Nebraska Population By County in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Nebraska was 1,968,060. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (586,106), followed by Lancaster (324,434), and Sarpy (196,427). McPherson was the least populated county (379).

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 2022
Nebraska Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 30947 1.57
Antelope 6305 0.32
Arthur 425 0.02
Banner 657 0.03
Blaine 452 0.02
Boone 5366 0.27
Box Butte 10683 0.54
Boyd 1730 0.09
Brown 2883 0.15
Buffalo 50532 2.57
Burt 6770 0.34
Butler 8443 0.43
Cass 27152 1.38
Cedar 8366 0.43
Chase 3754 0.19
Cherry 5485 0.28
Cheyenne 9526 0.48
Clay 6049 0.31
Colfax 10453 0.53
Cuming 8953 0.46
Custer 10504 0.53
Dakota 21116 1.07
Dawes 8252 0.42
Dawson 23905 1.22
Deuel 1901 0.10
Dixon 5516 0.28
Dodge 37045 1.88
Douglas 586106 29.78
Dundy 1595 0.08
Fillmore 5541 0.28
Franklin 2850 0.14
Frontier 2611 0.13
Furnas 4570 0.23
Gage 21564 1.10
Garden 1835 0.09
Garfield 1787 0.09
Gosper 1835 0.09
Grant 584 0.03
Greeley 2235 0.11
Hall 62096 3.16
Hamilton 9439 0.48
Harlan 3032 0.15
Hayes 864 0.04
Hitchcock 2614 0.13
Holt 10013 0.51
Hooker 682 0.04
Howard 6509 0.33
Jefferson 7140 0.36
Johnson 5245 0.27
Kearney 6706 0.34
Keith 8179 0.42
Keya Paha 805 0.04
Kimball 3336 0.17
Knox 8307 0.42
Lancaster 324434 16.49
Lincoln 33614 1.71
Logan 685 0.04
Loup 601 0.03
McPherson 379 0.02
Madison 35414 1.80
Merrick 7715 0.39
Morrill 4522 0.23
Nance 3317 0.17
Nemaha 7036 0.36
Nuckolls 4069 0.21
Otoe 16186 0.82
Pawnee 2531 0.13
Perkins 2827 0.14
Phelps 8988 0.46
Pierce 7317 0.37
Platte 34355 1.75
Polk 5240 0.27
Red Willow 10528 0.54
Richardson 7730 0.39
Rock 1241 0.06
Saline 14548 0.74
Sarpy 196427 9.98
Saunders 23177 1.18
Scotts Bluff 35769 1.82
Seward 17625 0.90
Sheridan 5006 0.25
Sherman 3006 0.15
Sioux 1127 0.06
Stanton 5765 0.29
Thayer 4854 0.25
Thomas 665 0.03
Thurston 6555 0.33
Valley 4058 0.21
Washington 21167 1.08
Wayne 9899 0.50
Webster 3339 0.17
Wheeler 782 0.04
York 14312 0.73