Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population density per square mile (1.79K people per sqr mile), followed by Sarpy County (800.52 people per sqr mile), and Lancaster County (385.18 people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, McPherson County had the lowest population density (0.46 people per sqr mile), followed by Sioux County (0.55 people per sqr mile), and Arthur County (0.61 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
| Rank | County | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 1790.79 |
| 2 | Sarpy County | 800.52 |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 385.18 |
| 4 | Hall County | 115.11 |
| 5 | Dakota County | 81.67 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 70.25 |
| 7 | Madison County | 62.14 |
| 8 | Adams County | 55.40 |
| 9 | Washington County | 53.51 |
| 10 | Buffalo County | 51.73 |
| 11 | Platte County | 50.88 |
| 12 | Scotts Bluff County | 48.79 |
| 13 | Cass County | 47.72 |
| 14 | Seward County | 30.82 |
| 15 | Saunders County | 29.75 |
| 16 | Otoe County | 25.85 |
| 17 | Colfax County | 25.71 |
| 18 | Gage County | 25.49 |
| 19 | Saline County | 24.90 |
| 20 | York County | 24.67 |
| 21 | Dawson County | 23.80 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 21.89 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 17.39 |
| 24 | Nemaha County | 17.36 |
| 25 | Thurston County | 17.21 |
| 26 | Phelps County | 16.61 |
| 27 | Cuming County | 15.80 |
| 28 | Merrick County | 15.74 |
| 29 | Red Willow County | 14.93 |
| 30 | Butler County | 14.31 |
| 31 | Richardson County | 14.26 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 14.07 |
| 33 | Burt County | 13.67 |
| 34 | Stanton County | 13.66 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 13.52 |
| 36 | Kearney County | 12.96 |
| 37 | Pierce County | 12.76 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 12.70 |
| 39 | Polk County | 11.89 |
| 40 | Dixon County | 11.78 |
| 41 | Howard County | 11.37 |
| 42 | Cedar County | 11.32 |
| 43 | Clay County | 10.67 |
| 44 | Box Butte County | 10.08 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 9.65 |
| 46 | Thayer County | 8.77 |
| 47 | Cheyenne County | 7.92 |
| 48 | Keith County | 7.85 |
| 49 | Boone County | 7.84 |
| 50 | Nance County | 7.65 |
| 51 | Knox County | 7.57 |
| 52 | Antelope County | 7.34 |
| 53 | Valley County | 7.15 |
| 54 | Nuckolls County | 7.12 |
| 55 | Furnas County | 6.45 |
| 56 | Webster County | 5.91 |
| 57 | Pawnee County | 5.90 |
| 58 | Dawes County | 5.87 |
| 59 | Harlan County | 5.55 |
| 60 | Sherman County | 5.23 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 5.02 |
| 62 | Chase County | 4.35 |
| 63 | Holt County | 4.20 |
| 64 | Deuel County | 4.18 |
| 65 | Gosper County | 4.13 |
| 66 | Custer County | 4.09 |
| 67 | Greeley County | 3.84 |
| 68 | Hitchcock County | 3.69 |
| 69 | Kimball County | 3.61 |
| 70 | Boyd County | 3.35 |
| 71 | Perkins County | 3.24 |
| 72 | Morrill County | 3.20 |
| 73 | Garfield County | 3.18 |
| 74 | Frontier County | 2.59 |
| 75 | Brown County | 2.38 |
| 76 | Sheridan County | 2.10 |
| 77 | Dundy County | 1.80 |
| 78 | Wheeler County | 1.35 |
| 79 | Logan County | 1.25 |
| 79 | Rock County | 1.25 |
| 80 | Hayes County | 1.20 |
| 81 | Garden County | 1.10 |
| 82 | Loup County | 1.08 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 1.00 |
| 84 | Hooker County | 0.99 |
| 85 | Thomas County | 0.94 |
| 86 | Cherry County | 0.92 |
| 87 | Banner County | 0.90 |
| 88 | Grant County | 0.79 |
| 89 | Arthur County | 0.61 |
| 89 | Blaine County | 0.61 |
| 90 | Sioux County | 0.55 |
| 91 | McPherson County | 0.46 |