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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.65K people in Nebraska with Welsh ancestry (0.49% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Sioux County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (2.22%), followed by Brown County (1.89%), and Keya Paha County (1.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Sioux County
Brown County
Keya Paha County
Sheridan County
Hooker County
Loup County
Greeley County
Wheeler County
Platte County
Hamilton County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sioux County 2.22
2 Brown County 1.89
3 Keya Paha County 1.80
4 Sheridan County 1.77
5 Hooker County 1.54
6 Loup County 1.50
7 Greeley County 1.40
8 Wheeler County 1.36
9 Platte County 1.32
10 Hamilton County 1.20
11 Frontier County 1.15
12 Garfield County 1.06
13 Sherman County 1.00
14 Otoe County 0.99
15 Dawes County 0.97
16 Custer County 0.93
16 Logan County 0.93
17 McPherson County 0.84
18 Hayes County 0.79
19 Harlan County 0.78
20 Kimball County 0.75
21 Gosper County 0.72
21 Valley County 0.72
22 Dawson County 0.70
23 Merrick County 0.66
24 Antelope County 0.65
25 Sarpy County 0.64
26 Clay County 0.62
27 Washington County 0.60
28 Franklin County 0.58
28 Saunders County 0.58
29 Saline County 0.54
30 Gage County 0.53
31 Richardson County 0.52
31 Thayer County 0.52
32 Banner County 0.50
33 Cass County 0.49
33 Douglas County 0.49
33 York County 0.49
34 Dundy County 0.47
34 Lancaster County 0.47
35 Boone County 0.46
36 Buffalo County 0.45
37 Morrill County 0.44
37 Nance County 0.44
37 Scotts Bluff County 0.44
38 Arthur County 0.42
38 Wayne County 0.42
39 Howard County 0.40
40 Hall County 0.39
40 Holt County 0.39
41 Adams County 0.38
41 Box Butte County 0.38
41 Chase County 0.38
41 Hitchcock County 0.38
42 Cheyenne County 0.35
42 Phelps County 0.35
43 Boyd County 0.33
43 Knox County 0.33
43 Pierce County 0.33
44 Dakota County 0.31
45 Burt County 0.30
45 Furnas County 0.30
45 Madison County 0.30
46 Nuckolls County 0.29
46 Stanton County 0.29
47 Keith County 0.28
48 Kearney County 0.27
49 Cedar County 0.25
49 Lincoln County 0.25
50 Polk County 0.23
50 Rock County 0.23
50 Webster County 0.23
51 Seward County 0.22
52 Dodge County 0.21
52 Perkins County 0.21
53 Nemaha County 0.19
54 Dixon County 0.18
55 Jefferson County 0.17
56 Butler County 0.16
57 Red Willow County 0.13
58 Garden County 0.12
59 Cuming County 0.09
59 Johnson County 0.09
60 Thurston County 0.06
61 Cherry County 0.04
61 Fillmore County 0.04