Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 395.41K people in Nebraska with Other Groups ancestry (20.26% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (59.62%), followed by Dakota County (43.77%), and Hall County (32.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Thurston County
Dakota County
Hall County
Colfax County
Saline County
Dawson County
Douglas County
Scotts Bluff County
Madison County
Platte County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Thurston County 59.62
2 Dakota County 43.77
3 Hall County 32.50
4 Colfax County 32.44
5 Saline County 31.32
6 Dawson County 29.89
7 Douglas County 26.76
8 Scotts Bluff County 25.62
9 Madison County 22.22
10 Platte County 21.61
11 Chase County 21.41
12 Sheridan County 20.66
13 Morrill County 19.85
14 Box Butte County 19.73
15 Sarpy County 19.50
16 Deuel County 19.12
17 Dixon County 19.00
18 Johnson County 18.91
19 Adams County 18.24
20 Dodge County 17.36
21 Lancaster County 16.73
22 Knox County 16.60
23 Dawes County 16.53
24 Buffalo County 16.12
25 Brown County 15.52
26 Lincoln County 14.76
27 Otoe County 14.14
28 Thomas County 13.88
29 Wayne County 13.59
30 Logan County 13.53
31 Kimball County 13.51
32 Hayes County 13.47
33 Webster County 13.39
34 Red Willow County 13.20
35 Keith County 13.17
36 Cheyenne County 13.13
37 Cuming County 12.86
38 Cherry County 12.70
39 Harlan County 12.53
40 Garden County 12.34
41 Stanton County 11.76
42 Clay County 11.73
43 Custer County 11.54
44 Dundy County 11.53
45 Jefferson County 11.45
46 Richardson County 11.38
47 McPherson County 11.37
48 Nemaha County 11.15
49 Phelps County 10.80
50 Saunders County 10.64
51 Perkins County 10.51
52 Loup County 10.23
53 Burt County 10.20
54 Furnas County 10.12
54 Holt County 10.12
55 Cass County 9.98
56 Antelope County 9.95
57 Banner County 9.92
58 Gage County 9.67
59 Hitchcock County 9.54
60 Butler County 9.27
61 Fillmore County 9.19
62 Hooker County 9.10
63 Polk County 8.98
64 Merrick County 8.70
65 Kearney County 8.56
66 Frontier County 8.48
67 Sherman County 8.41
68 York County 8.34
69 Nuckolls County 8.29
70 Hamilton County 8.26
71 Pawnee County 8.11
72 Garfield County 8.05
73 Seward County 8.03
74 Washington County 7.99
75 Franklin County 7.93
76 Valley County 7.89
77 Rock County 7.72
78 Cedar County 7.64
79 Gosper County 7.40
80 Boyd County 7.23
81 Thayer County 7.18
82 Sioux County 7.03
83 Howard County 6.89
84 Blaine County 6.07
85 Boone County 5.99
85 Grant County 5.99
85 Nance County 5.99
86 Arthur County 5.93
87 Greeley County 5.81
88 Wheeler County 5.17
89 Pierce County 5.02
90 Keya Paha County 4.76