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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Nebraska
Among 78 Nebraska counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Thurston County, NE (63.2, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Nance County, NE (72.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Franklin County, NE (73.1, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Nebraska counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurston County | NE | 63.2 | 75.3 | 0.84x |
| 2 | Nance County | NE | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 3 | Franklin County | NE | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 4 | Morrill County | NE | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 5 | Cheyenne County | NE | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 6 | Lincoln County | NE | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 7 | Nemaha County | NE | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | NE | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 9 | Webster County | NE | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 10 | Boyd County | NE | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 11 | Burt County | NE | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 12 | Brown County | NE | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 13 | Hitchcock County | NE | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 14 | Gosper County | NE | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 15 | Dawes County | NE | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 16 | Red Willow County | NE | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 17 | Box Butte County | NE | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 18 | Kimball County | NE | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 19 | Pawnee County | NE | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 20 | Dodge County | NE | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 21 | Gage County | NE | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 22 | Dakota County | NE | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 23 | Garden County | NE | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 24 | Jefferson County | NE | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 25 | Polk County | NE | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 26 | Adams County | NE | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 27 | Harlan County | NE | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 28 | Furnas County | NE | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 29 | Garfield County | NE | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 30 | Keith County | NE | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 31 | Thayer County | NE | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 32 | Cherry County | NE | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 33 | Hall County | NE | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 34 | Nuckolls County | NE | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 35 | Sheridan County | NE | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 36 | Chase County | NE | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 37 | Dawson County | NE | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 38 | Merrick County | NE | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 39 | Knox County | NE | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 40 | Richardson County | NE | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 41 | Douglas County | NE | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 42 | Custer County | NE | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 43 | Johnson County | NE | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 44 | York County | NE | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 45 | Saunders County | NE | 78 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 46 | Cass County | NE | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 47 | Clay County | NE | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 48 | Valley County | NE | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 49 | Madison County | NE | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 50 | Otoe County | NE | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 51 | Phelps County | NE | 78.6 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 52 | Perkins County | NE | 78.7 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 53 | Dixon County | NE | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 54 | Hamilton County | NE | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 55 | Holt County | NE | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 56 | Butler County | NE | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 57 | Cuming County | NE | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 58 | Fillmore County | NE | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 59 | Lancaster County | NE | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 60 | Seward County | NE | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 61 | Saline County | NE | 79.2 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 62 | Boone County | NE | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 63 | Pierce County | NE | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 64 | Sherman County | NE | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 65 | Frontier County | NE | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 66 | Kearney County | NE | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 67 | Howard County | NE | 79.7 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 68 | Antelope County | NE | 79.8 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 69 | Buffalo County | NE | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 70 | Deuel County | NE | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 71 | Sarpy County | NE | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 72 | Washington County | NE | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 73 | Platte County | NE | 80.1 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 74 | Cedar County | NE | 80.2 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 75 | Stanton County | NE | 80.2 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 76 | Greeley County | NE | 81.2 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 77 | Colfax County | NE | 82 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 78 | Wayne County | NE | 82.5 | 75.3 | 1.1x |