Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Nebraska was 1.93M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (566.52K), followed by Lancaster County (316.37K), and Sarpy County (184.11K).

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 2018
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Lancaster
Sarpy
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Buffalo
Dodge
Scotts Bluff
Lincoln
Madison
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2018
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1 Douglas County 566523
2 Lancaster County 316372
3 Sarpy County 184106
4 Hall County 61510
5 Buffalo County 49461
6 Dodge County 36679
7 Scotts Bluff County 35923
8 Lincoln County 35182
9 Madison County 35166
10 Platte County 33259
11 Adams County 31513
12 Cass County 26137
13 Dawson County 23726
14 Gage County 21499
15 Saunders County 21280
16 Washington County 20599
17 Dakota County 20081
18 Seward County 17281
19 Otoe County 15991
20 Saline County 14327
21 York County 13726
22 Custer County 10818
23 Box Butte County 10735
24 Red Willow County 10732
25 Colfax County 10714
26 Holt County 10152
27 Wayne County 9346
28 Cheyenne County 9295
29 Hamilton County 9213
30 Phelps County 9003
31 Cuming County 8913
32 Dawes County 8688
33 Cedar County 8459
34 Knox County 8410
35 Butler County 8022
36 Keith County 8020
37 Richardson County 7927
38 Merrick County 7774
39 Thurston County 7296
40 Pierce County 7117
41 Jefferson County 7062
42 Nemaha County 6963
43 Kearney County 6587
44 Burt County 6482
45 Howard County 6446
46 Antelope County 6305
47 Clay County 6208
48 Stanton County 5969
49 Cherry County 5801
50 Dixon County 5692
51 Fillmore County 5531
52 Boone County 5211
53 Polk County 5200
54 Sheridan County 5175
55 Johnson County 5105
56 Thayer County 5017
57 Furnas County 4694
58 Morrill County 4653
59 Nuckolls County 4190
60 Valley County 4175
61 Chase County 3904
62 Kimball County 3549
63 Webster County 3517
64 Nance County 3492
65 Harlan County 3363
66 Sherman County 3029
67 Franklin County 2991
68 Brown County 2963
69 Perkins County 2911
70 Hitchcock County 2786
71 Pawnee County 2632
72 Frontier County 2598
73 Greeley County 2357
74 Gosper County 1987
75 Garfield County 1969
76 Boyd County 1946
77 Garden County 1891
78 Deuel County 1826
79 Dundy County 1742
80 Rock County 1354
81 Sioux County 1181
82 Hayes County 912
83 Wheeler County 795
84 Keya Paha County 794
85 Logan County 751
86 Banner County 728
87 Thomas County 711
88 Grant County 670
88 Hooker County 670
89 Loup County 620
90 McPherson County 494
91 Blaine County 475
92 Arthur County 463