Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for Nebraska was 1.84M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (524.26K), followed by Lancaster County (289.96K), and Sarpy County (162.60K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2011
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Sarpy
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Lincoln
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2011
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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 524264
2 Lancaster County 289963
3 Sarpy County 162597
4 Hall County 59508
5 Buffalo County 46826
6 Scotts Bluff County 36965
7 Dodge County 36928
8 Lincoln County 36035
9 Madison County 35012
10 Platte County 32518
11 Adams County 31207
12 Cass County 25237
13 Dawson County 24204
14 Gage County 21911
15 Saunders County 20839
16 Dakota County 20810
17 Washington County 19920
18 Seward County 16707
19 Otoe County 15740
20 Saline County 14324
21 York County 13787
22 Box Butte County 11298
23 Red Willow County 11051
24 Custer County 10905
25 Colfax County 10563
26 Holt County 10443
27 Cheyenne County 9993
28 Wayne County 9456
29 Dawes County 9208
30 Phelps County 9141
31 Cuming County 9117
32 Hamilton County 9079
33 Cedar County 8751
34 Knox County 8575
35 Richardson County 8341
36 Butler County 8255
37 Keith County 8245
38 Merrick County 7762
39 Jefferson County 7553
40 Nemaha County 7241
41 Pierce County 7192
42 Thurston County 6908
43 Burt County 6782
44 Antelope County 6621
45 Kearney County 6548
46 Clay County 6455
47 Howard County 6295
48 Stanton County 6176
49 Dixon County 5996
50 Fillmore County 5825
51 Cherry County 5732
52 Boone County 5406
53 Sheridan County 5361
54 Polk County 5336
55 Johnson County 5218
56 Thayer County 5169
57 Morrill County 4985
58 Furnas County 4914
59 Nuckolls County 4448
60 Valley County 4227
61 Chase County 3986
62 Kimball County 3807
63 Webster County 3756
64 Nance County 3732
65 Harlan County 3436
66 Franklin County 3204
67 Sherman County 3103
68 Brown County 3099
69 Perkins County 2944
70 Hitchcock County 2857
71 Pawnee County 2791
72 Frontier County 2714
73 Greeley County 2534
74 Boyd County 2080
75 Garden County 2063
76 Garfield County 2008
77 Gosper County 1990
78 Dundy County 1976
79 Deuel County 1957
80 Rock County 1480
81 Sioux County 1314
82 Hayes County 952
83 Keya Paha County 819
84 Wheeler County 815
85 Logan County 779
86 Hooker County 743
87 Thomas County 697
88 Banner County 659
89 Grant County 635
90 Loup County 617
91 McPherson County 551
92 Blaine County 475
93 Arthur County 468