Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.98K people in Nebraska with French Canadian ancestry (0.31% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Rock County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (2.19%), followed by Cheyenne County (1.54%), and Richardson County (1.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Rock County
Cheyenne County
Richardson County
Cedar County
Sheridan County
Franklin County
Valley County
Lincoln County
Saunders County
Seward County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rock County 2.19
2 Cheyenne County 1.54
3 Richardson County 1.33
4 Cedar County 0.96
5 Sheridan County 0.89
6 Franklin County 0.79
7 Valley County 0.77
8 Lincoln County 0.62
9 Saunders County 0.52
10 Seward County 0.47
11 Hayes County 0.45
12 Gosper County 0.44
13 York County 0.43
14 Adams County 0.41
14 Dixon County 0.41
15 Buffalo County 0.38
15 Dakota County 0.38
15 Hitchcock County 0.38
15 Sarpy County 0.38
16 Red Willow County 0.37
17 Brown County 0.36
17 Clay County 0.36
17 Thomas County 0.36
18 Dodge County 0.35
18 Logan County 0.35
19 Saline County 0.34
20 Douglas County 0.33
21 Thayer County 0.32
22 Lancaster County 0.31
23 Platte County 0.30
24 Burt County 0.28
25 Cuming County 0.27
25 Garfield County 0.27
25 Nuckolls County 0.27
26 Colfax County 0.26
26 Dundy County 0.26
27 Kimball County 0.25
28 Keith County 0.22
29 Gage County 0.20
30 Cass County 0.19
30 Washington County 0.19
31 Merrick County 0.17
31 Stanton County 0.17
31 Webster County 0.17
32 Box Butte County 0.16
32 Deuel County 0.16
32 Harlan County 0.16
33 Furnas County 0.15
33 Madison County 0.15
34 Antelope County 0.14
35 Morrill County 0.13
35 Scotts Bluff County 0.13
36 Garden County 0.12
37 Boone County 0.11
37 Jefferson County 0.11
38 Dawson County 0.10
39 Hall County 0.09
39 Holt County 0.09
40 Howard County 0.08
40 Otoe County 0.08
40 Phelps County 0.08
41 Custer County 0.07
41 Fillmore County 0.07
41 Thurston County 0.07
42 Chase County 0.05
43 Johnson County 0.04
43 Knox County 0.04
43 Pawnee County 0.04
44 Pierce County 0.03
44 Sherman County 0.03
45 Dawes County 0.02
45 Kearney County 0.02
46 Hamilton County 0.01