Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 13.74. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest birth rate (19.94), followed by Dakota County (18.33), and Colfax County (18.3).

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 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Thurston County 19.94
2 Dakota County 18.33
3 Colfax County 18.3
4 Grant County 18.22
5 Dawson County 17.31
6 Douglas County 15.37
7 Hall County 15.16
8 Furnas County 14.92
9 Platte County 14.59
10 Chase County 14.56
11 Hayes County 14.52
12 Madison County 14.33
13 Dixon County 14.1
14 Franklin County 14.07
15 Saline County 14.06
16 Red Willow County 14.02
17 Holt County 14
18 Scotts Bluff County 13.96
19 Thomas County 13.9
20 Antelope County 13.87
21 Buffalo County 13.84
21 Sarpy County 13.84
22 Otoe County 13.8
23 Howard County 13.61
24 Clay County 13.15
25 Custer County 13.09
25 York County 13.09
26 Phelps County 13.04
27 Cedar County 12.97
28 Sheridan County 12.93
29 Box Butte County 12.9
30 Keith County 12.83
31 Perkins County 12.8
32 Rock County 12.75
33 Lancaster County 12.74
34 Saunders County 12.71
35 Fillmore County 12.7
35 Jefferson County 12.7
36 Merrick County 12.59
37 Stanton County 12.55
38 Hamilton County 12.53
39 Cuming County 12.42
40 Pawnee County 12.39
41 Dodge County 12.36
42 Cherry County 12.35
43 Gosper County 12.34
44 Harlan County 12.25
45 Adams County 12.21
46 Burt County 12.1
47 Pierce County 12.09
48 Cheyenne County 11.97
49 Lincoln County 11.95
50 Seward County 11.84
51 Polk County 11.83
52 Knox County 11.8
53 Nemaha County 11.76
54 Logan County 11.5
55 Valley County 11.42
56 Keya Paha County 11.39
57 Gage County 11.37
58 Nance County 11.24
59 Thayer County 11.07
60 Hitchcock County 11.02
61 Butler County 10.87
62 Sherman County 10.86
63 Arthur County 10.83
64 Kearney County 10.69
65 Washington County 10.61
66 Dundy County 10.58
67 Morrill County 10.57
68 Blaine County 10.56
69 Garden County 10.54
70 Boone County 10.51
71 Greeley County 10.5
72 Dawes County 10.44
73 Cass County 10.36
74 Brown County 10.02
75 Richardson County 10
76 Wheeler County 9.9
77 Kimball County 9.67
78 Wayne County 9.1
79 Hooker County 8.89
80 Frontier County 8.72
81 Nuckolls County 8.66
82 Banner County 8.25
83 Loup County 8.2
84 McPherson County 8.03
85 Johnson County 7.9
86 Webster County 7.06
87 Garfield County 7.04
88 Boyd County 6.61
89 Deuel County 5.38
90 Sioux County 4.9