Highest-earning counties in Nebraska

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July 24, 2025
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Highest-earning counties in Nebraska

Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.

The 2023 real median household income in the U.S. was $80,610, an increase of 4.0% from 2022, the first statistically significant annual increase in real median household income since 2019.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Nebraska using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2023 5-year estimate median household income.

Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in Nebraska.

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#50. Thurston County

- Median household income: $64,838
- Households earning over $100k: 27.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 18.8%

#49. Webster County

- Median household income: $65,197
- Households earning over $100k: 25.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.7%

#48. Dawson County

- Median household income: $65,383
- Households earning over $100k: 29.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.7%

#47. Nance County

- Median household income: $65,438
- Households earning over $100k: 25.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.7%

#46. Adams County

- Median household income: $65,680
- Households earning over $100k: 31.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.0%

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#45. Phelps County

- Median household income: $65,988
- Households earning over $100k: 30.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 22.4%

#44. Custer County

- Median household income: $66,310
- Households earning over $100k: 29.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.2%

#43. Holt County

- Median household income: $67,225
- Households earning over $100k: 26.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.9%

#42. Arthur County

- Median household income: $67,500
- Households earning over $100k: 33.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.9%

#41. Perkins County

- Median household income: $67,500
- Households earning over $100k: 33.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.3%

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#40. Hall County

- Median household income: $67,549
- Households earning over $100k: 29.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.3%

#39. Wayne County

- Median household income: $67,687
- Households earning over $100k: 26.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.2%

#38. Frontier County

- Median household income: $68,207
- Households earning over $100k: 30.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.4%

#37. Garfield County

- Median household income: $68,611
- Households earning over $100k: 21.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 24.2%

#36. Box Butte County

- Median household income: $68,778
- Households earning over $100k: 29.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 19.8%

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#35. Grant County

- Median household income: $69,063
- Households earning over $100k: 30.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.0%

#34. Dixon County

- Median household income: $69,156
- Households earning over $100k: 35.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.6%

#33. Nuckolls County

- Median household income: $70,201
- Households earning over $100k: 27.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.3%

#32. Harlan County

- Median household income: $70,536
- Households earning over $100k: 33.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.5%

#31. Cuming County

- Median household income: $70,708
- Households earning over $100k: 31.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.4%

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#30. Banner County

- Median household income: $71,250
- Households earning over $100k: 36.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.3%

#29. Dodge County

- Median household income: $71,294
- Households earning over $100k: 30.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.3%

#28. Boone County

- Median household income: $71,367
- Households earning over $100k: 28.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.2%

#27. Logan County

- Median household income: $71,650
- Households earning over $100k: 29.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.8%

#26. Dakota County

- Median household income: $71,655
- Households earning over $100k: 32.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.4%

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#25. Polk County

- Median household income: $71,771
- Households earning over $100k: 33.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 9.3%

#24. Platte County

- Median household income: $72,335
- Households earning over $100k: 34.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.9%

#23. Lancaster County

- Median household income: $72,625
- Households earning over $100k: 34.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.7%

#22. Thomas County

- Median household income: $72,708
- Households earning over $100k: 33.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.7%

#21. Cedar County

- Median household income: $73,977
- Households earning over $100k: 32.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.7%

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#20. York County

- Median household income: $74,058
- Households earning over $100k: 31.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.2%

#19. Howard County

- Median household income: $74,508
- Households earning over $100k: 32.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.7%

#18. Buffalo County

- Median household income: $74,570
- Households earning over $100k: 34.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.8%

#17. Clay County

- Median household income: $75,938
- Households earning over $100k: 33.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.3%

#16. Pierce County

- Median household income: $75,938
- Households earning over $100k: 33.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.4%

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#15. Fillmore County

- Median household income: $76,354
- Households earning over $100k: 36.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.3%

#14. Saline County

- Median household income: $77,027
- Households earning over $100k: 32.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.2%

#13. Stanton County

- Median household income: $78,275
- Households earning over $100k: 34.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.3%

#12. Douglas County

- Median household income: $79,081
- Households earning over $100k: 39.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.0%

#11. Gosper County

- Median household income: $79,145
- Households earning over $100k: 34.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.5%

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#10. Kearney County

- Median household income: $79,167
- Households earning over $100k: 37.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.0%

#9. Colfax County

- Median household income: $79,720
- Households earning over $100k: 34.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.3%

#8. Hamilton County

- Median household income: $79,884
- Households earning over $100k: 40.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 8.9%

#7. Seward County

- Median household income: $81,122
- Households earning over $100k: 40.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 9.8%

#6. Otoe County

- Median household income: $81,430
- Households earning over $100k: 38.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.2%

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#5. Butler County

- Median household income: $82,603
- Households earning over $100k: 38.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.8%

#4. Cass County

- Median household income: $88,255
- Households earning over $100k: 42.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 7.6%

#3. Saunders County

- Median household income: $89,395
- Households earning over $100k: 46.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 11.8%

#2. Washington County

- Median household income: $90,188
- Households earning over $100k: 45.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 10.6%

#1. Sarpy County

- Median household income: $101,402
- Households earning over $100k: 50.8%
- Households earning less than $25k: 7.9%

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