Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 13.13. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest birth rate (19.68), followed by Colfax County (17.86), and Wheeler County (17.78).

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 2019
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Thurston County 19.68
2 Colfax County 17.86
3 Wheeler County 17.78
4 Dakota County 17.62
5 Hayes County 17.55
6 Dawson County 17.08
7 Dundy County 15.17
8 Furnas County 14.92
9 Hall County 14.83
10 Douglas County 14.51
11 Madison County 14.27
12 Platte County 14.01
13 Pierce County 13.89
14 Pawnee County 13.66
15 Kearney County 13.64
16 Saline County 13.53
17 Cherry County 13.5
18 Jefferson County 13.49
19 Boone County 13.48
20 Cuming County 13.42
21 Sarpy County 13.36
22 Antelope County 13.31
23 Cedar County 13.27
24 Butler County 13.24
25 Stanton County 13.11
26 Blaine County 12.9
27 Chase County 12.81
28 Dodge County 12.8
29 Phelps County 12.78
30 Holt County 12.55
31 Scotts Bluff County 12.53
32 Adams County 12.32
33 Buffalo County 12.31
34 Greeley County 12.28
35 Red Willow County 12.21
36 Lancaster County 12.14
37 Clay County 12.07
37 Otoe County 12.07
38 Valley County 12.06
39 Polk County 11.98
40 Howard County 11.97
41 Cheyenne County 11.91
42 Lincoln County 11.82
43 Sheridan County 11.73
44 Box Butte County 11.62
45 Knox County 11.58
46 Nemaha County 11.51
47 Nance County 11.47
48 Webster County 11.46
49 Richardson County 11.41
50 Custer County 11.38
51 Sherman County 11.31
52 York County 11.27
53 Fillmore County 11.26
54 Burt County 11.25
55 Seward County 11.16
56 Saunders County 11.11
57 Keith County 11.1
58 Morrill County 11
59 Loup County 10.95
60 Hamilton County 10.81
61 Nuckolls County 10.79
62 Franklin County 10.78
63 Arthur County 10.74
64 Dixon County 10.59
65 Brown County 10.46
66 Merrick County 10.39
67 Rock County 10.28
68 Garfield County 10.15
69 Gosper County 10.09
70 Gage County 10.08
71 Cass County 10.05
72 Washington County 9.84
73 Thomas County 9.76
74 Perkins County 9.66
75 Thayer County 9.61
76 Banner County 9.43
77 Dawes County 9.39
78 Wayne County 9.38
79 Logan County 9.33
80 Grant County 9.22
81 Harlan County 9.21
82 Frontier County 9.18
83 Keya Paha County 8.87
84 Deuel County 8.79
85 Hitchcock County 8.3
86 Kimball County 8.12
87 Sioux County 7.7
88 Hooker County 7.47
89 Johnson County 7.29
90 Garden County 7
91 Boyd County 4.69
92 McPherson County 4.05