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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Buffalo County
Hall County
Lincoln County
Dodge County
Scotts Bluff County
Cass County
Adams County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
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