Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Nebraska was 1.97M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (585.53K), followed by Lancaster County (323.41K), and Sarpy County (193.85K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2021
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1 Douglas County 585534
2 Lancaster County 323407
3 Sarpy County 193853
4 Hall County 62085
5 Buffalo County 50310
6 Dodge County 37141
7 Scotts Bluff County 35909
8 Madison County 35397
9 Platte County 34305
10 Lincoln County 34079
11 Adams County 30974
12 Cass County 27079
13 Dawson County 23935
14 Saunders County 22832
15 Gage County 21629
16 Dakota County 21287
17 Washington County 20991
18 Seward County 17555
19 Otoe County 16022
20 Saline County 14522
21 York County 14245
22 Box Butte County 10658
23 Red Willow County 10621
24 Custer County 10495
25 Colfax County 10480
26 Holt County 10063
27 Wayne County 9870
28 Cheyenne County 9504
29 Hamilton County 9388
30 Cuming County 8993
31 Phelps County 8922
32 Butler County 8452
33 Knox County 8414
34 Cedar County 8331
35 Keith County 8259
36 Dawes County 8147
37 Richardson County 7785
38 Merrick County 7666
39 Pierce County 7316
40 Jefferson County 7160
41 Nemaha County 7008
42 Burt County 6716
43 Kearney County 6689
44 Thurston County 6627
45 Howard County 6525
46 Antelope County 6296
47 Clay County 6046
48 Stanton County 5830
49 Dixon County 5561
50 Fillmore County 5554
51 Cherry County 5453
52 Boone County 5381
53 Johnson County 5314
54 Polk County 5193
55 Sheridan County 5091
56 Thayer County 4892
57 Furnas County 4613
58 Morrill County 4570
59 Nuckolls County 4071
60 Valley County 4065
61 Chase County 3827
62 Kimball County 3408
63 Webster County 3404
64 Nance County 3380
65 Harlan County 3095
66 Sherman County 2964
67 Brown County 2922
68 Franklin County 2879
69 Perkins County 2821
70 Hitchcock County 2602
71 Frontier County 2547
72 Pawnee County 2542
73 Greeley County 2180
74 Deuel County 1849
75 Garden County 1841
76 Garfield County 1830
77 Gosper County 1828
78 Boyd County 1782
79 Dundy County 1629
80 Rock County 1276
81 Sioux County 1147
82 Hayes County 843
83 Keya Paha County 797
84 Wheeler County 785
85 Hooker County 735
86 Banner County 689
87 Logan County 688
88 Thomas County 679
89 Loup County 600
90 Grant County 580
91 Blaine County 463
92 Arthur County 435
93 McPherson County 380