Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.28K people in Nebraska with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.81% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Papillion city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.95%), followed by North Platte city (2.93%), and La Vista city (2.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Papillion city
North Platte city
La Vista city
Bellevue city
Hastings city
Kearney city
Beatrice city
Fremont city
Omaha city
Lincoln city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Papillion city 2.95
2 North Platte city 2.93
3 La Vista city 2.81
4 Bellevue city 2.61
5 Hastings city 2.48
6 Kearney city 2.40
7 Beatrice city 2.27
8 Fremont city 2.24
9 Omaha city 1.93
10 Lincoln city 1.84
11 Chalco CDP 1.68
12 Grand Island city 1.30
13 Scottsbluff city 1.08
14 Norfolk city 0.88
15 Columbus city 0.86
16 South Sioux City city 0.52
17 Lexington city 0.40