Nebraska Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of Nebraska was 1,840,914. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas[object Promise] had the highest population (524,264), followed by Lancaster[object Promise] (289,963), and Sarpy[object Promise] (162,597). Arthur[object Promise] was the least populated county (468).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Nebraska Population By County in 2011
Nebraska Population By County in 2011
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 31207 1.70
Antelope 6621 0.36
Arthur 468 0.03
Banner 659 0.04
Blaine 475 0.03
Boone 5406 0.29
Box Butte 11298 0.61
Boyd 2080 0.11
Brown 3099 0.17
Buffalo 46826 2.54
Burt 6782 0.37
Butler 8255 0.45
Cass 25237 1.37
Cedar 8751 0.48
Chase 3986 0.22
Cherry 5732 0.31
Cheyenne 9993 0.54
Clay 6455 0.35
Colfax 10563 0.57
Cuming 9117 0.50
Custer 10905 0.59
Dakota 20810 1.13
Dawes 9208 0.50
Dawson 24204 1.32
Deuel 1957 0.11
Dixon 5996 0.33
Dodge 36928 2.01
Douglas 524264 28.48
Dundy 1976 0.11
Fillmore 5825 0.32
Franklin 3204 0.17
Frontier 2714 0.15
Furnas 4914 0.27
Gage 21911 1.19
Garden 2063 0.11
Garfield 2008 0.11
Gosper 1990 0.11
Grant 635 0.03
Greeley 2534 0.14
Hall 59508 3.23
Hamilton 9079 0.49
Harlan 3436 0.19
Hayes 952 0.05
Hitchcock 2857 0.16
Holt 10443 0.57
Hooker 743 0.04
Howard 6295 0.34
Jefferson 7553 0.41
Johnson 5218 0.28
Kearney 6548 0.36
Keith 8245 0.45
Keya Paha 819 0.04
Kimball 3807 0.21
Knox 8575 0.47
Lancaster 289963 15.75
Lincoln 36035 1.96
Logan 779 0.04
Loup 617 0.03
McPherson 551 0.03
Madison 35012 1.90
Merrick 7762 0.42
Morrill 4985 0.27
Nance 3732 0.20
Nemaha 7241 0.39
Nuckolls 4448 0.24
Otoe 15740 0.86
Pawnee 2791 0.15
Perkins 2944 0.16
Phelps 9141 0.50
Pierce 7192 0.39
Platte 32518 1.77
Polk 5336 0.29
Red Willow 11051 0.60
Richardson 8341 0.45
Rock 1480 0.08
Saline 14324 0.78
Sarpy 162597 8.83
Saunders 20839 1.13
Scotts Bluff 36965 2.01
Seward 16707 0.91
Sheridan 5361 0.29
Sherman 3103 0.17
Sioux 1314 0.07
Stanton 6176 0.34
Thayer 5169 0.28
Thomas 697 0.04
Thurston 6908 0.38
Valley 4227 0.23
Washington 19920 1.08
Wayne 9456 0.51
Webster 3756 0.20
Wheeler 815 0.04
York 13787 0.75