Population in Nebraska by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

Nebraska

1,978,707

Counties

93

Highest

Douglas

590,736

Lowest

Blaine

422

All Nebraska counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Douglas 590,736
2 Lancaster 326,696
3 Sarpy 197,389
4 Hall 62,536
5 Buffalo 50,579
6 Dodge 37,351
7 Scotts Bluff 35,843
8 Madison 35,532
9 Platte 34,716
10 Lincoln 33,802
11 Adams 31,052
12 Cass 27,161
13 Dawson 24,202
14 Saunders 23,048
15 Gage 21,629
16 Dakota 21,354
17 Washington 21,106
18 Seward 17,641
19 Otoe 16,241
20 Saline 14,650
21 York 14,286
22 Box Butte 10,714
23 Colfax 10,641
24 Red Willow 10,557
25 Custer 10,518
26 Holt 10,102
27 Wayne 9,844
28 Cheyenne 9,533
29 Hamilton 9,464
30 Phelps 9,009
31 Cuming 8,975
32 Butler 8,424
33 Knox 8,363
34 Cedar 8,315
35 Keith 8,219
36 Dawes 8,140
37 Richardson 7,751
38 Merrick 7,724
39 Pierce 7,325
40 Jefferson 7,161
41 Nemaha 7,046
42 Burt 6,740
43 Kearney 6,713
44 Thurston 6,627
45 Howard 6,534
46 Antelope 6,305
47 Clay 6,095
48 Stanton 5,796
49 Dixon 5,545
50 Fillmore 5,541
51 Cherry 5,498
52 Boone 5,356
53 Johnson 5,261
54 Polk 5,225
55 Sheridan 5,014
56 Thayer 4,901
57 Furnas 4,568
58 Morrill 4,534
59 Nuckolls 4,087
60 Valley 4,066
61 Chase 3,671
62 Webster 3,360
63 Nance 3,324
64 Kimball 3,248
65 Sherman 2,967
66 Brown 2,869
67 Harlan 2,847
68 Franklin 2,846
69 Perkins 2,821
70 Frontier 2,569
71 Hitchcock 2,569
72 Pawnee 2,530
73 Greeley 2,202
74 Gosper 2,040
75 Deuel 1,847
76 Garden 1,761
77 Dundy 1,736
78 Garfield 1,718
79 Boyd 1,688
80 Rock 1,319
81 Sioux 1,171
82 Wheeler 847
83 Hayes 843
84 Keya Paha 822
85 Logan 773
86 Banner 742
87 Hooker 647
88 Grant 626
89 Loup 578
90 Thomas 564
91 Arthur 484
92 McPherson 475
93 Blaine 422

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Territory roll-up
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Last loaded
November 2026

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