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Which counties in Nebraska have the lowest unemployment?

Dundy County (2.0%), Cherry County (2.1%) and Boone County (2.2%) had the lowest unemployment in Nebraska in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 81 ranked Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Dundy County2.0%−0.8 pts1,568
2Cherry County2.1%−0.3 pts5,561
3Boone County2.2%−0.5 pts5,355
4Brown County2.2%−0.9 pts2,826
5Cuming County2.2%−0.3 pts8,823
6Fillmore County2.2%−0.5 pts5,458
7Hamilton County2.3%−0.7 pts9,678
8Harlan County2.3%−0.5 pts3,000
9Holt County2.3%−0.4 pts10,067
10Merrick County2.3%−0.8 pts7,905
11Phelps County2.3%−0.5 pts8,994
12Rock County2.3%−1.2 pts1,259
13Butler County2.4%−0.4 pts8,507
14Custer County2.4%−0.4 pts10,500
15Nance County2.4%−0.9 pts3,290
16Nuckolls County2.4%−0.5 pts4,100
17Perkins County2.4%−0.4 pts2,849
18Sheridan County2.4%−0.5 pts4,809
19Buffalo County2.5%−0.2 pts51,172
20Cedar County2.5%−0.1 pts8,373
21Howard County2.5%−1.1 pts6,538
22Kearney County2.5%+0.0 pts6,790
23Keith County2.5%−1.0 pts8,100
24Kimball County2.5%−0.6 pts3,391
25Pierce County2.5%−0.4 pts7,378
26Polk County2.5%−0.5 pts5,270
27Red Willow County2.5%−0.5 pts10,307
28Saunders County2.5%−0.2 pts23,702
29Thayer County2.5%−0.4 pts4,842
30Antelope County2.6%−0.3 pts6,352
31Seward County2.6%−0.2 pts18,032
32Valley County2.6%−0.4 pts4,094
33York County2.6%−0.2 pts14,564
34Dixon County2.7%−0.3 pts5,602
35Franklin County2.7%−0.7 pts2,795
36Furnas County2.7%−0.3 pts4,524
37Lincoln County2.7%−0.9 pts33,303
38Platte County2.7%−0.3 pts35,649
39Stanton County2.7%−0.2 pts5,744
40Washington County2.7%−0.3 pts21,302
41Webster County2.7%−0.4 pts3,336
42Chase County2.8%+0.0 pts3,718
43Cheyenne County2.8%−0.6 pts9,528
44Colfax County2.8%−0.1 pts10,934
45Gosper County2.8%−0.1 pts1,803
46Hitchcock County2.8%−0.3 pts2,467
47Otoe County2.8%−0.4 pts16,531
48Richardson County2.8%−0.6 pts7,530
49Sarpy County2.8%+0.0 pts208,303
50Adams County2.9%−0.4 pts31,071
51Clay County2.9%−0.4 pts6,170
52Dawes County2.9%−0.3 pts7,858
53Dawson County2.9%−0.1 pts24,452
54Knox County2.9%−0.5 pts8,335
55Lancaster County2.9%+0.1 pts334,049
56Madison County2.9%−0.1 pts36,106
57Morrill County2.9%−0.5 pts4,404
58Sherman County2.9%−0.6 pts2,924
59Dodge County3.0%−0.1 pts38,057
60Garfield County3.0%−0.2 pts1,710
61Sioux County3.0%−0.5 pts1,188
62Wayne County3.0%+0.3 pts10,020
63Box Butte County3.1%−0.3 pts10,494
64Cass County3.1%−0.2 pts27,657
65Deuel County3.1%−0.1 pts1,862
66Jefferson County3.1%−0.4 pts7,070
67Pawnee County3.1%−0.5 pts2,510
68Boyd County3.2%−0.4 pts1,674
69Frontier County3.2%−0.9 pts2,655
70Gage County3.2%−0.3 pts21,711
71Greeley County3.2%−0.5 pts2,154
72Thurston County3.2%−1.4 pts6,752
73Douglas County3.3%+0.1 pts606,460
74Garden County3.3%−0.4 pts1,804
75Burt County3.4%−0.5 pts6,678
76Dakota County3.4%−0.5 pts21,687
77Nemaha County3.4%−0.6 pts7,102
78Saline County3.4%+0.0 pts14,996
79Scotts Bluff County3.4%−0.6 pts35,586
80Hall County3.7%+0.2 pts63,633
81Johnson County3.9%+0.4 pts5,218

12 of 93 Nebraska counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Nebraska has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dundy County: 2.0%, ahead of Cherry County (2.1%) and Boone County (2.2%), of 81 Nebraska counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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