Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (57.28%), followed by Sheridan County (11.59%), and Knox County (9.09%).

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 other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2010
Thurston
Sheridan
Knox
Cherry
Box Butte
Dawes
Dakota
Richardson
Colfax
Scotts Bluff
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Thurston County 57.28
2 Sheridan County 11.59
3 Knox County 9.09
4 Cherry County 5.94
5 Box Butte County 4.19
6 Dawes County 3.97
7 Dakota County 3.62
8 Richardson County 3.14
9 Colfax County 2.75
9 Scotts Bluff County 2.75
10 Burt County 1.83
11 Dawson County 1.75
12 Hall County 1.71
13 Madison County 1.59
14 Kimball County 1.51
15 Morrill County 1.41
16 Platte County 1.19
17 Johnson County 1.17
18 Douglas County 1.13
19 Dundy County 1.05
20 Clay County 0.99
21 Saline County 0.96
22 Logan County 0.91
23 Lancaster County 0.9
24 Dodge County 0.87
25 Cheyenne County 0.8
26 Lincoln County 0.79
27 Deuel County 0.78
28 Adams County 0.74
29 Boyd County 0.71
30 Garden County 0.63
31 Keith County 0.62
31 Stanton County 0.62
32 Sioux County 0.61
33 Sarpy County 0.6
34 Rock County 0.59
35 Fillmore County 0.58
36 Gage County 0.54
36 Hooker County 0.54
37 Franklin County 0.49
38 Hitchcock County 0.48
39 Merrick County 0.47
39 Red Willow County 0.47
40 Wayne County 0.46
41 Holt County 0.45
41 York County 0.45
42 Harlan County 0.44
42 Jefferson County 0.44
43 Arthur County 0.43
43 Banner County 0.43
44 Howard County 0.41
45 Furnas County 0.4
46 Buffalo County 0.39
46 Kearney County 0.39
47 Cuming County 0.38
47 Dixon County 0.38
47 Phelps County 0.38
48 Cass County 0.37
48 Custer County 0.37
48 Nance County 0.37
49 Nemaha County 0.33
50 Otoe County 0.32
50 Seward County 0.32
51 Pierce County 0.3
51 Saunders County 0.3
52 Frontier County 0.29
53 Brown County 0.28
54 Cedar County 0.26
54 Polk County 0.26
55 Antelope County 0.24
55 Perkins County 0.24
56 Washington County 0.23
57 Boone County 0.22
57 Nuckolls County 0.22
58 Webster County 0.21
59 Gosper County 0.2
60 Butler County 0.18
61 Thayer County 0.17
62 Grant County 0.16
62 Greeley County 0.16
62 Hamilton County 0.16
62 Loup County 0.16
62 Thomas County 0.16
63 Pawnee County 0.14
63 Valley County 0.14
64 Keya Paha County 0.12
64 Wheeler County 0.12
65 Hayes County 0.11
66 Chase County 0.1
67 Sherman County 0.06
68 Blaine County 0
68 Garfield County 0
68 McPherson County 0