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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Greeley County
Hooker County
Grant County
Thomas County
Wheeler County
Loup County
Sioux County
Holt County
Hamilton County
Wayne County
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