Unemployment Rate in Buffalo County, NE

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
2.6% −51.8% vs nat'l
Rank #472 of 3,222
85th percentile

How Buffalo County Compares

Buffalo County
2.6%
Nebraska Average
2.6%
Rank #64 of 93 in state
National
5.3%
51.8% below

National Distribution

Where Buffalo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Buffalo County: 2.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#469 Washington County, WI 2.5%
#470 Pecos County, TX 2.5%
#471 Taylor County, GA 2.6%
#472 Buffalo County, NE 2.6%
#473 Hendricks County, IN 2.6%
#474 Redwood County, MN 2.6%
#475 Ellsworth County, KS 2.6%
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Unemployment Rate in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Buffalo County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 2.6%, which ranks #472 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 51.8% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Nebraska, Buffalo County ranks #64 of 93 out of 93 counties. This places it in the 85th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.