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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.83K people in Nebraska with European ancestry (1.63% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Chalco CDP had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (3.59%), followed by La Vista city (2.82%), and Papillion city (2.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Chalco CDP
La Vista city
Papillion city
Kearney city
Bellevue city
Lincoln city
Omaha city
Beatrice city
Columbus city
Hastings city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chalco CDP 3.59
2 La Vista city 2.82
3 Papillion city 2.81
4 Kearney city 2.07
5 Bellevue city 1.91
6 Lincoln city 1.86
7 Omaha city 1.71
8 Beatrice city 1.52
9 Columbus city 1.45
10 Hastings city 1.41
11 Norfolk city 1.28
12 Scottsbluff city 1.03
13 South Sioux City city 0.65
14 Fremont city 0.60
15 North Platte city 0.56
16 Grand Island city 0.49