Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all Nebraska counties, Colfax had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (34.55%), followed by Dakota (22.88%), and Dawson (21.96%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Colfax
Dakota
Dawson
Saline
Hall
Platte
Douglas
Lancaster
Chase
Dixon
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Colfax 34.55
2 Dakota 22.88
3 Dawson 21.96
4 Saline 15.29
5 Hall 14.39
6 Platte 10.92
7 Douglas 10.01
8 Lancaster 8.35
9 Chase 7.17
10 Dixon 7.03
11 Box Butte 6.82
12 Madison 6.74
13 Cuming 6.59
14 Banner 6.45
15 Dodge 6.21
16 Adams 5.67
17 Sarpy 5.47
18 Otoe 5.26
19 Morrill 5.07
20 Brown 4.72
21 Scotts Bluff 4.68
22 Kearney 4.49
23 Buffalo 4.47
24 Hayes 4.38
25 Wayne 3.97
26 Merrick 3.43
27 Boyd 3.31
28 Clay 3.28
29 Keith 3.22
29 Polk 3.22
30 Dundy 3.11
31 Sioux 2.87
32 Grant 2.79
32 Johnson 2.79
33 Harlan 2.77
34 Loup 2.71
35 Holt 2.59
35 Lincoln 2.59
36 Jefferson 2.57
37 Stanton 2.43
38 Cherry 2.40
39 Keya Paha 2.33
40 Gosper 2.32
41 Butler 2.26
42 Thomas 2.13
43 Phelps 2.08
44 Furnas 2.06
45 Perkins 1.92
46 Gage 1.86
47 Logan 1.85
48 Howard 1.81
49 Thurston 1.70
50 Sheridan 1.63
51 Antelope 1.60
52 Nuckolls 1.58
53 Cheyenne 1.50
54 Nemaha 1.48
55 Washington 1.47
56 Custer 1.44
57 York 1.38
58 Pierce 1.34
59 Cass 1.30
60 Arthur 1.27
60 Garfield 1.27
61 Pawnee 1.25
62 Kimball 1.23
63 Burt 1.18
64 Knox 1.16
64 Seward 1.16
65 Sherman 1.11
66 Boone 1.09
67 Fillmore 1.06
68 Hamilton 1.02
68 Red Willow 1.02
69 Garden 0.99
70 Richardson 0.98
71 Wheeler 0.82
72 Saunders 0.80
73 Deuel 0.75
74 Greeley 0.68
75 Webster 0.64
76 Cedar 0.57
76 Valley 0.57
77 Dawes 0.55
78 Franklin 0.52
78 Frontier 0.52
79 Thayer 0.46
80 Rock 0.45
81 McPherson 0.42
82 Hitchcock 0.30
83 Nance 0.03
84 Blaine 0.00
84 Hooker 0.00