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Healthiest Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in Nebraska

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1Sarpy County, NE
94.7
2Washington County, NE
94
3Loup County, NE
93.3
4Howard County, NE
90.1
5Stanton County, NE
89.9
6Pierce County, NE
89.5
7Saunders County, NE
89.3
8Wayne County, NE
88.8
9Wheeler County, NE
88.5
10Hamilton County, NE
88

All Nebraska Counties — Health Rankings

93 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Sarpy County, NE
94.7
44.9
2Washington County, NE
94
55.3
3Loup County, NE
93.3
81.7
4Howard County, NE
90.1
65.4
5Stanton County, NE
89.9
67.9
6Pierce County, NE
89.5
65.4
7Saunders County, NE
89.3
58.7
8Wayne County, NE
88.8
60.5
9Wheeler County, NE
88.5
74.8
10Hamilton County, NE
88
62.4
11Seward County, NE
88
60.6
12Banner County, NE
87.4
56
13Cass County, NE
87
53.6
14York County, NE
86.2
55
15Logan County, NE
85.5
67.9
16Butler County, NE
85.2
70.4
17Cedar County, NE
85.1
67.3
18Boone County, NE
85
71.2
19Fillmore County, NE
84.9
69.4
20Deuel County, NE
84.2
61.2
21Lancaster County, NE
83.4
32.3
22Kearney County, NE
83.3
61.5
23Garfield County, NE
82.6
69.3
24Arthur County, NE
82.2
67.5
25Phelps County, NE
81.7
64.7
26Antelope County, NE
80.3
67.5
27Johnson County, NE
79.3
62.9
28Grant County, NE
78.7
69.6
29Greeley County, NE
78.6
64
30Otoe County, NE
78.1
49.3
31McPherson County, NE
77.5
68.3
32Merrick County, NE
76.9
64.9
33Rock County, NE
76.8
71.8
34Custer County, NE
76.2
58.3
35Frontier County, NE
76.1
65.1
36Thomas County, NE
74.3
78.9
37Holt County, NE
73.7
67.4
38Valley County, NE
73.5
62.5
39Sherman County, NE
73
61.2
40Douglas County, NE
72.4
29.6
41Nuckolls County, NE
72.3
75.9
42Blaine County, NE
72.2
66.4
43Platte County, NE
71.9
44
44Keith County, NE
71.5
52.4
45Buffalo County, NE
71.4
38.6
46Thayer County, NE
71.2
61.7
47Adams County, NE
71.1
39.8
48Harlan County, NE
71
69
49Clay County, NE
70.6
66.1
50Red Willow County, NE
70.3
60.1
51Jefferson County, NE
69.9
54.4
52Keya Paha County, NE
68.6
65.1
53Cuming County, NE
68.2
64.1
54Gage County, NE
67.2
51.4
55Sioux County, NE
67
62.9
56Madison County, NE
66.9
52.8
57Dawes County, NE
66.8
38.8
58Hooker County, NE
66.6
66.7
59Dixon County, NE
66.3
63.6
60Polk County, NE
66.3
68.3
61Gosper County, NE
66
67.9
62Cheyenne County, NE
65.6
41.4
63Perkins County, NE
65.3
60.5
64Webster County, NE
65.2
65
65Knox County, NE
64.7
65.3
66Furnas County, NE
64.6
55.9
67Hitchcock County, NE
64.6
60.4
68Burt County, NE
64.4
64.6
69Dodge County, NE
64
42.2
70Richardson County, NE
63.9
60
71Cherry County, NE
63.4
55.4
72Boyd County, NE
62.2
67.6
73Sheridan County, NE
62.1
57.3
74Dundy County, NE
61.9
73.1
75Hayes County, NE
61.4
65.8
76Brown County, NE
61
60.7
77Nance County, NE
60.7
63.3
78Box Butte County, NE
60.1
43.2
79Hall County, NE
59.1
35.5
80Franklin County, NE
58.1
68.2
81Saline County, NE
57.5
46.4
82Chase County, NE
57.4
58.4
83Nemaha County, NE
57.4
57.7
84Garden County, NE
56.5
68.5
85Pawnee County, NE
56.4
62.5
86Morrill County, NE
56.1
58.7
87Lincoln County, NE
55.3
39.1
88Scotts Bluff County, NE
55.3
37
89Colfax County, NE
48.6
53.9
90Dawson County, NE
47.6
47.5
91Dakota County, NE
47.3
35.8
92Kimball County, NE
45.9
52.3
93Thurston County, NE
30.3
59.3

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