Nebraska Population By County in 2015

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the population of Nebraska was 1,892,059. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (549,313), followed by Lancaster (306,293), and Sarpy (175,294). Arthur was the least populated county (451).

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 2015
Nebraska Population By County in 2015
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 31576 1.67
Antelope 6416 0.34
Arthur 451 0.02
Banner 715 0.04
Blaine 476 0.03
Boone 5308 0.28
Box Butte 11327 0.60
Boyd 2004 0.11
Brown 2985 0.16
Buffalo 48605 2.57
Burt 6540 0.35
Butler 8053 0.43
Cass 25419 1.34
Cedar 8523 0.45
Chase 3966 0.21
Cherry 5831 0.31
Cheyenne 10150 0.54
Clay 6289 0.33
Colfax 10713 0.57
Cuming 9074 0.48
Custer 10831 0.57
Dakota 20548 1.09
Dawes 8974 0.47
Dawson 23870 1.26
Deuel 1908 0.10
Dixon 5769 0.31
Dodge 36566 1.93
Douglas 549313 29.03
Dundy 1771 0.09
Fillmore 5552 0.29
Franklin 2976 0.16
Frontier 2629 0.14
Furnas 4828 0.26
Gage 21718 1.15
Garden 1917 0.10
Garfield 2013 0.11
Gosper 2025 0.11
Grant 648 0.03
Greeley 2435 0.13
Hall 61135 3.23
Hamilton 9138 0.48
Harlan 3440 0.18
Hayes 916 0.05
Hitchcock 2878 0.15
Holt 10266 0.54
Hooker 714 0.04
Howard 6378 0.34
Jefferson 7224 0.38
Johnson 5239 0.28
Kearney 6560 0.35
Keith 8159 0.43
Keya Paha 797 0.04
Kimball 3715 0.20
Knox 8472 0.45
Lancaster 306293 16.19
Lincoln 35519 1.88
Logan 791 0.04
Loup 606 0.03
McPherson 489 0.03
Madison 35001 1.85
Merrick 7806 0.41
Morrill 4928 0.26
Nance 3574 0.19
Nemaha 7007 0.37
Nuckolls 4323 0.23
Otoe 15844 0.84
Pawnee 2693 0.14
Perkins 2933 0.16
Phelps 9218 0.49
Pierce 7188 0.38
Platte 32869 1.74
Polk 5169 0.27
Red Willow 10895 0.58
Richardson 8026 0.42
Rock 1417 0.08
Saline 14193 0.75
Sarpy 175294 9.27
Saunders 20953 1.11
Scotts Bluff 36273 1.92
Seward 16998 0.90
Sheridan 5220 0.28
Sherman 3036 0.16
Sioux 1272 0.07
Stanton 5946 0.31
Thayer 5129 0.27
Thomas 692 0.04
Thurston 7077 0.37
Valley 4167 0.22
Washington 19925 1.05
Wayne 9375 0.50
Webster 3594 0.19
Wheeler 779 0.04
York 13804 0.73