Nebraska

The freest counties in Nebraska (2026)

Nebraska has 93 counties in the ranking. The freest is Logan, #17 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores6.87 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 9 of 10 for 2a, which every county in Nebraska shares.

  1. 17LoganNebraska
  2. 38ThomasNebraska
  3. 85McPhersonNebraska
  4. 102GrantNebraska
  5. 119HookerNebraska
  6. 149RockNebraska
  7. 179BooneNebraska
  8. 185WayneNebraska
  9. 202SiouxNebraska
  10. 210PolkNebraska
  11. 211CherryNebraska
  12. 215GosperNebraska
  13. 220PierceNebraska
  14. 224BrownNebraska
  15. 228HoltNebraska
  16. 230BannerNebraska
  17. 237HowardNebraska
  18. 238BlaineNebraska
  19. 239KearneyNebraska
  20. 251ArthurNebraska
  21. 262AntelopeNebraska
  22. 262NuckollsNebraska
  23. 270ChaseNebraska
  24. 285WheelerNebraska
  25. 287CumingNebraska
  26. 288CedarNebraska
  27. 299HamiltonNebraska
  28. 300HarlanNebraska
  29. 306GreeleyNebraska
  30. 313PerkinsNebraska
  31. 314StantonNebraska
  32. 332FillmoreNebraska
  33. 340ButlerNebraska
  34. 350HayesNebraska
  35. 359KimballNebraska
  36. 362ColfaxNebraska
  37. 371FrontierNebraska
  38. 385Box ButteNebraska
  39. 386ValleyNebraska
  40. 390HitchcockNebraska
  41. 393FurnasNebraska
  42. 399DundyNebraska
  43. 411DixonNebraska
  44. 411YorkNebraska
  45. 433Red WillowNebraska
  46. 443CassNebraska
  47. 467PhelpsNebraska
  48. 471CusterNebraska
  49. 491MorrillNebraska
  50. 494MerrickNebraska
  51. 499Keya PahaNebraska
  52. 508SaundersNebraska
  53. 523KeithNebraska
  54. 540LoupNebraska
  55. 544ClayNebraska
  56. 548SheridanNebraska
  57. 558ThayerNebraska
  58. 564RichardsonNebraska
  59. 574DakotaNebraska
  60. 579FranklinNebraska
  61. 587JohnsonNebraska
  62. 600BoydNebraska
  63. 630WebsterNebraska
  64. 632PlatteNebraska
  65. 639ShermanNebraska
  66. 685BuffaloNebraska
  67. 692BurtNebraska
  68. 696WashingtonNebraska
  69. 738GarfieldNebraska
  70. 746DawesNebraska
  71. 764OtoeNebraska
  72. 766JeffersonNebraska
  73. 767KnoxNebraska
  74. 772SewardNebraska
  75. 776DawsonNebraska
  76. 811NemahaNebraska
  77. 847GageNebraska
  78. 896PawneeNebraska
  79. 905DeuelNebraska
  80. 937MadisonNebraska
  81. 947AdamsNebraska
  82. 950SalineNebraska
  83. 1034CheyenneNebraska
  84. 1123NanceNebraska
  85. 1184GardenNebraska
  86. 1337HallNebraska
  87. 1522SarpyNebraska
  88. 1542LincolnNebraska
  89. 1568DodgeNebraska
  90. 1652Scotts BluffNebraska
  91. 1663LancasterNebraska
  92. 2280ThurstonNebraska
  93. 2297DouglasNebraska

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.