Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on August 1, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Nebraska was 1.96M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (585.45K), followed by Lancaster County (323.40K), and Sarpy County (193.83K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Douglas County | 585452 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 323404 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 193826 |
| 4 | Hall County | 62075 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 50300 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 37128 |
| 7 | Scotts Bluff County | 35904 |
| 8 | Madison County | 35395 |
| 9 | Platte County | 34295 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 34074 |
| 11 | Adams County | 30967 |
| 12 | Cass County | 27080 |
| 13 | Dawson County | 23934 |
| 14 | Saunders County | 22832 |
| 15 | Gage County | 21633 |
| 16 | Dakota County | 21282 |
| 17 | Washington County | 20991 |
| 18 | Seward County | 17556 |
| 19 | Otoe County | 16017 |
| 20 | Saline County | 14525 |
| 21 | York County | 14239 |
| 22 | Box Butte County | 10663 |
| 23 | Red Willow County | 10620 |
| 24 | Custer County | 10486 |
| 25 | Colfax County | 10477 |
| 26 | Holt County | 10052 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 9864 |
| 28 | Cheyenne County | 9498 |
| 29 | Hamilton County | 9384 |
| 30 | Cuming County | 8990 |
| 31 | Phelps County | 8923 |
| 32 | Butler County | 8454 |
| 33 | Knox County | 8406 |
| 34 | Cedar County | 8332 |
| 35 | Keith County | 8253 |
| 36 | Dawes County | 8149 |
| 37 | Richardson County | 7786 |
| 38 | Merrick County | 7667 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 7319 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 7159 |
| 41 | Nemaha County | 7004 |
| 42 | Burt County | 6709 |
| 43 | Kearney County | 6683 |
| 44 | Thurston County | 6633 |
| 45 | Howard County | 6521 |
| 46 | Antelope County | 6295 |
| 47 | Clay County | 6039 |
| 48 | Stanton County | 5837 |
| 49 | Dixon County | 5570 |
| 50 | Fillmore County | 5559 |
| 51 | Cherry County | 5447 |
| 52 | Boone County | 5382 |
| 53 | Johnson County | 5314 |
| 54 | Polk County | 5191 |
| 55 | Sheridan County | 5083 |
| 56 | Thayer County | 4888 |
| 57 | Furnas County | 4607 |
| 58 | Morrill County | 4569 |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 4071 |
| 60 | Valley County | 4062 |
| 61 | Chase County | 3824 |
| 62 | Kimball County | 3411 |
| 63 | Webster County | 3402 |
| 64 | Nance County | 3375 |
| 65 | Harlan County | 3097 |
| 66 | Sherman County | 2966 |
| 67 | Brown County | 2913 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 2878 |
| 69 | Perkins County | 2819 |
| 70 | Hitchcock County | 2599 |
| 71 | Frontier County | 2544 |
| 72 | Pawnee County | 2538 |
| 73 | Greeley County | 2181 |
| 74 | Deuel County | 1847 |
| 75 | Garden County | 1838 |
| 76 | Garfield County | 1833 |
| 77 | Gosper County | 1829 |
| 78 | Boyd County | 1780 |
| 79 | Dundy County | 1633 |
| 80 | Rock County | 1275 |
| 81 | Sioux County | 1146 |
| 82 | Hayes County | 850 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 796 |
| 84 | Wheeler County | 785 |
| 85 | Hooker County | 732 |
| 86 | Banner County | 690 |
| 87 | Logan County | 685 |
| 88 | Thomas County | 676 |
| 89 | Loup County | 604 |
| 90 | Grant County | 577 |
| 91 | Blaine County | 462 |
| 92 | Arthur County | 432 |
| 93 | McPherson County | 381 |