Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 8.82. Among all Nebraska counties, Dundy County had the highest death rate (21.54), followed by Garfield County (20.74), and Hooker County (19.46).

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 2018
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Dundy County 21.54
2 Garfield County 20.74
3 Hooker County 19.46
4 Nuckolls County 18.68
5 Sheridan County 17.41
6 Pawnee County 17.12
7 Webster County 17.08
8 Nance County 16.45
9 Loup County 16.34
10 Thayer County 16.12
11 Burt County 15.99
12 Fillmore County 15.87
13 Kimball County 15.74
14 Johnson County 15.57
15 Furnas County 15.44
16 Holt County 15.33
16 Jefferson County 15.33
17 Brown County 15.08
18 Richardson County 14.46
19 Butler County 14.33
20 Chase County 14.06
21 Boyd County 13.84
22 Sherman County 13.77
23 Rock County 13.7
24 Custer County 13.19
25 Knox County 13.05
26 Gage County 12.98
27 Kearney County 12.96
28 Morrill County 12.91
29 Dodge County 12.85
30 Garden County 12.69
30 Harlan County 12.69
31 Red Willow County 12.65
32 Deuel County 12.49
33 Box Butte County 12.33
34 Grant County 12.11
35 Franklin County 12.07
36 Merrick County 12.01
37 Nemaha County 11.92
38 Hitchcock County 11.81
38 Polk County 11.81
39 Valley County 11.68
40 Scotts Bluff County 11.65
41 York County 11.57
42 Greeley County 11.44
43 Cedar County 11.42
44 Boone County 11.4
45 Otoe County 11.27
46 Saunders County 11.25
47 Antelope County 11.23
48 Cherry County 11.19
48 Phelps County 11.19
49 Madison County 11.13
50 Cheyenne County 11.08
51 Pierce County 10.98
52 Clay County 10.97
53 Perkins County 10.7
54 Seward County 10.67
55 Adams County 10.61
56 Saline County 10.59
57 Dixon County 10.49
58 Lincoln County 10.27
59 Dawes County 10.12
60 Cuming County 10.08
61 Thurston County 10.07
62 Hamilton County 10
63 Gosper County 9.97
64 Keith County 9.93
65 Washington County 9.72
66 Hall County 9.37
67 Platte County 9.3
68 Cass County 9.22
69 Dawson County 9.04
70 Howard County 8.88
71 Arthur County 8.71
72 Wheeler County 8.7
73 Wayne County 8.38
74 Dakota County 8.17
75 Stanton County 8.04
76 Logan County 7.9
77 Buffalo County 7.65
78 Douglas County 7.37
79 Lancaster County 7.25
80 Colfax County 6.54
81 Frontier County 6.51
82 Keya Paha County 6.31
83 Sarpy County 5.56
84 Hayes County 5.53
85 Sioux County 4.21
86 Blaine County 4.19
87 Thomas County 2.8
88 Banner County 2.74
89 McPherson County 2.03