County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur County | 82 | 86 | -3 | Improving |
| 2 | Banner County | 72 | 100 | -28 | Improving |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 92 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Saunders County | 85 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 84 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Cass County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Colfax County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Blaine County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Washington County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Merrick County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Seward County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | York County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Fillmore County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Dixon County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Dodge County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Buffalo County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Pierce County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Cedar County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Kearney County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Cuming County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Perkins County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Clay County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Otoe County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Frontier County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Chase County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Cherry County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Hooker County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Howard County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Butler County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Platte County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Antelope County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Custer County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Polk County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Boone County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Holt County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Stanton County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Wheeler County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Nemaha County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Scotts Bluff County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Boyd County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Dawson County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Saline County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Knox County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Gage County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Richardson County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Webster County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Keith County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Greeley County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Brown County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Thayer County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Nuckolls County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Loup County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Kimball County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Thurston County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Rock County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Franklin County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Dakota County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Furnas County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Nance County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Hayes County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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