The median income of Kearney County residents was $30,863 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 2,682 households with a population of 6,552.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Sarpy County with $38,466 per year after adjusting for inflation – $7,603 more than Kearney County. It had 65,045 households with a population of 178,351.
The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was Grant County with $21,509 per year after adjusting for inflation – $9,354 less than Kearney County. It had 293 households with a population of 718.
Nebraska counties by earnings per resident (2018)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County | $38,466 |
| 2 | Washington County | $37,135 |
| 3 | Cass County | $35,454 |
| 4 | Saunders County | $34,321 |
| 5 | Banner County | $32,891 |
| 6 | Douglas County | $32,840 |
| 7 | McPherson County | $32,500 |
| 8 | Cheyenne County | $32,370 |
| 9 | Perkins County | $31,868 |
| 10 | Pierce County | $31,811 |
| 11 | Platte County | $31,714 |
| 12 | Hamilton County | $31,630 |
| 13 | Gosper County | $31,618 |
| 14 | Stanton County | $31,544 |
| 15 | Box Butte County | $31,384 |
| 16 | Polk County | $31,380 |
| 17 | Chase County | $31,352 |
| 18 | Kearney County | $30,863 |
| 19 | Boone County | $30,793 |
| 20 | Fillmore County | $30,785 |
| 21 | Cedar County | $30,732 |
| 22 | Seward County | $30,721 |
| 23 | Cuming County | $30,623 |
| 24 | Phelps County | $30,534 |
| 25 | Holt County | $30,527 |
| 26 | Blaine County | $30,385 |
| 27 | Otoe County | $30,363 |
| 28 | Hayes County | $30,357 |
| 29 | Butler County | $30,309 |
| 30 | Lancaster County | $30,182 |
| 31 | Richardson County | $30,055 |
| 32 | Dixon County | $30,015 |
| 33 | Hall County | $29,946 |
| 34 | Gage County | $29,553 |
| 35 | Clay County | $29,442 |
| 36 | Wheeler County | $29,375 |
| 37 | Merrick County | $29,208 |
| 38 | Madison County | $29,175 |
| 39 | Rock County | $29,167 |
| 40 | Thayer County | $29,000 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | $28,982 |
| 42 | Dundy County | $28,571 |
| 43 | Keya Paha County | $28,500 |
| 44 | Dakota County | $28,421 |
| 45 | Colfax County | $28,348 |
| 46 | Harlan County | $28,157 |
| 47 | Howard County | $28,135 |
| 48 | Sherman County | $27,841 |
| 49 | Sioux County | $27,824 |
| 50 | Buffalo County | $27,585 |
| 51 | Burt County | $27,336 |
| 52 | York County | $27,312 |
| 53 | Garden County | $27,258 |
| 54 | Dawson County | $27,222 |
| 55 | Furnas County | $27,204 |
| 56 | Scotts Bluff County | $27,148 |
| 57 | Custer County | $27,147 |
| 58 | Knox County | $27,052 |
| 59 | Dodge County | $27,018 |
| 60 | Frontier County | $26,961 |
| 61 | Arthur County | $26,923 |
| 62 | Saline County | $26,910 |
| 63 | Nance County | $26,901 |
| 64 | Cherry County | $26,867 |
| 65 | Franklin County | $26,789 |
| 66 | Adams County | $26,572 |
| 67 | Keith County | $26,363 |
| 68 | Greeley County | $26,351 |
| 69 | Brown County | $26,343 |
| 70 | Logan County | $26,339 |
| 71 | Webster County | $25,958 |
| 72 | Antelope County | $25,800 |
| 73 | Garfield County | $25,755 |
| 74 | Morrill County | $25,746 |
| 75 | Hitchcock County | $25,646 |
| 76 | Thomas County | $25,605 |
| 77 | Dawes County | $25,445 |
| 78 | Nemaha County | $25,413 |
| 79 | Valley County | $25,410 |
| 80 | Kimball County | $25,315 |
| 81 | Red Willow County | $25,231 |
| 82 | Deuel County | $25,164 |
| 83 | Johnson County | $25,056 |
| 84 | Pawnee County | $24,904 |
| 85 | Boyd County | $24,890 |
| 86 | Jefferson County | $24,339 |
| 87 | Sheridan County | $24,316 |
| 88 | Thurston County | $24,059 |
| 89 | Loup County | $23,942 |
| 90 | Nuckolls County | $23,385 |
| 91 | Wayne County | $23,089 |
| 92 | Hooker County | $22,667 |
| 93 | Grant County | $21,509 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
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