Nebraska Population By County in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the population of Nebraska was 1,978,379. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (589,540), followed by Lancaster (326,716), and Sarpy (199,886). McPherson was the least populated county (383).

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 2023
Nebraska Population By County in 2023
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 30899 1.56
Antelope 6302 0.32
Arthur 412 0.02
Banner 674 0.03
Blaine 436 0.02
Boone 5310 0.27
Box Butte 10692 0.54
Boyd 1725 0.09
Brown 2853 0.14
Buffalo 50697 2.56
Burt 6727 0.34
Butler 8459 0.43
Cass 27446 1.39
Cedar 8262 0.42
Chase 3724 0.19
Cherry 5492 0.28
Cheyenne 9541 0.48
Clay 6116 0.31
Colfax 10566 0.53
Cuming 8918 0.45
Custer 10581 0.54
Dakota 21268 1.08
Dawes 8133 0.41
Dawson 24085 1.22
Deuel 1871 0.10
Dixon 5491 0.28
Dodge 37187 1.88
Douglas 589540 29.80
Dundy 1561 0.08
Fillmore 5548 0.28
Franklin 2825 0.14
Frontier 2585 0.13
Furnas 4556 0.23
Gage 21634 1.09
Garden 1794 0.09
Garfield 1763 0.09
Gosper 1847 0.09
Grant 565 0.03
Greeley 2219 0.11
Hall 62197 3.14
Hamilton 9537 0.48
Harlan 3045 0.15
Hayes 846 0.04
Hitchcock 2552 0.13
Holt 10093 0.51
Hooker 679 0.03
Howard 6527 0.33
Jefferson 7054 0.36
Johnson 5198 0.26
Kearney 6770 0.34
Keith 8113 0.41
Keya Paha 805 0.04
Kimball 3289 0.17
Knox 8298 0.42
Lancaster 326716 16.51
Lincoln 33365 1.69
Logan 655 0.03
Loup 592 0.03
McPherson 383 0.02
Madison 35627 1.80
Merrick 7755 0.39
Morrill 4504 0.23
Nance 3274 0.17
Nemaha 7076 0.36
Nuckolls 4095 0.21
Otoe 16335 0.83
Pawnee 2512 0.13
Perkins 2795 0.14
Phelps 9057 0.46
Pierce 7299 0.37
Platte 34609 1.75
Polk 5228 0.26
Red Willow 10457 0.53
Richardson 7689 0.39
Rock 1271 0.06
Saline 14555 0.74
Sarpy 199886 10.10
Saunders 23463 1.19
Scotts Bluff 35699 1.80
Seward 17671 0.89
Sheridan 4928 0.25
Sherman 2983 0.15
Sioux 1154 0.06
Stanton 5856 0.30
Thayer 4829 0.24
Thomas 677 0.03
Thurston 6557 0.33
Valley 4012 0.20
Washington 21152 1.07
Wayne 9874 0.50
Webster 3351 0.17
Wheeler 775 0.04
York 14356 0.73