Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.28K people in Nebraska with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.81% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Holt County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.33%), followed by Wheeler County (3.13%), and Kearney County (3.10%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holt County | 3.33 |
| 2 | Wheeler County | 3.13 |
| 3 | Kearney County | 3.10 |
| 4 | Nemaha County | 3.05 |
| 5 | Brown County | 2.94 |
| 6 | Polk County | 2.81 |
| 7 | Washington County | 2.80 |
| 8 | Thomas County | 2.67 |
| 9 | Grant County | 2.65 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 2.61 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 2.59 |
| 12 | Box Butte County | 2.50 |
| 13 | Adams County | 2.47 |
| 14 | Sioux County | 2.40 |
| 15 | Custer County | 2.35 |
| 16 | Kimball County | 2.34 |
| 17 | Arthur County | 2.33 |
| 18 | Cherry County | 2.29 |
| 19 | Rock County | 2.27 |
| 20 | Sarpy County | 2.17 |
| 21 | Dodge County | 2.13 |
| 21 | Hitchcock County | 2.13 |
| 21 | Keith County | 2.13 |
| 22 | Boyd County | 2.10 |
| 23 | Cheyenne County | 2.09 |
| 23 | Fillmore County | 2.09 |
| 23 | Red Willow County | 2.09 |
| 24 | Buffalo County | 2.06 |
| 25 | Clay County | 2.00 |
| 26 | Douglas County | 1.91 |
| 26 | Knox County | 1.91 |
| 27 | Richardson County | 1.90 |
| 27 | Sheridan County | 1.90 |
| 28 | Dundy County | 1.84 |
| 28 | Lancaster County | 1.84 |
| 29 | Pawnee County | 1.83 |
| 30 | Hamilton County | 1.75 |
| 31 | Gage County | 1.74 |
| 32 | Blaine County | 1.73 |
| 32 | Scotts Bluff County | 1.73 |
| 33 | Morrill County | 1.70 |
| 34 | Garden County | 1.68 |
| 34 | Thayer County | 1.68 |
| 35 | Furnas County | 1.65 |
| 36 | Phelps County | 1.61 |
| 37 | Keya Paha County | 1.59 |
| 38 | Dixon County | 1.53 |
| 39 | Burt County | 1.51 |
| 40 | Cedar County | 1.46 |
| 40 | Valley County | 1.46 |
| 41 | Saline County | 1.45 |
| 42 | Hall County | 1.44 |
| 43 | Otoe County | 1.37 |
| 44 | Nuckolls County | 1.36 |
| 45 | Cass County | 1.32 |
| 46 | Stanton County | 1.31 |
| 47 | Merrick County | 1.27 |
| 48 | Hooker County | 1.26 |
| 48 | McPherson County | 1.26 |
| 48 | Perkins County | 1.26 |
| 49 | Madison County | 1.23 |
| 50 | Dawes County | 1.22 |
| 51 | York County | 1.21 |
| 52 | Garfield County | 1.17 |
| 52 | Greeley County | 1.17 |
| 53 | Pierce County | 1.16 |
| 54 | Platte County | 1.11 |
| 55 | Saunders County | 1.10 |
| 56 | Dawson County | 1.06 |
| 57 | Nance County | 1.03 |
| 58 | Frontier County | 0.96 |
| 59 | Antelope County | 0.95 |
| 59 | Cuming County | 0.95 |
| 59 | Dakota County | 0.95 |
| 60 | Wayne County | 0.93 |
| 61 | Boone County | 0.92 |
| 62 | Thurston County | 0.91 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 0.89 |
| 63 | Seward County | 0.89 |
| 64 | Deuel County | 0.85 |
| 65 | Johnson County | 0.77 |
| 66 | Webster County | 0.76 |
| 67 | Sherman County | 0.74 |
| 68 | Chase County | 0.73 |
| 69 | Logan County | 0.69 |
| 70 | Harlan County | 0.68 |
| 71 | Butler County | 0.60 |
| 72 | Gosper County | 0.55 |
| 73 | Howard County | 0.42 |
| 74 | Hayes County | 0.34 |
| 75 | Loup County | 0.30 |
| 76 | Colfax County | 0.24 |