Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 163.29K people in Nebraska with English ancestry. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with English ancestry (46.76K), followed by Lancaster County (28.31K), and Sarpy County (19.77K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 46756 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 28308 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 19767 |
| 4 | Buffalo County | 4648 |
| 5 | Hall County | 3829 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 3536 |
| 7 | Cass County | 3264 |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | 2768 |
| 9 | Washington County | 2756 |
| 10 | Madison County | 2214 |
| 11 | Adams County | 2212 |
| 12 | Dodge County | 2119 |
| 13 | Saunders County | 1926 |
| 14 | Gage County | 1835 |
| 15 | Platte County | 1809 |
| 16 | Custer County | 1620 |
| 17 | Dawson County | 1604 |
| 18 | Otoe County | 1557 |
| 19 | Dawes County | 1306 |
| 20 | York County | 1180 |
| 21 | Seward County | 1133 |
| 22 | Dakota County | 1074 |
| 23 | Red Willow County | 1059 |
| 24 | Keith County | 863 |
| 25 | Burt County | 843 |
| 25 | Cheyenne County | 843 |
| 26 | Hamilton County | 797 |
| 27 | Nemaha County | 769 |
| 28 | Box Butte County | 726 |
| 28 | Phelps County | 726 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 709 |
| 30 | Saline County | 694 |
| 31 | Sheridan County | 636 |
| 32 | Holt County | 624 |
| 33 | Cherry County | 620 |
| 34 | Richardson County | 578 |
| 35 | Howard County | 570 |
| 36 | Kearney County | 527 |
| 37 | Fillmore County | 520 |
| 38 | Furnas County | 519 |
| 39 | Stanton County | 504 |
| 40 | Boone County | 489 |
| 41 | Merrick County | 487 |
| 42 | Clay County | 483 |
| 43 | Knox County | 469 |
| 44 | Cedar County | 462 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 460 |
| 46 | Butler County | 450 |
| 47 | Valley County | 425 |
| 48 | Kimball County | 408 |
| 49 | Thayer County | 407 |
| 50 | Nuckolls County | 403 |
| 51 | Antelope County | 402 |
| 52 | Polk County | 370 |
| 53 | Johnson County | 369 |
| 54 | Harlan County | 357 |
| 55 | Pierce County | 353 |
| 56 | Nance County | 331 |
| 57 | Dixon County | 321 |
| 58 | Frontier County | 292 |
| 59 | Webster County | 275 |
| 60 | Sherman County | 271 |
| 61 | Morrill County | 270 |
| 62 | Greeley County | 260 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 259 |
| 64 | Hitchcock County | 257 |
| 64 | Perkins County | 257 |
| 65 | Cuming County | 247 |
| 66 | Chase County | 245 |
| 67 | Garden County | 216 |
| 68 | Brown County | 197 |
| 69 | Gosper County | 196 |
| 70 | Garfield County | 193 |
| 71 | Colfax County | 187 |
| 72 | Deuel County | 184 |
| 72 | Dundy County | 184 |
| 73 | Pawnee County | 180 |
| 74 | Rock County | 151 |
| 75 | Sioux County | 144 |
| 76 | Boyd County | 135 |
| 77 | Thurston County | 130 |
| 78 | Logan County | 108 |
| 79 | Hayes County | 106 |
| 80 | Hooker County | 76 |
| 81 | Loup County | 69 |
| 82 | Banner County | 61 |
| 82 | Wheeler County | 61 |
| 83 | Blaine County | 52 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 52 |
| 84 | Arthur County | 51 |
| 85 | Thomas County | 48 |
| 86 | Grant County | 47 |
| 87 | McPherson County | 40 |