Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Nebraska was 1.89M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (549.31K), followed by Lancaster County (306.29K), and Sarpy County (175.29K).

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 2015
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Sarpy
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Scotts Bluff
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2015
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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 549313
2 Lancaster County 306293
3 Sarpy County 175294
4 Hall County 61135
5 Buffalo County 48605
6 Dodge County 36566
7 Scotts Bluff County 36273
8 Lincoln County 35519
9 Madison County 35001
10 Platte County 32869
11 Adams County 31576
12 Cass County 25419
13 Dawson County 23870
14 Gage County 21718
15 Saunders County 20953
16 Dakota County 20548
17 Washington County 19925
18 Seward County 16998
19 Otoe County 15844
20 Saline County 14193
21 York County 13804
22 Box Butte County 11327
23 Red Willow County 10895
24 Custer County 10831
25 Colfax County 10713
26 Holt County 10266
27 Cheyenne County 10150
28 Wayne County 9375
29 Phelps County 9218
30 Hamilton County 9138
31 Cuming County 9074
32 Dawes County 8974
33 Cedar County 8523
34 Knox County 8472
35 Keith County 8159
36 Butler County 8053
37 Richardson County 8026
38 Merrick County 7806
39 Jefferson County 7224
40 Pierce County 7188
41 Thurston County 7077
42 Nemaha County 7007
43 Kearney County 6560
44 Burt County 6540
45 Antelope County 6416
46 Howard County 6378
47 Clay County 6289
48 Stanton County 5946
49 Cherry County 5831
50 Dixon County 5769
51 Fillmore County 5552
52 Boone County 5308
53 Johnson County 5239
54 Sheridan County 5220
55 Polk County 5169
56 Thayer County 5129
57 Morrill County 4928
58 Furnas County 4828
59 Nuckolls County 4323
60 Valley County 4167
61 Chase County 3966
62 Kimball County 3715
63 Webster County 3594
64 Nance County 3574
65 Harlan County 3440
66 Sherman County 3036
67 Brown County 2985
68 Franklin County 2976
69 Perkins County 2933
70 Hitchcock County 2878
71 Pawnee County 2693
72 Frontier County 2629
73 Greeley County 2435
74 Gosper County 2025
75 Garfield County 2013
76 Boyd County 2004
77 Garden County 1917
78 Deuel County 1908
79 Dundy County 1771
80 Rock County 1417
81 Sioux County 1272
82 Hayes County 916
83 Keya Paha County 797
84 Logan County 791
85 Wheeler County 779
86 Banner County 715
87 Hooker County 714
88 Thomas County 692
89 Grant County 648
90 Loup County 606
91 McPherson County 489
92 Blaine County 476
93 Arthur County 451