Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 17, 2023.

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.

Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Douglas
1.79K
Sarpy
800.52
Lancaster
385.18
Hall
115.11
Dakota
81.67
Dodge
70.25
Madison
62.14
Adams
55.40
Washington
53.51
Buffalo
51.73
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population Density
1 Douglas County 1,790.79
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
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