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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Nebraska

The top 25 of 30 Nebraska cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Wayne
19.9%
2Beatrice
17.4%
3McCook
17.3%
4Sidney
16.2%
5North Platte
15.4%
6Scottsbluff
15.4%
7Grand Island
15.2%
8Hastings
14.8%
9Norfolk
14.3%
10Lexington
13.8%
11Omaha
13.5%
12Chadron
13.2%
13Alliance
12.8%
14Lincoln
12.7%
15Gering
12.4%
16Kearney
12.4%
17Ogallala
12.4%
18South Sioux City
12.2%
19Crete
11.6%
20Fremont
11.6%
21York
11.5%
22Falls City
11.4%
23Columbus
11.3%
24Seward
9.6%
25Bellevue
7.8%

Top Nebraska Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Nance County16.6%2. Garden County16.5%3. Sioux County14.9%4. Cheyenne County14.3%5. Hall County14.1%6. Dundy County14%7. Red Willow County14%8. Morrill County13.9%9. Thurston County13.9%10. Knox County13.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Nebraska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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