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Income & Jobs · Nebraska

Highest Income Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Nebraska

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Sarpy County, NE
95.7
2Washington County, NE
92.1
3Saunders County, NE
91.8
4Cass County, NE
91
5Butler County, NE
86.2
6Otoe County, NE
85.3
7Seward County, NE
85
8Hamilton County, NE
83.7
9Colfax County, NE
83.5
10Kearney County, NE
82.9

All Nebraska Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

93 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Sarpy County, NE
95.7
44.9
2Washington County, NE
92.1
55.3
3Saunders County, NE
91.8
58.7
4Cass County, NE
91
53.6
5Butler County, NE
86.2
70.4
6Otoe County, NE
85.3
49.3
7Seward County, NE
85
60.6
8Hamilton County, NE
83.7
62.4
9Colfax County, NE
83.5
53.9
10Kearney County, NE
82.9
61.5
11Gosper County, NE
82.8
67.9
12Douglas County, NE
82.6
29.6
13Stanton County, NE
81.8
67.9
14Saline County, NE
80.1
46.4
15Fillmore County, NE
79
69.4
16Clay County, NE
78.5
66.1
17Pierce County, NE
78.5
65.4
18Buffalo County, NE
76.7
38.6
19Howard County, NE
76.5
65.4
20York County, NE
75.6
55
21Cedar County, NE
75.4
67.3
22Thomas County, NE
73.3
78.9
23Lancaster County, NE
73.1
32.3
24Platte County, NE
72
44
25Polk County, NE
70.9
68.3
26Dakota County, NE
70.5
35.8
27Logan County, NE
70.5
67.9
28Boone County, NE
69.7
71.2
29Dodge County, NE
69.5
42.2
30Banner County, NE
69.4
56
31Cuming County, NE
68.2
64.1
32Harlan County, NE
67.8
69
33Nuckolls County, NE
66.9
75.9
34Dixon County, NE
64.7
63.6
35Grant County, NE
64.4
69.6
36Box Butte County, NE
63.8
43.2
37Garfield County, NE
63.4
69.3
38Frontier County, NE
62.2
65.1
39Wayne County, NE
60.8
60.5
40Hall County, NE
60.4
35.5
41Arthur County, NE
60.2
67.5
42Perkins County, NE
60.2
60.5
43Holt County, NE
59.5
67.4
44Custer County, NE
57.7
58.3
45Phelps County, NE
56.7
64.7
46Adams County, NE
56.4
39.8
47Dawson County, NE
55.7
47.5
48Nance County, NE
55.7
63.3
49Webster County, NE
55.3
65
50Thurston County, NE
53.8
59.3
51Knox County, NE
53.7
65.3
52Madison County, NE
52.6
52.8
53Gage County, NE
51.8
51.4
54Lincoln County, NE
51.4
39.1
55Antelope County, NE
50.2
67.5
56Cherry County, NE
50.2
55.4
57Thayer County, NE
48.4
61.7
58Merrick County, NE
47.7
64.9
59Chase County, NE
47.4
58.4
60Sherman County, NE
45
61.2
61Deuel County, NE
43.6
61.2
62McPherson County, NE
43.1
68.3
63Blaine County, NE
42.9
66.4
64Scotts Bluff County, NE
41.8
37
65Furnas County, NE
41
55.9
66Jefferson County, NE
40.8
54.4
67Hayes County, NE
40.1
65.8
68Keya Paha County, NE
40.1
65.1
69Loup County, NE
39.5
81.7
70Nemaha County, NE
39.3
57.7
71Red Willow County, NE
39
60.1
72Morrill County, NE
38.3
58.7
73Johnson County, NE
37.4
62.9
74Kimball County, NE
37.3
52.3
75Boyd County, NE
35.5
67.6
76Valley County, NE
35.3
62.5
77Greeley County, NE
35.2
64
78Keith County, NE
33.2
52.4
79Franklin County, NE
32.3
68.2
80Cheyenne County, NE
31.9
41.4
81Rock County, NE
31.6
71.8
82Burt County, NE
31.1
64.6
83Sheridan County, NE
30.1
57.3
84Dundy County, NE
28.9
73.1
85Wheeler County, NE
27.4
74.8
86Richardson County, NE
26.8
60
87Pawnee County, NE
24.9
62.5
88Dawes County, NE
23.8
38.8
89Sioux County, NE
23
62.9
90Hitchcock County, NE
18.5
60.4
91Brown County, NE
17.7
60.7
92Hooker County, NE
8.2
66.7
93Garden County, NE
7
68.5

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