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.
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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 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 |