Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Nebraska was 1.92M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (561.10K), followed by Lancaster County (313.89K), and Sarpy County (181.47K).

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 2017
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Lancaster
Sarpy
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Buffalo
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Scotts Bluff
Lincoln
Madison
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2017
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1 Douglas County 561099
2 Lancaster County 313892
3 Sarpy County 181468
4 Hall County 61294
5 Buffalo County 49400
6 Dodge County 36778
7 Scotts Bluff County 36175
8 Lincoln County 35299
9 Madison County 35128
10 Platte County 33226
11 Adams County 31837
12 Cass County 25927
13 Dawson County 23640
14 Gage County 21644
15 Saunders County 21035
16 Washington County 20330
17 Dakota County 20075
18 Seward County 17204
19 Otoe County 15946
20 Saline County 14368
21 York County 13764
22 Custer County 10873
23 Box Butte County 10842
24 Red Willow County 10765
25 Colfax County 10700
26 Holt County 10195
27 Cheyenne County 9654
28 Wayne County 9260
29 Hamilton County 9193
30 Phelps County 9052
31 Cuming County 8940
32 Dawes County 8897
33 Cedar County 8523
34 Knox County 8447
35 Keith County 8097
36 Butler County 8028
37 Richardson County 7980
38 Merrick County 7877
39 Thurston County 7201
40 Jefferson County 7161
41 Pierce County 7091
42 Nemaha County 6962
43 Burt County 6529
44 Kearney County 6528
45 Howard County 6391
46 Antelope County 6343
47 Clay County 6190
48 Stanton County 5978
49 Cherry County 5818
50 Dixon County 5744
51 Fillmore County 5559
52 Boone County 5317
53 Polk County 5299
54 Sheridan County 5281
55 Johnson County 5170
56 Thayer County 5035
57 Morrill County 4794
58 Furnas County 4765
59 Nuckolls County 4269
60 Valley County 4214
61 Chase County 3922
62 Kimball County 3567
63 Nance County 3558
64 Webster County 3508
65 Harlan County 3415
66 Sherman County 3072
67 Brown County 3006
68 Franklin County 2976
69 Perkins County 2885
70 Hitchcock County 2804
71 Pawnee County 2624
72 Frontier County 2623
73 Greeley County 2362
74 Gosper County 2027
75 Garfield County 1985
76 Boyd County 1956
77 Garden County 1892
78 Deuel County 1858
79 Dundy County 1786
80 Rock County 1419
81 Sioux County 1194
82 Hayes County 895
83 Wheeler County 814
84 Keya Paha County 790
85 Logan County 768
86 Banner County 732
87 Thomas County 720
88 Hooker County 666
89 Grant County 651
90 Loup County 604
91 McPherson County 493
92 Blaine County 479
93 Arthur County 456