Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 12.43. Among all Nebraska counties, Wheeler County had the highest birth rate (21.64), followed by Thurston County (20.75), and Dakota County (18.83).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Wheeler County | 21.64 |
| 2 | Thurston County | 20.75 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 18.83 |
| 4 | Dawson County | 15.98 |
| 5 | Colfax County | 15.46 |
| 6 | Hall County | 15.43 |
| 7 | Cuming County | 14.96 |
| 8 | Cherry County | 14.52 |
| 9 | Dodge County | 14.15 |
| 10 | Custer County | 14.02 |
| 11 | Pierce County | 13.94 |
| 12 | Blaine County | 13.65 |
| 12 | Douglas County | 13.65 |
| 12 | Holt County | 13.65 |
| 13 | Platte County | 13.64 |
| 14 | Phelps County | 13.03 |
| 15 | Howard County | 12.99 |
| 16 | Madison County | 12.93 |
| 17 | Morrill County | 12.58 |
| 18 | Chase County | 12.49 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 12.49 |
| 19 | Scotts Bluff County | 12.36 |
| 20 | Sioux County | 12.28 |
| 21 | Boone County | 12.17 |
| 21 | Deuel County | 12.17 |
| 22 | Grant County | 12.13 |
| 23 | Sarpy County | 12.11 |
| 24 | Clay County | 11.95 |
| 25 | Garfield County | 11.86 |
| 26 | Saline County | 11.82 |
| 27 | Adams County | 11.79 |
| 28 | Buffalo County | 11.78 |
| 29 | Valley County | 11.62 |
| 30 | Antelope County | 11.6 |
| 31 | Kearney County | 11.46 |
| 32 | Brown County | 11.44 |
| 33 | Dundy County | 11.37 |
| 34 | Merrick County | 11.26 |
| 35 | Box Butte County | 11.22 |
| 36 | Fillmore County | 11.2 |
| 37 | Furnas County | 11.17 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | 11.17 |
| 38 | Dawes County | 11.1 |
| 39 | Saunders County | 11.07 |
| 40 | Otoe County | 11.01 |
| 41 | York County | 10.94 |
| 42 | Polk County | 10.91 |
| 43 | Dixon County | 10.86 |
| 44 | Gage County | 10.84 |
| 45 | Red Willow County | 10.73 |
| 46 | McPherson County | 10.65 |
| 47 | Keith County | 10.64 |
| 48 | Washington County | 10.62 |
| 49 | Butler County | 10.55 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 10.5 |
| 51 | Cheyenne County | 10.49 |
| 51 | Thayer County | 10.49 |
| 52 | Cedar County | 10.48 |
| 53 | Hitchcock County | 10.46 |
| 54 | Garden County | 10.44 |
| 55 | Hooker County | 10.32 |
| 56 | Pawnee County | 10.3 |
| 57 | Wayne County | 10.21 |
| 58 | Sherman County | 10.05 |
| 59 | Nance County | 10.02 |
| 60 | Keya Paha County | 9.97 |
| 61 | Hamilton County | 9.91 |
| 62 | Harlan County | 9.89 |
| 63 | Knox County | 9.7 |
| 64 | Nemaha County | 9.65 |
| 65 | Burt County | 9.62 |
| 66 | Richardson County | 9.58 |
| 67 | Stanton County | 9.51 |
| 68 | Arthur County | 9.49 |
| 69 | Greeley County | 9.43 |
| 70 | Hayes County | 9.39 |
| 71 | Nuckolls County | 9.29 |
| 72 | Seward County | 9.24 |
| 73 | Cass County | 9.19 |
| 74 | Kimball County | 9.01 |
| 75 | Webster County | 8.99 |
| 76 | Logan County | 8.88 |
| 77 | Sheridan County | 8.85 |
| 78 | Rock County | 8.82 |
| 79 | Perkins County | 7.79 |
| 80 | Gosper County | 7.63 |
| 81 | Banner County | 7.54 |
| 82 | Thomas County | 7.45 |
| 83 | Franklin County | 7.44 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 7.44 |
| 84 | Frontier County | 6.89 |
| 85 | Loup County | 5.07 |
| 86 | Boyd County | 4.6 |