Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 61.91K people in Nebraska with Polish ancestry (3.17% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Sherman County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (27.43%), followed by Nance County (17.44%), and Howard County (12.44%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherman County | 27.43 |
| 2 | Nance County | 17.44 |
| 3 | Howard County | 12.44 |
| 4 | Valley County | 9.75 |
| 5 | Platte County | 9.52 |
| 6 | Greeley County | 6.13 |
| 7 | Deuel County | 5.96 |
| 8 | Boone County | 5.86 |
| 9 | Merrick County | 5.37 |
| 10 | Sarpy County | 5.06 |
| 11 | Keya Paha County | 4.86 |
| 12 | Cass County | 4.56 |
| 13 | Hall County | 4.54 |
| 13 | Polk County | 4.54 |
| 14 | Washington County | 4.35 |
| 15 | Perkins County | 3.84 |
| 16 | Wheeler County | 3.81 |
| 17 | Hamilton County | 3.66 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 3.61 |
| 18 | Stanton County | 3.61 |
| 19 | Butler County | 3.58 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 3.47 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 3.31 |
| 22 | Logan County | 3.24 |
| 23 | Brown County | 3.02 |
| 24 | Custer County | 2.97 |
| 25 | Loup County | 2.86 |
| 26 | Buffalo County | 2.76 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 2.71 |
| 28 | Dodge County | 2.49 |
| 29 | Saunders County | 2.41 |
| 30 | Lancaster County | 2.38 |
| 31 | Pierce County | 2.34 |
| 32 | Kimball County | 2.29 |
| 33 | Adams County | 2.27 |
| 34 | Clay County | 2.10 |
| 35 | Keith County | 2.08 |
| 36 | Garden County | 2.03 |
| 37 | Sheridan County | 1.98 |
| 38 | Nemaha County | 1.96 |
| 39 | Cheyenne County | 1.92 |
| 40 | Otoe County | 1.81 |
| 41 | Box Butte County | 1.76 |
| 42 | Hitchcock County | 1.71 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 1.71 |
| 43 | Arthur County | 1.70 |
| 44 | Chase County | 1.68 |
| 44 | McPherson County | 1.68 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 1.67 |
| 46 | Boyd County | 1.66 |
| 47 | Garfield County | 1.64 |
| 48 | Cherry County | 1.62 |
| 48 | Holt County | 1.62 |
| 49 | Morrill County | 1.59 |
| 50 | Seward County | 1.58 |
| 51 | Thurston County | 1.40 |
| 52 | Thayer County | 1.39 |
| 53 | Dawes County | 1.38 |
| 54 | Colfax County | 1.37 |
| 54 | Pawnee County | 1.37 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 1.36 |
| 56 | Gosper County | 1.33 |
| 57 | Phelps County | 1.28 |
| 58 | Thomas County | 1.25 |
| 59 | Cuming County | 1.23 |
| 60 | Red Willow County | 1.19 |
| 61 | Harlan County | 1.18 |
| 62 | Saline County | 1.14 |
| 63 | Madison County | 1.13 |
| 64 | Furnas County | 1.12 |
| 65 | York County | 1.11 |
| 66 | Burt County | 1.09 |
| 66 | Knox County | 1.09 |
| 67 | Cedar County | 1.07 |
| 68 | Dawson County | 1.04 |
| 69 | Hayes County | 1.01 |
| 69 | Kearney County | 1.01 |
| 70 | Dixon County | 0.98 |
| 70 | Richardson County | 0.98 |
| 71 | Gage County | 0.90 |
| 72 | Antelope County | 0.89 |
| 73 | Blaine County | 0.87 |
| 74 | Scotts Bluff County | 0.85 |
| 75 | Banner County | 0.83 |
| 76 | Frontier County | 0.80 |
| 77 | Dundy County | 0.79 |
| 78 | Nuckolls County | 0.78 |
| 79 | Sioux County | 0.74 |
| 80 | Rock County | 0.68 |
| 81 | Dakota County | 0.48 |
| 82 | Webster County | 0.23 |
| 83 | Grant County | 0.14 |