Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.83K people in Nebraska with Danish ancestry (1.94% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Washington County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (7.35%), followed by Howard County (6.24%), and Nuckolls County (5.84%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 7.35 |
| 2 | Howard County | 6.24 |
| 3 | Nuckolls County | 5.84 |
| 4 | Burt County | 5.24 |
| 5 | Kearney County | 5.18 |
| 6 | Merrick County | 4.40 |
| 7 | Franklin County | 4.26 |
| 8 | Hamilton County | 4.06 |
| 9 | Cedar County | 3.62 |
| 9 | Dixon County | 3.62 |
| 10 | Cuming County | 3.42 |
| 11 | Valley County | 3.20 |
| 12 | Banner County | 3.14 |
| 13 | Hitchcock County | 2.89 |
| 14 | Pierce County | 2.68 |
| 15 | Dodge County | 2.67 |
| 16 | Cass County | 2.66 |
| 16 | Dawes County | 2.66 |
| 17 | Polk County | 2.64 |
| 18 | Antelope County | 2.63 |
| 19 | Fillmore County | 2.61 |
| 20 | Harlan County | 2.58 |
| 21 | Buffalo County | 2.56 |
| 22 | Holt County | 2.53 |
| 23 | Rock County | 2.50 |
| 24 | Knox County | 2.49 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 2.42 |
| 26 | Seward County | 2.39 |
| 27 | Garden County | 2.38 |
| 27 | Webster County | 2.38 |
| 28 | Arthur County | 2.33 |
| 29 | Boone County | 2.31 |
| 30 | Platte County | 2.27 |
| 31 | Dakota County | 2.26 |
| 32 | Keya Paha County | 2.22 |
| 33 | Adams County | 2.21 |
| 34 | Thayer County | 2.18 |
| 35 | Keith County | 2.17 |
| 36 | Loup County | 2.11 |
| 37 | Custer County | 2.01 |
| 38 | Brown County | 2.00 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 1.97 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 1.96 |
| 40 | Sheridan County | 1.96 |
| 41 | Cherry County | 1.91 |
| 42 | Frontier County | 1.87 |
| 43 | Saunders County | 1.82 |
| 44 | Hall County | 1.79 |
| 45 | Boyd County | 1.77 |
| 46 | Sarpy County | 1.76 |
| 47 | Cheyenne County | 1.74 |
| 48 | Phelps County | 1.72 |
| 49 | Garfield County | 1.69 |
| 50 | Gosper County | 1.60 |
| 51 | Butler County | 1.59 |
| 52 | Otoe County | 1.58 |
| 53 | Lancaster County | 1.55 |
| 54 | Madison County | 1.52 |
| 55 | Sherman County | 1.51 |
| 56 | Perkins County | 1.50 |
| 57 | Nance County | 1.45 |
| 58 | Greeley County | 1.44 |
| 59 | Dawson County | 1.40 |
| 60 | Morrill County | 1.39 |
| 61 | Kimball County | 1.37 |
| 62 | Clay County | 1.34 |
| 62 | Stanton County | 1.34 |
| 63 | Furnas County | 1.25 |
| 64 | Dundy County | 1.21 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 1.10 |
| 66 | Wheeler County | 1.09 |
| 67 | Deuel County | 0.96 |
| 68 | York County | 0.94 |
| 69 | Thomas County | 0.89 |
| 70 | Thurston County | 0.87 |
| 71 | Scotts Bluff County | 0.75 |
| 72 | Colfax County | 0.73 |
| 73 | Gage County | 0.71 |
| 74 | Box Butte County | 0.67 |
| 75 | McPherson County | 0.63 |
| 76 | Saline County | 0.60 |
| 77 | Red Willow County | 0.58 |
| 78 | Johnson County | 0.51 |
| 79 | Pawnee County | 0.43 |
| 80 | Grant County | 0.42 |
| 81 | Nemaha County | 0.33 |
| 82 | Richardson County | 0.29 |
| 83 | Hooker County | 0.28 |
| 84 | Logan County | 0.23 |
| 85 | Chase County | 0.19 |
| 85 | Sioux County | 0.19 |