Ranking of Nebraska Counties By 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. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with American ancestry (17.79K), followed by Lancaster County (10.91K), and Sarpy County (6.70K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.
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Related Topics: Nebraska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 17788 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 10912 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 6704 |
| 4 | Hall County | 3072 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 2278 |
| 6 | Buffalo County | 1714 |
| 7 | Dodge County | 1484 |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | 1431 |
| 9 | Madison County | 1120 |
| 10 | Seward County | 1119 |
| 11 | Platte County | 1107 |
| 12 | Adams County | 1056 |
| 13 | Cass County | 1048 |
| 14 | Gage County | 1025 |
| 15 | Dawson County | 857 |
| 16 | Washington County | 794 |
| 17 | Otoe County | 712 |
| 18 | York County | 658 |
| 19 | Custer County | 625 |
| 19 | Saunders County | 625 |
| 20 | Red Willow County | 555 |
| 21 | Dakota County | 518 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 448 |
| 23 | Antelope County | 431 |
| 24 | Holt County | 424 |
| 25 | Merrick County | 416 |
| 26 | Box Butte County | 390 |
| 27 | Butler County | 387 |
| 27 | Hamilton County | 387 |
| 28 | Saline County | 381 |
| 29 | Kearney County | 380 |
| 30 | Keith County | 367 |
| 31 | Cedar County | 363 |
| 32 | Dawes County | 360 |
| 33 | Phelps County | 356 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 343 |
| 35 | Cheyenne County | 331 |
| 36 | Howard County | 322 |
| 37 | Cherry County | 321 |
| 38 | Nemaha County | 310 |
| 39 | Sheridan County | 294 |
| 40 | Fillmore County | 289 |
| 41 | Richardson County | 281 |
| 42 | Knox County | 271 |
| 43 | Clay County | 263 |
| 44 | Burt County | 260 |
| 45 | Chase County | 250 |
| 45 | Stanton County | 250 |
| 46 | Cuming County | 247 |
| 47 | Nuckolls County | 235 |
| 48 | Pierce County | 233 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 228 |
| 50 | Boone County | 214 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 214 |
| 51 | Webster County | 194 |
| 52 | Furnas County | 191 |
| 53 | Brown County | 181 |
| 54 | Thayer County | 180 |
| 55 | Harlan County | 171 |
| 56 | Kimball County | 170 |
| 57 | Gosper County | 167 |
| 58 | Dundy County | 161 |
| 59 | Valley County | 134 |
| 60 | Frontier County | 133 |
| 61 | Morrill County | 131 |
| 61 | Polk County | 131 |
| 62 | Hitchcock County | 130 |
| 63 | Colfax County | 117 |
| 64 | Deuel County | 114 |
| 65 | Dixon County | 102 |
| 66 | Rock County | 88 |
| 67 | Perkins County | 86 |
| 68 | Thurston County | 82 |
| 69 | Logan County | 76 |
| 70 | Garfield County | 57 |
| 71 | Sherman County | 54 |
| 72 | Grant County | 53 |
| 73 | Greeley County | 52 |
| 74 | Pawnee County | 51 |
| 75 | Hayes County | 49 |
| 75 | Nance County | 49 |
| 76 | Boyd County | 43 |
| 77 | Sioux County | 40 |
| 78 | Banner County | 22 |
| 79 | Garden County | 21 |
| 79 | McPherson County | 21 |
| 80 | Arthur County | 20 |
| 81 | Blaine County | 17 |
| 81 | Hooker County | 17 |
| 81 | Keya Paha County | 17 |
| 82 | Loup County | 16 |
| 83 | Wheeler County | 15 |
| 84 | Thomas County | 12 |