Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Nebraska was 19.53K. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest number of deaths (4.91K), followed by Lancaster County (2.64K), and Sarpy County (1.34K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 4905 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 2636 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 1335 |
| 4 | Hall County | 661 |
| 5 | Dodge County | 518 |
| 5 | Scotts Bluff County | 518 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 493 |
| 7 | Buffalo County | 463 |
| 8 | Adams County | 375 |
| 9 | Platte County | 362 |
| 10 | Madison County | 353 |
| 11 | Gage County | 308 |
| 12 | Cass County | 301 |
| 13 | Saunders County | 277 |
| 14 | Dawson County | 245 |
| 15 | Washington County | 216 |
| 16 | Seward County | 189 |
| 17 | Dakota County | 186 |
| 18 | York County | 185 |
| 19 | Otoe County | 178 |
| 20 | Red Willow County | 165 |
| 21 | Richardson County | 154 |
| 22 | Custer County | 137 |
| 22 | Phelps County | 137 |
| 23 | Holt County | 135 |
| 24 | Knox County | 132 |
| 24 | Saline County | 132 |
| 25 | Cheyenne County | 131 |
| 26 | Keith County | 128 |
| 27 | Box Butte County | 126 |
| 28 | Cuming County | 120 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 114 |
| 30 | Hamilton County | 109 |
| 31 | Merrick County | 107 |
| 32 | Nemaha County | 96 |
| 33 | Cedar County | 95 |
| 33 | Clay County | 95 |
| 33 | Thayer County | 95 |
| 34 | Burt County | 92 |
| 35 | Butler County | 91 |
| 36 | Dawes County | 89 |
| 36 | Thurston County | 89 |
| 37 | Boone County | 85 |
| 38 | Antelope County | 84 |
| 38 | Sheridan County | 84 |
| 39 | Fillmore County | 82 |
| 40 | Howard County | 79 |
| 40 | Pierce County | 79 |
| 41 | Cherry County | 78 |
| 42 | Nuckolls County | 77 |
| 43 | Morrill County | 76 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 74 |
| 44 | Polk County | 74 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 73 |
| 46 | Colfax County | 71 |
| 46 | Dixon County | 71 |
| 47 | Nance County | 66 |
| 48 | Furnas County | 65 |
| 49 | Kearney County | 64 |
| 50 | Valley County | 63 |
| 51 | Webster County | 62 |
| 52 | Kimball County | 59 |
| 53 | Stanton County | 58 |
| 54 | Chase County | 57 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 55 |
| 56 | Hitchcock County | 51 |
| 57 | Pawnee County | 48 |
| 58 | Sherman County | 46 |
| 59 | Harlan County | 42 |
| 60 | Brown County | 41 |
| 61 | Perkins County | 39 |
| 62 | Boyd County | 37 |
| 63 | Garden County | 36 |
| 64 | Gosper County | 30 |
| 64 | Greeley County | 30 |
| 65 | Deuel County | 29 |
| 66 | Frontier County | 28 |
| 66 | Garfield County | 28 |
| 67 | Dundy County | 23 |
| 68 | Rock County | 19 |
| 69 | Grant County | 12 |
| 70 | Wheeler County | 10 |
| 71 | Hooker County | 9 |
| 71 | Logan County | 9 |
| 71 | Sioux County | 9 |
| 72 | Banner County | 6 |
| 72 | Blaine County | 6 |
| 72 | Hayes County | 6 |
| 72 | McPherson County | 6 |
| 73 | Arthur County | 5 |
| 73 | Keya Paha County | 5 |
| 73 | Thomas County | 5 |
| 74 | Loup County | 3 |