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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.09K people in Nebraska with Russian ancestry (0.52% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Scotts Bluff County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (2.14%), followed by Garfield County (1.64%), and Red Willow County (1.42%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Scotts Bluff County
Garfield County
Red Willow County
Morrill County
Hamilton County
Box Butte County
Perkins County
Kimball County
Cedar County
Clay County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Scotts Bluff County 2.14
2 Garfield County 1.64
3 Red Willow County 1.42
4 Morrill County 1.22
5 Hamilton County 1.21
6 Box Butte County 1.06
7 Perkins County 0.98
8 Kimball County 0.95
9 Cedar County 0.92
9 Clay County 0.92
10 Loup County 0.90
11 Boyd County 0.88
12 Franklin County 0.79
13 Cheyenne County 0.78
13 Keith County 0.78
14 Deuel County 0.75
15 Holt County 0.71
16 Dawes County 0.70
16 Hooker County 0.70
17 Lancaster County 0.68
18 Adams County 0.65
18 Saline County 0.65
18 Sioux County 0.65
19 McPherson County 0.63
20 Fillmore County 0.61
20 Madison County 0.61
21 Dixon County 0.57
22 Dakota County 0.56
23 Wayne County 0.54
24 Douglas County 0.52
24 Garden County 0.52
24 Lincoln County 0.52
25 Cuming County 0.51
26 York County 0.49
27 Kearney County 0.47
28 Platte County 0.44
28 Seward County 0.44
29 Custer County 0.42
29 Grant County 0.42
29 Hitchcock County 0.42
30 Burt County 0.39
31 Cass County 0.38
31 Gage County 0.38
31 Webster County 0.38
32 Cherry County 0.36
32 Sarpy County 0.36
33 Dodge County 0.35
33 Sheridan County 0.35
34 Hall County 0.34
35 Buffalo County 0.33
35 Chase County 0.33
36 Nuckolls County 0.32
37 Brown County 0.29
38 Greeley County 0.27
38 Nemaha County 0.27
38 Stanton County 0.27
39 Johnson County 0.25
40 Pawnee County 0.23
41 Knox County 0.20
41 Valley County 0.20
42 Boone County 0.19
43 Thayer County 0.18
44 Howard County 0.17
45 Butler County 0.16
45 Washington County 0.16
46 Jefferson County 0.15
46 Nance County 0.15
47 Merrick County 0.14
47 Saunders County 0.14
48 Sherman County 0.13
49 Frontier County 0.12
50 Gosper County 0.11
50 Keya Paha County 0.11
51 Colfax County 0.09
51 Otoe County 0.09
52 Polk County 0.08
53 Harlan County 0.06
53 Richardson County 0.06
54 Phelps County 0.05
55 Furnas County 0.04
56 Pierce County 0.03
56 Thurston County 0.03
57 Dawson County 0.01