Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.76K people in Nebraska with African ancestry. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with African ancestry (3.59K), followed by Lancaster County (752), and Sarpy County (459).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Dakota County
Hall County
Dawson County
Madison County
Buffalo County
Platte County
Cheyenne County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 3590
2 Lancaster County 752
3 Sarpy County 459
4 Dakota County 160
5 Hall County 126
6 Dawson County 117
7 Madison County 104
8 Buffalo County 89
9 Platte County 88
10 Cheyenne County 62
11 Saunders County 40
12 Dodge County 28
13 Lincoln County 25
14 Nance County 19
15 Stanton County 16
16 Cedar County 15
17 Nemaha County 14
18 Gage County 9
19 Thurston County 8
20 Johnson County 6
21 Dawes County 5
22 Antelope County 4
22 Clay County 4
22 Dixon County 4
22 Wayne County 4
23 Boyd County 3
23 Cass County 3
24 Kearney County 2
25 Fillmore County 1
25 Hitchcock County 1