Adams County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 25,543 82.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,869 12.5%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 439 1.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 300 1.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 740 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 52 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 109 0.4%

• Under 18 7,502 24.2%
• 18–24 3,239 10.4%
• 25–44 7,045 22.7%
• 45–64 7,423 23.9%
• 65 and over 5,843 18.8%

Median household income

$74,092

90% interval $66,630–$81,554

−$2,486 vs NE · 31st of 93

Below poverty line

11.0%

90% interval 8.7%–13.3%

+0.4 pp vs NE · 45th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

−0.08 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.7B

1.41% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,532

Establishments

1,023

• Education & health services 4,396 28.1%
• Manufacturing 2,855 18.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,591 16.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,599 10.2%
• Construction 1,132 7.2%
• Professional & business services 1,086 6.9%
• Public administration 680 4.3%
• Other services 460 2.9%
• Financial activities 442 2.8%
• Natural resources & mining 285 1.8%
• Information 128 0.8%

Home ownership

69.7%

+3.2 pp vs NE · 66th of 93

Median gross rent

$857

−$215 vs NE · 32nd of 93

Owner-occupied

9,120

Renter-occupied

3,956

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $76,909/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,189/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 10,077 70.2%
• Democratic 4,100 28.5%
• Other / third-party 187 1.3%

• Spanish 2,537 8.7%
• Vietnamese 192 0.7%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 39 0.1%
• Arabic 29 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 28 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 21 0.1%

Households

13,076

Family households

8,242

63.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,176

26.4% of families

Single-mother families

903

11.0% of families

Veterans

1,564

6.6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 6,745 21.6%
• Catholic 4,304 13.8%
• Mainline Protestant 3,496 11.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 642 2.1%
• Black Protestant 120 0.4%

Health insured

94.2%

±1.1 pp

Uninsured

5.8%

±1.1 pp

63rd of 93

With a disability

14.2%

±1.3 pp

39th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

29.6%

±2.5 pp

−5.0 pp vs NE · 18th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.4%

90% interval 7.5%–9.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

10th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

12.74 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3