Dawes County -1.5%52 Butler County -1.7%53 Keya Paha County -1.7%54 Logan County -1.7%55 Red Willow County -1.7%56 Wayne County -1.7%57 Frontier County -1.9%58 Custer County -2.0%59 Garfield County -2.2%60 Greeley County -2.2%61 Knox County -2.5%62 Polk County -2.5%63 Sherman County -2.5%64 Pawnee County -2.6%65 Cedar County -2.7%66 Perkins County -2.7%67 Boone County -2.8%68 Jefferson County -2.8%69 Kimball County -2.8%70 Richardson County -2.8%71 Gage County -2.9%72 Nuckolls County -2.9%73 Keith County -3.0%74 Boyd County -3.1%75 Clay County -3.5%76 Hayes County -3.5%77 Dixon County -3.6%78 Gosper County -3.6%79 Morrill County -3.6%80 Sheridan County -3.8%81 Fillmore County -3.9%82 Webster County -4.0%83 Burt County -4.2%84 Antelope County -4.3%85 Nance County -4.4%86 Franklin County -4.6%87 Rock County -5.6%88 Dundy County -6.1%89 Brown County -6.4%90 Loup County -6.4%91 Wheeler County -6.4%92 Garden County -7.1%93 McPherson County -7.6%

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Banner County Average Median

Population Change

This ranking is based on the difference between the population of a county at the beginning of 2010 and end of 2014, expressed as a percentage of the 2010 population.

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median age


median ageMedian Age

median age

Rank County Years1 Garden County 51.42 Webster County 49.93 Dundy County 49.74 Thayer County 49.75 Hooker County 49.56 Pawnee County 49.47 Johnson County 49.38 Blaine County 49.09 Garfield County 49.010 Rock County 49.011 Brown County 48.612 Nuckolls County 48.613 Thomas County 48.614 Boyd County 48.515 Deuel County 48.516 Furnas County 48.517 Banner County 48.418 Harlan County 48.419 Gosper County 48.020 Grant County 48.021 Sherman County 47.822 Valley County 47.823 Jefferson County 47.624 Chase County 47.525 Franklin County 47.326 Hitchcock County 47.227 Keya Paha County 47.228 Hayes County 47.129 Logan County 47.130 Perkins County 47.131 Greeley County 47.032 Kimball County 47.033 Sheridan County 46.734 Burt County 46.635 Holt County 46.536 Antelope County 46.137 Keith County 46.138 Knox County 46.039 Nance County 45.840 Richardson County 45.841 Fillmore County 45.542 Polk County 45.543 Boone County 45.444 Clay County 45.245 Custer County 45.146 Frontier County 45.147 Wheeler County 44.6

Rank County Years48 Loup County 44.449 Sioux County 44.450 Cedar County 44.351 Dixon County 43.952 Phelps County 43.953 Morrill County 43.754 Cherry County 43.655 Merrick County 43.556 Nemaha County 43.557 Cuming County 43.4 County Average 43.358 Red Willow County 42.759 Gage County 42.060 Howard County 42.061 Kearney County 41.962 Butler County 41.763 Otoe County 41.764 Box Butte County 41.665 Arthur County 41.466 York County 41.267 McPherson County 41.068 Pierce County 40.769 Saunders County 40.570 Hamilton County 40.371 Dodge County 39.972 Cheyenne County 39.473 Scotts Bluff County 39.174 Platte County 39.075 Stanton County 38.776 Cass County 38.277 Lincoln County 37.978 Washington County 37.979 Saline County 37.680 Madison County 37.581 Adams County 37.182 Seward County 36.383 Dawson County 36.284 Hall County 36.185 Colfax County 35.686 Douglas County 34.387 Dakota County 33.188 Lancaster County 32.789 Sarpy County 31.790 Buffalo County 31.491 Dawes County 29.592 Wayne County 27.593 Thurston County 27.2

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The county with the largest percentage of residents over 65 is Banner County (29.6%) and the lowest is Sarpy County (10.2%). The county with the largest percentage of residents under 18 is Thurston County (35.6%) and the lowest is Garden County (17.6%).

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Percent of Population that identify as “non-white”

minority populationPercent of Population that Identify as “Non-White”

Percent of Population that identify as “non-white”

Rank County Percent1 Thurston County 59.3%2 Douglas County 18.4%3 Sheridan County 14.2%4 Dakota County 13.7%5 Knox County 11.9%6 Lancaster County 11.2%7 Dawes County 10.3%8 Sarpy County 10.2%9 Johnson County 9.5%10 Cherry County 9.0%11 Colfax County 8.4%12 Dawson County 8.4%13 Box Butte County 7.6%14 Hall County 7.3%15 Saline County 6.4%16 Richardson County 6.1%17 Scotts Bluff County 5.9%18 Madison County 5.8%19 Kimball County 4.9%20 Adams County 4.8%21 Wayne County 4.7%22 Cheyenne County 4.5%23 Dodge County 4.4% County Average 4.4%24 Buffalo County 4.2%25 Burt County 4.1%26 Morrill County 4.0%27 York County 4.0%28 Lincoln County 3.9%29 Dundy County 3.7%30 Platte County 3.7%31 Stanton County 3.6%32 Nemaha County 3.5%33 Red Willow County 3.4%34 Merrick County 3.3%35 Clay County 3.2%36 Webster County 3.2%37 Arthur County 3.1%38 Gage County 3.1%39 Keith County 3.1%40 Otoe County 3.1%41 Sioux County 3.0%42 Boyd County 2.9%43 Cass County 2.9%44 Gosper County 2.8%45 Logan County 2.8%46 Seward County 2.7%

Race data in the census is based on self-identification. Respondents choose the race (or races) with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether they are of Hispanic or Latino origin. This ranking is based on the inverse of total respondents who self-identify as “Non-Hispanic Whites.”

Rank County Percent47 Dixon County 2.6%48 Hooker County 2.6%49 Washington County 2.6%50 Deuel County 2.5%51 Garden County 2.5%52 Jefferson County 2.5%53 Pawnee County 2.5%54 Fillmore County 2.4%55 Phelps County 2.4%56 Saunders County 2.4%57 Cuming County 2.3%58 Custer County 2.3%59 Furnas County 2.3%60 Hitchcock County 2.1%61 Howard County 2.1%62 Franklin County 2.0%63 Nuckolls County 2.0%64 Polk County 2.0%65 Boone County 1.9%66 Brown County 1.9%67 Kearney County 1.9%68 Thayer County 1.9%69 Butler County 1.8%70 Greeley County 1.8%71 Holt County 1.8%72 Valley County 1.8%73 Hamilton County 1.7%74 McPherson County 1.7%75 Nance County 1.7%76 Pierce County 1.7%77 Rock County 1.7%78 Banner County 1.6%79 Chase County 1.6%80 Frontier County 1.6%81 Grant County 1.6%82 Hayes County 1.6%83 Perkins County 1.6%84 Antelope County 1.5%85 Cedar County 1.5%86 Harlan County 1.5%87 Thomas County 1.3%88 Loup County 1.2%89 Sherman County 1.2%90 Wheeler County 1.2%91 Garfield County 1.1%92 Blaine County 1.0%93 Keya Paha County 0.9%


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Thurston County Average Median Blaine County

Non-White Population: White Alone Data

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percent of residents that speak a language other than English


non-english speakersPercent of Residents that Speak a Language other than English

percent of residents that speak a language other than English

Rank County Percent1 Colfax County 40.6%2 Dakota County 36.4%3 Dawson County 32.5%4 Saline County 20.5%5 Hall County 19.6%6 Platte County 14.2%7 Douglas County 13.9%8 Scotts Bluff County 12.5%9 Madison County 12.3%10 Lancaster County 10.9%11 Dodge County 10.3%12 Morrill County 9.8%13 Chase County 9.6%14 Johnson County 9.2%15 Pawnee County 9.2%16 Cuming County 8.6%17 Dixon County 8.5%18 Sarpy County 8.2%19 Clay County 7.7%20 Thurston County 7.3%21 Adams County 7.1%22 Buffalo County 7.1%23 Dundy County 6.7%24 Kimball County 6.2%25 Dawes County 6.0%26 Wayne County 5.5% County Average 5.6%27 Box Butte County 5.3%28 Cheyenne County 5.1%29 York County 5.0%30 Otoe County 4.9%31 Butler County 4.8%32 Deuel County 4.8%33 Kearney County 4.8%34 Saunders County 4.4%35 Hayes County 4.3%36 Valley County 4.2%37 Polk County 4.1%38 Banner County 4.0%39 Stanton County 3.8%40 Gage County 3.7%41 Lincoln County 3.7%42 Antelope County 3.5%43 Knox County 3.5%44 Cass County 3.4%45 Perkins County 3.4%46 Phelps County 3.4%

This ranking is based on individuals who speak languages other than English at home. People who know foreign languages, but do not use them, who only used them elsewhere, or whose usage was limited to a few expressions, were excluded.

Rank County Percent47 Fillmore County 3.3%48 Holt County 3.3%49 Jefferson County 3.3%50 Keith County 3.1%51 Merrick County 3.1%52 Nuckolls County 3.1%53 Seward County 3.0%54 Sheridan County 3.0%55 Thomas County 3.0%56 Cherry County 2.8%57 Nemaha County 2.8%58 Harlan County 2.7%59 Red Willow County 2.6%60 Boone County 2.5%61 Hamilton County 2.5%62 Sherman County 2.5%63 Arthur County 2.4%64 Burt County 2.4%65 Cedar County 2.4%66 Hitchcock County 2.4%67 Webster County 2.4%68 Howard County 2.3%69 Brown County 2.2%70 Custer County 2.2%71 Furnas County 2.1%72 Gosper County 2.1%73 Pierce County 2.1%74 Nance County 2.0%75 Thayer County 2.0%76 Franklin County 1.9%77 Garden County 1.9%78 Washington County 1.9%79 Boyd County 1.8%80 McPherson County 1.7%81 Hooker County 1.6%82 Frontier County 1.5%83 Richardson County 1.5%84 Garfield County 1.4%85 Logan County 1.1%86 Keya Paha County 0.9%87 Sioux County 0.9%88 Blaine County 0.7%89 Greeley County 0.7%90 Loup County 0.5%91 Grant County 0.0%92 Rock County 0.0%93 Wheeler County 0.0%

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Colfax County Average Median Grant County RockCounty Wheeler

County

Language Other Than English

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percent of residents with health insurance coverage

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2013: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk

health insurancEPercent of Residents with Health Insurance Coverage

percent of residents with health insurance coverage

Rank County Percent1 McPherson County 97.6%2 Howard County 94.7%3 Hamilton County 93.8%4 Seward County 93.5%5 Thomas County 93.3%6 Hooker County 93.1%7 Saunders County 93.0%8 Washington County 92.9%9 Boone County 92.8%10 Sarpy County 92.5%11 Phelps County 92.3%12 Cass County 92.1%13 Gage County 92.1%14 Thayer County 92.1%15 Kearney County 92.0%16 Cedar County 91.7%17 Otoe County 91.7%18 Polk County 91.7%19 Fillmore County 91.5%20 Nemaha County 91.5%21 Wayne County 91.4%22 Pierce County 91.3%23 Sherman County 91.2%24 York County 91.2%25 Gosper County 91.1%26 Cheyenne County 91.0%27 Wheeler County 90.8%28 Merrick County 90.6%29 Buffalo County 90.5%30 Stanton County 90.5%31 Arthur County 90.3%32 Butler County 90.2%33 Harlan County 90.2%34 Frontier County 90.1%35 Red Willow County 89.8%36 Richardson County 89.7%37 Holt County 89.6%38 Lincoln County 89.4%39 Custer County 89.3%40 Lancaster County 89.3%41 Webster County 89.2%42 Antelope County 89.1%43 Saline County 89.1%44 Jefferson County 88.9%45 Perkins County 88.8%46 Cuming County 88.7%47 Burt County 88.6%

Rank County Percent48 Dodge County 88.6%49 Knox County 88.6%50 Furnas County 88.4%51 Garfield County 88.4%52 Nuckolls County 88.4%53 Keya Paha County 88.3%54 Box Butte County 88.2%55 Dixon County 88.1% County Average 88.1%56 Franklin County 88.1%57 Platte County 87.9%58 Adams County 87.7%59 Boyd County 87.7%60 Douglas County 87.2%61 Sioux County 87.0%62 Loup County 86.9%63 Madison County 86.9%64 Nance County 86.9%65 Johnson County 86.8%66 Clay County 86.7%67 Deuel County 86.6%68 Rock County 86.6%69 Chase County 86.4%70 Banner County 86.3%71 Greeley County 85.6%72 Valley County 85.4%73 Scotts Bluff County 85.3%74 Dundy County 85.0%75 Cherry County 84.9%76 Grant County 84.9%77 Hitchcock County 84.9%78 Keith County 84.7%79 Dawson County 84.5%80 Logan County 84.2%81 Hall County 84.1%82 Kimball County 84.1%83 Morrill County 83.7%84 Dakota County 82.9%85 Dawes County 82.6%86 Garden County 82.0%87 Colfax County 81.9%88 Sheridan County 81.8%89 Brown County 81.4%90 Pawnee County 80.5%91 Hayes County 77.7%92 Blaine County 74.7%93 Thurston County 69.8%

This ranking is based on the percent of individuals who reported having insurance at the time of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Percentages reflect the annual average of county residents with health insurance from 2009-2013.

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McPherson County Average Median Thurston County

Health Insurance Coverage

per capita medicaid expenditures

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Medicaid / CHIP Total Expenditures, 2015.

medicaid SpendingPer Capita Medicaid Expenditures

per capita medicaid expenditures

Rank County Dollars 1 Gage County $3,547 2 Kearney County $2,657 3 Thurston County $1,573 4 Nance County $1,523 5 Nuckolls County $1,468 6 Webster County $1,429 7 Garfield County $1,343 8 Morrill County $1,328 9 Knox County $1,323 10 Hitchcock County $1,323 11 Nemaha County $1,315 12 Thayer County $1,293 13 Holt County $1,279 14 Furnas County $1,278 15 Phelps County $1,272 16 Burt County $1,272 17 Garden County $1,258 18 Scotts Bluff County $1,250 19 Valley County $1,231 20 Jefferson County $1,215 21 Dodge County $1,214 22 York County $1,171 23 Hall County $1,155 24 Adams County $1,147 25 Merrick County $1,128 26 Dawson County $1,116 27 Madison County $1,103 28 Otoe County $1,057 29 Box Butte County $1,053 30 Franklin County $1,040 31 Rock County $1,039 32 Douglas County $1,027 33 Sherman County $1,026 34 Custer County $1,011 35 Red Willow County $1,009 36 Saline County $1,002 37 Lancaster County $978 38 Boyd County $977 39 Sheridan County $968 40 Butler County $962 41 Richardson County $960 42 Pawnee County $949 County Average $948 43 Clay County $944 44 Saunders County $943 45 Dundy County $941 46 Dakota County $929

Rank County Dollars47 Lincoln County $926 48 Cherry County $923 49 Brown County $916 50 Cheyenne County $909 51 Polk County $897 52 Seward County $867 53 Keith County $862 54 Pierce County $835 55 Cuming County $835 56 Harlan County $820 57 Hooker County $817 58 Kimball County $809 59 Wayne County $794 60 Deuel County $789 61 Dawes County $788 62 Fillmore County $787 63 Chase County $765 64 Perkins County $751 65 Boone County $751 66 Buffalo County $749 67 Antelope County $744 68 Gosper County $738 69 Hamilton County $728 70 Platte County $728 71 Greeley County $725 72 Cass County $714 73 Colfax County $697 74 Washington County $679 75 Howard County $652 76 Dixon County $649 77 Johnson County $634 78 Loup County $604 79 Cedar County $598 80 Keya Paha County $572 81 Logan County $560 82 Blaine County $555 83 Sarpy County $555 84 Stanton County $482 85 Thomas County $479 86 Frontier County $455 87 Grant County $441 88 Arthur County $364 89 McPherson County $334 90 Hayes County $315 91 Sioux County $182 92 Banner County $181 93 Wheeler County $144

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Per Capita Medicaid Spending

The Nebraska Medicaid Program helps low-income individuals pay for medically necessary services. This ranking also includes CHIP expenditures, an expansion of Medicaid for qualified children without other health insurance and who do not qualify for Medicaid.

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percent of residents with a bmi of 30.0 or more

Source: Centers for Disease Control, Diabetes Interactive Atlas, 2012, http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/countydata/atlas.html

obesityPercent of Residents with a BMI of 30.0 or More

percent of residents with a bmi of 30.0 or more

Rank County Percent1 Thurston County 41%2 Pierce County 37%3 Nemaha County 35%4 Banner County 34%5 Clay County 34%6 Dakota County 34%7 Franklin County 34%8 Gage County 34%9 Jefferson County 34%10 Otoe County 34%11 Rock County 34%12 Stanton County 34%13 Cass County 33%14 Custer County 33%15 Dawson County 33%16 Dundy County 33%17 Furnas County 33%18 Lincoln County 33%19 Merrick County 33%20 Pawnee County 33%21 Phelps County 33%22 Richardson County 33%23 Scotts Bluff County 33%24 Sherman County 33%25 Box Butte County 32%26 Dixon County 32%27 Frontier County 32%28 Gosper County 32%29 Greeley County 32%30 Hitchcock County 32%31 Saline County 32%32 Thayer County 32%33 Thomas County 32%34 York County 32%35 Boyd County 31%36 Brown County 31%37 Burt County 31%38 Colfax County 31%39 Hall County 31%40 Holt County 31%41 Kimball County 31%42 Madison County 31%43 Nance County 31%44 Perkins County 31%45 Polk County 31%46 Red Willow County 31%47 Valley County 31%

Obesity is defined as people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.0 or more, regardless of sex. BMI is a ratio of height to weight, calculated by dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in), squared, and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703. As an example, a person 5’ 8” and weighing 197 pounds has a BMI of 30.

Rank County Percent48 Washington County 31%49 Webster County 31% County Average 31%50 Dodge County 30%51 Harlan County 30%52 Howard County 30%53 Johnson County 30%54 Kearney County 30%55 Morrill County 30%56 Sioux County 30%57 Adams County 29%58 Arthur County 29%59 Cuming County 29%60 Dawes County 29%61 Fillmore County 29%62 Hamilton County 29%63 Hooker County 29%64 Loup County 29%65 McPherson County 29%66 Nuckolls County 29%67 Platte County 29%68 Saunders County 29%69 Seward County 29%70 Sheridan County 29%71 Wayne County 29%72 Boone County 28%73 Buffalo County 28%74 Chase County 28%75 Douglas County 28%76 Garden County 28%77 Garfield County 28%78 Keith County 28%79 Knox County 28%80 Logan County 28%81 Sarpy County 28%82 Wheeler County 28%83 Antelope County 27%84 Blaine County 27%85 Butler County 27%86 Cedar County 27%87 Cheyenne County 27%88 Deuel County 27%89 Grant County 27%90 Hayes County 27%91 Keya Paha County 27%92 Cherry County 26%93 Lancaster County 26%

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Thruston County Average Median Cherry CountyLancaster County

Obesity Rate

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rate of new cancer cases per 1,000 residents

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Nebraska, http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Cancer%20Registry/CancerReport_2012.pdf

CAncer RateRate of New Cancer Cases per 1,000 Residents

rate of new cancer cases per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Loup County 11.152 Hooker County 9.513 Webster County 9.184 Hitchcock County 8.945 Greeley County 8.676 Sherman County 7.937 Richardson County 7.898 Logan County 7.869 Thayer County 7.8410 Chase County 7.5611 Keith County 7.5312 Gosper County 7.3413 Garfield County 7.3214 Boone County 7.2715 Rock County 7.2016 Merrick County 6.8717 Howard County 6.8518 Pawnee County 6.8519 Deuel County 6.7020 Furnas County 6.4521 Phelps County 6.3122 Madison County 6.2223 Cass County 6.2224 Custer County 6.2125 Frontier County 6.1726 Jefferson County 6.1027 Dixon County 6.0028 Gage County 5.9229 Harlan County 5.8430 Clay County 5.8131 Cheyenne County 5.8032 Kimball County 5.7633 Holt County 5.7534 Brown County 5.7335 Red Willow County 5.70 County Average 5.6936 Cherry County 5.6037 Hamilton County 5.6038 Franklin County 5.5839 Johnson County 5.5640 Adams County 5.5541 Scotts Bluff County 5.5542 Otoe County 5.5343 Nemaha County 5.5244 Butler County 5.4845 Cuming County 5.4746 Dodge County 5.42

Rank County Rate47 Saline County 5.4248 Valley County 5.4049 Pierce County 5.3750 Polk County 5.3651 Nuckolls County 5.3352 Lincoln County 5.2953 Sheridan County 5.1254 Saunders County 5.1055 Kearney County 5.0956 Dundy County 4.9857 Hall County 4.9758 Burt County 4.9659 Knox County 4.9460 Dawson County 4.8161 Antelope County 4.6462 Seward County 4.5463 Douglas County 4.4864 Fillmore County 4.4165 York County 4.3966 Buffalo County 4.3867 Garden County 4.3868 Platte County 4.3469 Box Butte County 4.3370 Boyd County 4.2971 Nance County 4.0272 Lancaster County 4.0073 Morrill County 3.9774 Wayne County 3.9675 Cedar County 3.9576 Washington County 3.9077 Thurston County 3.8978 Dakota County 3.7179 Sarpy County 3.7180 Perkins County 3.7081 Dawes County 3.4982 Stanton County 3.1083 Colfax County 3.0484 Arthur County NA85 Banner County NA86 Blaine County NA87 Grant County NA88 Hayes County NA89 Keya Paha County NA90 McPherson County NA91 Sioux County NA92 Thomas County NA93 Wheeler County NA

11.15

5.69 5.53

3.04

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2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

Loup County Average Median Colfax County

Cancer Rate

In 2012 (the latest data available), there were 8,964 diagnoses of cancer among Nebraska residents. This number is slightly lower than the number of cancers that were diagnosed in 2011 (9,174).

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percent of residents with limited access to healthy foods

Source: USDA Food Enviroment Atlas, 2014, http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/data-access-and-documentation-downloads.aspx

Access to healthy foodPercent of Residents with Limited Access to Healthy Foods

percent of residents with limited access to healthy foods

Rank County Percent1 Hooker County 49.3%2 Keya Paha County 48.6%3 Garden County 43.9%4 Banner County 43.6%5 Wheeler County 43.3%6 Blaine County 42.5%7 Webster County 41.6%8 Boyd County 40.2%9 Grant County 39.7%10 Frontier County 38.0%11 Loup County 37.1%12 Arthur County 36.4%13 Hitchcock County 36.1%14 Hayes County 32.6%15 Knox County 28.8%16 Nance County 28.1%17 Logan County 26.1%18 Polk County 25.9%19 Madison County 25.3%20 Pierce County 25.0%21 Sioux County 24.5%22 Stanton County 24.3%23 Greeley County 23.6%24 Thomas County 23.0%25 Perkins County 22.5%26 Gosper County 20.0%27 Morrill County 19.9%28 Furnas County 19.7%29 Franklin County 19.1%30 Custer County 18.2%31 Nuckolls County 16.5%32 Sheridan County 16.2%33 Antelope County 15.7% County Average 15.5%34 Red Willow County 15.3%35 Sherman County 15.2%36 Dawson County 14.7%37 Burt County 14.6%38 Clay County 14.5%39 Cedar County 13.4%40 Cherry County 13.2%41 Dixon County 12.9%42 Merrick County 12.5%43 Box Butte County 11.6%44 Dundy County 11.0%45 Buffalo County 10.9%46 Chase County 10.7%

Rank County Percent47 Rock County 10.7%48 Scotts Bluff County 9.9%49 Cuming County 9.5%50 Valley County 9.4%51 McPherson County 8.9%52 Boone County 8.9%53 Dawes County 8.9%54 Thayer County 8.8%55 Dodge County 8.3%56 Fillmore County 8.1%57 Holt County 8.1%58 Adams County 7.7%59 Richardson County 7.5%60 Lincoln County 7.4%61 Deuel County 7.4%62 Saline County 7.3%63 Thurston County 6.8%64 Keith County 6.6%65 York County 6.6%66 Colfax County 6.4%67 Johnson County 6.3%68 Gage County 6.3%69 Pawnee County 6.2%70 Dakota County 6.1%71 Howard County 5.9%72 Cass County 5.8%73 Sarpy County 5.7%74 Brown County 5.6%75 Jefferson County 5.5%76 Hall County 5.2%77 Phelps County 5.0%78 Cheyenne County 4.8%79 Butler County 4.6%80 Platte County 4.3%81 Seward County 4.0%82 Nemaha County 3.9%83 Otoe County 3.6%84 Douglas County 3.5%85 Saunders County 3.4%86 Lancaster County 3.2%87 Kearney County 2.9%88 Kimball County 2.4%89 Wayne County 2.1%90 Harlan County 1.9%91 Garfield County 1.4%92 Hamilton County 0.9%93 Washington County 0.6%

This ranking is based on the percentage of low-income individuals who live more than 1 mile from a supermarket in an urban area, or more than 10 miles from a supermarket in a rural area.

49.3%

15.5%10.7% 0.6%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Hooker County Average Median Washington County

% Limited Access to Healthy Foods

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17%

12%11%

9%

0%2%4%6%8%

10%12%14%16%18%

Thurston County Average Median Kearney County RockCounty

% Food Insecure

food insecurity rate

food insecurity

food insecurity rate

Food Insecurity RateRank County Percent1 Thurston County 17%2 Blaine County 16%3 Dawes County 16%4 Banner County 15%5 Box Butte County 14%6 Douglas County 14%7 Grant County 14%8 Lancaster County 14%9 Arthur County 13%10 Dakota County 13%11 Furnas County 13%12 Keya Paha County 13%13 Loup County 13%14 Nemaha County 13%15 Richardson County 13%16 Sheridan County 13%17 Wayne County 13%18 Adams County 12%19 Antelope County 12%20 Brown County 12%21 Buffalo County 12%22 Cheyenne County 12%23 Dodge County 12%24 Gage County 12%25 Garfield County 12%26 Hall County 12%27 Hitchcock County 12%28 Johnson County 12%29 Keith County 12%30 Knox County 12%31 Madison County 12%32 McPherson County 12%33 Merrick County 12%34 Morrill County 12%35 Nance County 12%36 Nuckolls County 12%37 Otoe County 12%38 Pawnee County 12%39 Red Willow County 12%40 Saline County 12%41 Scotts Bluff County 12%42 Webster County 12%43 Wheeler County 12%44 York County 12% County Average 12%45 Boyd County 11%46 Burt County 11%

Food insecurity rates are determined using data from the 2001-2013 Current Population Survey on food insecure households and data from the 2013 American Community Survey on median household incomes, unemployment rates, and poverty rates.

Rank County Percent47 Butler County 11%48 Cherry County 11%49 Cuming County 11%50 Dawson County 11%51 Deuel County 11%52 Dixon County 11%53 Dundy County 11%54 Franklin County 11%55 Frontier County 11%56 Garden County 11%57 Gosper County 11%58 Greeley County 11%59 Harlan County 11%60 Hayes County 11%61 Hooker County 11%62 Jefferson County 11%63 Kimball County 11%64 Lincoln County 11%65 Phelps County 11%66 Platte County 11%67 Sarpy County 11%68 Sherman County 11%69 Sioux County 11%70 Thayer County 11%71 Thomas County 11%72 Valley County 11%73 Boone County 10%74 Cass County 10%75 Cedar County 10%76 Chase County 10%77 Clay County 10%78 Colfax County 10%79 Custer County 10%80 Fillmore County 10%81 Hamilton County 10%82 Holt County 10%83 Howard County 10%84 Logan County 10%85 Perkins County 10%86 Pierce County 10%87 Polk County 10%88 Saunders County 10%89 Seward County 10%90 Stanton County 10%91 Washington County 10%92 Kearney County 9%93 Rock County 9%

Source: Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap, 2015: http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/our-research/map-the-meal-gap/2013/NE_AllCounties_CDs_MMG_2013.pdf

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17%

12%11%

9%

0%2%4%6%8%

10%12%14%16%18%

Thurston County Average Median Kearney County RockCounty

% Food Insecure

Rock County

median household income by county

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2013: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

household income

median household income by county

Rank County Dollars1 Sarpy County $69,9652 Washington County $65,4093 Cass County $64,6974 Saunders County $59,8705 Seward County $59,4356 Perkins County $58,6257 Kearney County $56,4668 Hamilton County $56,0659 Thomas County $55,08910 McPherson County $54,92611 Douglas County $53,32512 Polk County $52,84813 Wayne County $52,14714 Pierce County $51,92415 Colfax County $51,76516 Lancaster County $51,57417 Cheyenne County $51,52918 Stanton County $51,49319 Platte County $51,21320 Buffalo County $50,96321 Otoe County $50,88122 Merrick County $50,85923 Butler County $50,24724 Frontier County $50,22725 Phelps County $50,00026 York County $49,63327 Adams County $49,44028 Hayes County $49,12529 Howard County $49,08830 Hall County $48,71231 Dodge County $48,62632 Fillmore County $48,46433 Lincoln County $48,15434 Cedar County $48,03835 Gage County $47,65436 Cuming County $47,50037 Dundy County $47,43138 Dixon County $47,32539 Dakota County $47,06940 Burt County $46,81741 Clay County $46,78442 Madison County $46,566 County Average $46,59543 Box Butte County $46,37344 Dawson County $46,07845 Harlan County $45,92046 Gosper County $45,893

Median Household Income

Rank County Dollars47 Chase County $45,61048 Cherry County $45,46449 Boone County $45,24650 Greeley County $44,95051 Deuel County $44,92252 Custer County $44,87353 Jefferson County $44,84354 Holt County $44,42755 Thayer County $44,42256 Logan County $44,41757 Nance County $44,28658 Grant County $44,16759 Saline County $44,10960 Morrill County $43,88661 Antelope County $43,51862 Rock County $43,50063 Scotts Bluff County $43,44464 Franklin County $43,01165 Blaine County $42,91766 Nemaha County $42,67267 Johnson County $42,36468 Red Willow County $42,34569 Knox County $42,23070 Kimball County $42,18071 Sioux County $42,01472 Keith County $41,97073 Garfield County $41,89274 Sherman County $41,83575 Thurston County $41,40076 Boyd County $41,27977 Webster County $41,04578 Arthur County $40,56879 Valley County $40,44580 Dawes County $40,35981 Hitchcock County $39,70282 Furnas County $39,60383 Garden County $39,40084 Hooker County $39,32785 Wheeler County $38,80786 Richardson County $38,58287 Sheridan County $38,54988 Loup County $38,12589 Nuckolls County $37,59490 Pawnee County $37,32191 Keya Paha County $36,92392 Banner County $36,87593 Brown County $33,647

$69,965

$46,595 $45,610

$33,647

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Sarpy County Average Median Brown County

Median Household Income

Median household income is the midpoint of all incomes in a county -- half of households made more than the median, and half made less. This ranking is based on the five-year estimate of inflation-adjusted income for the years 2009 through 2013.

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average weekly wage

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014, http://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/countyemploymentandwages_nebraska.htm

WagesAverage Weekly Wage

average weekly wage

Rank County Dollars1 Stanton County $1,1482 Blaine County $1,1313 Nemaha County $9904 Washington County $9575 Douglas County $9326 Cheyenne County $8807 Sarpy County $8388 Phelps County $8249 Thayer County $82010 Lancaster County $81911 Kimball County $81612 Thurston County $81413 Dakota County $81014 Clay County $80915 Custer County $79716 Hamilton County $79717 Perkins County $79418 Platte County $78819 Seward County $77920 Merrick County $77821 Saline County $77322 York County $76323 Madison County $75424 Butler County $75325 Cuming County $75126 Adams County $74727 Dundy County $74228 Scotts Bluff County $74129 Fillmore County $74030 Chase County $73831 Banner County $73432 Burt County $72933 Kearney County $72834 Buffalo County $72735 Lincoln County $72636 Hall County $72437 Holt County $71838 Morrill County $71339 Colfax County $70840 Pierce County $70841 Antelope County $70242 Cass County $70143 Dawson County $70144 Dodge County $70045 Gosper County $700 County Average $69946 Polk County $697

Rank County Dollars47 Gage County $69348 Box Butte County $69249 Hitchcock County $69250 Cedar County $68751 Otoe County $67652 Boone County $67453 Red Willow County $67354 Saunders County $67255 Johnson County $66856 Grant County $66757 Furnas County $66658 Wheeler County $66459 Frontier County $66360 Valley County $66261 Franklin County $65962 Brown County $65163 Jefferson County $65164 Rock County $65165 Pawnee County $64866 Nance County $64367 Wayne County $63568 Dixon County $63169 Keith County $62170 Richardson County $61971 Thomas County $61672 Howard County $61573 Cherry County $60674 Garfield County $60375 Deuel County $60276 Sioux County $60177 Dawes County $58878 Harlan County $58679 Webster County $58380 Garden County $58181 Knox County $57982 Greeley County $57783 Nuckolls County $57484 Hayes County $57185 Sheridan County $56386 Keya Paha County $56187 Logan County $55288 McPherson County $54189 Sherman County $53790 Boyd County $52691 Hooker County $50692 Arthur County $45593 Loup County $414

$1,148

$699.23 $693.00

$414

$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

Stanton County Average Median Loup County

Average Weekly Wage

Average weekly wage data by county are compiled under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. In 2014, wages in Douglas County increased 4.7 percent, ranking it 60th among the nation’s 339 largest counties.

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average 12-month unemployment rate

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015: http://www.bls.gov/lau/

unemploymentAverage 12-month Unemployment Rate

average 12-month unemployment rate

Rank County Rate1 Thurston County 5.7%2 Dakota County 4.6%3 Blaine County 4.1%4 Arthur County 4.0%5 Burt County 3.8%6 Hooker County 3.8%7 Gage County 3.7%8 Nemaha County 3.5%9 Hall County 3.5%10 Banner County 3.4%11 Webster County 3.4%12 Richardson County 3.4%13 Merrick County 3.3%14 Scotts Bluff County 3.3%15 Howard County 3.2%16 Cass County 3.2%17 Douglas County 3.1%18 Hitchcock County 3.1%19 Johnson County 3.1%20 Brown County 3.1%21 Otoe County 3.1%22 Dixon County 3.1%23 Dodge County 3.1%24 Thomas County 3.1%25 Loup County 3.0%26 Dawson County 3.0%27 Saunders County 2.9%28 Knox County 2.9%29 Adams County 2.9%30 Saline County 2.8%31 Greeley County 2.8%32 Kimball County 2.8%33 Washington County 2.8%34 Sheridan County 2.8%35 York County 2.7%36 Lincoln County 2.7%37 Morrill County 2.7%38 Clay County 2.7%39 Box Butte County 2.7%40 Sarpy County 2.7% County Average 2.7%41 Jefferson County 2.6%42 Logan County 2.6%43 Sherman County 2.6%44 Sioux County 2.6%45 Hamilton County 2.6%46 Butler County 2.6%

This ranking measures the average percent of the civilian non-institutional labor force 16 years of age and older who were unemployed from September 2014 to September 2015.

Rank County Rate47 Platte County 2.6%48 McPherson County 2.5%49 Valley County 2.5%50 Wheeler County 2.5%51 Fillmore County 2.5%52 Polk County 2.5%53 Seward County 2.5%54 Pawnee County 2.5%55 Dawes County 2.5%56 Cuming County 2.5%57 Colfax County 2.5%58 Keith County 2.5%59 Furnas County 2.4%60 Garfield County 2.4%61 Nuckolls County 2.4%62 Boyd County 2.4%63 Lancaster County 2.4%64 Deuel County 2.4%65 Franklin County 2.4%66 Rock County 2.4%67 Gosper County 2.4%68 Wayne County 2.4%69 Antelope County 2.4%70 Hayes County 2.4%71 Red Willow County 2.3%72 Pierce County 2.3%73 Stanton County 2.3%74 Garden County 2.3%75 Boone County 2.3%76 Cedar County 2.3%77 Phelps County 2.3%78 Nance County 2.3%79 Buffalo County 2.2%80 Frontier County 2.2%81 Holt County 2.2%82 Thayer County 2.2%83 Cherry County 2.2%84 Custer County 2.2%85 Keya Paha County 2.2%86 Madison County 2.1%87 Grant County 2.1%88 Harlan County 2.1%89 Kearney County 2.0%90 Cheyenne County 2.0%91 Dundy County 1.9%92 Chase County 1.8%93 Perkins County 1.8%

6.8%

2.9% 2.8%

1.8%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

Thurston County Average Median Perkins County

Unemployment Rate

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Farm land as a percent of total land area

Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, 2013, http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/Nebraska/

farm Land areaFarm Land as a Percent of Total Land Area

farm land as a percent of total land area

Rank County Percent1 Rock County 99.9%2 Washington County 99.4%3 Cuming County 99.4%4 Grant County 99.3%5 Arthur County 98.9%6 Butler County 98.9%7 Gosper County 98.9%8 Boone County 98.9%9 Platte County 98.8%10 Wayne County 98.8%11 Burt County 98.5%12 Saline County 98.5%13 Cherry County 98.5%14 Perkins County 98.5%15 Cedar County 98.5%16 Otoe County 98.4%17 Deuel County 98.3%18 Thurston County 98.3%19 Sheridan County 98.2%20 Box Butte County 98.1%21 Dixon County 98.1%22 Kimball County 98.1%23 Gage County 98.1%24 Colfax County 97.8%25 Saunders County 97.8%26 Dodge County 97.5%27 Pawnee County 97.4%28 Dawson County 97.2%29 Nemaha County 97.2%30 Seward County 97.0%31 Wheeler County 97.0%32 Cass County 96.7%33 Jefferson County 96.5%34 Valley County 96.1%35 Madison County 96.0%36 Phelps County 95.9%37 Nuckolls County 95.0%38 Garfield County 94.9%39 Furnas County 94.7%40 Hooker County 94.6%41 Chase County 94.6%42 Adams County 94.5%43 Hall County 94.3%44 Keya Paha County 94.1%45 Scotts Bluff County 94.1%46 Garden County 94.1%47 Buffalo County 93.7%

Rank County Percent48 Dakota County 93.4%49 Stanton County 92.9%50 Brown County 92.8%51 Greeley County 92.8%52 York County 92.7%53 Sioux County 92.6%54 Dawes County 92.2%55 Cheyenne County 91.8%56 Holt County 91.6%57 Red Willow County 91.4% County Average 91.3%58 Lancaster County 91.2%59 Custer County 91.2%60 Logan County 90.4%61 Richardson County 90.4%62 Clay County 90.2%63 Pierce County 89.7%64 Fillmore County 89.2%65 Kearney County 88.9%66 Thayer County 88.9%67 Knox County 88.5%68 Dundy County 88.5%69 Blaine County 88.5%70 Banner County 88.4%71 Harlan County 88.3%72 Hitchcock County 87.9%73 Morrill County 87.7%74 Hamilton County 87.6%75 Polk County 87.4%76 Lincoln County 86.7%77 Antelope County 86.6%78 Howard County 85.7%79 McPherson County 85.6%80 Hayes County 84.4%81 Boyd County 84.2%82 Webster County 82.1%83 Johnson County 82.1%84 Thomas County 80.5%85 Keith County 79.7%86 Franklin County 78.1%87 Loup County 77.8%88 Sherman County 77.6%89 Merrick County 75.8%90 Nance County 73.6%91 Frontier County 72.5%92 Sarpy County 60.0%93 Douglas County 41.0%

99.4%93.7% 91.3%

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20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Cuming CountyWashington County

Median Average Douglas County

Land in Farms as a percent of Total Land

This ranking is based on the USDA Census of Agriculture. The census definition of a farm is any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year.

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total market value of ag products sold

Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, 2013, http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/Nebraska/

Farm productionTotal Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold

total market value of ag products sold

Rank County Dollars1 Cuming County $1,081,302,000 2 Custer County $845,305,000 3 Dawson County $826,281,000 4 Lincoln County $782,661,000 5 Phelps County $738,795,000 6 Platte County $652,105,000 7 Holt County $636,353,000 8 Antelope County $535,116,000 9 Boone County $453,395,000 10 Adams County $417,956,000 11 York County $415,413,000 12 Chase County $414,875,000 13 Kearney County $407,425,000 14 Buffalo County $395,127,000 15 Scotts Bluff County $390,062,000 16 Cedar County $388,734,000 17 Saunders County $380,504,000 18 Clay County $355,079,000 19 Hamilton County $353,237,000 20 Hall County $353,075,000 21 Morrill County $345,202,000 22 Colfax County $337,904,000 23 Fillmore County $334,806,000 24 Polk County $326,239,000 25 Dodge County $326,008,000 26 Knox County $312,845,000 27 Seward County $308,529,000 28 McPherson County $303,657,000 29 Box Butte County $299,251,000 30 Butler County $276,396,000 31 Merrick County $275,222,000 32 Pierce County $261,208,000 33 Wheeler County $259,840,000 34 Thayer County $249,384,000 County Average $248,051,11835 Cherry County $246,761,000 36 Howard County $246,289,000 37 Gage County $244,467,000 38 Perkins County $233,135,000 39 Keith County $228,335,000 40 Burt County $226,941,000 41 Webster County $226,899,000 42 Harlan County $223,498,000 43 Jefferson County $219,597,000 44 Saline County $208,771,000 45 Cheyenne County $205,679,000 46 Valley County $205,092,000

Rank County Dollars47 Wayne County $203,253,000 48 Thurston County $197,685,000 49 Dundy County $195,620,000 50 Brown County $195,431,000 51 Greeley County $187,550,000 52 Stanton County $182,084,000 53 Furnas County $181,554,000 54 Red Willow County $180,509,000 55 Lancaster County $177,766,000 56 Dixon County $169,128,000 57 Nuckolls County $168,406,000 58 Sheridan County $167,522,000 59 Washington County $163,475,000 60 Hayes County $163,415,000 61 Richardson County $162,022,000 62 Otoe County $158,473,000 63 Cass County $149,337,000 64 Sioux County $146,006,000 65 Nance County $145,879,000 66 Gosper County $139,070,000 67 Frontier County $124,627,000 68 Franklin County $119,127,000 69 Sherman County $114,162,000 70 Garden County $113,624,000 71 Banner County $113,025,000 72 Nemaha County $108,137,000 73 Keya Paha County $107,079,000 74 Rock County $97,788,000 75 Pawnee County $75,730,000 76 Dawes County $75,631,000 77 Johnson County $74,615,000 78 Dakota County $72,977,000 79 Deuel County $70,619,000 80 Garfield County $64,771,000 81 Hitchcock County $63,628,000 82 Sarpy County $63,579,000 83 Boyd County $62,903,000 84 Kimball County $60,805,000 85 Douglas County $58,019,000 86 Logan County $41,995,000 87 Blaine County $34,657,000 88 Loup County $32,072,000 89 Arthur County $31,485,000 90 Madison County $30,107,000 91 Grant County $28,965,000 92 Thomas County $22,426,000 93 Hooker County $17,261,000

$1.08Billion

$248,051,118 $203,253,000 $17,261,000 $0

$200,000,000

$400,000,000

$600,000,000

$800,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$1,200,000,000

Cuming County Average Median Hooker County

Total Market Value of Ag Products Sold

Agricultural products include commodities such as grains, corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, barley, rice, tobacco, cotton, vegetables, fruits, berries, nursery products, trees, hay, poultry, eggs, cattle, milk, pigs, sheep, goats, wool, horses, fish and other animal products.

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percentage of residents employed in agriculture


Agricultural employmentPercentage of Residents Employed in Agriculture

percentage of residents employed in agriculture

Rank County Percent1 Wheeler County 52.9%2 Keya Paha County 41.7%3 Blaine County 41.0%4 Arthur County 36.7%5 Grant County 36.6%6 Loup County 36.5%7 Dundy County 34.7%8 Hayes County 32.6%9 Sioux County 31.6%10 Rock County 30.0%11 Logan County 27.5%12 Boyd County 27.3%13 McPherson County 26.9%14 Banner County 24.6%15 Cherry County 24.3%16 Antelope County 23.4%17 Greeley County 23.0%18 Thomas County 23.0%19 Perkins County 22.6%20 Boone County 22.4%21 Chase County 20.2%22 Frontier County 20.2%23 Brown County 20.1%24 Webster County 19.7%25 Furnas County 19.2%26 Holt County 19.2%27 Garden County 19.1%28 Franklin County 18.9%29 Nuckolls County 18.4%30 Sheridan County 18.2%31 Polk County 17.9%32 Nance County 17.8%33 Knox County 17.7%34 Thayer County 17.7%35 Morrill County 17.3%36 Pawnee County 16.6%37 Clay County 16.5%38 Sherman County 16.5%39 Custer County 15.8%40 Fillmore County 15.5% County Average 15.5%41 Harlan County 15.0%42 Hooker County 14.7%43 Dixon County 14.3%44 Garfield County 13.8%45 Hitchcock County 13.7%46 Cedar County 13.6%

Rank County Percent47 Butler County 13.4%48 Phelps County 13.3%49 Cuming County 13.1%50 Burt County 13.0%51 Deuel County 12.4%52 Keith County 12.3%53 Kimball County 12.1%54 Valley County 12.1%55 Wayne County 12.0%56 Merrick County 11.2%57 Pierce County 11.2%58 Kearney County 11.0%59 Hamilton County 10.7%60 Howard County 10.5%61 Jefferson County 10.4%62 Dawes County 10.2%63 Thurston County 10.2%64 Dawson County 9.9%65 York County 9.8%66 Stanton County 8.9%67 Gosper County 8.7%68 Richardson County 8.7%69 Johnson County 8.1%70 Red Willow County 7.9%71 Saline County 7.9%72 Seward County 7.8%73 Colfax County 7.2%74 Nemaha County 6.8%75 Otoe County 6.4%76 Box Butte County 6.0%77 Cheyenne County 6.0%78 Gage County 5.6%79 Adams County 5.3%80 Saunders County 5.3%81 Platte County 5.1%82 Scotts Bluff County 4.7%83 Washington County 4.7%84 Lincoln County 4.6%85 Buffalo County 4.5%86 Dodge County 4.3%87 Cass County 4.0%88 Madison County 3.8%89 Hall County 3.5%90 Dakota County 2.7%91 Lancaster County 1.2%92 Douglas County 0.8%93 Sarpy County 0.7%

52.9%

15.5% 13.4%0.7%

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20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Wheeler County Average Median Sarpy County

Ag Employees

This ranking is based on the civilian population 16 years of age and older, employed in the areas of agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining.

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number of business establishments per 1,000 residents

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2013, http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/

private sectorNumber of Establishments per 1,000 ResidentsRank County Rate1 Grant County 48.52 Garfield County 46.93 Hooker County 44.04 Perkins County 43.95 Brown County 43.96 Valley County 43.37 Keith County 42.18 Holt County 40.39 Cherry County 39.910 Thayer County 39.811 Fillmore County 39.212 Nuckolls County 38.913 Red Willow County 38.614 Cuming County 38.115 Madison County 37.516 Chase County 37.217 York County 37.018 Phelps County 35.919 Boone County 35.720 Custer County 35.621 Dundy County 35.022 Cedar County 34.823 Kimball County 34.724 Furnas County 34.625 Antelope County 34.226 Boyd County 33.027 Jefferson County 32.328 Buffalo County 32.329 Pierce County 32.130 Hamilton County 32.031 Sheridan County 31.932 Richardson County 31.933 Merrick County 31.434 Rock County 31.235 Knox County 31.136 Gage County 31.137 Platte County 31.038 Gosper County 31.039 Adams County 30.940 Logan County 30.741 Dawes County 30.642 Thomas County 30.643 Clay County 30.144 Deuel County 29.945 Burt County 29.7 County Average 29.646 Scotts Bluff County 29.6

Rank County Rate47 Otoe County 29.648 Harlan County 29.549 Hall County 29.550 Lincoln County 29.351 Nance County 29.152 Dawson County 28.853 Cheyenne County 28.754 Polk County 28.555 Douglas County 27.756 Garden County 27.757 Washington County 27.658 Dodge County 27.659 Box Butte County 27.560 Wheeler County 27.461 Wayne County 26.762 Lancaster County 26.763 Nemaha County 26.664 Greeley County 26.665 Sherman County 26.466 Frontier County 26.267 Kearney County 26.068 Keya Paha County 25.969 Seward County 25.670 Butler County 25.271 Saunders County 25.072 Pawnee County 24.473 Webster County 24.374 Morrill County 24.375 Colfax County 24.176 Franklin County 24.177 Howard County 23.678 Hitchcock County 23.179 Johnson County 22.680 Arthur County 22.181 Hayes County 21.482 Saline County 21.083 Cass County 20.984 Dakota County 20.585 Sarpy County 19.486 Dixon County 18.287 Stanton County 17.888 Thurston County 17.589 Blaine County 15.990 Loup County 13.691 Banner County 13.192 McPherson County 12.093 Sioux County 10.0

48.5

29.6 29.56

10.00.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

Grant County Average Median Sioux County

Number of Businesses per 1000 Residentsnumber of business establishments per 1,000 residents

For the purposes of this ranking, an establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted or services or industrial operations are performed. An establishment is not necessarily equivalent to a company or enterprise, which may consist of one or more establishments.

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percent of residents with access to broadband internet

Source: Nebraska Broadband Mapping Project, 2015, https://prodmaps.ne.gov/StateMap/

BroadbandPercent of Residents with Access to Broadband Internet

percent of residents with access to broadband internet

Rank County Percent1 Douglas County 97.7%2 Sarpy County 96.2%3 Lancaster County 95.0%4 Keya Paha County 94.5%5 Hall County 93.9%6 Box Butte County 93.7%7 Buffalo County 91.7%8 Madison County 91.5%9 Adams County 90.2%10 Scotts Bluff County 89.0%11 Dawson County 88.0%12 Dakota County 84.4%13 Lincoln County 84.2%14 Phelps County 82.7%15 Red Willow County 82.5%16 Cheyenne County 78.2%17 Kearney County 77.0%18 Kimball County 72.1%19 Dawes County 71.5%20 Keith County 71.5%21 Dundy County 69.0%22 Gage County 68.1%23 Franklin County 65.4%24 Morrill County 65.2%25 Cuming County 59.8%26 Valley County 59.0%27 Pierce County 57.2%28 Harlan County 53.4%29 Platte County 53.3%30 Deuel County 52.7%31 Custer County 51.9%32 Webster County 51.8%33 Howard County 49.3%34 Cass County 48.4%35 Sherman County 47.6%36 Antelope County 43.7%37 Stanton County 42.3%38 Saunders County 40.6%39 Logan County 39.6%40 Boone County 37.1% County Average 35.8%41 Fillmore County 34.6%42 Furnas County 33.3%43 Boyd County 31.7%44 York County 31.4%45 Dodge County 31.0%46 Seward County 27.7%

Rank County Percent47 Saline County 24.7%48 Clay County 24.3%49 Johnson County 23.9%50 Otoe County 21.9%51 Greeley County 20.9%52 Chase County 20.1%53 Nemaha County 19.9%54 Cherry County 18.8%55 Thayer County 18.8%56 Pawnee County 17.9%57 Gosper County 17.8%58 Hamilton County 17.1%59 Nuckolls County 12.7%60 Holt County 11.9%61 Merrick County 11.7%62 Cedar County 11.2%63 Sioux County 8.2%64 Brown County 7.9%65 Richardson County 7.3%66 Hitchcock County 6.1%67 Frontier County 5.2%68 Garfield County 4.9%69 Wayne County 4.1%70 Loup County 3.6%71 Hayes County 3.3%72 Garden County 3.0%73 Jefferson County 2.8%74 Washington County 2.0%75 Knox County 1.8%76 Butler County 0.9%77 Colfax County 0.9%78 Polk County 0.5%79 Wheeler County 0.5%80 Nance County 0.1%81 Arthur County 0.0%82 Banner County 0.0%83 Blaine County 0.0%84 Burt County 0.0%85 Dixon County 0.0%86 Grant County 0.0%87 Hooker County 0.0%88 McPherson County 0.0%89 Perkins County 0.0%90 Rock County 0.0%91 Sheridan County 0.0%92 Thomas County 0.0%93 Thurston County 0.0%

97.7%

35.8%24.7%

0.00%0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Douglas Average Median 13 Counties

Broadband Coverage

Broadband is defined as an internet connection with download speeds of 25 mbps or faster. Overall, 79.3 percent of Nebraskans have access to wired broadband 25 mbps. Three percent of people in Nebraska do not have any wired internet providers available where they live.

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percent of homes occupied by the owner


Home ownershipPercent of Homes Occupied by the Owner

percent of homes occupied by the owner

Rank County Rate1 Hooker County 85.4%2 Boyd County 83.2%3 Rock County 83.0%4 Franklin County 82.2%5 Stanton County 81.7%6 Keya Paha County 81.4%7 Cedar County 81.2%8 Sherman County 81.2%9 Greeley County 80.8%10 Pierce County 80.2%11 Thayer County 79.6%12 Howard County 79.4%13 Cass County 79.2%14 Webster County 79.2%15 Saunders County 79.1%16 Jefferson County 78.2%17 Washington County 78.1%18 Harlan County 77.9%19 Clay County 77.8%20 Deuel County 77.7%21 Garden County 77.6%22 Hamilton County 77.6%23 Sioux County 77.4%24 Fillmore County 77.3%25 Chase County 77.1%26 Boone County 77.0%27 Richardson County 77.0%28 Dixon County 76.8%29 Burt County 76.6%30 Gosper County 76.4%31 Nuckolls County 76.1%32 Butler County 75.9%33 Custer County 75.5%34 Nance County 75.4%35 Antelope County 75.2%36 Perkins County 75.1%37 Pawnee County 74.9%38 Valley County 74.7%39 Frontier County 74.5%40 Holt County 74.5%41 Colfax County 74.4%42 Polk County 74.3%43 Garfield County 74.2%44 Johnson County 74.0%45 Thomas County 73.7%46 Seward County 73.5%47 Hitchcock County 73.3%

Rank County Rate48 Kearney County 73.3%49 Otoe County 73.1% County Average 72.9%50 Merrick County 72.7%51 Knox County 72.6%52 Logan County 72.5%53 Gage County 72.4%54 Furnas County 72.3%55 Phelps County 72.1%56 Loup County 71.7%57 Platte County 71.5%58 Red Willow County 71.4%59 Wheeler County 71.2%60 Cuming County 70.6%61 Sarpy County 70.6%62 Keith County 70.0%63 Adams County 69.8%64 Brown County 69.5%65 Sheridan County 69.5%66 York County 69.3%67 McPherson County 69.2%68 Lincoln County 68.6%69 Dawson County 68.3%70 Nemaha County 68.3%71 Dodge County 68.0%72 Hayes County 67.7%73 Scotts Bluff County 67.7%74 Dundy County 67.6%75 Cherry County 67.0%76 Thurston County 67.0%77 Cheyenne County 66.7%78 Morrill County 66.5%79 Grant County 66.3%80 Kimball County 66.1%81 Madison County 66.1%82 Box Butte County 65.9%83 Saline County 65.6%84 Hall County 65.3%85 Buffalo County 64.8%86 Dawes County 64.8%87 Wayne County 64.5%88 Dakota County 64.4%89 Banner County 63.6%90 Douglas County 62.7%91 Arthur County 61.6%92 Lancaster County 60.1%93 Blaine County 58.2%

A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room intended for occupancy. A housing unit is owner-occupied if the owner lives in the unit, even if it is mortgaged or not fully paid for. This ranking is based on a five-year average of homeownership from 2009-2013.

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85.4%

72.9% 73.3%

58.2%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Hooker County Average Median Blaine County

House Ownership Rate

Average residential value

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, 2013 Annual Report of the Property Assessment Division, http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/PAD/research/annual_reports/2013/2013_index.html#gen

Housing PricesAverage Residential Value

Average residential value

Rank County Dollars1 Sarpy County $162,7542 Washington County $158,2573 Lancaster County $152,3284 Douglas County $141,9935 Cass County $138,7326 Saunders County $136,5117 Seward County $126,8778 Platte County $121,6689 Buffalo County $112,36610 Hamilton County $108,00111 Hall County $106,87912 Lincoln County $101,10713 Dodge County $101,04514 Kearney County $99,66215 Gosper County $99,49916 Otoe County $98,30517 Madison County $97,46518 York County $97,27219 Cheyenne County $96,43020 Adams County $93,02521 Phelps County $90,41322 Wayne County $89,97123 Scotts Bluff County $88,75324 Dakota County $88,61825 Stanton County $87,47126 Gage County $87,29127 Polk County $83,78628 Merrick County $83,19029 Saline County $82,91530 Dawson County $82,76831 Keith County $82,33432 Howard County $80,63333 Pierce County $79,13934 Perkins County $77,64635 Dawes County $76,85336 Butler County $75,88937 Cherry County $75,22738 Cuming County $75,05939 Cedar County $74,58440 Box Butte County $74,38141 Chase County $74,18642 Colfax County $73,88143 Burt County $73,447 County Average $73,38744 Logan County $67,60345 Clay County $67,59346 Nemaha County $67,566

Rank County Dollars47 Red Willow County $66,98348 Dixon County $66,96349 Valley County $66,86150 Fillmore County $65,43051 Banner County $64,57852 Johnson County $63,19753 Boone County $63,14454 Frontier County $63,13355 Harlan County $62,77756 Kimball County $62,37957 Custer County $62,36458 Garfield County $61,82759 Holt County $59,34160 Antelope County $59,23261 Nance County $59,10762 Jefferson County $58,86663 Morrill County $58,50664 Thurston County $57,01765 Sioux County $55,89466 McPherson County $54,79967 Thayer County $53,27068 Thomas County $53,12069 Loup County $52,10670 Knox County $51,04971 Sherman County $50,92672 Deuel County $50,29073 Hitchcock County $49,17374 Brown County $48,53475 Garden County $47,96176 Webster County $46,74777 Richardson County $45,86578 Greeley County $45,53479 Arthur County $45,25880 Sheridan County $45,12881 Hayes County $44,09382 Furnas County $43,50783 Grant County $43,20184 Dundy County $42,50185 Franklin County $42,27686 Nuckolls County $41,14087 Rock County $40,80788 Pawnee County $39,76289 Hooker County $36,80090 Keya Paha County $36,02291 Wheeler County $30,43692 Blaine County $28,18693 Boyd County $27,525

$162,754

$73,387 $66,983

$27,525$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

$180,000

Sarpy County Average Median Boyd County

Average Residential Values

This ranking is based on the Nebraska Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division’s annual analysis of property valuations, tax rates, and taxes levied for local governments.

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percent of families below the federal poverty level


PovertyPercent of Families Below the Federal Poverty Threshold

percent of families below the federal poverty level

Rank County Percent1 Thurston County 30.5%2 Keya Paha County 19.4%3 Blaine County 18.0%4 Dawes County 17.5%5 Loup County 16.7%6 Sioux County 16.5%7 Sheridan County 16.0%8 Wheeler County 16.0%9 Garden County 15.9%10 Thomas County 15.5%11 Douglas County 15.2%12 Pawnee County 15.2%13 Rock County 15.2%14 Scotts Bluff County 15.2%15 Knox County 15.1%16 Hitchcock County 15.0%17 Hall County 14.9%18 McPherson County 14.9%19 Dawson County 14.8%20 Johnson County 14.8%21 Lancaster County 14.8%22 Hayes County 14.6%23 Dakota County 14.4%24 Richardson County 14.4%25 Furnas County 14.2%26 Boyd County 13.9%27 Keith County 13.9%28 Brown County 13.8%29 Sherman County 13.8%30 Dundy County 13.6%31 Greeley County 13.6%32 Kimball County 13.6%33 Cherry County 13.5%34 Frontier County 13.4%35 Morrill County 13.4%36 Nemaha County 13.2%37 Wayne County 13.2%38 Custer County 13.1%39 Thayer County 13.1%40 Franklin County 13.0%41 Holt County 13.0%42 Box Butte County 12.9%43 Garfield County 12.9%44 Antelope County 12.8%45 Deuel County 12.8%46 Buffalo County 12.7%47 Jefferson County 12.7%

The federal poverty threshold for a family of four (two children) in 2013 was $27,090. This ranking is based on five-year average poverty rates from 2009-2013.

Rank County Percent48 Lincoln County 12.6%49 Nance County 12.6% County Average 12.6%50 Madison County 12.5%51 Webster County 12.4%52 Banner County 12.3%53 Valley County 12.3%54 Red Willow County 12.2%55 Harlan County 12.1%56 Saline County 12.0%57 Burt County 11.7%58 Nuckolls County 11.6%59 Adams County 11.4%60 Clay County 11.4%61 Dodge County 11.3%62 Gage County 11.3%63 Grant County 11.1%64 Merrick County 11.1%65 Howard County 10.9%66 Logan County 10.6%67 Dixon County 10.2%68 Platte County 10.2%69 Seward County 10.2%70 Colfax County 10.1%71 Perkins County 10.0%72 Boone County 9.9%73 Cheyenne County 9.9%74 Gosper County 9.9%75 Hooker County 9.9%76 Butler County 9.8%77 Chase County 9.8%78 Cuming County 9.8%79 Otoe County 9.8%80 York County 9.8%81 Pierce County 9.6%82 Cedar County 9.4%83 Arthur County 9.2%84 Kearney County 9.2%85 Fillmore County 9.0%86 Polk County 8.9%87 Hamilton County 8.8%88 Phelps County 8.7%89 Saunders County 8.7%90 Stanton County 8.3%91 Cass County 8.2%92 Washington County 7.7%93 Sarpy County 6.3%

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30.5%

12.6% 12.7%

6.3%0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

Thurston County Average Median Sarpy County

Poverty Rate

percent of children living in poverty

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2013, http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/data/statecounty/data/2013.html

Children in povertyPercent of Children Living in Poverty

percent of children living in poverty

Rank County Percent1 Thurston County 40.7%2 Keya Paha County 33.3%3 Blaine County 29.7%4 Loup County 29.4%5 Madison County 29.3%6 Garden County 27.1%7 Sheridan County 26.9%8 Sioux County 26.6%9 Rock County 25.6%10 Wheeler County 25.5%11 Boyd County 25.4%12 Hayes County 25.1%13 Scotts Bluff County 24.3%14 Pawnee County 23.7%15 Hitchcock County 23.2%16 Deuel County 23.0%17 Keith County 22.4%18 Dakota County 22.3%19 Dawes County 22.3%20 Hall County 22.2%21 Furnas County 21.8%22 Richardson County 21.8%23 Thomas County 21.8%24 Cherry County 21.7%25 Banner County 21.6%26 Knox County 21.0%27 Sherman County 20.9%28 Dundy County 20.6%29 Dawson County 20.2%30 Douglas County 20.0%31 Jefferson County 19.8%32 Custer County 19.7%33 Brown County 19.6%34 Kimball County 19.6%35 Greeley County 19.5%36 Morrill County 19.2%37 Garfield County 19.0%38 Box Butte County 18.8%39 Nuckolls County 18.8%40 Antelope County 18.4%41 Harlan County 18.3% County Average 18.3%42 Valley County 18.2%43 Franklin County 18.0%44 Nance County 18.0%45 Clay County 17.9%46 Lincoln County 17.9%

Rank County Percent47 Thayer County 17.6%48 Johnson County 17.5%49 McPherson County 17.4%50 Burt County 17.2%51 Nemaha County 17.1%52 Holt County 16.7%53 Lancaster County 16.7%54 Red Willow County 16.7%55 Grant County 16.3%56 Merrick County 16.3%57 Adams County 16.2%58 Gage County 16.0%59 Arthur County 15.4%60 Dixon County 15.3%61 Buffalo County 15.2%62 Colfax County 15.2%63 Dodge County 15.1%64 Gosper County 15.1%65 Webster County 15.1%66 Logan County 14.9%67 Saline County 14.9%68 Howard County 14.8%69 Frontier County 14.6%70 Kearney County 14.5%71 Platte County 14.2%72 Cheyenne County 13.7%73 Otoe County 13.7%74 York County 13.7%75 Perkins County 13.4%76 Cedar County 13.1%77 Cuming County 13.1%78 Wayne County 13.1%79 Boone County 13.0%80 Fillmore County 12.9%81 Phelps County 12.9%82 Chase County 12.8%83 Hooker County 12.6%84 Cass County 12.4%85 Butler County 12.2%86 Pierce County 12.1%87 Polk County 12.1%88 Stanton County 12.1%89 Hamilton County 11.7%90 Saunders County 10.9%91 Seward County 9.8%92 Washington County 9.7%93 Sarpy County 8.5%

40.7%

18.3% 17.6%

8.5%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

Thurston County Average Median Sarpy County

% of Children in Poverty

This ranking is based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. The estimate combines data from administrative records, population estimates, and the American Community Survey.

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Education expenditures per pupil

Source: Nebraska Department of Education, 2013 Annual Financial Report: http://www.education.ne.gov/fos/Schoolfinance/AFR/Downloads/1213/ppc1213.pdf

Education Expenditures

Education Expenditures per Pupil

Education expenditures per pupil

Rank County Dollars1 Wheeler County $24,7652 Thomas County $24,6673 Sioux County $24,4754 Keya Paha County $23,5375 Banner County $22,2896 Blaine County $22,2137 Boyd County $21,5128 Hayes County $21,0229 Loup County $20,96110 McPherson County $20,27911 Thayer County $20,20012 Arthur County $20,11413 Fillmore County $19,30014 Rock County $19,07715 Garden County $18,90316 Grant County $18,39817 Boone County $18,35718 Perkins County $18,12819 Hooker County $17,73520 Deuel County $17,60421 Cherry County $17,59322 Frontier County $17,32823 Thurston County $16,75024 Custer County $16,60225 Greeley County $16,52526 Sherman County $16,45527 Valley County $16,43928 Colfax County $16,42329 Chase County $16,27630 Knox County $16,21431 Cedar County $16,16332 Dundy County $16,15833 Richardson County $15,76734 Pawnee County $15,71735 Saline County $15,70036 Dixon County $15,605 County Average $15,46037 Holt County $15,39638 Polk County $15,39139 Nuckolls County $15,32740 Howard County $15,24841 Butler County $15,13942 Antelope County $15,06743 Kearney County $15,01144 Jefferson County $14,99445 Franklin County $14,98846 Sheridan County $14,972

Rank County Dollars47 Harlan County $14,66648 Furnas County $14,47649 Cheyenne County $14,35450 Webster County $14,32351 Hamilton County $14,27952 Hitchcock County $14,20753 Morrill County $14,19354 Nance County $14,08755 Red Willow County $14,02756 Madison County $14,01257 Adams County $14,00958 Burt County $13,87859 Kimball County $13,86260 Keith County $13,77361 Logan County $13,70562 Gosper County $13,65763 Garfield County $13,54664 Pierce County $13,45565 Cuming County $13,38366 Seward County $13,35767 Wayne County $13,34868 Brown County $13,32369 York County $13,18670 Johnson County $13,18171 Dodge County $13,02272 Box Butte County $12,99673 Phelps County $12,96474 Stanton County $12,88775 Dawes County $12,83476 Gage County $12,71577 Lincoln County $12,67978 Platte County $12,67779 Cass County $12,61580 Merrick County $12,53981 Clay County $12,46082 Saunders County $12,38683 Nemaha County $12,15884 Buffalo County $12,04085 Dawson County $11,89086 Dakota County $11,82787 Otoe County $11,81888 Scotts Bluff County $11,71389 Hall County $11,17690 Washington County $11,09591 Lancaster County $10,92692 Douglas County $10,75693 Sarpy County $10,501

$24,765.22

$15,459.58 $14,444.16

$10,501.25

$0.00

$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

$30,000.00

Wheeler County Average Median Sarpy County

Cost per Pupil by ADM

Education expenditures This ranking is based on state education expenditures per school district and the Average Daily Membership of the school districts located in each county.

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Residents age 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher


Educational attainmentResidents Age 25+ with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Rank County Percent1 Dawes County 41%2 Douglas County 36%3 Sarpy County 36%4 Lancaster County 36%5 Wayne County 33%6 Arthur County 32%7 Buffalo County 32%8 Washington County 29%9 Adams County 29%10 Sioux County 27%11 Kearney County 26%12 McPherson County 26%13 Seward County 26%14 Cheyenne County 25%15 Nemaha County 25%16 York County 25%17 Hooker County 25%18 Saunders County 24%19 Hamilton County 24%20 Cass County 24%21 Otoe County 23%22 Thomas County 23%23 Sheridan County 23%24 Perkins County 22%25 Dundy County 22%26 Brown County 22%27 Deuel County 22%28 Phelps County 22%29 Cherry County 21%30 Custer County 21%31 Garden County 21%32 Madison County 21%33 Keith County 20%34 Polk County 20%35 Gage County 20%36 Scotts Bluff County 20%37 Logan County 20%38 Hayes County 20%39 Red Willow County 20% County Average 20%40 Lincoln County 19%41 Rock County 19%42 Holt County 19%43 Pierce County 19%44 Richardson County 19%45 Dodge County 19%46 Platte County 19%

Rank County Percent 47 Burt County 18%48 Morrill County 18%49 Chase County 18%50 Fillmore County 18%51 Gosper County 18%52 Howard County 18%53 Valley County 18%54 Grant County 18%55 Sherman County 18%56 Stanton County 18%57 Box Butte County 18%58 Clay County 18%59 Cuming County 18%60 Franklin County 18%61 Wheeler County 18%62 Keya Paha County 17%63 Webster County 17%64 Hall County 17%65 Knox County 17%66 Merrick County 17%67 Furnas County 17%68 Antelope County 17%69 Cedar County 17%70 Dixon County 17%71 Frontier County 17%72 Kimball County 16%73 Thayer County 16%74 Boyd County 16%75 Blaine County 16%76 Dawson County 16%77 Banner County 16%78 Thurston County 16%79 Harlan County 15%80 Saline County 15%81 Greeley County 15%82 Colfax County 14%83 Butler County 14%84 Boone County 14%85 Garfield County 14%86 Hitchcock County 14%87 Nuckolls County 14%88 Jefferson County 14%89 Nance County 13%90 Johnson County 13%91 Loup County 13%92 Pawnee County 12%93 Dakota County 11%

36%

20%18%

11%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Lancaster County SarpyCounty

Average Median Dakota County

% Bachelor's Degree or HigherResidents age 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher

This ranking is based on the population of individuals age 25 and older who have graduated from four-year public and private degree-granting institutions.

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total offenses per 1,000 residents

Source: Nebraska Comission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 2014, http://www.ncc.nebraska.gov/statistics/data_search/arrest/offense_crosstab.html

Crime rateTotal Offenses per 1,000 Residents

total offenses per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Douglas County 42.62 Hall County 42.33 Lancaster County 35.14 Adams County 34.95 Lincoln County 33.66 Gage County 29.57 Dakota County 27.38 Red Willow County 26.49 Scotts Bluff County 25.610 Cheyenne County 23.511 Dodge County 22.912 McPherson County 21.513 Dawson County 20.514 Saline County 20.015 Buffalo County 19.916 Box Butte County 18.417 York County 18.418 Otoe County 17.919 Phelps County 17.920 Kearney County 17.221 Keith County 17.122 Pawnee County 16.723 Dixon County 16.524 Dawes County 15.525 Platte County 15.326 Polk County 15.027 Sarpy County 14.028 Thayer County 12.529 Cass County 12.330 Saunders County 12.031 Brown County 11.532 Kimball County 10.633 Washington County 10.434 Hitchcock County 10.1 County Average 9.635 Custer County 9.236 Hamilton County 9.237 Merrick County 9.138 Chase County 9.039 Richardson County 8.740 Sherman County 8.141 Seward County 7.942 Cherry County 7.643 Nemaha County 7.444 Stanton County 7.345 Gosper County 7.246 Webster County 7.1

Rank County Rate47 Sheridan County 6.748 Butler County 6.149 Nuckolls County 6.150 Pierce County 5.351 Deuel County 5.252 Burt County 4.853 Morrill County 4.754 Franklin County 4.355 Valley County 4.356 Perkins County 3.857 Jefferson County 3.658 Johnson County 3.559 Antelope County 3.460 Boone County 3.461 Knox County 3.362 Wayne County 3.363 Cuming County 3.164 Holt County 3.165 Cedar County 2.966 Keya Paha County 2.667 Wheeler County 1.368 Thurston County 1.269 Rock County 0.770 Garfield County 0.571 Furnas County 0.472 Fillmore County 0.273 Colfax County 0.174 Arthur County 0.075 Banner County 0.076 Blaine County 0.077 Boyd County 0.078 Clay County 0.079 Dundy County 0.080 Frontier County 0.081 Garden County 0.082 Grant County 0.083 Greeley County 0.084 Harlan County 0.085 Hayes County 0.086 Hooker County 0.087 Howard County 0.088 Logan County 0.089 Loup County 0.090 Madison County 0.091 Nance County 0.092 Sioux County 0.093 Thomas County 0.0

42.6

9.6 6.7 0.000.05.0

10.015.020.025.030.035.040.045.0

Douglas County Average Median 20 Counties

Crime Rate (Total Offenses per 1,000 Residents)

This ranking is based on crimes reported or known to law enforcement. Uniform Crime Reporting data includes statistics on eight crimes: Homicide, Rape, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson.

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total arrests per 1,000 residents

Source: Nebraska Comission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 2014, http://www.ncc.nebraska.gov/statistics/data_search/arrest/arrest_crosstab.html

Arrest RateTotal Arrests per 1,000 Residents

total arrests per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Hall County 80.72 Keith County 73.33 Lincoln County 64.34 Red Willow County 61.55 Lancaster County 59.36 Sheridan County 57.67 Dakota County 57.48 Buffalo County 54.39 McPherson County 53.610 Kimball County 50.911 Dawson County 50.512 Scotts Bluff County 49.613 Dodge County 48.714 Cherry County 46.315 Platte County 44.916 Deuel County 41.817 York County 41.318 Saline County 39.319 Phelps County 39.120 Adams County 38.921 Douglas County 38.322 Banner County 38.023 Stanton County 37.924 Gage County 37.625 Nemaha County 36.926 Dawes County 36.227 Seward County 34.028 Cheyenne County 32.129 Madison County 32.130 Box Butte County 30.331 Custer County 29.232 Saunders County 26.833 Hamilton County 26.734 Richardson County 25.035 Sarpy County 23.636 Butler County 22.8 County Average 22.737 Chase County 22.638 Brown County 21.439 Hitchcock County 21.040 Otoe County 21.041 Washington County 20.042 Gosper County 19.843 Perkins County 18.744 Kearney County 18.245 Harlan County 18.046 Morrill County 17.9

Rank County Rate47 Holt County 17.348 Johnson County 16.449 Cuming County 16.250 Burt County 14.351 Thomas County 13.152 Cedar County 12.853 Jefferson County 12.554 Franklin County 12.455 Cass County 12.356 Sherman County 11.757 Pawnee County 11.558 Antelope County 11.159 Thayer County 10.760 Webster County 10.161 Polk County 10.162 Dixon County 10.063 Keya Paha County 9.964 Merrick County 9.365 Wayne County 9.066 Nuckolls County 8.767 Pierce County 8.268 Logan County 8.069 Knox County 6.770 Boone County 6.071 Blaine County 6.072 Valley County 5.973 Rock County 5.574 Howard County 5.275 Loup County 5.176 Furnas County 4.977 Garden County 4.778 Fillmore County 4.679 Garfield County 4.580 Hayes County 4.381 Wheeler County 3.982 Dundy County 3.783 Grant County 3.284 Hooker County 2.785 Thurston County 2.786 Arthur County 2.287 Boyd County 2.088 Colfax County 1.989 Frontier County 1.890 Greeley County 1.691 Sioux County 1.592 Clay County 1.393 Nance County 0.0

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10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

Hall County Average Median Nance County

Total Arrets per 1,000 Residents

For this ranking, an arrest is counted each time a person is taken into custody or issued a citation or summons. While an individual may be charged with multiple crimes at the time of arrest, only one arrest is counted. An arrest is counted for the most serious charge at the time of the arrest.

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juvenile arrests per 1,000 residents

Source: Nebraska Comission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 2014, http://www.ncc.nebraska.gov/statistics/data_search/arrest/arrest_crosstab.html

Juvenile ArrestsJuvenile Arrests per 1,000 Residents

juvenile arrests per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Red Willow County 41.12 Hall County 37.63 Buffalo County 35.24 Saline County 34.85 Gage County 34.76 Madison County 34.47 Adams County 33.88 Lincoln County 33.49 York County 32.110 Richardson County 31.911 Platte County 31.912 Dawson County 31.713 Keith County 30.514 Scotts Bluff County 29.415 Lancaster County 29.016 Stanton County 27.417 Dakota County 25.618 Dodge County 25.119 Sarpy County 23.420 Douglas County 22.121 Custer County 17.622 Dawes County 16.823 Cherry County 15.824 Nemaha County 15.825 Sherman County 15.626 Saunders County 15.227 Gosper County 15.128 Kearney County 13.529 Kimball County 13.430 Otoe County 12.731 Keya Paha County 12.332 Sheridan County 11.833 Seward County 11.134 Cheyenne County 10.6 County Average 10.635 Box Butte County 10.536 Pawnee County 10.037 Washington County 10.038 Cass County 8.839 McPherson County 7.940 Garfield County 7.941 Harlan County 7.942 Holt County 7.643 Burt County 7.544 Phelps County 7.345 Perkins County 7.246 Cuming County 6.8

Rank County Rate47 Nuckolls County 5.548 Hayes County 5.449 Chase County 5.250 Morrill County 5.151 Butler County 4.652 Furnas County 4.553 Polk County 4.054 Boone County 3.255 Hitchcock County 3.256 Dixon County 2.857 Howard County 2.658 Webster County 2.559 Jefferson County 2.560 Cedar County 2.461 Hamilton County 2.262 Franklin County 1.763 Greeley County 1.764 Wayne County 1.665 Pierce County 1.166 Knox County 0.567 Colfax County 0.368 Antelope County 0.069 Arthur County 0.070 Banner County 0.071 Blaine County 0.072 Boyd County 0.073 Brown County 0.074 Clay County 0.075 Deuel County 0.076 Dundy County 0.077 Fillmore County 0.078 Frontier County 0.079 Garden County 0.080 Grant County 0.081 Hooker County 0.082 Johnson County 0.083 Logan County 0.084 Loup County 0.085 Merrick County 0.086 Nance County 0.087 Rock County 0.088 Sioux County 0.089 Thayer County 0.090 Thomas County 0.091 Thurston County 0.092 Valley County 0.093 Wheeler County 0.0

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25.0

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35.0

40.0

45.0

Red Willow County Average Median 26 Counties

Juvenile Arrests per 1,000 residents

In addition to typical arrests, in the case of a juvenile (defined as under the age of 18) an arrest is also counted when they are merely warned and released without any further action.

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inmates in NDCS Custody per 1,000 residents

Source: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Research Administration, 2015

incarceration rateInmates in NDCS Custody per 1,000 Residents

inmates in NDCS Custody per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Hall County 4.42 Cheyenne County 4.23 Gage County 4.24 York County 4.15 Madison County 3.86 Scotts Bluff County 3.87 Buffalo County 3.68 Jefferson County 3.59 Dodge County 3.510 Lancaster County 3.411 Sheridan County 3.412 Douglas County 3.413 Garden County 3.114 Deuel County 3.115 Nance County 3.116 Nemaha County 3.117 Platte County 3.018 Box Butte County 3.019 Lincoln County 2.920 Thayer County 2.921 Adams County 2.822 Dawson County 2.723 Kimball County 2.724 Red Willow County 2.725 Antelope County 2.726 Richardson County 2.627 Colfax County 2.528 Merrick County 2.329 Dakota County 2.330 Otoe County 2.331 Holt County 2.132 Hitchcock County 2.133 Butler County 2.134 Saunders County 1.935 Knox County 1.936 Dawes County 1.937 Keith County 1.838 Pierce County 1.839 Cass County 1.840 Seward County 1.741 Polk County 1.742 Wayne County 1.743 Burt County 1.7 County Average 1.744 Morrill County 1.645 Phelps County 1.646 Sherman County 1.6

Rank County Rate47 Franklin County 1.648 Grant County 1.649 Nuckolls County 1.650 Fillmore County 1.651 Clay County 1.652 Saline County 1.553 Gosper County 1.554 Pawnee County 1.555 Dixon County 1.456 Sarpy County 1.457 Webster County 1.458 Kearney County 1.459 Johnson County 1.460 Hamilton County 1.361 Washington County 1.362 Cherry County 1.263 Valley County 1.264 Boone County 1.165 Howard County 1.166 Custer County 1.067 Brown County 1.068 Chase County 1.069 Thurston County 1.070 Stanton County 1.071 Harlan County 0.972 Cedar County 0.873 Sioux County 0.874 Rock County 0.775 Perkins County 0.776 Cuming County 0.777 Boyd County 0.578 Furnas County 0.479 Frontier County 0.480 Arthur County 0.081 Banner County 0.082 Blaine County 0.083 Dundy County 0.084 Garfield County 0.085 Greeley County 0.086 Hayes County 0.087 Hooker County 0.088 Keya Paha County 0.089 Logan County 0.090 Loup County 0.091 McPherson County 0.092 Thomas County 0.093 Wheeler County 0.0

4.4

1.7 1.6

0.00

0.51

1.52

2.53

3.54

4.55

Hall County Average Median 14 Counties

Inmates in NDCS Custody per 1,000 Residents

This ranking is based on the number of inmates in NDCS custody whose primary address is located within a given county.

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average jail population as a percent of total capacity

Source:: Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System, Nebraska Comission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 2013

county jailsAverage County Jail Population as a Percent of Jail Capacity

average jail population as a percent of total capacity

Rank County Percent1 Kimball County 143.8%2 Kearney County 100.0%3 Merrick County 100.0%4 Polk County 100.0%5 Washington County 100.0%6 Adams County 98.7%7 Sarpy County 98.7%8 Keith County 95.0%9 Scotts Bluff County 94.4%10 Cheyenne County 93.0%11 Dawson County 90.5%12 Butler County 90.4%13 Madison County 88.3%14 Antelope County 87.5%15 Saline County 86.7%16 Gage County 83.3%17 Clay County 80.0%18 Thurston County 79.2%19 Otoe County 78.6%20 Pierce County 78.6%21 Seward County 78.6%22 Douglas County 76.2%23 Dakota County 73.2%24 Saunders County 71.6%25 Valley County 70.0%26 Jefferson County 69.4%27 Frontier County 68.8%28 York County 68.8%29 Cass County 67.9%30 Phelps County 67.1%31 Lancaster County 63.2% County Average 63.0%32 Garden County 62.5%33 Platte County 61.3%34 Hall County 58.9%35 Sheridan County 58.3%36 Chase County 56.7%37 Richardson County 53.3%38 Buffalo County 53.1%39 Red Willow County 51.7%40 Fillmore County 50.0%41 Franklin County 50.0%42 Hitchcock County 50.0%43 Dawes County 48.4%44 Lincoln County 47.0%45 Knox County 43.8%46 Johnson County 41.7%

Rank County Percent47 Holt County 40.0%48 Webster County 40.0%49 Boone County 37.5%50 Brown County 37.5%51 Furnas County 37.5%52 Thayer County 37.5%53 Dundy County 36.7%54 Box Butte County 35.6%55 Harlan County 35.0%56 Dixon County 34.2%57 Nemaha County 30.6%58 Cedar County 30.0%59 Morrill County 27.8%60 Hamilton County 27.1%61 Custer County 26.4%62 Cherry County 23.3%63 Rock County 6.7%64 Arthur County No Jail65 Banner County No Jail66 Blaine County No Jail67 Boyd County No Jail68 Burt County No Jail69 Cuming County No Jail70 Deuel County No Jail71 Garfield County No Jail72 Gosper County No Jail73 Grant County No Jail74 Greeley County No Jail75 Hayes County No Jail76 Hooker County No Jail77 Howard County No Jail78 Keya Paha County No Jail79 Logan County No Jail80 Loup County No Jail81 McPherson County No Jail82 Nance County No Jail83 Pawnee County No Jail84 Perkins County No Jail85 Sherman County No Jail86 Sioux County No Jail87 Stanton County No Jail88 Thomas County No Jail89 Wayne County No Jail90 Wheeler County No Jail91 Colfax County NA92 Dodge County NA93 Nuckolls County NA

143.8%

63.0% 62.5%

6.7%0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

140.0%

160.0%

Kimball County Average Median Rock County

Jail Population

This ranking is based on the average daily population (ADP) in each county jail. The actual population of each jail is extremely fluid and can vary widely. 28 counties do not have adult detention or holding facilities.

3231

percent of eligible voters that reported voting

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Election Results - November 4, 2014, http://electionresults.sos.ne.gov/resultsVoterTurnout.aspx

voter turnoutPercent of Eligible Voters that Reported Voting

percent of eligible voters that reported voting

Rank County Percent1 McPherson County 71.9%2 Boyd County 69.4%3 Sherman County 67.5%4 Wheeler County 64.7%5 Hayes County 64.3%6 Logan County 64.1%7 Loup County 64.0%8 Rock County 63.0%9 Keya Paha County 62.7%10 Merrick County 62.5%11 Johnson County 62.4%12 Franklin County 61.3%13 Burt County 60.9%14 Thomas County 60.4%15 Harlan County 60.3%16 Boone County 59.9%17 Sioux County 59.7%18 Kearney County 59.6%19 Garfield County 59.6%20 Hitchcock County 59.3%21 Pawnee County 59.2%22 Hamilton County 58.6%23 Fillmore County 58.4%24 Knox County 58.2%25 Grant County 57.6%26 Antelope County 57.5%27 Dundy County 56.9%28 Arthur County 56.6%29 Chase County 56.5%30 Butler County 56.4%31 Valley County 56.0%32 Banner County 56.0%33 Phelps County 56.0%34 Blaine County 55.0%35 Perkins County 54.3%36 Gage County 54.1%37 Custer County 54.0%38 Holt County 53.9%39 Cherry County 53.7%40 Brown County 53.7%41 Dixon County 53.7%42 Otoe County 53.3%43 Webster County 53.2%44 Nemaha County 53.1%45 Frontier County 53.0% County Average 52.9%46 Cedar County 52.9%

This ranking is based on total voter turnout during the 2014 General Election as a percentage of the citizen population 18 years of age and older.

Rank County Percent47 Thayer County 52.9%48 Clay County 52.6%49 Polk County 52.6%50 Seward County 52.6%51 Wayne County 52.6%52 Hooker County 52.5%53 Cass County 52.4%54 Jefferson County 52.2%55 Cuming County 51.7%56 Saunders County 51.6%57 Deuel County 51.6%58 Nance County 51.5%59 Gosper County 51.3%60 Furnas County 51.0%61 Greeley County 50.8%62 Pierce County 50.8%63 Red Willow County 50.3%64 Nuckolls County 50.0%65 Washington County 49.9%66 Howard County 48.9%67 Dodge County 48.8%68 Platte County 48.7%69 Morrill County 48.7%70 Buffalo County 48.5%71 Saline County 47.9%72 Stanton County 47.9%73 Lancaster County 47.8%74 Dawes County 46.6%75 Adams County 46.3%76 Lincoln County 46.2%77 Madison County 45.4%78 Douglas County 45.3%79 York County 45.1%80 Sarpy County 44.8%81 Hall County 44.5%82 Richardson County 44.4%83 Sheridan County 43.8%84 Garden County 42.6%85 Keith County 42.2%86 Dawson County 42.0%87 Cheyenne County 41.7%88 Scotts Bluff County 41.3%89 Box Butte County 41.2%90 Kimball County 41.0%91 Colfax County 40.8%92 Dakota County 37.0%93 Thurston County 32.8%

71.9%

52.9% 52.9%

32.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

McPherson County Average Median Thurston County

Voter Turnout (2014 General Election)

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veteran population per 1,000 residents


VeteransVeteran Population per 1,000 Residents

veteran population per 1,000 residents

Rank County Rate1 Hayes County 142.62 Garden County 128.23 Deuel County 122.74 Cass County 121.15 Franklin County 119.36 Brown County 116.67 Loup County 113.98 Greeley County 112.89 Boyd County 107.710 Nuckolls County 107.311 Hitchcock County 106.912 Thomas County 106.313 Merrick County 105.814 Sarpy County 105.115 Furnas County 103.716 Kimball County 102.117 Sheridan County 101.918 Richardson County 101.519 Hooker County 100.320 Burt County 100.321 Dundy County 100.222 Sioux County 99.823 Pierce County 98.424 Knox County 97.325 Butler County 96.426 Boone County 96.027 Frontier County 95.728 Howard County 95.629 Harlan County 94.530 Nemaha County 93.931 Wheeler County 92.732 Lincoln County 92.333 Antelope County 91.734 Blaine County 91.335 Thayer County 91.236 Valley County 91.137 Cherry County 90.938 Keith County 90.939 Garfield County 90.940 Webster County 90.241 Saunders County 90.042 Washington County 89.343 Johnson County 89.144 Gage County 88.945 Kearney County 88.846 Fillmore County 88.747 Hamilton County 88.1

48 Box Butte County 88.0 County Average 87.549 Jefferson County 87.450 Banner County 86.451 Custer County 86.352 Dawes County 85.953 Rock County 85.954 Cheyenne County 85.655 York County 85.156 Wayne County 85.057 Cedar County 85.058 Sherman County 83.359 Dixon County 82.560 Scotts Bluff County 82.561 Red Willow County 81.962 Gosper County 81.763 Grant County 80.864 Dodge County 80.565 Polk County 80.366 Cuming County 80.067 Adams County 79.868 Clay County 79.269 Holt County 78.970 Phelps County 78.671 Morrill County 77.572 Otoe County 76.573 Pawnee County 74.474 Logan County 72.075 Keya Paha County 71.676 Platte County 69.177 Chase County 68.978 Arthur County 68.479 Madison County 67.980 Hall County 67.581 Nance County 66.482 Lancaster County 65.283 Seward County 64.984 McPherson County 64.385 Saline County 64.086 Douglas County 62.987 Buffalo County 62.088 Colfax County 60.389 Thurston County 57.490 Dawson County 56.691 Dakota County 56.092 Perkins County 53.393 Stanton County 52.2

Veterans are defined as men and women who have served (even for a short time), but are not currently serving, on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard, or who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II.

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142.6

87.5 88.1

53.3

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

160.0

Hayes County Average Median Perkins County

Veteran Population per 1,000 Residents

per capita sales tax collected

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Data, 2014, http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/research/salestax_data.html

Sales TaxPer Capita Sales Tax Collected

per capita sales tax collected

Rank County Dollars1 Madison County $9802 Hall County $9613 Douglas County $9064 Buffalo County $8805 Red Willow County $8736 York County $8407 Cheyenne County $8368 Hooker County $7709 Chase County $73210 Lincoln County $73111 Brown County $72912 Keith County $71313 Scotts Bluff County $70514 Platte County $69515 Adams County $68716 Cherry County $68317 Dodge County $68018 Holt County $67219 Lancaster County $66120 Valley County $61821 Phelps County $61022 Dawson County $59523 Boone County $59224 Perkins County $59025 Dawes County $56726 Jefferson County $55827 Thomas County $55328 Custer County $55129 Garfield County $54830 Nuckolls County $53331 Sheridan County $51332 Sarpy County $50433 Gage County $49734 Fillmore County $49335 Otoe County $49236 Box Butte County $48937 Cuming County $46938 Cedar County $46739 Deuel County $452 County Average $43540 Kimball County $43141 Wayne County $42142 Dakota County $41243 Grant County $41144 Washington County $41045 Thayer County $40546 Polk County $398

Rank County Dollars47 Furnas County $39448 Antelope County $38849 Burt County $38650 Seward County $37651 Rock County $37552 Dundy County $36153 Butler County $35654 Hitchcock County $34955 Saline County $34956 Howard County $34957 Richardson County $34858 Hamilton County $34259 Morrill County $33060 Greeley County $33061 Webster County $32562 Merrick County $31663 Nemaha County $30364 Pierce County $29765 Knox County $29766 Boyd County $29067 Kearney County $28968 Colfax County $27869 Wheeler County $27570 Saunders County $26871 Clay County $26472 Logan County $26173 Nance County $25774 Cass County $25275 Garden County $25076 Johnson County $24877 Franklin County $23978 Pawnee County $23379 Harlan County $22880 Frontier County $22181 Sherman County $20982 Keya Paha County $20583 Gosper County $19284 Arthur County $18685 Stanton County $16286 Thurston County $15987 Sioux County $15388 Dixon County $11989 Loup County $11590 Blaine County $7991 Hayes County $7792 McPherson County $7093 Banner County $18

$980

$435 $394

$18$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

Madison County Average Median Banner County

Per Capita Nebraska Sales Tax Collected

The average sales tax rate varies widely across Nebraska. Even within a single county, sales tax rates may differ due to local-option sales taxes. Because of these variables, this ranking is based on per capita sales taxes collected, instead of tax rates.

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per capita state income tax collected

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, Individual Income Tax Statistics, 2013, http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/research/indinc_tax_data.html

income taxPer Capita State Income Tax Collected

per capita state income tax collected

Rank County Dollars1 Grant County $1,5002 Cheyenne County $1,3073 Hamilton County $1,2744 Douglas County $1,2385 Fillmore County $1,1956 Thayer County $1,1337 Chase County $1,1118 Phelps County $1,1099 Clay County $1,09310 Washington County $1,06111 York County $1,06012 Boone County $1,05913 Kearney County $1,05114 Cass County $1,01915 Perkins County $1,01216 Seward County $99817 Buffalo County $99518 Saunders County $99219 Madison County $95020 Lancaster County $94821 Platte County $92222 Jefferson County $90923 Franklin County $90724 Furnas County $89425 Dundy County $88926 Wheeler County $88827 Cedar County $88228 Cuming County $88229 Box Butte County $87430 Dodge County $86831 Adams County $85332 Colfax County $85133 Pierce County $83234 Polk County $82935 Nuckolls County $81836 Burt County $81237 Nemaha County $81038 Butler County $80939 Antelope County $79240 Sarpy County $79141 Lincoln County $79042 Hall County $78643 Saline County $78444 Logan County $78345 Gosper County $77846 Morrill County $771 County Average $770

Rank County Dollars47 Red Willow County $76048 Keith County $74449 Otoe County $74150 Valley County $74051 Holt County $73052 Howard County $72853 Merrick County $72454 Richardson County $72455 Deuel County $71256 Scotts Bluff County $70857 Gage County $70458 Brown County $70059 Rock County $69460 Custer County $68861 Kimball County $68662 Webster County $68063 Wayne County $67864 Dixon County $67365 Garfield County $67366 Hitchcock County $67067 Cherry County $65568 Garden County $64869 Frontier County $64670 Knox County $64271 Sherman County $63172 Dawson County $62673 Nance County $62574 Thomas County $62475 Hooker County $60176 Greeley County $59677 Pawnee County $58778 Harlan County $58279 Sheridan County $56480 Blaine County $53781 Johnson County $53482 Dawes County $50683 Boyd County $50184 Thurston County $44485 Dakota County $40786 McPherson County $40687 Keya Paha County $40288 Stanton County $39389 Hayes County $33590 Banner County $30591 Sioux County $26992 Arthur County $25893 Loup County $213

$1,500

$770 $760

$213$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

Grant County Average Median Loup County

Per Capita Nebraska Income Tax Collected

Due to the wide variety of income tax brackets within any particular county, this ranking is based on per capita income taxes collected, instead of rates.

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per capita total property tax collected

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, 2014 Certificate of Taxes Levied Report, http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/PAD/research/valuation/avg_rates/avgrate2014.pdf

property tax collectionsPer Capita Property Tax Collected

per capita total property tax collected

Rank County Dollars1 Hayes County $6,4242 Gosper County $5,3673 Blaine County $5,3054 Arthur County $5,2155 McPherson County $5,0356 Wheeler County $4,9677 Banner County $4,9318 Perkins County $4,7399 Sioux County $4,61810 Loup County $4,57011 Thomas County $4,45012 Rock County $4,28113 Keya Paha County $4,16914 Logan County $4,08515 Dundy County $4,07016 Greeley County $3,97917 Antelope County $3,94618 Franklin County $3,91619 Fillmore County $3,87420 Frontier County $3,78121 Hooker County $3,72422 Clay County $3,70823 Grant County $3,70224 Burt County $3,68425 Webster County $3,65326 Garden County $3,61627 Boone County $3,60028 Chase County $3,59729 Cherry County $3,55030 Sherman County $3,53631 Thayer County $3,51032 Valley County $3,48733 Hamilton County $3,48434 Custer County $3,47335 Harlan County $3,45836 Hitchcock County $3,37937 Polk County $3,36138 Morrill County $3,28539 Nance County $3,28240 Kimball County $3,26441 Phelps County $3,25742 Kearney County $3,23943 Butler County $3,22144 Holt County $3,18345 Brown County $3,15346 Dixon County $3,10547 Jefferson County $3,097

Rank County Dollars48 Deuel County $3,091 County Average $3,09149 Nuckolls County $3,07050 Stanton County $3,05651 Cuming County $3,04852 Pawnee County $3,03153 Cedar County $2,88154 Boyd County $2,87155 Pierce County $2,86556 Keith County $2,77757 Merrick County $2,77558 Saunders County $2,67059 York County $2,62260 Wayne County $2,61561 Howard County $2,61462 Furnas County $2,59363 Knox County $2,53864 Sheridan County $2,51665 Colfax County $2,48066 Richardson County $2,47767 Garfield County $2,47368 Cheyenne County $2,46369 Cass County $2,34470 Washington County $2,33171 Otoe County $2,19272 Saline County $2,19173 Seward County $2,16174 Nemaha County $2,14375 Johnson County $2,11176 Gage County $1,99077 Dawson County $1,97878 Lincoln County $1,94779 Thurston County $1,92280 Platte County $1,91281 Box Butte County $1,82782 Buffalo County $1,75483 Madison County $1,65184 Adams County $1,62885 Dodge County $1,60686 Red Willow County $1,59687 Sarpy County $1,58688 Douglas County $1,57689 Hall County $1,55590 Dakota County $1,44591 Dawes County $1,41992 Lancaster County $1,39493 Scotts Bluff County $1,369

$5,367

$3,091 $3,097

$1,369

$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

Gosper County Average Median Scotts Bluff County

Per Capita Total Property Tax Levied

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average property tax rate

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, 2014 Certificate of Taxes Levied Report, http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/PAD/research/valuation/avg_rates/avgrate2014.pdf

Property tax rateAverage Property Tax Rate

average property tax rate

Rank County Rate1 Sarpy County 2.3%2 Douglas County 2.3%3 Hall County 2.0%4 Lancaster County 2.0%5 Scotts Bluff County 1.9%6 Cass County 1.9%7 Cheyenne County 1.9%8 Dakota County 1.9%9 Buffalo County 1.8%10 Kimball County 1.8%11 Deuel County 1.8%12 Lincoln County 1.8%13 Washington County 1.8%14 Saunders County 1.7%15 Box Butte County 1.7%16 Dawson County 1.7%17 Otoe County 1.7%18 Valley County 1.7%19 Madison County 1.7%20 Dawes County 1.7%21 Morrill County 1.7%22 Dodge County 1.7%23 Brown County 1.7%24 Gage County 1.7%25 Keith County 1.6%26 Garfield County 1.6%27 Sheridan County 1.6%28 Colfax County 1.6%29 Banner County 1.6%30 Adams County 1.6%31 Burt County 1.6%32 Richardson County 1.6%33 Webster County 1.6%34 Nemaha County 1.5%35 Red Willow County 1.5%36 Howard County 1.5%37 Saline County 1.5%38 Arthur County 1.5%39 Johnson County 1.5%40 Thomas County 1.5%41 Thurston County 1.5%42 Merrick County 1.5%43 Cherry County 1.5%44 Sherman County 1.5%45 Phelps County 1.5% County Average 1.5%46 Furnas County 1.4%

Rank County Rate47 Boyd County 1.4%48 Wayne County 1.4%49 Dixon County 1.4%50 Custer County 1.4%51 Gosper County 1.4%52 Stanton County 1.4%53 Rock County 1.4%54 Harlan County 1.4%55 Seward County 1.4%56 Jefferson County 1.4%57 Platte County 1.3%58 Hooker County 1.3%59 McPherson County 1.3%60 Holt County 1.3%61 Butler County 1.3%62 Pawnee County 1.3%63 Greeley County 1.3%64 Cuming County 1.3%65 Loup County 1.3%66 Frontier County 1.3%67 Knox County 1.3%68 Hayes County 1.3%69 Franklin County 1.3%70 Hitchcock County 1.3%71 Kearney County 1.3%72 Blaine County 1.3%73 Logan County 1.3%74 Nance County 1.3%75 Garden County 1.2%76 Sioux County 1.2%77 York County 1.2%78 Perkins County 1.2%79 Pierce County 1.2%80 Nuckolls County 1.2%81 Clay County 1.2%82 Polk County 1.2%83 Hamilton County 1.1%84 Chase County 1.1%85 Grant County 1.1%86 Antelope County 1.1%87 Thayer County 1.1%88 Dundy County 1.0%89 Cedar County 1.0%90 Fillmore County 1.0%91 Boone County 1.0%92 Keya Paha County 0.9%93 Wheeler County 0.9%

2.30%

1.50% 1.40%

0.90%

0.00%

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

2.50%

Douglas County SarpyCounty

Average Median Keya Paha CountyWheeler County

Average Property Tax Rate

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