Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 622.03K people in Nebraska with German ancestry. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with German ancestry (151.07K), followed by Lancaster County (104.26K), and Sarpy County (55.59K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 151065 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 104256 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 55591 |
| 4 | Buffalo County | 17953 |
| 5 | Hall County | 17276 |
| 6 | Madison County | 14076 |
| 7 | Platte County | 13135 |
| 8 | Dodge County | 12971 |
| 9 | Scotts Bluff County | 11981 |
| 10 | Adams County | 11855 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 10570 |
| 12 | Cass County | 9371 |
| 13 | Gage County | 8827 |
| 14 | Washington County | 8529 |
| 15 | Saunders County | 7819 |
| 16 | Seward County | 6823 |
| 17 | Dawson County | 6187 |
| 18 | Otoe County | 6013 |
| 19 | York County | 5068 |
| 20 | Cuming County | 4950 |
| 21 | Holt County | 4929 |
| 22 | Cedar County | 4761 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 4531 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 4486 |
| 25 | Saline County | 4246 |
| 26 | Red Willow County | 4187 |
| 27 | Pierce County | 4040 |
| 28 | Cheyenne County | 3899 |
| 29 | Knox County | 3876 |
| 30 | Dakota County | 3815 |
| 31 | Custer County | 3640 |
| 32 | Box Butte County | 3250 |
| 33 | Merrick County | 3182 |
| 34 | Antelope County | 3090 |
| 35 | Phelps County | 3087 |
| 36 | Kearney County | 2967 |
| 37 | Dawes County | 2966 |
| 38 | Keith County | 2863 |
| 39 | Richardson County | 2828 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 2827 |
| 41 | Nemaha County | 2775 |
| 42 | Howard County | 2643 |
| 43 | Butler County | 2618 |
| 44 | Thayer County | 2586 |
| 45 | Clay County | 2553 |
| 46 | Boone County | 2502 |
| 47 | Stanton County | 2487 |
| 48 | Dixon County | 2464 |
| 49 | Burt County | 2387 |
| 50 | Fillmore County | 2346 |
| 51 | Colfax County | 2264 |
| 52 | Johnson County | 2051 |
| 53 | Polk County | 1930 |
| 54 | Cherry County | 1851 |
| 55 | Furnas County | 1661 |
| 56 | Sheridan County | 1572 |
| 57 | Webster County | 1550 |
| 58 | Nance County | 1539 |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 1531 |
| 60 | Valley County | 1471 |
| 61 | Morrill County | 1411 |
| 62 | Thurston County | 1227 |
| 63 | Harlan County | 1202 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 1185 |
| 65 | Pawnee County | 1159 |
| 66 | Sherman County | 1028 |
| 67 | Perkins County | 1024 |
| 68 | Frontier County | 988 |
| 68 | Greeley County | 988 |
| 69 | Brown County | 941 |
| 70 | Kimball County | 865 |
| 71 | Boyd County | 834 |
| 72 | Deuel County | 692 |
| 72 | Hitchcock County | 692 |
| 73 | Chase County | 684 |
| 74 | Gosper County | 659 |
| 75 | Dundy County | 647 |
| 76 | Garden County | 636 |
| 77 | Garfield County | 523 |
| 78 | Keya Paha County | 510 |
| 79 | Rock County | 434 |
| 80 | Logan County | 399 |
| 81 | Wheeler County | 376 |
| 82 | Sioux County | 347 |
| 83 | Loup County | 284 |
| 84 | Hooker County | 283 |
| 85 | Thomas County | 254 |
| 86 | Hayes County | 242 |
| 87 | Banner County | 239 |
| 88 | McPherson County | 203 |
| 89 | Grant County | 195 |
| 90 | Arthur County | 159 |
| 91 | Blaine County | 154 |