You’re probably never going to make enough money to live in the richest counties in Nebraska.
The median household income in Washington County, the richest county in Nebraska is $94,396, significantly higher than the US median of $74,580, which means based purely on math most people never make enough to live there.
And that’s okay because it’s still fun to look at the people living in the lap of luxury.
So we used Saturday Night Science and the most recent Census to rank home prices and incomes for all 93 counties in the Cornhusker State. Let’s star gaze together.
What is the richest county in Nebraska? The richest county in Nebraska is Washington County. In contrast, the poorest county in the state is Hooker County, according to the Census data.
$94,396 median income · $392,211 median home price
$103,321 median income · $354,031 median home price
$94,066 median income · $347,170 median home price
$78,839 median income · $418,753 median home price
$91,836 median income · $306,528 median home price
$82,444 median income · $308,419 median home price
$83,994 median income · $294,648 median home price
$77,500 median income · $317,827 median home price
$80,391 median income · $293,766 median home price
$80,687 median income · $263,903 median home price
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Nebraska’s statewide median.
Nebraska statewide median: $76,475
Nebraska statewide median: $276,500
On the map
Where Nebraska’s richest counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which Nebraska county is the richest?
To determine the richest county in Nebraska, we have to look at a handful of metrics that correlate with how rich people are. To do that, we made assumptions about what makes a county rich. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to the American Community Survey data and Zillow for the most recent reporting period for data on the following:
- Average Home Price
- Median Income
We then ranked each county in Nebraska for each of the criteria from one to 93, with one being the richest.
Taking the average rank across the two criteria, we created a Rich Score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Richest County In Nebraska.”
The result is some of the places with the most expensive real estate and highest earners in the Cornhusker State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our first time ranking the richest counties to live in Nebraska.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Richest Counties In Nebraska
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 21,106 | $94,396 | $392,211 |
| 2 | Sarpy County | 197,389 | $103,321 | $354,031 |
| 3 | Saunders County | 23,048 | $94,066 | $347,170 |
| 4 | Banner County | 742 | $78,839 | $418,753 |
| 4 | Cass County | 27,161 | $91,836 | $306,528 |
| 6 | Seward County | 17,641 | $82,444 | $308,419 |
| 7 | Hamilton County | 9,464 | $83,994 | $294,648 |
| 8 | Gosper County | 2,040 | $77,500 | $317,827 |
| 8 | Douglas County | 590,736 | $80,391 | $293,766 |
| 10 | Stanton County | 5,796 | $80,687 | $263,903 |
| 11 | Loup County | 578 | $71,667 | $354,651 |
| 11 | Buffalo County | 50,579 | $75,911 | $295,746 |
| 13 | Lancaster County | 326,696 | $74,793 | $299,034 |
| 13 | Howard County | 6,534 | $76,767 | $277,294 |
| 15 | Otoe County | 16,241 | $82,188 | $241,495 |
| 16 | Kearney County | 6,713 | $78,631 | $251,431 |
| 16 | Boone County | 5,356 | $74,947 | $289,334 |
| 18 | Colfax County | 10,641 | $82,530 | $230,930 |
| 19 | Butler County | 8,424 | $79,268 | $240,325 |
| 20 | Platte County | 34,716 | $71,552 | $276,480 |
| 20 | Dodge County | 37,351 | $74,329 | $242,267 |
| 22 | York County | 14,286 | $77,757 | $228,855 |
| 23 | Cuming County | 8,975 | $71,104 | $260,269 |
| 24 | Saline County | 14,650 | $79,910 | $215,666 |
| 25 | Hayes County | 843 | $69,250 | $303,183 |
| 26 | Pierce County | 7,325 | $72,357 | $241,737 |
| 27 | Cedar County | 8,315 | $73,578 | $236,620 |
| 28 | Wheeler County | 847 | $70,250 | $242,830 |
| 29 | Arthur County | 484 | $76,250 | $215,429 |
| 29 | Hall County | 62,536 | $69,251 | $255,439 |
| 31 | Dakota County | 21,354 | $70,329 | $238,515 |
| 32 | Perkins County | 2,821 | $72,778 | $219,875 |
| 33 | Keya Paha County | 822 | $64,000 | $317,828 |
| 34 | Clay County | 6,095 | $78,986 | $177,248 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 9,844 | $66,215 | $245,627 |
| 36 | Fillmore County | 5,541 | $76,295 | $178,086 |
| 37 | Dixon County | 5,545 | $72,454 | $194,095 |
| 38 | McPherson County | 475 | $58,684 | $388,592 |
| 40 | Polk County | 5,225 | $69,768 | $210,973 |
| 40 | Merrick County | 7,724 | $68,354 | $224,849 |
| 40 | Logan County | 773 | $74,271 | $184,150 |
| 40 | Phelps County | 9,009 | $68,919 | $218,487 |
| 43 | Dawson County | 24,202 | $69,880 | $202,736 |
| 45 | Chase County | 3,671 | $68,173 | $216,949 |
| 45 | Madison County | 35,532 | $63,128 | $251,800 |
| 45 | Cherry County | 5,498 | $66,270 | $220,949 |
| 48 | Adams County | 31,052 | $68,365 | $209,005 |
| 48 | Sioux County | 1,171 | $53,929 | $332,495 |
| 48 | Antelope County | 6,305 | $66,105 | $220,374 |
| 50 | Deuel County | 1,847 | $70,096 | $181,580 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 33,802 | $65,148 | $216,740 |
| 52 | Gage County | 21,629 | $67,247 | $196,238 |
| 53 | Garfield County | 1,718 | $62,804 | $230,637 |
| 53 | Frontier County | 2,569 | $70,132 | $173,926 |
| 55 | Harlan County | 2,847 | $70,625 | $163,166 |
| 56 | Keith County | 8,219 | $60,645 | $233,673 |
| 57 | Greeley County | 2,202 | $63,929 | $210,255 |
| 58 | Holt County | 10,102 | $68,513 | $175,144 |
| 59 | Grant County | 626 | $70,147 | $158,414 |
| 59 | Knox County | 8,363 | $64,636 | $194,779 |
| 61 | Box Butte County | 10,714 | $68,892 | $171,749 |
| 62 | Nuckolls County | 4,087 | $73,976 | $116,507 |
| 63 | Thomas County | 564 | $65,000 | $188,754 |
| 64 | Thurston County | 6,627 | $69,177 | $159,045 |
| 65 | Custer County | 10,518 | $67,906 | $171,036 |
| 66 | Sherman County | 2,967 | $63,578 | $191,718 |
| 66 | Scotts Bluff County | 35,843 | $63,614 | $191,212 |
| 68 | Valley County | 4,066 | $61,852 | $194,680 |
| 69 | Burt County | 6,740 | $63,685 | $185,915 |
| 70 | Blaine County | 422 | $69,583 | $135,469 |
| 70 | Nance County | 3,324 | $65,179 | $170,684 |
| 72 | Dundy County | 1,736 | $58,922 | $203,144 |
| 73 | Red Willow County | 10,557 | $63,697 | $172,068 |
| 73 | Johnson County | 5,261 | $57,632 | $204,612 |
| 75 | Boyd County | 1,688 | $67,045 | $147,861 |
| 76 | Thayer County | 4,901 | $66,213 | $148,830 |
| 77 | Nemaha County | 7,046 | $60,924 | $174,283 |
| 78 | Dawes County | 8,140 | $56,280 | $186,105 |
| 78 | Pawnee County | 2,530 | $62,188 | $160,445 |
| 80 | Garden County | 1,761 | $41,882 | $193,001 |
| 81 | Cheyenne County | 9,533 | $60,348 | $167,181 |
| 81 | Webster County | 3,360 | $64,347 | $138,512 |
| 83 | Franklin County | 2,846 | $60,195 | $150,183 |
| 84 | Kimball County | 3,248 | $56,712 | $161,253 |
| 85 | Morrill County | 4,534 | $58,500 | $151,929 |
| 86 | Furnas County | 4,568 | $61,048 | $128,195 |
| 87 | Jefferson County | 7,161 | $59,044 | $138,811 |
| 87 | Sheridan County | 5,014 | $60,121 | $136,484 |
| 89 | Rock County | 1,319 | $58,125 | $147,435 |
| 90 | Hitchcock County | 2,569 | $51,567 | $152,767 |
| 91 | Richardson County | 7,751 | $60,108 | $115,210 |
| 92 | Brown County | 2,869 | $54,676 | $144,449 |
| 93 | Hooker County | 647 | $49,464 | $133,472 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + Zillow via Saturday Night Science. All 93 Nebraska counties.
Summary
Summary: The Richest Counties In Nebraska For 2026
Living in Nebraska can vary from one part of the state to the next, with pretty extreme variance in home prices and incomes across counties.
The richest counties in Nebraska are Washington County, Sarpy County, Saunders County, Banner County, Cass County, Seward County, Hamilton County, Gosper County, Douglas County, and Stanton County.
Now you know the parts of the state where Goodwill will have the best goodies, and that’s what you came here to learn at the end of the day.
You are welcome.
