Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 9.94. Among all Nebraska counties, Boyd County had the highest death rate (20.64), followed by Grant County (20.07), and Richardson County (19.69).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Boyd County | 20.64 |
| 2 | Grant County | 20.07 |
| 3 | Richardson County | 19.69 |
| 4 | Hitchcock County | 19.53 |
| 5 | Nance County | 19.49 |
| 6 | Garden County | 19.3 |
| 7 | Thayer County | 19.16 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 19.07 |
| 9 | Pawnee County | 18.89 |
| 10 | Nuckolls County | 18.87 |
| 11 | Webster County | 18.25 |
| 12 | Kimball County | 17.31 |
| 13 | Morrill County | 16.65 |
| 14 | Sheridan County | 16.48 |
| 15 | Gosper County | 16.12 |
| 16 | Boone County | 15.83 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 15.81 |
| 18 | Deuel County | 15.75 |
| 19 | Knox County | 15.71 |
| 20 | Clay County | 15.63 |
| 21 | Sherman County | 15.55 |
| 22 | Valley County | 15.51 |
| 23 | Red Willow County | 15.49 |
| 24 | McPherson County | 15.46 |
| 25 | Keith County | 15.44 |
| 26 | Garfield County | 15.41 |
| 27 | Phelps County | 15.31 |
| 28 | Rock County | 14.96 |
| 29 | Chase County | 14.77 |
| 30 | Fillmore County | 14.74 |
| 31 | Scotts Bluff County | 14.4 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 14.37 |
| 33 | Cherry County | 14.3 |
| 34 | Gage County | 14.23 |
| 35 | Polk County | 14.22 |
| 36 | Brown County | 14.08 |
| 37 | Furnas County | 14.06 |
| 38 | Dundy County | 14.02 |
| 39 | Merrick County | 13.96 |
| 40 | Dodge County | 13.95 |
| 40 | Johnson County | 13.95 |
| 41 | Cheyenne County | 13.8 |
| 42 | Greeley County | 13.77 |
| 43 | Perkins County | 13.73 |
| 44 | Burt County | 13.69 |
| 45 | Harlan County | 13.66 |
| 46 | Nemaha County | 13.62 |
| 47 | Blaine County | 13.47 |
| 48 | Holt County | 13.39 |
| 49 | Antelope County | 13.36 |
| 50 | Cuming County | 13.33 |
| 51 | Thurston County | 13.3 |
| 52 | Custer County | 13.06 |
| 53 | York County | 13.05 |
| 54 | Wheeler County | 12.82 |
| 55 | Logan County | 12.8 |
| 56 | Dixon County | 12.74 |
| 57 | Hooker County | 12.48 |
| 58 | Saunders County | 12.26 |
| 59 | Howard County | 12.14 |
| 60 | Adams County | 12.07 |
| 61 | Box Butte County | 11.73 |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 11.6 |
| 63 | Arthur County | 11.53 |
| 64 | Cedar County | 11.38 |
| 65 | Cass County | 11.21 |
| 66 | Otoe County | 11.15 |
| 67 | Frontier County | 11.09 |
| 68 | Dawes County | 10.92 |
| 69 | Butler County | 10.83 |
| 70 | Pierce County | 10.78 |
| 71 | Seward County | 10.75 |
| 72 | Hall County | 10.59 |
| 73 | Platte County | 10.56 |
| 74 | Washington County | 10.31 |
| 75 | Dawson County | 10.21 |
| 76 | Stanton County | 9.96 |
| 77 | Madison County | 9.95 |
| 78 | Kearney County | 9.57 |
| 79 | Buffalo County | 9.21 |
| 80 | Saline County | 9.03 |
| 81 | Banner County | 8.78 |
| 82 | Dakota County | 8.68 |
| 83 | Douglas County | 8.38 |
| 84 | Lancaster County | 8.15 |
| 85 | Sioux County | 7.87 |
| 86 | Wayne County | 7.46 |
| 87 | Thomas County | 7.39 |
| 88 | Hayes County | 7.09 |
| 89 | Sarpy County | 6.93 |
| 90 | Colfax County | 6.75 |
| 91 | Keya Paha County | 6.42 |
| 92 | Loup County | 4.98 |