Nebraska Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the population of Nebraska was 1,963,554. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas[object Promise] had the highest population (585,467), followed by Lancaster[object Promise] (323,420), and Sarpy[object Promise] (193,798). McPherson[object Promise] was the least populated county (382).

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 2021
Nebraska Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 30990 1.58
Antelope 6292 0.32
Arthur 441 0.02
Banner 689 0.04
Blaine 461 0.02
Boone 5400 0.28
Box Butte 10647 0.54
Boyd 1786 0.09
Brown 2912 0.15
Buffalo 50310 2.56
Burt 6706 0.34
Butler 8425 0.43
Cass 27071 1.38
Cedar 8325 0.42
Chase 3829 0.20
Cherry 5447 0.28
Cheyenne 9502 0.48
Clay 6047 0.31
Colfax 10474 0.53
Cuming 8972 0.46
Custer 10476 0.53
Dakota 21256 1.08
Dawes 8131 0.41
Dawson 23934 1.22
Deuel 1857 0.10
Dixon 5546 0.28
Dodge 37120 1.89
Douglas 585467 29.82
Dundy 1630 0.08
Fillmore 5555 0.28
Franklin 2891 0.15
Frontier 2555 0.13
Furnas 4611 0.24
Gage 21611 1.10
Garden 1833 0.09
Garfield 1832 0.09
Gosper 1819 0.09
Grant 577 0.03
Greeley 2184 0.11
Hall 62092 3.16
Hamilton 9382 0.48
Harlan 3097 0.16
Hayes 841 0.04
Hitchcock 2594 0.13
Holt 10081 0.51
Hooker 731 0.04
Howard 6519 0.33
Jefferson 7160 0.37
Johnson 5335 0.27
Kearney 6662 0.34
Keith 8298 0.42
Keya Paha 787 0.04
Kimball 3405 0.17
Knox 8436 0.43
Lancaster 323420 16.47
Lincoln 34078 1.74
Logan 684 0.04
Loup 598 0.03
McPherson 382 0.02
Madison 35360 1.80
Merrick 7670 0.39
Morrill 4573 0.23
Nance 3380 0.17
Nemaha 7000 0.36
Nuckolls 4063 0.21
Otoe 16008 0.82
Pawnee 2540 0.13
Perkins 2822 0.14
Phelps 8933 0.46
Pierce 7316 0.37
Platte 34282 1.75
Polk 5159 0.26
Red Willow 10639 0.54
Richardson 7783 0.40
Rock 1271 0.07
Saline 14052 0.72
Sarpy 193798 9.87
Saunders 22798 1.16
Scotts Bluff 35828 1.83
Seward 17584 0.90
Sheridan 5086 0.26
Sherman 2953 0.15
Sioux 1151 0.06
Stanton 5797 0.30
Thayer 4906 0.25
Thomas 676 0.03
Thurston 6595 0.34
Valley 4074 0.21
Washington 20993 1.07
Wayne 9843 0.50
Webster 3393 0.17
Wheeler 787 0.04
York 14248 0.73