Nebraska Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the population of Nebraska was 1,925,512. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (566,523), followed by Lancaster (316,372), and Sarpy (184,106). Arthur was the least populated county (463).

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 2018
Nebraska Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 31513 1.64
Antelope 6305 0.33
Arthur 463 0.02
Banner 728 0.04
Blaine 475 0.03
Boone 5211 0.27
Box Butte 10735 0.56
Boyd 1946 0.10
Brown 2963 0.15
Buffalo 49461 2.57
Burt 6482 0.34
Butler 8022 0.42
Cass 26137 1.36
Cedar 8459 0.44
Chase 3904 0.20
Cherry 5801 0.30
Cheyenne 9295 0.48
Clay 6208 0.32
Colfax 10714 0.56
Cuming 8913 0.46
Custer 10818 0.56
Dakota 20081 1.04
Dawes 8688 0.45
Dawson 23726 1.23
Deuel 1826 0.10
Dixon 5692 0.30
Dodge 36679 1.91
Douglas 566523 29.42
Dundy 1742 0.09
Fillmore 5531 0.29
Franklin 2991 0.16
Frontier 2598 0.14
Furnas 4694 0.24
Gage 21499 1.12
Garden 1891 0.10
Garfield 1969 0.10
Gosper 1987 0.10
Grant 670 0.04
Greeley 2357 0.12
Hall 61510 3.19
Hamilton 9213 0.48
Harlan 3363 0.18
Hayes 912 0.05
Hitchcock 2786 0.14
Holt 10152 0.53
Hooker 670 0.04
Howard 6446 0.34
Jefferson 7062 0.37
Johnson 5105 0.27
Kearney 6587 0.34
Keith 8020 0.42
Keya Paha 794 0.04
Kimball 3549 0.18
Knox 8410 0.44
Lancaster 316372 16.43
Lincoln 35182 1.83
Logan 751 0.04
Loup 620 0.03
McPherson 494 0.03
Madison 35166 1.83
Merrick 7774 0.40
Morrill 4653 0.24
Nance 3492 0.18
Nemaha 6963 0.36
Nuckolls 4190 0.22
Otoe 15991 0.83
Pawnee 2632 0.14
Perkins 2911 0.15
Phelps 9003 0.47
Pierce 7117 0.37
Platte 33259 1.73
Polk 5200 0.27
Red Willow 10732 0.56
Richardson 7927 0.41
Rock 1354 0.07
Saline 14327 0.74
Sarpy 184106 9.56
Saunders 21280 1.11
Scotts Bluff 35923 1.87
Seward 17281 0.90
Sheridan 5175 0.27
Sherman 3029 0.16
Sioux 1181 0.06
Stanton 5969 0.31
Thayer 5017 0.26
Thomas 711 0.04
Thurston 7296 0.38
Valley 4175 0.22
Washington 20599 1.07
Wayne 9346 0.49
Webster 3517 0.18
Wheeler 795 0.04
York 13726 0.71