Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 12.43. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest birth rate (20.17), followed by Rock County (17.32), and Colfax County (16.92).

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 2021
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Thurston County 20.17
2 Rock County 17.32
3 Colfax County 16.92
4 Hayes County 16.55
5 Blaine County 15.71
6 Dakota County 15.17
7 Dawson County 14.75
8 Platte County 14.52
9 Cuming County 14.33
10 Cherry County 14.3
11 Hall County 14.21
12 Garfield County 13.76
13 Antelope County 13.68
14 Fillmore County 13.67
15 Grant County 13.38
16 Douglas County 13.29
17 Webster County 13.24
18 Saline County 13.2
19 Banner County 13.17
20 Scotts Bluff County 13.04
21 Cedar County 12.93
22 Keya Paha County 12.85
23 Pierce County 12.82
24 Madison County 12.8
24 Valley County 12.8
25 Dodge County 12.71
25 Kearney County 12.71
26 Nemaha County 12.63
27 Sarpy County 12.54
28 Clay County 12.5
29 Saunders County 12.43
30 Buffalo County 12.4
31 Butler County 12.38
32 Stanton County 12.36
33 Knox County 12.26
34 Otoe County 12.15
35 Phelps County 12.07
36 Brown County 12.02
36 Dixon County 12.02
37 Howard County 11.99
38 Hitchcock County 11.87
39 York County 11.85
40 Nance County 11.81
41 Pawnee County 11.8
42 Holt County 11.7
43 Custer County 11.63
44 Merrick County 11.61
45 Red Willow County 11.55
46 Wheeler County 11.54
47 Lancaster County 11.52
48 Sherman County 11.49
49 Adams County 11.46
50 Morrill County 11.39
51 Harlan County 11.38
52 Box Butte County 11.27
53 Boone County 10.99
54 Chase County 10.89
55 Wayne County 10.83
56 Furnas County 10.82
57 Lincoln County 10.79
58 Hamilton County 10.75
59 Sheridan County 10.59
60 Perkins County 10.56
61 Jefferson County 10.4
62 Thomas County 10.35
63 Nuckolls County 10.29
64 Richardson County 10.23
65 Gage County 10.21
66 Cheyenne County 10.11
67 Cass County 9.8
67 Polk County 9.8
68 Keith County 9.77
69 Hooker County 9.71
70 Dawes County 9.69
71 Seward County 9.67
72 Greeley County 9.64
72 Washington County 9.64
73 Thayer County 9.28
74 Burt County 9.23
75 Franklin County 8.67
76 Gosper County 8.6
77 Kimball County 8.51
78 Frontier County 8.32
79 Loup County 8.3
80 Garden County 8.04
81 Sioux County 7.87
82 Boyd County 7.81
83 Johnson County 7.73
83 McPherson County 7.73
84 Dundy County 7.32
85 Logan County 7.11
86 Deuel County 6.52
87 Arthur County 2.31