Nebraska Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Nebraska was 1,837,325 and represented 95.50% of the total Nebraska population.

Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest citizen population (528.63K), followed by Lancaster (302.60K), and Sarpy (178.85K).

In terms of percentages, Blaine had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Garfield (100.00%), and Hooker (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 2020

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Douglas	528625	93.44
Lancaster	302600	95.77
Sarpy	178850	97.23
Hall	55540	90.55
Buffalo	48310	97.41
Scotts Bluff	35170	98.01
Dodge	34785	95.13
Lincoln	34680	98.97
Madison	33285	95.03
Platte	31320	94.20
Adams	30345	96.21
Cass	25835	99.29
Gage	21355	99.10
Saunders	21295	99.72
Dawson	20840	88.16
Washington	20355	99.08
Dakota	17470	86.81
Seward	17100	99.33
Otoe	15380	96.34
York	13535	99.01
Saline	12860	90.44
Custer	10675	98.93
Red Willow	10665	99.44
Box Butte	10335	95.30
Holt	10010	98.86
Cheyenne	9345	99.10
Hamilton	9135	99.08
Wayne	9135	97.28
Phelps	8885	98.18
Dawes	8640	99.48
Cedar	8455	99.65
Cuming	8440	95.05
Knox	8355	99.46
Keith	7985	99.19
Butler	7905	98.87
Richardson	7860	99.31
Merrick	7670	98.02
Colfax	7595	71.11
Thurston	7125	98.68
Pierce	7110	99.72
Jefferson	7030	99.01
Nemaha	6940	99.43
Burt	6465	99.39
Kearney	6395	97.04
Howard	6385	99.30
Antelope	6220	98.50
Clay	6080	98.14
Stanton	5830	98.07
Cherry	5795	99.91
Fillmore	5525	99.73
Dixon	5415	95.34
Boone	5205	99.52
Sheridan	5170	99.14
Polk	5110	98.08
Johnson	5020	98.05
Thayer	4985	99.70
Furnas	4650	98.73
Morrill	4585	97.35
Nuckolls	4150	98.69
Valley	4080	99.51
Chase	3545	95.68
Kimball	3535	98.88
Nance	3505	99.43
Webster	3495	100.00
Harlan	3315	98.08
Sherman	3000	99.50
Franklin	2955	99.50
Perkins	2860	98.96
Brown	2805	97.23
Hitchcock	2785	99.82
Frontier	2620	99.43
Pawnee	2620	99.24
Greeley	2345	99.36
Garfield	2080	100.00
Gosper	1975	98.75
Garden	1875	97.91
Boyd	1855	98.67
Dundy	1845	95.60
Deuel	1760	99.44
Rock	1430	100.00
Sioux	1280	98.46
Logan	880	98.32
Keya Paha	875	100.00
Hayes	860	96.63
Hooker	740	100.00
Loup	690	100.00
Wheeler	685	99.28
Grant	680	98.55
Banner	625	96.90
Thomas	580	99.15
Blaine	465	100.00
Arthur	435	98.86
McPherson	420	100.00