Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.83K people in Nebraska with Northern European ancestry (0.14% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Hayes County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (1.01%), followed by Banner County (0.99%), and Dawes County (0.74%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Hayes County
Banner County
Dawes County
Cherry County
Pierce County
Chase County
Washington County
Custer County
Fillmore County
Lancaster County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hayes County 1.01
2 Banner County 0.99
3 Dawes County 0.74
4 Cherry County 0.73
5 Pierce County 0.52
6 Chase County 0.38
7 Washington County 0.35
8 Custer County 0.24
9 Fillmore County 0.23
10 Lancaster County 0.22
10 Lincoln County 0.22
11 Cass County 0.21
12 Douglas County 0.20
13 Sioux County 0.19
14 Nance County 0.15
15 Dodge County 0.14
16 York County 0.13
17 Dawson County 0.12
17 Sarpy County 0.12
17 Saunders County 0.12
18 Gosper County 0.11
18 Richardson County 0.11
18 Scotts Bluff County 0.11
19 Adams County 0.09
19 Cheyenne County 0.09
19 Webster County 0.09
20 Burt County 0.08
21 Hall County 0.07
21 Morrill County 0.07
22 Butler County 0.06
22 Otoe County 0.06
23 Antelope County 0.05
23 Dixon County 0.05
24 Dakota County 0.04
24 Frontier County 0.04
25 Buffalo County 0.03
25 Colfax County 0.03
25 Gage County 0.03
25 Kimball County 0.03
26 Red Willow County 0.02
27 Cedar County 0.01
27 Madison County 0.01
27 Saline County 0.01