Nebraska 2020 Census Total Population By County
The total population of Nebraska from the 2020 Census was 1,961,504, based on data from the US Census Bureau.
Douglas County was the most populated county (584,526), followed by Lancaster County (322,608), and then Sarpy County (190,604). On the other hand, the 3 counties that were least populated include: McPherson County (399), Blaine County (431), and Arthur County (434).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of Nebraska population that lives in each county. 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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| County | Population | % of Nebraska Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 31205 | 1.59 |
| Antelope | 6295 | 0.32 |
| Arthur | 434 | 0.02 |
| Banner | 674 | 0.03 |
| Blaine | 431 | 0.02 |
| Boone | 5379 | 0.27 |
| Box Butte | 10842 | 0.55 |
| Boyd | 1810 | 0.09 |
| Brown | 2903 | 0.15 |
| Buffalo | 50084 | 2.55 |
| Burt | 6722 | 0.34 |
| Butler | 8369 | 0.43 |
| Cass | 26598 | 1.36 |
| Cedar | 8380 | 0.43 |
| Chase | 3893 | 0.20 |
| Cherry | 5455 | 0.28 |
| Cheyenne | 9468 | 0.48 |
| Clay | 6104 | 0.31 |
| Colfax | 10582 | 0.54 |
| Cuming | 9013 | 0.46 |
| Custer | 10545 | 0.54 |
| Dakota | 21582 | 1.10 |
| Dawes | 8199 | 0.42 |
| Dawson | 24111 | 1.23 |
| Deuel | 1838 | 0.09 |
| Dixon | 5606 | 0.29 |
| Dodge | 37167 | 1.90 |
| Douglas | 584526 | 29.80 |
| Dundy | 1654 | 0.08 |
| Fillmore | 5551 | 0.28 |
| Franklin | 2889 | 0.15 |
| Frontier | 2519 | 0.13 |
| Furnas | 4636 | 0.24 |
| Gage | 21704 | 1.11 |
| Garden | 1874 | 0.10 |
| Garfield | 1813 | 0.09 |
| Gosper | 1893 | 0.10 |
| Grant | 611 | 0.03 |
| Greeley | 2188 | 0.11 |
| Hall | 62895 | 3.21 |
| Hamilton | 9429 | 0.48 |
| Harlan | 3073 | 0.16 |
| Hayes | 856 | 0.04 |
| Hitchcock | 2616 | 0.13 |
| Holt | 10127 | 0.52 |
| Hooker | 711 | 0.04 |
| Howard | 6475 | 0.33 |
| Jefferson | 7240 | 0.37 |
| Johnson | 5290 | 0.27 |
| Kearney | 6688 | 0.34 |
| Keith | 8335 | 0.43 |
| Keya Paha | 769 | 0.04 |
| Kimball | 3434 | 0.18 |
| Knox | 8391 | 0.43 |
| Lancaster | 322608 | 16.45 |
| Lincoln | 34676 | 1.77 |
| Logan | 716 | 0.04 |
| Loup | 607 | 0.03 |
| McPherson | 399 | 0.02 |
| Madison | 35585 | 1.81 |
| Merrick | 7668 | 0.39 |
| Morrill | 4555 | 0.23 |
| Nance | 3380 | 0.17 |
| Nemaha | 7074 | 0.36 |
| Nuckolls | 4095 | 0.21 |
| Otoe | 15912 | 0.81 |
| Pawnee | 2544 | 0.13 |
| Perkins | 2858 | 0.15 |
| Phelps | 8968 | 0.46 |
| Pierce | 7317 | 0.37 |
| Platte | 34296 | 1.75 |
| Polk | 5214 | 0.27 |
| Red Willow | 10702 | 0.55 |
| Richardson | 7871 | 0.40 |
| Rock | 1262 | 0.06 |
| Saline | 14292 | 0.73 |
| Sarpy | 190604 | 9.72 |
| Saunders | 22278 | 1.14 |
| Scotts Bluff | 36084 | 1.84 |
| Seward | 17609 | 0.90 |
| Sheridan | 5127 | 0.26 |
| Sherman | 2959 | 0.15 |
| Sioux | 1135 | 0.06 |
| Stanton | 5842 | 0.30 |
| Thayer | 5034 | 0.26 |
| Thomas | 669 | 0.03 |
| Thurston | 6773 | 0.35 |
| Valley | 4059 | 0.21 |
| Washington | 20865 | 1.06 |
| Wayne | 9697 | 0.49 |
| Webster | 3395 | 0.17 |
| Wheeler | 774 | 0.04 |
| York | 14125 | 0.72 |