Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Nebraska was 1,799,310 and represented 95.64% of the total Nebraska population.

Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest citizen population (508.71K), followed by Lancaster (288.94K), and Sarpy (167.69K).

In terms of percentages, Arthur had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Blaine (100.00%), and Brown (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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2016

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Douglas	508705	93.64
Lancaster	288940	95.77
Sarpy	167690	97.23
Hall	54655	89.44
Buffalo	46975	97.06
Scotts Bluff	35560	97.16
Lincoln	35410	98.98
Dodge	34880	95.09
Madison	33440	95.20
Platte	30595	93.55
Adams	30395	96.39
Cass	25320	99.43
Gage	21720	99.73
Dawson	21580	90.20
Saunders	20830	99.45
Washington	20205	99.34
Dakota	18060	87.27
Seward	16975	99.18
Otoe	15460	97.29
York	13695	98.95
Saline	13055	90.94
Box Butte	11110	98.49
Red Willow	10735	98.62
Custer	10645	98.70
Holt	10260	99.04
Cheyenne	9955	98.66
Wayne	9255	98.30
Hamilton	9095	99.73
Phelps	9020	97.67
Dawes	8830	97.25
Cuming	8710	96.19
Cedar	8655	100.00
Knox	8520	99.65
Colfax	8445	80.43
Richardson	8150	100.00
Butler	8110	98.84
Keith	8035	99.14
Merrick	7670	98.40
Jefferson	7315	99.46
Pierce	7160	99.72
Nemaha	7070	99.58
Thurston	6895	98.64
Burt	6540	99.17
Kearney	6430	98.17
Antelope	6340	98.75
Howard	6315	99.21
Clay	6120	96.91
Stanton	5980	99.34
Cherry	5685	98.36
Fillmore	5670	99.91
Dixon	5610	96.56
Boone	5325	99.44
Sheridan	5245	99.72
Thayer	5145	99.61
Polk	5120	97.71
Johnson	5015	97.10
Furnas	4830	99.59
Morrill	4695	96.90
Nuckolls	4315	99.20
Valley	4220	99.53
Chase	3695	91.01
Kimball	3675	98.92
Webster	3660	99.86
Nance	3590	99.58
Harlan	3445	99.42
Sherman	3080	99.68
Franklin	3060	99.51
Brown	3020	100.00
Perkins	2870	98.63
Hitchcock	2860	99.83
Pawnee	2680	99.44
Frontier	2585	99.42
Greeley	2440	99.80
Boyd	2000	99.75
Gosper	1975	100.00
Garfield	1970	100.00
Deuel	1910	98.96
Garden	1870	96.89
Dundy	1775	97.26
Rock	1405	100.00
Sioux	1265	99.22
Hayes	980	96.55
Logan	830	100.00
Wheeler	805	100.00
Banner	780	98.11
Keya Paha	735	100.00
Hooker	670	100.00
Thomas	665	98.52
Grant	645	100.00
Blaine	580	100.00
Loup	540	100.00
Arthur	435	100.00
McPherson	425	100.00