Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Death Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 9.17. Among all Nebraska counties, Thomas County had the highest death rate (25.97), followed by Garfield County (22.51), and Pawnee County (19.87).

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 2024
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Thomas County 25.97
2 Garfield County 22.51
3 Pawnee County 19.87
4 Sioux County 19.56
5 Webster County 17.99
6 Rock County 17.6
7 Nance County 17.48
8 Burt County 16.5
9 Polk County 16.41
10 Thayer County 16.04
11 Hitchcock County 15.97
12 Thurston County 15.91
13 Jefferson County 15.46
14 Gosper County 15.36
15 Nemaha County 15.31
16 Red Willow County 15.2
17 Harlan County 15.17
18 Knox County 15.02
19 Gage County 14.96
20 Frontier County 14.8
21 Keith County 14.35
22 Sherman County 14.19
23 Morrill County 13.98
24 Boyd County 13.96
25 Fillmore County 13.94
26 Chase County 13.82
27 Cedar County 13.57
28 Blaine County 13.56
28 York County 13.56
29 Nuckolls County 13.42
30 Garden County 13.3
31 Kimball County 13.29
32 Lincoln County 12.97
33 Boone County 12.93
34 Dawes County 12.88
35 Otoe County 12.77
36 Clay County 12.74
37 Cuming County 12.62
38 Perkins County 12.54
39 Richardson County 12.49
40 Johnson County 12.46
41 Valley County 12.41
42 Custer County 12.23
43 Dixon County 12.12
44 Dundy County 12.08
45 Dodge County 12.05
46 Scotts Bluff County 11.95
47 Box Butte County 11.87
48 Butler County 11.85
49 Holt County 11.84
50 Adams County 11.69
51 Deuel County 11.67
52 Hooker County 11.64
53 Howard County 11.57
54 Merrick County 11.42
55 Phelps County 11.14
56 Brown County 11.12
57 Madison County 11
58 Sheridan County 10.95
59 Hamilton County 10.9
60 Kearney County 10.54
61 Cherry County 10.47
62 Saline County 10.28
63 Loup County 10.27
64 Seward County 10.22
65 Dakota County 9.98
66 Cheyenne County 9.92
67 Washington County 9.9
68 Furnas County 9.75
69 Cass County 9.61
70 Arthur County 9.54
71 Saunders County 9.09
72 Banner County 8.98
73 Logan County 8.86
74 Hall County 8.76
75 Pierce County 8.74
76 Dawson County 8.66
77 Stanton County 8.46
78 Antelope County 8.22
79 Douglas County 7.92
80 Lancaster County 7.89
81 Buffalo County 7.72
82 Wheeler County 7.52
83 Platte County 7.32
84 Hayes County 7.12
85 Colfax County 7.06
86 Wayne County 6.78
87 Franklin County 6.75
88 Sarpy County 6.4
89 Greeley County 6.34
90 Keya Paha County 4.93
91 Grant County 3.51
92 McPherson County 0