Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.83K people in Nebraska with European ancestry (1.63% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Hooker County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (9.24%), followed by Red Willow County (4.63%), and Grant County (4.46%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooker County | 9.24 |
| 2 | Red Willow County | 4.63 |
| 3 | Grant County | 4.46 |
| 4 | McPherson County | 4.00 |
| 5 | Garfield County | 3.76 |
| 6 | Saunders County | 3.37 |
| 7 | Howard County | 3.25 |
| 8 | Arthur County | 3.18 |
| 9 | Kimball County | 2.99 |
| 10 | Phelps County | 2.80 |
| 11 | Keya Paha County | 2.64 |
| 12 | Frontier County | 2.59 |
| 13 | Hamilton County | 2.58 |
| 14 | Gosper County | 2.49 |
| 15 | Sarpy County | 2.40 |
| 16 | Polk County | 2.32 |
| 17 | Keith County | 2.25 |
| 18 | Hitchcock County | 2.24 |
| 19 | Sioux County | 2.22 |
| 20 | Valley County | 2.11 |
| 21 | Webster County | 2.09 |
| 22 | Stanton County | 2.01 |
| 23 | Pawnee County | 1.99 |
| 24 | Lancaster County | 1.91 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 1.90 |
| 26 | Perkins County | 1.85 |
| 27 | Douglas County | 1.83 |
| 28 | Buffalo County | 1.80 |
| 29 | Dawes County | 1.60 |
| 29 | Thomas County | 1.60 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 1.59 |
| 31 | Adams County | 1.48 |
| 32 | Madison County | 1.37 |
| 33 | Nance County | 1.36 |
| 34 | Gage County | 1.30 |
| 34 | Washington County | 1.30 |
| 35 | Otoe County | 1.29 |
| 36 | Fillmore County | 1.28 |
| 37 | Cass County | 1.17 |
| 37 | Nemaha County | 1.17 |
| 38 | Boone County | 1.13 |
| 39 | Wheeler County | 1.09 |
| 40 | Platte County | 1.08 |
| 41 | Deuel County | 1.07 |
| 42 | York County | 1.05 |
| 43 | Burt County | 1.01 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 1.00 |
| 45 | Seward County | 0.98 |
| 46 | Kearney County | 0.96 |
| 47 | Garden County | 0.93 |
| 48 | Cheyenne County | 0.91 |
| 49 | Merrick County | 0.89 |
| 50 | Scotts Bluff County | 0.87 |
| 51 | Saline County | 0.85 |
| 52 | Custer County | 0.82 |
| 53 | Cedar County | 0.77 |
| 54 | Clay County | 0.74 |
| 54 | Sheridan County | 0.74 |
| 55 | Dodge County | 0.73 |
| 56 | Holt County | 0.71 |
| 57 | Dixon County | 0.69 |
| 58 | Greeley County | 0.68 |
| 59 | Dakota County | 0.67 |
| 60 | Cherry County | 0.65 |
| 60 | Hall County | 0.65 |
| 61 | Butler County | 0.63 |
| 62 | Dawson County | 0.62 |
| 63 | Pierce County | 0.59 |
| 64 | Richardson County | 0.57 |
| 65 | Antelope County | 0.54 |
| 66 | Dundy County | 0.53 |
| 66 | Harlan County | 0.53 |
| 66 | Johnson County | 0.53 |
| 67 | Banner County | 0.50 |
| 68 | Box Butte County | 0.46 |
| 69 | Loup County | 0.45 |
| 70 | Boyd County | 0.44 |
| 71 | Chase County | 0.43 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 0.41 |
| 73 | Thurston County | 0.37 |
| 74 | Morrill County | 0.35 |
| 75 | Nuckolls County | 0.32 |
| 76 | Rock County | 0.30 |
| 77 | Furnas County | 0.26 |
| 77 | Thayer County | 0.26 |
| 78 | Logan County | 0.23 |
| 78 | Sherman County | 0.23 |
| 79 | Knox County | 0.19 |
| 80 | Colfax County | 0.17 |
| 81 | Cuming County | 0.13 |
| 82 | Brown County | 0.07 |