Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Birth Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 12.24. Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest birth rate (21.52), followed by Wheeler County (20.06), and Dakota County (19.82).
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), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Thurston County | 21.52 |
| 2 | Wheeler County | 20.06 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 19.82 |
| 4 | Dawson County | 15.36 |
| 5 | Colfax County | 15.24 |
| 6 | Cuming County | 15.19 |
| 7 | Hall County | 15.03 |
| 8 | Custer County | 14.12 |
| 9 | Dodge County | 14.09 |
| 10 | Grant County | 14.04 |
| 11 | Holt County | 14.01 |
| 12 | Blaine County | 13.56 |
| 13 | Pierce County | 13.53 |
| 14 | Douglas County | 13.42 |
| 15 | Cherry County | 13.35 |
| 16 | Phelps County | 13.23 |
| 17 | Platte County | 13.1 |
| 18 | Morrill County | 13.09 |
| 19 | Madison County | 13.07 |
| 20 | Howard County | 12.94 |
| 21 | Dundy County | 12.72 |
| 22 | Boone County | 12.37 |
| 23 | Chase County | 12.23 |
| 24 | Scotts Bluff County | 12.2 |
| 25 | Garfield County | 12.12 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | 11.94 |
| 27 | Valley County | 11.91 |
| 28 | Sarpy County | 11.85 |
| 29 | Brown County | 11.82 |
| 30 | Saline County | 11.77 |
| 31 | Clay County | 11.76 |
| 32 | Adams County | 11.73 |
| 32 | Kearney County | 11.73 |
| 33 | Antelope County | 11.7 |
| 34 | Deuel County | 11.67 |
| 35 | Fillmore County | 11.58 |
| 36 | Sioux County | 11.56 |
| 37 | Buffalo County | 11.51 |
| 38 | Furnas County | 11.3 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 11.07 |
| 40 | Box Butte County | 10.93 |
| 41 | Saunders County | 10.92 |
| 42 | Merrick County | 10.91 |
| 43 | Hitchcock County | 10.78 |
| 44 | Washington County | 10.75 |
| 45 | Polk County | 10.69 |
| 45 | Thayer County | 10.69 |
| 46 | Otoe County | 10.65 |
| 47 | Gage County | 10.57 |
| 47 | York County | 10.57 |
| 48 | Banner County | 10.48 |
| 48 | Sherman County | 10.48 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 10.42 |
| 50 | Cheyenne County | 10.34 |
| 51 | Pawnee County | 10.33 |
| 51 | Red Willow County | 10.33 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 10.33 |
| 52 | Butler County | 10.31 |
| 52 | Keith County | 10.31 |
| 53 | Hooker County | 10.18 |
| 54 | Dixon County | 10.13 |
| 55 | Nance County | 10.12 |
| 56 | Stanton County | 10.02 |
| 57 | Nemaha County | 9.92 |
| 58 | Harlan County | 9.89 |
| 59 | Hamilton County | 9.85 |
| 60 | Nuckolls County | 9.76 |
| 61 | Kimball County | 9.67 |
| 62 | Burt County | 9.66 |
| 63 | Arthur County | 9.54 |
| 64 | Greeley County | 9.51 |
| 65 | Hayes County | 9.49 |
| 66 | Garden County | 9.42 |
| 67 | Cass County | 9.35 |
| 68 | Richardson County | 9.24 |
| 69 | Seward County | 9.09 |
| 70 | Logan County | 8.86 |
| 71 | Rock County | 8.8 |
| 72 | Webster County | 8.7 |
| 73 | Keya Paha County | 8.63 |
| 74 | Dawes County | 8.55 |
| 75 | McPherson County | 7.97 |
| 76 | Perkins County | 7.88 |
| 77 | Sheridan County | 7.71 |
| 78 | Thomas County | 7.64 |
| 79 | Cedar County | 7.51 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 7.46 |
| 81 | Knox County | 7.45 |
| 82 | Gosper County | 7.13 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 7.09 |
| 84 | Frontier County | 7.01 |
| 85 | Loup County | 5.13 |
| 86 | Boyd County | 4.65 |