Poverty Rate in Kearney County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kearney County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kearney County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kearney County: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #241 | Norton County, KS | 7.2% |
| #242 | Mills County, TX | 7.2% |
| #243 | Red Lake County, MN | 7.2% |
| #244 | Kearney County, NE | 7.2% |
| #245 | Arthur County, NE | 7.2% |
| #246 | Roanoke County, VA | 7.3% |
| #247 | Smith County, KS | 7.3% |
Poverty Rate in Kearney County, Nebraska
Kearney County, Nebraska has a poverty rate of 7.2%, which ranks #244 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 42.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Nebraska, Kearney County ranks #20 of 93 out of 93 counties. This places it in the 92th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. 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.