Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 13.98. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest birth rate (23.07), followed by Hayes County (22.08), and Colfax County (19.68).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Thurston County 23.07
2 Hayes County 22.08
3 Colfax County 19.68
4 Blaine County 19.07
5 Dakota County 16.89
6 Dawson County 16.42
7 Logan County 16.37
8 Hall County 16.24
9 Douglas County 15.78
9 Perkins County 15.78
10 Banner County 15.31
11 Buffalo County 15.12
12 Rock County 14.88
13 Platte County 14.73
14 Madison County 14.7
15 Dodge County 14.66
16 Pawnee County 14.45
17 Sarpy County 14.29
18 Boone County 14.09
19 Holt County 13.76
20 Grant County 13.7
21 Adams County 13.56
22 Clay County 13.36
23 Scotts Bluff County 13.34
24 Wayne County 13.3
25 Kimball County 13.27
26 Box Butte County 13.25
27 Lancaster County 13.23
28 Dixon County 13.21
29 Antelope County 13.16
29 Saline County 13.16
30 Cherry County 12.85
31 Cheyenne County 12.76
32 Custer County 12.74
33 Hamilton County 12.67
34 Red Willow County 12.64
35 Frontier County 12.5
36 Knox County 12.49
37 Lincoln County 12.44
38 Pierce County 12.43
39 Kearney County 12.34
40 Otoe County 12.27
41 Merrick County 12.26
42 Phelps County 12.16
43 Nance County 12.05
44 Greeley County 12
45 Chase County 11.94
46 Dundy County 11.74
47 York County 11.69
48 Fillmore County 11.64
49 Howard County 11.59
50 Thayer County 11.55
51 Loup County 11.46
52 Hooker County 11.45
53 Wheeler County 11.38
54 Gosper County 11.36
55 Saunders County 11.31
56 Cedar County 11.21
57 Deuel County 11.14
58 Webster County 10.88
59 Jefferson County 10.7
60 Cuming County 10.66
61 Polk County 10.63
62 Washington County 10.61
63 Boyd County 10.54
64 Dawes County 10.51
65 Richardson County 10.35
66 Keith County 10.32
67 Valley County 10.29
68 Gage County 10.25
69 Cass County 10.23
70 Nemaha County 10.15
71 McPherson County 10.08
72 Franklin County 10.05
73 Nuckolls County 10.01
74 Sheridan County 9.95
75 Stanton County 9.9
76 Seward County 9.74
77 Butler County 9.6
78 Brown County 9.39
79 Morrill County 9.2
80 Furnas County 9.19
81 Burt County 8.88
82 Arthur County 8.72
83 Harlan County 8.43
83 Johnson County 8.43
84 Hitchcock County 8.42
85 Sherman County 8.28
86 Garden County 7.33
87 Sioux County 7.12
88 Thomas County 7.09
89 Garfield County 6.49
90 Keya Paha County 6.3