Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 20.46K people in Nebraska with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.05% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Dakota County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.39%), followed by Colfax County (2.53%), and Dawson County (2.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Dakota County
Colfax County
Dawson County
Douglas County
Hall County
Sarpy County
Lancaster County
Cheyenne County
Sioux County
Nance County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dakota County 6.39
2 Colfax County 2.53
3 Dawson County 2.50
4 Douglas County 2.00
5 Hall County 1.32
6 Sarpy County 0.97
7 Lancaster County 0.87
8 Cheyenne County 0.65
8 Sioux County 0.65
9 Nance County 0.56
10 Banner County 0.50
11 Saunders County 0.49
12 Logan County 0.46
13 Harlan County 0.44
14 Jefferson County 0.43
14 Nemaha County 0.43
15 Platte County 0.41
16 Johnson County 0.38
17 Madison County 0.35
18 Dodge County 0.34
19 York County 0.33
20 Garfield County 0.32
21 Buffalo County 0.29
21 Keith County 0.29
22 Otoe County 0.28
23 Stanton County 0.27
24 Saline County 0.23
24 Webster County 0.23
25 Wayne County 0.22
26 Kearney County 0.21
27 Frontier County 0.20
28 Polk County 0.19
29 Cedar County 0.18
29 Gage County 0.18
30 Boyd County 0.17
31 Seward County 0.15
32 Dawes County 0.14
33 Thurston County 0.13
34 Dundy County 0.11
34 Phelps County 0.11
35 Antelope County 0.10
35 Lincoln County 0.10
35 Nuckolls County 0.10
36 Dixon County 0.09
37 Clay County 0.07
38 Kimball County 0.06
39 Cass County 0.05
40 Hitchcock County 0.04
41 Scotts Bluff County 0.03
42 Fillmore County 0.02
42 Howard County 0.02
42 Knox County 0.02
43 Custer County 0.01
43 Pierce County 0.01