Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 229.94K people in Nebraska with Irish ancestry (11.78% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Greeley County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (27.54%), followed by Hooker County (22.27%), and Grant County (19.92%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greeley County | 27.54 |
| 2 | Hooker County | 22.27 |
| 3 | Grant County | 19.92 |
| 4 | Thomas County | 19.22 |
| 5 | Wheeler County | 19.05 |
| 6 | Loup County | 17.44 |
| 7 | Sioux County | 16.84 |
| 8 | Holt County | 16.81 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 16.37 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 16.34 |
| 11 | Pawnee County | 16.03 |
| 12 | Garfield County | 15.30 |
| 13 | Dixon County | 15.18 |
| 14 | Cherry County | 15.13 |
| 15 | Nance County | 14.90 |
| 16 | Keya Paha County | 14.59 |
| 17 | Rock County | 14.08 |
| 18 | Burt County | 13.74 |
| 19 | Richardson County | 13.72 |
| 20 | Gosper County | 13.64 |
| 21 | Washington County | 13.61 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 13.41 |
| 23 | Howard County | 13.37 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 13.30 |
| 25 | Cass County | 13.21 |
| 26 | Antelope County | 13.15 |
| 27 | Arthur County | 12.92 |
| 28 | Logan County | 12.83 |
| 29 | Boone County | 12.66 |
| 29 | Frontier County | 12.66 |
| 30 | Deuel County | 12.62 |
| 31 | Sherman County | 12.56 |
| 32 | Sarpy County | 12.51 |
| 33 | Buffalo County | 12.50 |
| 34 | Boyd County | 12.42 |
| 35 | Otoe County | 12.30 |
| 36 | Cheyenne County | 12.04 |
| 37 | Kimball County | 12.00 |
| 38 | Brown County | 11.96 |
| 39 | Webster County | 11.68 |
| 40 | Saunders County | 11.64 |
| 41 | Clay County | 11.47 |
| 42 | Lancaster County | 11.42 |
| 42 | Merrick County | 11.42 |
| 43 | Garden County | 11.30 |
| 44 | Sheridan County | 11.28 |
| 45 | York County | 11.25 |
| 46 | Perkins County | 11.24 |
| 47 | Fillmore County | 11.19 |
| 48 | Box Butte County | 11.18 |
| 49 | Custer County | 11.10 |
| 50 | Nemaha County | 11.09 |
| 51 | Dawes County | 11.06 |
| 52 | Red Willow County | 10.95 |
| 53 | Dodge County | 10.82 |
| 54 | Dundy County | 10.79 |
| 55 | Scotts Bluff County | 10.65 |
| 56 | McPherson County | 10.53 |
| 57 | Gage County | 10.47 |
| 58 | Furnas County | 10.44 |
| 59 | Chase County | 10.26 |
| 60 | Phelps County | 10.24 |
| 61 | Morrill County | 10.19 |
| 62 | Keith County | 9.99 |
| 63 | Kearney County | 9.97 |
| 64 | Adams County | 9.91 |
| 65 | Hitchcock County | 9.81 |
| 66 | Valley County | 9.43 |
| 67 | Blaine County | 9.25 |
| 68 | Knox County | 9.18 |
| 69 | Dakota County | 9.14 |
| 70 | Seward County | 8.98 |
| 71 | Banner County | 8.93 |
| 72 | Polk County | 8.85 |
| 73 | Madison County | 8.67 |
| 74 | Johnson County | 8.59 |
| 75 | Hall County | 8.19 |
| 76 | Thayer County | 8.09 |
| 77 | Pierce County | 8.07 |
| 78 | Platte County | 8.00 |
| 79 | Saline County | 7.93 |
| 80 | Hayes County | 7.86 |
| 80 | Nuckolls County | 7.86 |
| 81 | Cedar County | 7.61 |
| 82 | Dawson County | 7.50 |
| 83 | Franklin County | 7.21 |
| 84 | Stanton County | 7.11 |
| 85 | Butler County | 7.00 |
| 86 | Jefferson County | 6.36 |
| 87 | Colfax County | 6.30 |
| 88 | Cuming County | 6.17 |
| 89 | Harlan County | 6.00 |
| 90 | Thurston County | 5.16 |