Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.81K people in Nebraska with American ancestry (3.63% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Gosper County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (9.22%), followed by Logan County (8.79%), and Dundy County (8.47%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Gosper County
Logan County
Dundy County
Franklin County
Grant County
Antelope County
Chase County
Rock County
Brown County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gosper County 9.22
2 Logan County 8.79
3 Dundy County 8.47
4 Franklin County 7.82
5 Grant County 7.38
6 Antelope County 6.83
7 Chase County 6.77
8 Rock County 6.66
9 Brown County 6.58
10 Lincoln County 6.53
11 Seward County 6.36
12 Jefferson County 6.21
13 Deuel County 6.07
14 Custer County 5.88
15 Cherry County 5.83
16 Kearney County 5.72
17 Sheridan County 5.71
18 Nuckolls County 5.70
19 Webster County 5.64
20 Hayes County 5.50
21 Merrick County 5.41
22 Harlan County 5.32
23 Frontier County 5.30
24 Fillmore County 5.20
25 Red Willow County 5.18
26 Howard County 4.98
27 Hitchcock County 4.94
28 Blaine County 4.91
28 Hall County 4.91
29 Kimball County 4.75
30 Gage County 4.72
31 York County 4.65
32 Butler County 4.63
33 Otoe County 4.47
34 Keith County 4.42
34 McPherson County 4.42
35 Nemaha County 4.41
36 Cedar County 4.32
37 Clay County 4.31
38 Dawes County 4.29
39 Stanton County 4.25
40 Arthur County 4.24
41 Holt County 4.17
42 Hamilton County 4.13
43 Furnas County 4.10
44 Johnson County 4.04
45 Dodge County 3.98
46 Phelps County 3.97
47 Boone County 3.95
47 Cass County 3.95
47 Scotts Bluff County 3.95
48 Burt County 3.88
49 Washington County 3.84
50 Sioux County 3.70
51 Banner County 3.64
52 Box Butte County 3.60
53 Wayne County 3.58
54 Dawson County 3.57
55 Richardson County 3.56
55 Sarpy County 3.56
55 Thayer County 3.56
56 Cheyenne County 3.46
57 Buffalo County 3.44
58 Lancaster County 3.41
59 Adams County 3.38
60 Valley County 3.32
61 Platte County 3.24
62 Knox County 3.21
62 Pierce County 3.21
63 Madison County 3.15
64 Douglas County 3.07
65 Garfield County 3.02
66 Perkins County 3.00
67 Morrill County 2.85
68 Saunders County 2.84
69 Cuming County 2.73
70 Saline County 2.65
71 Polk County 2.51
72 Dakota County 2.43
73 Loup County 2.41
74 Hooker County 2.38
75 Boyd County 2.37
76 Greeley County 2.34
77 Thomas County 2.13
78 Wheeler County 2.04
79 Pawnee County 1.99
80 Dixon County 1.81
80 Sherman County 1.81
81 Keya Paha County 1.80
82 Nance County 1.45
83 Garden County 1.22
84 Thurston County 1.21
85 Colfax County 1.10