Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 229.94K people in Nebraska with Irish ancestry. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (77.59K), followed by Lancaster County (36.59K), and Sarpy County (23.57K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 77593 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 36589 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 23568 |
| 4 | Buffalo County | 6231 |
| 5 | Hall County | 5126 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 4642 |
| 7 | Dodge County | 4032 |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | 3858 |
| 9 | Cass County | 3506 |
| 10 | Adams County | 3100 |
| 11 | Madison County | 3083 |
| 12 | Washington County | 2816 |
| 13 | Platte County | 2730 |
| 14 | Saunders County | 2561 |
| 15 | Gage County | 2272 |
| 16 | Otoe County | 1957 |
| 17 | Dakota County | 1945 |
| 18 | Dawson County | 1802 |
| 19 | Holt County | 1710 |
| 20 | York County | 1594 |
| 21 | Seward County | 1581 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1567 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 1535 |
| 24 | Box Butte County | 1210 |
| 25 | Custer County | 1179 |
| 26 | Red Willow County | 1174 |
| 27 | Cheyenne County | 1153 |
| 28 | Saline County | 1141 |
| 29 | Richardson County | 1083 |
| 30 | Dawes County | 927 |
| 31 | Burt County | 921 |
| 32 | Phelps County | 919 |
| 33 | Merrick County | 878 |
| 34 | Howard County | 864 |
| 35 | Dixon County | 855 |
| 36 | Cherry County | 833 |
| 37 | Antelope County | 830 |
| 37 | Keith County | 830 |
| 38 | Nemaha County | 779 |
| 39 | Knox County | 774 |
| 40 | Clay County | 700 |
| 41 | Boone County | 685 |
| 42 | Colfax County | 668 |
| 43 | Kearney County | 662 |
| 44 | Cedar County | 639 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 622 |
| 46 | Greeley County | 611 |
| 47 | Pierce County | 586 |
| 48 | Butler County | 585 |
| 49 | Sheridan County | 581 |
| 50 | Cuming County | 557 |
| 51 | Nance County | 505 |
| 52 | Furnas County | 486 |
| 53 | Morrill County | 468 |
| 54 | Polk County | 462 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 459 |
| 56 | Johnson County | 455 |
| 57 | Kimball County | 430 |
| 58 | Stanton County | 418 |
| 59 | Pawnee County | 411 |
| 60 | Thayer County | 409 |
| 61 | Webster County | 402 |
| 62 | Valley County | 380 |
| 63 | Chase County | 379 |
| 64 | Sherman County | 375 |
| 65 | Thurston County | 351 |
| 66 | Brown County | 329 |
| 67 | Nuckolls County | 324 |
| 68 | Perkins County | 322 |
| 69 | Frontier County | 318 |
| 70 | Garfield County | 289 |
| 71 | Hitchcock County | 258 |
| 72 | Gosper County | 247 |
| 73 | Deuel County | 237 |
| 74 | Boyd County | 225 |
| 75 | Franklin County | 210 |
| 76 | Dundy County | 205 |
| 77 | Garden County | 195 |
| 78 | Harlan County | 193 |
| 79 | Rock County | 186 |
| 80 | Sioux County | 182 |
| 81 | Hooker County | 159 |
| 82 | Grant County | 143 |
| 83 | Wheeler County | 140 |
| 84 | Keya Paha County | 138 |
| 85 | Loup County | 116 |
| 86 | Logan County | 111 |
| 87 | Thomas County | 108 |
| 88 | Hayes County | 70 |
| 89 | Arthur County | 61 |
| 90 | Banner County | 54 |
| 91 | McPherson County | 50 |
| 92 | Blaine County | 32 |