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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.34K people in Nebraska with Scandinavian ancestry (0.38% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Gosper County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.82%), followed by Grant County (1.53%), and Blaine County (1.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Gosper County
Grant County
Blaine County
Brown County
Furnas County
Webster County
Nance County
Buffalo County
Saunders County
Dixon County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gosper County 1.82
2 Grant County 1.53
3 Blaine County 1.45
4 Brown County 1.31
5 Furnas County 1.29
6 Webster County 1.28
7 Nance County 0.92
8 Buffalo County 0.81
9 Saunders County 0.76
10 Dixon County 0.75
11 Thomas County 0.71
12 Kimball County 0.70
13 Banner County 0.66
14 Boyd County 0.61
15 Hamilton County 0.60
16 Frontier County 0.56
16 Otoe County 0.56
17 Custer County 0.55
18 Garden County 0.52
19 Kearney County 0.50
19 Sherman County 0.50
20 Douglas County 0.48
21 Sarpy County 0.47
21 Washington County 0.47
22 Cedar County 0.46
23 Dundy County 0.42
23 McPherson County 0.42
23 Platte County 0.42
24 Franklin County 0.38
24 Rock County 0.38
25 Garfield County 0.37
25 Keith County 0.37
26 Seward County 0.36
27 Polk County 0.35
28 Nemaha County 0.33
28 York County 0.33
29 Knox County 0.31
29 Merrick County 0.31
30 Lancaster County 0.30
31 Madison County 0.29
32 Harlan County 0.28
32 Holt County 0.28
32 Sioux County 0.28
32 Thurston County 0.28
33 Adams County 0.27
33 Burt County 0.27
33 Dodge County 0.27
34 Howard County 0.26
35 Dakota County 0.24
35 Gage County 0.24
35 Jefferson County 0.24
35 Perkins County 0.24
36 Cass County 0.23
37 Dawson County 0.22
37 Lincoln County 0.22
38 Antelope County 0.21
38 Wayne County 0.21
39 Phelps County 0.20
40 Johnson County 0.19
41 Nuckolls County 0.17
41 Stanton County 0.17
42 Cherry County 0.16
43 Boone County 0.15
43 Clay County 0.15
43 Hall County 0.15
43 Red Willow County 0.15
44 Saline County 0.14
44 Thayer County 0.14
45 Valley County 0.12
46 Chase County 0.11
46 Pierce County 0.11
47 Hitchcock County 0.08
48 Cuming County 0.07
48 Fillmore County 0.07
48 Scotts Bluff County 0.07
49 Sheridan County 0.06
50 Greeley County 0.05
51 Box Butte County 0.04
51 Cheyenne County 0.04
52 Colfax County 0.03
53 Dawes County 0.01