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Dawson County, Nebraska sentencing data

As of October 16, 2026, according to Nebraska Department of Correctional Services records, 50 people sentenced in Dawson County were held in Nebraska state prisons. Their median sentence is 13.5 years, longer than the statewide median of 12 years. 46% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 41% statewide.

50people in prison

13.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 12 years)

46%serving 20+ years (state: 41%)

4life sentences

See Dawson County records County sentencing report

Race

Group	People	Share
White	23	46%
Hispanic	18	36%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Nebraska counties

Adams Box Butte Buffalo Cass Cheyenne Dakota Dawson Dodge Douglas Gage Hall Hamilton Holt Keith Lancaster Lincoln Madison Nemaha Otoe Platte Red Willow Saline Sarpy Saunders Scotts Bluff Seward Sheridan Washington York

About this data

Source: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Dawson County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.