| ACTIVE PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska - Selected Years | ||||||||||||||||||
| All Physicians Including Specialists & Non-Office Based | Primary Care Physicians | |||||||||||||||||
| County | 1975 | 1980 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1993 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | |
| NEBRASKA | 2,013 | 2,328 | 2,517 | 2,655 | 2,666 | 2,896 | 3,209 | 3,025 | 3,142 | 3,679 | 3,091 | 4,643 | 4,672 | 4,727 | 1,666 | 1,717 | 1,328 | |
| Adams | 45 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 62 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 32 | 37 | 35 | |
| Antelope | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Arthur | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Banner | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Blaine | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Boone | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| c | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
| Boyd | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Brown | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Buffalo | 37 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 71 | 119 | 114 | 113 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 52 | 59 | 45 | |
| Burt | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Butler | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Cass | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Cedar | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Chase | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Cherry | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Cheyenne | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| Clay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Colfax | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| Cuming | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Custer | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Dakota | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Dawes | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| Dawson | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Deuel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dixon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dodge | 22 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 23 | 25 | |
| Douglas | 1,148 | 1,323 | 1,405 | 1,507 | 1,550 | 1,697 | 1,932 | 1,813 | 1,597 | 2,092 | 1,609 | 2,511 | 2,537 | 2,577 | 874 | 744 | 483 | |
| Dundy | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fillmore | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Franklin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Frontier | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Furnas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Gage | 24 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 19 | |
| Garden | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Garfield | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gosper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greeley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hall | 44 | 63 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 88 | 84 | 85 | 127 | 128 | 126 | 35 | 50 | 44 | |
| Hamilton | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| Harlan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hayes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hitchcock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Holt | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| Hooker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Howard | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jefferson | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kearney | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Keith | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Keya Paha | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Kimball | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Knox | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Lancaster | 266 | 310 | 351 | 362 | 367 | 396 | 438 | 442 | 508 | 527 | 488 | 720 | 741 | 752 | 222 | 276 | 203 | |
| Lincoln | 28 | 35 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 24 | 33 | 27 | |
| Logan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Loup | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| McPherson | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Madison | 34 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 43 | 67 | 63 | 67 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 29 | 39 | 34 | |
| Merrick | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Morrill | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nance | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nemaha | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Nuckolls | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Otoe | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| Pawnee | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Perkins | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Phelps | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
| Pierce | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Platte | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 18 | |
| Polk | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Red Willow | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Richardson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Rock | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Saline | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| Sarpy | 16 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 73 | 85 | 47 | 131 | 135 | 125 | 245 | 251 | 251 | 57 | 74 | 72 | |
| Saunders | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Scotts Bluff | 43 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 33 | 37 | 30 | |
| Seward | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Sheridan | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Sherman | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sioux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thayer | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Thomas | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Thurston | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Valley | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Washington | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
| Wayne | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Webster | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Wheeler | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | |
| York | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Note: There were no active physicians in Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Grant, Hayes, Keya Paha, Logan, or Loup in these years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: Nebraska Department of Health, Nebraska Health Manpower Reports: Physicians, periodic, and Nebraska Availability of Services, 2002, and | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Bureau of the Census, USA Counties, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: | 2/21/2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||||||||||
| email: | michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov | |||||||||||||||||