RANKING · 2024 ACS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Highest German population share, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Pierce County, NENE7,37852.8%−17.1 pts

02Cedar County, NENE8,37350.7%−16.3 pts

03Cuming County, NENE8,82349.4%−15.5 pts

04Wheeler County, NENE78948.9%−14.1 pts

05Thayer County, NENE4,84248.6%−9.4 pts

06Merrick County, NENE7,90545.2%−4.1 pts

07Webster County, NENE3,33644.7%−5.9 pts

08Kearney County, NENE6,79044.1%−3.2 pts

09Loup County, NENE57043.9%−0.6 pts

10Knox County, NENE8,33543.8%−8.4 pts

11Gage County, NENE21,71143.6%−10.1 pts

12Sherman County, NENE2,92443.4%+1.3 pts

13Wayne County, NENE10,02043.4%−19.3 pts

14Keya Paha County, NENE79242.7%+2.8 pts

15Hamilton County, NENE9,67842.7%−8.5 pts

16Seward County, NENE18,03242.5%−15.5 pts

17Gosper County, NENE1,80342.1%−3.7 pts

18Antelope County, NENE6,35241.8%−19.1 pts

19Stanton County, NENE5,74441.5%−19.5 pts

20Boone County, NENE5,35541.1%−22.8 pts

21Dixon County, NENE5,60240.4%−9.6 pts

22Hooker County, NENE68640.0%−5.6 pts

23Deuel County, NENE1,86239.8%−4.0 pts

24Harlan County, NENE3,00039.7%−14.8 pts

25Pawnee County, NENE2,51039.4%−11.4 pts

26Boyd County, NENE1,67439.2%−15.4 pts

27Madison County, NENE36,10639.1%−13.4 pts

28Nuckolls County, NENE4,10038.8%−14.6 pts

29Valley County, NENE4,09438.5%−1.5 pts

30Clay County, NENE6,17038.2%−15.3 pts

31York County, NENE14,56438.2%−13.5 pts

32McPherson County, NENE36937.9%−27.3 pts

33Nance County, NENE3,29037.5%−6.6 pts

34Otoe County, NENE16,53137.4%−16.9 pts

35Adams County, NENE31,07137.4%−13.7 pts

36Greeley County, NENE2,15437.3%−18.9 pts

37Franklin County, NENE2,79537.3%−19.7 pts

38Cheyenne County, NENE9,52837.3%−11.2 pts

39Custer County, NENE10,50037.2%−5.8 pts

40Jefferson County, NENE7,07037.2%−19.1 pts

41Polk County, NENE5,27037.1%−9.3 pts

42Buffalo County, NENE51,17237.0%−9.1 pts

43Perkins County, NENE2,84936.7%−17.3 pts

44Logan County, NENE66936.4%−19.2 pts

45Thomas County, NENE63936.3%−13.4 pts

46Holt County, NENE10,06736.3%−15.2 pts

47Howard County, NENE6,53836.2%−13.4 pts

48Washington County, NENE21,30236.2%−8.1 pts

49Red Willow County, NENE10,30736.0%−9.1 pts

50Arthur County, NENE39636.0%−5.8 pts

51Furnas County, NENE4,52435.4%−11.4 pts

52Platte County, NENE35,64935.2%−17.5 pts

53Fillmore County, NENE5,45835.1%−18.4 pts

54Johnson County, NENE5,21835.0%−18.6 pts

55Frontier County, NENE2,65534.6%−15.9 pts

56Nemaha County, NENE7,10234.6%−11.9 pts

57Keith County, NENE8,10034.5%−7.4 pts

58Garden County, NENE1,80434.2%−2.2 pts

59Burt County, NENE6,67834.0%−8.2 pts

60Sheridan County, NENE4,80934.0%+4.0 pts

61Saunders County, NENE23,70233.9%−8.7 pts

62Dodge County, NENE38,05733.7%−17.4 pts

63Phelps County, NENE8,99433.7%−11.3 pts

64Lincoln County, NENE33,30333.2%−5.0 pts

65Hayes County, NENE82133.0%−18.4 pts

66Richardson County, NENE7,53032.7%−15.0 pts

67Blaine County, NENE45832.7%−15.4 pts

68Dundy County, NENE1,56832.4%−12.0 pts

69Cass County, NENE27,65732.4%−16.4 pts

70Garfield County, NENE1,71032.2%−10.7 pts

71Box Butte County, NENE10,49432.2%−12.7 pts

72Lancaster County, NENE334,04932.1%−12.4 pts

73Butler County, NENE8,50731.7%−10.5 pts

74Grant County, NENE56131.5%−12.4 pts

75Dawes County, NENE7,85831.1%−10.7 pts

76Cherry County, NENE5,56130.4%−13.2 pts

77Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58630.3%−9.3 pts

78Rock County, NENE1,25930.0%−11.1 pts

79Hitchcock County, NENE2,46729.4%−16.6 pts

80Sioux County, NENE1,18829.2%−12.5 pts

81Brown County, NENE2,82628.5%−14.0 pts

82Sarpy County, NENE208,30328.4%−9.7 pts

83Morrill County, NENE4,40428.0%−16.7 pts

84Kimball County, NENE3,39127.2%−12.3 pts

85Hall County, NENE63,63327.0%−10.6 pts

86Saline County, NENE14,99627.0%−12.1 pts

87Douglas County, NENE606,46025.7%−6.4 pts

88Dawson County, NENE24,45225.0%−5.4 pts

89Banner County, NENE68624.0%−13.5 pts

90Chase County, NENE3,71823.5%−24.2 pts

91Colfax County, NENE10,93417.8%−13.3 pts

92Thurston County, NENE6,75217.1%−7.0 pts

93Dakota County, NENE21,68715.2%−10.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES