LawnByCounty

Nebraska Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 93 counties · Average LDS: 31/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Nebraska covers USDA hardiness zones 5–6, with lawn difficulty averaging 31/100 across 93 counties. Buffalograss is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Nebraska grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

93/93

Avg best fit

96%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Washington County165b
Burt County195b
Cuming County195b
Dodge County205b
Johnson County205b
Nemaha County205b
Saunders County205b
Butler County225b
Seward County225b
Adams County235b
Cedar County245a
Colfax County245b
Dakota County245a
Dixon County245a
Hamilton County245b
Loup County245a
Sherman County245b
Antelope County255a
Boone County255b
Douglas County256a
Garfield County255a
Greeley County255a
Madison County255b
Merrick County255b
Nance County255b
Platte County255b
Polk County255b
Richardson County256a
Stanton County255b
Thurston County255a
Wheeler County255a
Buffalo County265b
Kearney County265b
McPherson County265b
Pierce County265b
Valley County265b
Wayne County265b
Webster County265b
York County265b
Cass County276a
Dawson County275b
Hall County275b
Knox County275a
Pawnee County276a
Sarpy County276a
Hooker County285b
Boyd County295a
Gage County296a
Gosper County295b
Jefferson County296a
Otoe County296a
Furnas County305b
Hayes County305b
Holt County305a
Lancaster County306a
Perkins County305b
Saline County306a
Clay County316a
Frontier County315b
Thayer County316a
Fillmore County326a
Hitchcock County325b
Lincoln County325b
Howard County335b
Nuckolls County336a
Thomas County335b
Brown County355b
Custer County355a
Dundy County355b
Franklin County356a
Harlan County356a
Phelps County356a
Grant County375a
Logan County385b
Keith County395b
Keya Paha County395a
Red Willow County416a
Chase County425b
Cherry County425a
Rock County425a
Arthur County435b
Blaine County455a
Kimball County495a
Sheridan County495a
Sioux County495a
Box Butte County505a
Cheyenne County505b
Deuel County505b
Garden County505b
Scotts Bluff County505a
Dawes County515a
Morrill County515a
Banner County545a