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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 622.03K people in Nebraska with German ancestry (31.88% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Cedar County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (56.67%), followed by Pierce County (55.60%), and Cuming County (54.79%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Cedar County
Pierce County
Cuming County
Keya Paha County
Thayer County
Wheeler County
Antelope County
Holt County
Hamilton County
Wayne County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cedar County 56.67
2 Pierce County 55.60
3 Cuming County 54.79
4 Keya Paha County 53.91
5 Thayer County 51.18
6 Wheeler County 51.16
7 Antelope County 48.97
8 Holt County 48.44
9 Hamilton County 48.33
10 Wayne County 46.78
11 Boone County 46.22
12 Logan County 46.13
13 Boyd County 46.03
14 Knox County 45.96
15 Nance County 45.41
16 Pawnee County 45.20
16 Thomas County 45.20
17 Webster County 45.03
18 Kearney County 44.69
19 Greeley County 44.53
20 Blaine County 44.51
21 Dixon County 43.75
22 McPherson County 42.74
23 Loup County 42.71
24 Stanton County 42.32
25 Fillmore County 42.19
26 Clay County 41.83
27 Merrick County 41.40
28 Washington County 41.21
29 Howard County 40.91
30 Cheyenne County 40.72
31 Franklin County 40.67
31 Gage County 40.67
32 Hooker County 39.64
33 Madison County 39.59
34 Banner County 39.50
34 Nemaha County 39.50
35 Frontier County 39.33
36 Jefferson County 39.19
37 Red Willow County 39.04
38 Seward County 38.76
39 Johnson County 38.71
40 Platte County 38.49
41 Adams County 37.90
42 Otoe County 37.78
43 Harlan County 37.38
44 Nuckolls County 37.12
45 Polk County 36.95
46 Deuel County 36.85
46 Garden County 36.85
47 Valley County 36.49
48 Gosper County 36.39
49 Buffalo County 36.02
50 Richardson County 35.83
51 York County 35.78
52 Perkins County 35.74
53 Furnas County 35.68
54 Burt County 35.60
55 Saunders County 35.53
56 Dawes County 35.38
57 Cass County 35.30
58 Dodge County 34.82
59 Keith County 34.44
60 Sherman County 34.43
61 Phelps County 34.41
62 Custer County 34.26
63 Brown County 34.19
64 Dundy County 34.05
65 Arthur County 33.69
66 Cherry County 33.62
67 Scotts Bluff County 33.07
68 Rock County 32.85
69 Lancaster County 32.55
70 Sioux County 32.10
71 Butler County 31.34
72 Morrill County 30.71
73 Sheridan County 30.52
74 Lincoln County 30.28
75 Box Butte County 30.03
76 Saline County 29.50
76 Sarpy County 29.50
77 Garfield County 27.69
78 Hall County 27.59
79 Grant County 27.16
79 Hayes County 27.16
80 Hitchcock County 26.31
81 Douglas County 26.10
82 Dawson County 25.75
83 Kimball County 24.14
84 Colfax County 21.34
85 Chase County 18.52
86 Thurston County 18.03
87 Dakota County 17.92