Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 20.46K people in Nebraska with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (11.55K), followed by Lancaster County (2.77K), and Sarpy County (1.82K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Dakota County
Hall County
Dawson County
Colfax County
Buffalo County
Platte County
Dodge County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 11545
2 Lancaster County 2773
3 Sarpy County 1822
4 Dakota County 1359
5 Hall County 827
6 Dawson County 600
7 Colfax County 268
8 Buffalo County 145
9 Platte County 140
10 Dodge County 128
11 Madison County 124
12 Saunders County 108
13 Cheyenne County 62
14 York County 47
15 Otoe County 44
16 Gage County 39
17 Lincoln County 34
18 Saline County 33
19 Jefferson County 31
20 Nemaha County 30
21 Seward County 27
22 Keith County 24
23 Wayne County 21
24 Johnson County 20
25 Nance County 19
26 Stanton County 16
27 Cedar County 15
28 Harlan County 14
28 Kearney County 14
29 Cass County 13
30 Dawes County 12
30 Scotts Bluff County 12
31 Phelps County 10
31 Polk County 10
32 Thurston County 9
33 Webster County 8
34 Sioux County 7
35 Antelope County 6
35 Garfield County 6
36 Dixon County 5
36 Frontier County 5
37 Clay County 4
37 Logan County 4
37 Nuckolls County 4
38 Banner County 3
38 Boyd County 3
39 Dundy County 2
39 Kimball County 2
39 Knox County 2
40 Custer County 1
40 Fillmore County 1
40 Hitchcock County 1
40 Howard County 1
40 Pierce County 1