Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Nebraska was 1.91M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (555.88K), followed by Lancaster County (310.56K), and Sarpy County (178.46K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Douglas County | 555880 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 310561 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 178457 |
| 4 | Hall County | 61404 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 49171 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 36702 |
| 7 | Scotts Bluff County | 36439 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 35528 |
| 9 | Madison County | 34951 |
| 10 | Platte County | 32986 |
| 11 | Adams County | 31723 |
| 12 | Cass County | 25629 |
| 13 | Dawson County | 23742 |
| 14 | Gage County | 21622 |
| 15 | Saunders County | 20977 |
| 16 | Dakota County | 20295 |
| 17 | Washington County | 20217 |
| 18 | Seward County | 17095 |
| 19 | Otoe County | 15930 |
| 20 | Saline County | 14228 |
| 21 | York County | 13741 |
| 22 | Box Butte County | 11168 |
| 23 | Custer County | 10828 |
| 24 | Red Willow County | 10782 |
| 25 | Colfax County | 10726 |
| 26 | Holt County | 10229 |
| 27 | Cheyenne County | 10069 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 9427 |
| 29 | Phelps County | 9199 |
| 30 | Hamilton County | 9167 |
| 31 | Cuming County | 8939 |
| 32 | Dawes County | 8922 |
| 33 | Cedar County | 8600 |
| 34 | Knox County | 8502 |
| 35 | Keith County | 8121 |
| 36 | Richardson County | 8013 |
| 37 | Butler County | 7985 |
| 38 | Merrick County | 7852 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 7167 |
| 40 | Thurston County | 7141 |
| 41 | Pierce County | 7134 |
| 42 | Nemaha County | 6980 |
| 43 | Kearney County | 6568 |
| 44 | Burt County | 6526 |
| 45 | Howard County | 6394 |
| 46 | Antelope County | 6347 |
| 47 | Clay County | 6134 |
| 48 | Stanton County | 5972 |
| 49 | Cherry County | 5847 |
| 50 | Dixon County | 5742 |
| 51 | Fillmore County | 5619 |
| 52 | Boone County | 5341 |
| 53 | Sheridan County | 5238 |
| 54 | Johnson County | 5206 |
| 55 | Polk County | 5182 |
| 56 | Thayer County | 5087 |
| 57 | Morrill County | 4858 |
| 58 | Furnas County | 4751 |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 4273 |
| 60 | Valley County | 4191 |
| 61 | Chase County | 3910 |
| 62 | Kimball County | 3672 |
| 63 | Webster County | 3575 |
| 64 | Nance County | 3562 |
| 65 | Harlan County | 3441 |
| 66 | Sherman County | 3006 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 2996 |
| 68 | Brown County | 2981 |
| 69 | Perkins County | 2898 |
| 70 | Hitchcock County | 2820 |
| 71 | Pawnee County | 2704 |
| 72 | Frontier County | 2651 |
| 73 | Greeley County | 2400 |
| 74 | Gosper County | 2026 |
| 75 | Garfield County | 1991 |
| 76 | Boyd County | 1980 |
| 77 | Garden County | 1904 |
| 78 | Deuel County | 1862 |
| 79 | Dundy County | 1807 |
| 80 | Rock County | 1405 |
| 81 | Sioux County | 1256 |
| 82 | Hayes County | 896 |
| 83 | Wheeler County | 803 |
| 84 | Logan County | 797 |
| 85 | Keya Paha County | 790 |
| 86 | Banner County | 722 |
| 87 | Thomas County | 719 |
| 88 | Hooker County | 684 |
| 89 | Grant County | 666 |
| 90 | Loup County | 616 |
| 91 | McPherson County | 503 |
| 92 | Blaine County | 468 |
| 93 | Arthur County | 467 |