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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.83K people in Nebraska with Danish ancestry (1.94% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kearney city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (2.77%), followed by Papillion city (2.38%), and Fremont city (2.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Kearney city
Papillion city
Fremont city
Omaha city
Chalco CDP
South Sioux City city
Hastings city
Grand Island city
Lincoln city
Columbus city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kearney city 2.77
2 Papillion city 2.38
3 Fremont city 2.28
4 Omaha city 1.90
5 Chalco CDP 1.85
6 South Sioux City city 1.84
7 Hastings city 1.79
8 Grand Island city 1.55
9 Lincoln city 1.54
10 Columbus city 1.50
11 La Vista city 1.38
11 Norfolk city 1.38
12 Bellevue city 1.34
13 North Platte city 1.04
14 Beatrice city 0.74
15 Lexington city 0.62
16 Scottsbluff city 0.53