Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Nebraska was 1.85M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (530.90K), followed by Lancaster County (293.52K), and Sarpy County (165.71K).

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 2012
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Lancaster
Sarpy
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Scotts Bluff
Dodge
Lincoln
Madison
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2012
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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 530899
2 Lancaster County 293515
3 Sarpy County 165710
4 Hall County 60105
5 Buffalo County 47642
6 Scotts Bluff County 36923
7 Dodge County 36587
8 Lincoln County 35979
9 Madison County 35088
10 Platte County 32672
11 Adams County 31351
12 Cass County 25125
13 Dawson County 23967
14 Gage County 21656
15 Saunders County 20799
16 Dakota County 20711
17 Washington County 19951
18 Seward County 16899
19 Otoe County 15689
20 Saline County 14412
21 York County 13839
22 Box Butte County 11270
23 Red Willow County 11047
24 Custer County 10846
25 Colfax County 10550
26 Holt County 10378
27 Cheyenne County 10076
28 Wayne County 9507
29 Phelps County 9208
30 Dawes County 9144
31 Cuming County 9084
32 Hamilton County 9042
33 Cedar County 8699
34 Knox County 8578
35 Richardson County 8285
36 Butler County 8250
37 Keith County 8234
38 Merrick County 7848
39 Jefferson County 7536
40 Pierce County 7183
41 Nemaha County 7155
42 Thurston County 6931
43 Burt County 6683
44 Antelope County 6551
45 Kearney County 6509
46 Clay County 6385
47 Howard County 6296
48 Stanton County 6092
49 Dixon County 5888
50 Cherry County 5735
51 Fillmore County 5710
52 Boone County 5428
53 Sheridan County 5330
54 Polk County 5265
55 Johnson County 5187
56 Thayer County 5143
57 Morrill County 4936
58 Furnas County 4884
59 Nuckolls County 4431
60 Valley County 4216
61 Chase County 4019
62 Kimball County 3802
63 Webster County 3734
64 Nance County 3675
65 Harlan County 3411
66 Franklin County 3183
67 Sherman County 3079
68 Brown County 3054
69 Perkins County 2929
70 Hitchcock County 2871
71 Pawnee County 2793
72 Frontier County 2719
73 Greeley County 2463
74 Gosper County 2078
75 Boyd County 2061
76 Garfield County 1994
77 Garden County 1984
78 Dundy County 1979
79 Deuel County 1958
80 Rock County 1426
81 Sioux County 1319
82 Hayes County 919
83 Keya Paha County 797
83 Wheeler County 797
84 Logan County 785
85 Hooker County 718
86 Thomas County 700
87 Banner County 688
88 Grant County 626
89 Loup County 605
90 McPherson County 509
91 Blaine County 498
92 Arthur County 479