Sheridan County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,035 80.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 270 5.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 31 0.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 70 1.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 163 3.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 426 8.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 19 0.4%

• Under 18 1,070 21.3%
• 18–24 355 7.1%
• 25–44 1,018 20.3%
• 45–64 1,181 23.6%
• 65 and over 1,390 27.7%

Median household income

$59,796

90% interval $52,845–$66,747

−$16,782 vs NE · 89th of 93

Below poverty line

14.1%

90% interval 10.7%–17.5%

+3.5 pp vs NE · 9th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.5%

−0.51 pp vs. state

County GDP

$436.7M

0.23% of state

Avg. annual pay

$41,972

Establishments

218

• Education & health services 532 30.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 406 23.3%
• Natural resources & mining 192 11.0%
• Public administration 164 9.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 103 5.9%
• Financial activities 99 5.7%

The sectors listed cover 85.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

74.1%

+7.6 pp vs NE · 51st of 93

Median gross rent

$738

−$334 vs NE · 60th of 93

Owner-occupied

1,563

Renter-occupied

545

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $57,972/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $14,698/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.0 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,102 84.6%
• Democratic 362 14.6%
• Other / third-party 20 0.8%

• Spanish 105 2.2%
• Vietnamese 29 0.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 20 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 8 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.0%

Households

2,108

Family households

1,432

67.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

379

26.5% of families

Single-mother families

63

4.4% of families

Veterans

348

8.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 1,250 24.4%
• Mainline Protestant 852 16.6%
• Catholic 751 14.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 321 6.3%

Health insured

89.1%

±2 pp

Uninsured

10.9%

±2 pp

6th of 93

With a disability

16.5%

±2.1 pp

22nd of 93

Bachelor's or higher

24.2%

±3.4 pp

−10.4 pp vs NE · 44th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.0%

90% interval 8.8%–11.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

12th 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

Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

25.35 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1