Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.81K people in Nebraska with American ancestry (3.63% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, North Platte city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (6.97%), followed by Grand Island city (4.97%), and Beatrice city (4.78%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
North Platte city
Grand Island city
Beatrice city
La Vista city
Scottsbluff city
Fremont city
Bellevue city
Papillion city
Norfolk city
Kearney city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 North Platte city 6.97
2 Grand Island city 4.97
3 Beatrice city 4.78
4 La Vista city 4.52
5 Scottsbluff city 4.11
6 Fremont city 3.96
7 Bellevue city 3.81
8 Papillion city 3.75
9 Norfolk city 3.66
10 Kearney city 3.65
11 Hastings city 3.41
12 Lincoln city 3.31
13 Columbus city 3.23
14 Omaha city 2.97
15 Chalco CDP 2.81
16 South Sioux City city 2.58
17 Lexington city 0.78