Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Nebraska was 1,754,080 and represented 95.99% of the total Nebraska population.

Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest citizen population (487.68K), followed by Lancaster (275.08K), and Sarpy (154.75K).

In terms of percentages, Arthur had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Blaine (100.00%), and Garden (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2012
Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Douglas 487675 94.10
Lancaster 275085 96.04
Sarpy 154750 97.07
Hall 53505 91.18
Buffalo 45085 97.31
Scotts Bluff 35995 97.72
Lincoln 35800 98.87
Dodge 35475 96.95
Madison 33055 95.08
Platte 30465 94.63
Adams 30385 97.08
Cass 25050 99.35
Gage 22125 99.62
Dawson 21195 87.35
Saunders 20515 99.13
Washington 20115 99.58
Dakota 18105 86.75
Seward 16665 99.61
Otoe 15395 97.87
York 13490 98.29
Saline 13100 91.74
Box Butte 11185 98.59
Red Willow 10890 98.87
Custer 10860 99.59
Holt 10325 99.09
Cheyenne 9855 98.16
Wayne 9310 97.59
Phelps 9095 99.02
Dawes 9065 98.80
Hamilton 9065 99.67
Colfax 8855 84.70
Cedar 8785 99.77
Cuming 8765 95.90
Knox 8610 99.54
Richardson 8320 99.58
Butler 8275 99.16
Keith 8190 98.85
Merrick 7705 99.04
Jefferson 7550 99.74
Pierce 7210 99.72
Nemaha 7165 99.17
Thurston 6885 99.42
Burt 6805 99.63
Antelope 6585 98.95
Kearney 6405 98.31
Clay 6360 97.92
Howard 6275 99.68
Stanton 6075 98.94
Fillmore 5860 99.92
Dixon 5750 96.15
Cherry 5715 99.91
Boone 5465 99.82
Sheridan 5410 99.63
Polk 5300 98.70
Thayer 5175 99.62
Johnson 5055 97.40
Furnas 4880 99.19
Morrill 4875 97.60
Nuckolls 4480 99.78
Valley 4270 98.84
Webster 3760 99.60
Chase 3735 94.20
Kimball 3725 98.29
Nance 3725 99.87
Harlan 3405 99.56
Brown 3180 99.84
Franklin 3175 99.37
Sherman 3120 99.52
Perkins 2935 99.66
Hitchcock 2880 99.31
Pawnee 2740 99.46
Frontier 2680 99.44
Greeley 2500 99.40
Garfield 2095 99.53
Boyd 2020 99.75
Gosper 2015 99.75
Garden 2010 100.00
Dundy 1945 97.49
Deuel 1935 98.72
Rock 1530 99.35
Sioux 1260 100.00
Hayes 995 96.14
Thomas 830 100.00
Banner 740 94.87
Keya Paha 735 99.32
Logan 725 100.00
Wheeler 725 100.00
Hooker 685 99.28
Grant 610 100.00
Blaine 585 100.00
Loup 535 100.00
Arthur 490 100.00
McPherson 350 100.00