Nebraska Counties by Population

Below are the 93 Nebraska counties sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 586,327
2 Lancaster County 324,756
3 Sarpy County 196,553
4 Hall County 62,097
5 Buffalo County 50,586
6 Dodge County 36,997
7 Scotts Bluff County 35,603
8 Madison County 35,368
9 Platte County 34,296
10 Lincoln County 33,685
11 Adams County 30,970
12 Cass County 27,122
13 Dawson County 23,884
14 Saunders County 23,118
15 Gage County 21,583
16 Washington County 21,167
17 Dakota County 21,042
18 Seward County 17,692
19 Otoe County 16,198
20 York County 14,354
21 Saline County 14,116
22 Box Butte County 10,672
23 Red Willow County 10,573
24 Custer County 10,476
25 Colfax County 10,444
26 Holt County 10,043
27 Wayne County 9,871
28 Cheyenne County 9,511
29 Hamilton County 9,429
30 Phelps County 8,988
31 Cuming County 8,929
32 Butler County 8,427
33 Cedar County 8,371
34 Knox County 8,336
35 Keith County 8,269
36 Dawes County 8,241
37 Merrick County 7,721
38 Richardson County 7,705
39 Pierce County 7,332
40 Jefferson County 7,154
41 Nemaha County 7,035
42 Burt County 6,755
43 Kearney County 6,690
44 Howard County 6,515
45 Thurston County 6,507
46 Antelope County 6,293
47 Clay County 6,049
48 Stanton County 5,717
49 Fillmore County 5,553
50 TIE Dixon County 5,464
50 TIE Cherry County 5,464
52 Boone County 5,385
53 Johnson County 5,287
54 Polk County 5,166
55 Sheridan County 4,996
56 Thayer County 4,885
57 Furnas County 4,575
58 Morrill County 4,527
59 Valley County 4,073
60 Nuckolls County 4,041
61 Chase County 3,772
62 Webster County 3,336
63 Nance County 3,326
64 Kimball County 3,315
65 Harlan County 3,054
66 Sherman County 2,980
67 Franklin County 2,873
68 Brown County 2,872
69 Perkins County 2,829
70 Frontier County 2,633
71 Hitchcock County 2,598
72 Pawnee County 2,528
73 Greeley County 2,227
74 Deuel County 1,902
75 Garden County 1,837
76 Gosper County 1,808
77 Garfield County 1,801
78 Boyd County 1,741
79 Dundy County 1,590
80 Rock County 1,245
81 Sioux County 1,127
82 Hayes County 849
83 Keya Paha County 787
84 Wheeler County 785
85 Hooker County 686
86 Logan County 675
87 Thomas County 671
88 Banner County 660
89 Loup County 599
90 Grant County 576
91 Blaine County 453
92 Arthur County 433
93 McPherson County 372

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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