Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 9.85. Among all Nebraska counties, Hooker County had the highest death rate (28.27), followed by Rock County (25.5), and Franklin County (25.21).

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 2022
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Hooker County 28.27
2 Rock County 25.5
3 Franklin County 25.21
4 Blaine County 24.15
5 Garfield County 23.8
6 Harlan County 22.88
7 Webster County 21.37
8 Garden County 19.58
9 Boyd County 19.32
10 Nance County 19.1
11 Morrill County 17.81
12 Pawnee County 17.72
13 Hitchcock County 17.65
14 Furnas County 17.64
15 Thayer County 17.22
16 Brown County 17.19
16 Jefferson County 17.19
17 Polk County 16.88
18 Fillmore County 16.6
19 Gage County 16.49
20 Chase County 16.33
21 Sheridan County 16.23
22 Richardson County 15.85
23 Lincoln County 15.45
24 Nemaha County 15.25
25 Thomas County 14.86
26 Gosper County 14.76
26 Sherman County 14.76
27 Keith County 14.46
28 Butler County 14.45
29 Cheyenne County 14.3
30 Dawes County 14.27
31 Dundy County 14.24
32 Boone County 14.14
33 Kimball County 13.92
34 Red Willow County 13.88
35 Valley County 13.29
36 Custer County 13.24
37 Sioux County 13.18
38 Merrick County 13.14
39 Box Butte County 13.12
40 Phelps County 12.94
41 Cuming County 12.92
42 Hayes County 12.89
42 Scotts Bluff County 12.89
43 York County 12.88
44 Antelope County 12.86
45 Nuckolls County 12.77
46 Wheeler County 12.75
47 Burt County 12.74
48 Howard County 12.72
49 Clay County 12.71
50 Greeley County 12.68
51 Adams County 12.55
52 Knox County 12.52
53 Dodge County 12.47
54 Thurston County 12.45
55 Deuel County 12.27
56 Kearney County 12.24
57 Cedar County 12.22
58 Otoe County 12.21
59 Pierce County 12.16
60 Perkins County 12
61 Banner County 11.9
62 Holt County 11.82
63 Hamilton County 11.69
64 Arthur County 11.6
65 Seward County 11.37
66 Cherry County 11.33
67 Madison County 11.18
68 Dawson County 11.09
69 Frontier County 10.83
69 Saunders County 10.83
70 McPherson County 10.61
71 Hall County 10.37
72 Johnson County 10.21
73 Platte County 9.74
74 Washington County 9.63
75 Cass County 9.4
76 Dixon County 9.38
77 Buffalo County 9.34
78 Stanton County 9.15
79 Keya Paha County 8.76
80 Dakota County 8.46
81 Loup County 8.35
82 Lancaster County 8.28
83 Douglas County 8.13
84 Saline County 8.1
85 Wayne County 7.99
86 Logan County 7.25
87 Sarpy County 6.99
88 Grant County 6.86
89 Colfax County 6.34