Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Nebraska was 1,811,000 and represented 95.62% of the total Nebraska population.

Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest citizen population (514.91K), followed by Lancaster (293.39K), and Sarpy (170.35K).

In terms of percentages, Arthur had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Blaine (100.00%), and Garfield (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 2017
Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Douglas 514910 93.67
Lancaster 293385 95.77
Sarpy 170350 97.24
Hall 54980 89.79
Buffalo 47480 97.23
Scotts Bluff 35510 97.26
Lincoln 35275 99.17
Dodge 34520 94.38
Madison 33335 95.08
Platte 30980 94.24
Adams 30530 96.72
Cass 25380 99.47
Dawson 21685 90.64
Gage 21495 99.38
Saunders 20830 99.40
Washington 20185 98.87
Dakota 17515 85.31
Seward 16890 99.09
Otoe 15400 97.01
York 13665 98.81
Saline 13030 90.96
Box Butte 11075 98.88
Red Willow 10820 99.54
Custer 10695 98.71
Holt 10180 98.88
Cheyenne 9860 98.50
Wayne 9275 98.57
Hamilton 9125 99.73
Phelps 8970 97.87
Cuming 8730 96.57
Dawes 8720 97.21
Cedar 8550 99.88
Knox 8475 99.77
Colfax 8230 77.53
Keith 8040 98.89
Richardson 8025 99.75
Butler 8005 98.77
Merrick 7725 98.66
Jefferson 7190 98.83
Pierce 7150 99.65
Nemaha 7005 99.50
Thurston 6945 98.44
Burt 6475 98.93
Kearney 6450 98.55
Howard 6345 99.37
Antelope 6325 98.75
Clay 6095 97.29
Stanton 5975 99.25
Cherry 5725 98.88
Fillmore 5595 99.82
Dixon 5500 95.40
Boone 5320 99.35
Sheridan 5225 99.71
Polk 5140 98.00
Thayer 5110 99.51
Johnson 5070 97.50
Furnas 4765 98.96
Morrill 4720 96.23
Nuckolls 4240 98.15
Valley 4230 99.53
Kimball 3670 99.46
Webster 3590 99.86
Nance 3550 99.44
Chase 3515 92.38
Harlan 3455 99.57
Brown 3035 99.18
Sherman 3035 99.51
Franklin 2995 99.17
Perkins 2880 99.14
Hitchcock 2850 99.65
Pawnee 2690 99.45
Frontier 2605 99.24
Greeley 2425 99.59
Boyd 2030 99.02
Gosper 2020 100.00
Garfield 1960 100.00
Deuel 1880 98.95
Dundy 1880 93.30
Garden 1860 97.13
Rock 1380 100.00
Sioux 1250 99.60
Hayes 935 97.91
Logan 910 98.91
Wheeler 840 99.41
Banner 725 99.32
Keya Paha 720 100.00
Hooker 685 100.00
Grant 680 100.00
Thomas 640 99.23
Loup 535 100.00
Blaine 500 100.00
McPherson 430 100.00
Arthur 420 100.00