Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Nebraska was 18.41K. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest number of deaths (4.65K), followed by Lancaster County (2.64K), and Sarpy County (1.30K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 4650 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 2639 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 1302 |
| 4 | Hall County | 588 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 465 |
| 6 | Buffalo County | 438 |
| 7 | Dodge County | 429 |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | 416 |
| 9 | Madison County | 383 |
| 10 | Adams County | 366 |
| 11 | Gage County | 326 |
| 12 | Platte County | 275 |
| 13 | Cass County | 249 |
| 14 | Dawson County | 235 |
| 15 | Saunders County | 224 |
| 16 | Washington County | 204 |
| 17 | Seward County | 203 |
| 18 | Otoe County | 202 |
| 19 | Dakota County | 196 |
| 20 | York County | 187 |
| 21 | Red Willow County | 148 |
| 22 | Box Butte County | 134 |
| 23 | Saline County | 131 |
| 24 | Cedar County | 123 |
| 24 | Keith County | 123 |
| 25 | Knox County | 122 |
| 26 | Custer County | 118 |
| 27 | Holt County | 114 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 114 |
| 28 | Cheyenne County | 113 |
| 29 | Thurston County | 110 |
| 30 | Nemaha County | 109 |
| 31 | Richardson County | 107 |
| 32 | Burt County | 103 |
| 33 | Dawes County | 101 |
| 33 | Hamilton County | 101 |
| 34 | Cuming County | 100 |
| 35 | Butler County | 97 |
| 36 | Merrick County | 96 |
| 37 | Phelps County | 93 |
| 38 | Fillmore County | 86 |
| 39 | Polk County | 83 |
| 40 | Kearney County | 78 |
| 41 | Thayer County | 75 |
| 42 | Sheridan County | 74 |
| 43 | Wayne County | 73 |
| 44 | Boone County | 71 |
| 44 | Colfax County | 71 |
| 44 | Pierce County | 71 |
| 45 | Clay County | 69 |
| 45 | Morrill County | 69 |
| 46 | Howard County | 68 |
| 46 | Nance County | 68 |
| 47 | Antelope County | 62 |
| 47 | Johnson County | 62 |
| 47 | Webster County | 62 |
| 48 | Dixon County | 60 |
| 49 | Chase County | 56 |
| 50 | Furnas County | 52 |
| 51 | Stanton County | 51 |
| 52 | Harlan County | 50 |
| 53 | Nuckolls County | 49 |
| 54 | Cherry County | 48 |
| 55 | Kimball County | 47 |
| 56 | Pawnee County | 45 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 43 |
| 57 | Sherman County | 43 |
| 57 | Valley County | 43 |
| 58 | Hitchcock County | 42 |
| 59 | Garfield County | 40 |
| 60 | Brown County | 36 |
| 61 | Perkins County | 35 |
| 62 | Boyd County | 32 |
| 62 | Frontier County | 32 |
| 63 | Garden County | 30 |
| 64 | Gosper County | 29 |
| 65 | Rock County | 25 |
| 66 | Greeley County | 20 |
| 67 | Deuel County | 17 |
| 68 | Dundy County | 16 |
| 68 | Sioux County | 16 |
| 69 | Thomas County | 12 |
| 70 | Hooker County | 11 |
| 71 | Hayes County | 9 |
| 72 | Blaine County | 8 |
| 73 | Wheeler County | 7 |
| 74 | Banner County | 6 |
| 74 | Keya Paha County | 6 |
| 74 | Loup County | 6 |
| 75 | Logan County | 4 |
| 76 | Arthur County | 3 |
| 77 | Grant County | 2 |
| 78 | McPherson County | 1 |