Nebraska Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Nebraska are Douglas County with 601,158, Lancaster County at 332,857, Sarpy County with 204,828, Hall County at 62,869, and Buffalo County with 51,156. You can get the most current Census population data for all 93 Nebraska counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Nebraska to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Douglas County 601,158
2 Lancaster County 332,857
3 Sarpy County 204,828
4 Hall County 62,869
5 Buffalo County 51,156
6 Dodge County 37,884
7 Scotts Bluff County 35,734
8 Madison County 35,579
9 Platte County 35,499
10 Lincoln County 33,319
11 Adams County 31,196
12 Cass County 27,492
13 Dawson County 24,554
14 Saunders County 23,406
15 Gage County 21,687
16 Dakota County 21,335
17 Washington County 21,254
18 Seward County 17,769
19 Otoe County 16,591
20 Saline County 14,740
21 York County 14,375
22 Colfax County 10,826
23 Box Butte County 10,703
24 Custer County 10,487
25 Red Willow County 10,409
26 Holt County 10,120
27 Wayne County 9,870
28 Cheyenne County 9,602
29 Hamilton County 9,564
30 Phelps County 9,042
31 Cuming County 8,952
32 Butler County 8,439
33 Knox County 8,306
34 Cedar County 8,262
35 Keith County 8,148
36 Dawes County 8,003
37 Merrick County 7,837
38 Richardson County 7,666
39 Pierce County 7,334
40 Jefferson County 7,136
41 Nemaha County 7,046
42 Kearney County 6,749
43 Burt County 6,727
44 Thurston County 6,637
45 Howard County 6,572
46 Antelope County 6,358
47 Clay County 6,103
48 Stanton County 5,756
49 Cherry County 5,558
50 Dixon County 5,526
51 Fillmore County 5,512
52 Boone County 5,354
53 Polk County 5,269
54 Johnson County 5,219
55 Sheridan County 4,927
56 Thayer County 4,870
57 Morrill County 4,485
58 Furnas County 4,468
59 Nuckolls County 4,094
60 Valley County 4,032
61 Chase County 3,764
62 Webster County 3,326
63 Kimball County 3,305
64 Nance County 3,262
65 Harlan County 3,018
66 Sherman County 2,949
67 Brown County 2,877
68 Franklin County 2,817
69 Perkins County 2,779
70 Frontier County 2,536
71 Pawnee County 2,521
72 Hitchcock County 2,460
73 Greeley County 2,197
74 Deuel County 1,892
75 Gosper County 1,808
76 Garden County 1,804
77 Garfield County 1,707
78 Boyd County 1,700
79 Dundy County 1,581
80 Rock County 1,241
81 Sioux County 1,099
82 Hayes County 846
83 Keya Paha County 819
84 Wheeler County 808
85 Hooker County 698
86 Logan County 694
87 Banner County 665
88 Thomas County 634
89 Loup County 582
90 Grant County 573
91 Blaine County 454
92 Arthur County 423
93 McPherson County 376

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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