Nebraska Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the population of Nebraska was 1,916,998. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas[object Promise] had the highest population (561,099), followed by Lancaster[object Promise] (313,892), and Sarpy[object Promise] (181,468). Arthur[object Promise] was the least populated county (456).

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 2017
Nebraska Population By County in 2017
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 31837 1.66
Antelope 6343 0.33
Arthur 456 0.02
Banner 732 0.04
Blaine 479 0.03
Boone 5317 0.28
Box Butte 10842 0.57
Boyd 1956 0.10
Brown 3006 0.16
Buffalo 49400 2.58
Burt 6529 0.34
Butler 8028 0.42
Cass 25927 1.35
Cedar 8523 0.45
Chase 3922 0.21
Cherry 5818 0.30
Cheyenne 9654 0.50
Clay 6190 0.32
Colfax 10700 0.56
Cuming 8940 0.47
Custer 10873 0.57
Dakota 20075 1.05
Dawes 8897 0.46
Dawson 23640 1.23
Deuel 1858 0.10
Dixon 5744 0.30
Dodge 36778 1.92
Douglas 561099 29.27
Dundy 1786 0.09
Fillmore 5559 0.29
Franklin 2976 0.16
Frontier 2623 0.14
Furnas 4765 0.25
Gage 21644 1.13
Garden 1892 0.10
Garfield 1985 0.10
Gosper 2027 0.11
Grant 651 0.03
Greeley 2362 0.12
Hall 61294 3.20
Hamilton 9193 0.48
Harlan 3415 0.18
Hayes 895 0.05
Hitchcock 2804 0.15
Holt 10195 0.53
Hooker 666 0.04
Howard 6391 0.33
Jefferson 7161 0.37
Johnson 5170 0.27
Kearney 6528 0.34
Keith 8097 0.42
Keya Paha 790 0.04
Kimball 3567 0.19
Knox 8447 0.44
Lancaster 313892 16.37
Lincoln 35299 1.84
Logan 768 0.04
Loup 604 0.03
McPherson 493 0.03
Madison 35128 1.83
Merrick 7877 0.41
Morrill 4794 0.25
Nance 3558 0.19
Nemaha 6962 0.36
Nuckolls 4269 0.22
Otoe 15946 0.83
Pawnee 2624 0.14
Perkins 2885 0.15
Phelps 9052 0.47
Pierce 7091 0.37
Platte 33226 1.73
Polk 5299 0.28
Red Willow 10765 0.56
Richardson 7980 0.42
Rock 1419 0.07
Saline 14368 0.75
Sarpy 181468 9.47
Saunders 21035 1.10
Scotts Bluff 36175 1.89
Seward 17204 0.90
Sheridan 5281 0.28
Sherman 3072 0.16
Sioux 1194 0.06
Stanton 5978 0.31
Thayer 5035 0.26
Thomas 720 0.04
Thurston 7201 0.38
Valley 4214 0.22
Washington 20330 1.06
Wayne 9260 0.48
Webster 3508 0.18
Wheeler 814 0.04
York 13764 0.72