Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.61K people in Nebraska with Portuguese ancestry (0.08% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Cherry County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.91%), followed by Butler County (0.65%), and Otoe County (0.30%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Cherry County
Butler County
Otoe County
Rock County
Scotts Bluff County
Cheyenne County
Burt County
Nance County
Dawes County
Keith County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cherry County 0.91
2 Butler County 0.65
3 Otoe County 0.30
3 Rock County 0.30
3 Scotts Bluff County 0.30
4 Cheyenne County 0.23
5 Burt County 0.18
5 Nance County 0.18
6 Dawes County 0.17
6 Keith County 0.17
7 Adams County 0.16
7 Frontier County 0.16
8 Phelps County 0.13
9 Hayes County 0.11
9 Lancaster County 0.11
10 Sarpy County 0.10
11 Gage County 0.09
11 Webster County 0.09
12 Dakota County 0.08
12 Douglas County 0.08
12 Kimball County 0.08
12 Lincoln County 0.08
13 Clay County 0.07
14 Custer County 0.06
14 Garden County 0.06
14 Holt County 0.06
14 Knox County 0.06
14 Platte County 0.06
14 Saline County 0.06
14 Sheridan County 0.06
15 Dodge County 0.05
15 Hall County 0.05
15 York County 0.05
16 Dixon County 0.04
16 Madison County 0.04
17 Buffalo County 0.03
17 Cass County 0.03
17 Valley County 0.03
18 Hamilton County 0.02
19 Saunders County 0.01