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.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Birth Rate
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