Nebraska Population By County in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Nebraska was 1,967,923. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas[object Promise] had the highest population (586,327), followed by Lancaster[object Promise] (324,756), and Sarpy[object Promise] (196,553). McPherson[object Promise] was the least populated county (372).

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 30970 1.57
Antelope 6293 0.32
Arthur 433 0.02
Banner 660 0.03
Blaine 453 0.02
Boone 5385 0.27
Box Butte 10672 0.54
Boyd 1741 0.09
Brown 2872 0.15
Buffalo 50586 2.57
Burt 6755 0.34
Butler 8427 0.43
Cass 27122 1.38
Cedar 8371 0.43
Chase 3772 0.19
Cherry 5464 0.28
Cheyenne 9511 0.48
Clay 6049 0.31
Colfax 10444 0.53
Cuming 8929 0.45
Custer 10476 0.53
Dakota 21042 1.07
Dawes 8241 0.42
Dawson 23884 1.21
Deuel 1902 0.10
Dixon 5464 0.28
Dodge 36997 1.88
Douglas 586327 29.79
Dundy 1590 0.08
Fillmore 5553 0.28
Franklin 2873 0.15
Frontier 2633 0.13
Furnas 4575 0.23
Gage 21583 1.10
Garden 1837 0.09
Garfield 1801 0.09
Gosper 1808 0.09
Grant 576 0.03
Greeley 2227 0.11
Hall 62097 3.16
Hamilton 9429 0.48
Harlan 3054 0.16
Hayes 849 0.04
Hitchcock 2598 0.13
Holt 10043 0.51
Hooker 686 0.04
Howard 6515 0.33
Jefferson 7154 0.36
Johnson 5287 0.27
Kearney 6690 0.34
Keith 8269 0.42
Keya Paha 787 0.04
Kimball 3315 0.17
Knox 8336 0.42
Lancaster 324756 16.50
Lincoln 33685 1.71
Logan 675 0.03
Loup 599 0.03
McPherson 372 0.02
Madison 35368 1.80
Merrick 7721 0.39
Morrill 4527 0.23
Nance 3326 0.17
Nemaha 7035 0.36
Nuckolls 4041 0.21
Otoe 16198 0.82
Pawnee 2528 0.13
Perkins 2829 0.14
Phelps 8988 0.46
Pierce 7332 0.37
Platte 34296 1.74
Polk 5166 0.26
Red Willow 10573 0.54
Richardson 7705 0.39
Rock 1245 0.06
Saline 14116 0.72
Sarpy 196553 9.99
Saunders 23118 1.18
Scotts Bluff 35603 1.81
Seward 17692 0.90
Sheridan 4996 0.25
Sherman 2980 0.15
Sioux 1127 0.06
Stanton 5717 0.29
Thayer 4885 0.25
Thomas 671 0.03
Thurston 6507 0.33
Valley 4073 0.21
Washington 21167 1.08
Wayne 9871 0.50
Webster 3336 0.17
Wheeler 785 0.04
York 14354 0.73