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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 163.29K people in Nebraska with English ancestry (8.37% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Dawes County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (15.58%), followed by Custer County (15.25%), and Blaine County (15.03%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Dawes County
Custer County
Blaine County
Sioux County
Washington County
Burt County
Garden County
Logan County
Sheridan County
Cass County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dawes County 15.58
2 Custer County 15.25
3 Blaine County 15.03
4 Sioux County 13.32
4 Washington County 13.32
5 Burt County 12.57
6 Garden County 12.51
7 Logan County 12.49
8 Sheridan County 12.35
9 Cass County 12.30
10 Hayes County 11.90
11 Greeley County 11.72
12 Frontier County 11.62
13 Rock County 11.43
14 Kimball County 11.39
15 Cherry County 11.26
16 Furnas County 11.15
17 Harlan County 11.10
18 Nemaha County 10.95
19 Gosper County 10.82
20 Arthur County 10.81
21 Hooker County 10.64
22 Valley County 10.54
23 Sarpy County 10.49
24 Keith County 10.38
24 Loup County 10.38
25 Garfield County 10.22
26 Lincoln County 10.13
27 Banner County 10.08
28 Red Willow County 9.88
29 Deuel County 9.80
30 Otoe County 9.78
31 Hitchcock County 9.77
31 Nance County 9.77
31 Nuckolls County 9.77
32 Dundy County 9.68
33 Fillmore County 9.35
34 Buffalo County 9.33
35 Sherman County 9.08
36 Boone County 9.03
37 Perkins County 8.97
38 Franklin County 8.89
39 Lancaster County 8.84
40 Howard County 8.82
41 Cheyenne County 8.80
42 Saunders County 8.75
43 Stanton County 8.58
44 Thomas County 8.54
45 Hamilton County 8.50
46 Gage County 8.45
47 McPherson County 8.42
48 York County 8.33
49 Wheeler County 8.30
50 Phelps County 8.09
51 Douglas County 8.08
52 Thayer County 8.06
53 Webster County 7.99
54 Kearney County 7.94
55 Clay County 7.91
56 Scotts Bluff County 7.64
57 Boyd County 7.45
58 Wayne County 7.39
59 Richardson County 7.32
60 Brown County 7.16
61 Polk County 7.08
62 Adams County 7.07
63 Pawnee County 7.02
64 Johnson County 6.97
65 Box Butte County 6.71
66 Dawson County 6.68
67 Chase County 6.63
68 Grant County 6.55
69 Seward County 6.44
70 Jefferson County 6.38
71 Antelope County 6.37
72 Merrick County 6.34
73 Madison County 6.23
74 Holt County 6.13
75 Hall County 6.12
76 Morrill County 5.88
77 Dixon County 5.70
78 Dodge County 5.69
79 Knox County 5.56
80 Cedar County 5.50
80 Keya Paha County 5.50
81 Butler County 5.39
82 Platte County 5.30
83 Dakota County 5.05
84 Pierce County 4.86
85 Saline County 4.82
86 Cuming County 2.73
87 Thurston County 1.91
88 Colfax County 1.76