Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 8.78. Among all Nebraska counties, Rock County had the highest death rate (23.73), followed by Hooker County (22.28), and Webster County (19.06).

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 Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Rock County 23.73
2 Hooker County 22.28
3 Webster County 19.06
4 Fillmore County 18.11
5 Boyd County 17.89
6 Richardson County 16.61
7 Garden County 15.68
8 Sheridan County 15.66
9 Brown County 15.43
10 Chase County 15.35
11 Perkins County 15.15
12 Furnas County 15.08
13 Thayer County 14.89
14 Sherman County 14.83
15 Holt County 14.35
16 Burt County 14.06
16 Cedar County 14.06
17 Morrill County 14.01
18 Jefferson County 13.91
19 Boone County 13.69
20 Garfield County 13.46
21 Knox County 13.33
22 Loup County 13.31
23 Arthur County 13.3
24 Franklin County 13.28
25 Pierce County 13.21
26 Otoe County 13.09
27 Butler County 13.06
28 Nance County 12.95
29 Dodge County 12.9
30 Clay County 12.69
31 Gage County 12.66
32 Cherry County 12.61
33 Hitchcock County 12.51
34 Phelps County 12.41
35 Nuckolls County 12.22
36 Kearney County 12.17
37 Keith County 11.86
38 Pawnee County 11.81
39 Greeley County 11.8
40 Antelope County 11.69
41 Dixon County 11.63
42 Dundy County 11.55
43 Merrick County 11.54
44 Custer County 11.48
44 Deuel County 11.48
45 Johnson County 11.47
45 Red Willow County 11.47
45 York County 11.47
46 Valley County 11.45
47 Seward County 11.29
48 Polk County 11.12
49 Lincoln County 10.96
50 Thurston County 10.82
51 Scotts Bluff County 10.81
52 Nemaha County 10.75
53 Madison County 10.64
54 Cuming County 10.61
55 Adams County 10.54
56 Kimball County 10.48
57 Harlan County 10.42
58 Blaine County 10.36
59 Cass County 10.19
60 Hamilton County 9.98
61 Saline County 9.83
62 Saunders County 9.66
63 Box Butte County 9.63
64 Washington County 9.43
65 Grant County 9.4
66 Hall County 9.08
67 Logan County 8.99
68 Gosper County 8.94
69 Cheyenne County 8.88
70 Dawson County 8.7
71 Banner County 8.65
72 Sioux County 8.5
73 Platte County 8.35
74 McPherson County 8.01
75 Dawes County 8
76 Stanton County 7.8
77 Howard County 7.7
78 Colfax County 7.67
79 Buffalo County 7.6
79 Douglas County 7.6
80 Keya Paha County 7.54
81 Dakota County 7.25
82 Lancaster County 7.08
83 Frontier County 6.73
84 Wayne County 6.49
85 Thomas County 5.75
86 Hayes County 5.48
87 Sarpy County 5.3
88 Wheeler County 2.56