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Highest German population share, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Cedar County, NENE8,37359.3%–

02Pierce County, NENE7,37858.4%–

03Wheeler County, NENE78958.2%–

04Cuming County, NENE8,82356.0%–

05Keya Paha County, NENE79254.7%–

06Antelope County, NENE6,35252.2%–

07Boone County, NENE5,35551.4%–

08Boyd County, NENE1,67449.8%–

09Holt County, NENE10,06748.3%–

10Hamilton County, NENE9,67848.0%–

11Thayer County, NENE4,84248.0%–

12McPherson County, NENE36947.6%–

13Thomas County, NENE63947.6%–

14Knox County, NENE8,33546.8%–

15Stanton County, NENE5,74446.7%–

16Blaine County, NENE45846.5%–

17Kearney County, NENE6,79045.9%–

18Logan County, NENE66945.6%–

19Wayne County, NENE10,02045.6%–

20Pawnee County, NENE2,51045.4%–

21Webster County, NENE3,33644.6%–

22Gosper County, NENE1,80344.5%–

23Greeley County, NENE2,15444.0%–

24Fillmore County, NENE5,45844.0%–

25Clay County, NENE6,17043.5%–

26Nemaha County, NENE7,10243.3%–

27Hooker County, NENE68643.0%–

28Dixon County, NENE5,60242.7%–

29Nance County, NENE3,29042.7%–

30Merrick County, NENE7,90542.0%–

31Seward County, NENE18,03241.9%–

32Franklin County, NENE2,79541.7%–

33Washington County, NENE21,30241.6%–

34Madison County, NENE36,10641.6%–

35Howard County, NENE6,53841.4%–

36Frontier County, NENE2,65541.4%–

37Johnson County, NENE5,21840.2%–

38Adams County, NENE31,07140.1%–

39Platte County, NENE35,64940.1%–

40Richardson County, NENE7,53040.0%–

41Cheyenne County, NENE9,52839.3%–

42Gage County, NENE21,71139.2%–

43York County, NENE14,56438.8%–

44Furnas County, NENE4,52438.2%–

45Deuel County, NENE1,86237.5%–

46Banner County, NENE68637.4%–

47Arthur County, NENE39637.4%–

48Brown County, NENE2,82637.2%–

49Saunders County, NENE23,70237.2%–

50Cass County, NENE27,65737.0%–

51Buffalo County, NENE51,17236.6%–

52Otoe County, NENE16,53136.5%–

53Nuckolls County, NENE4,10036.4%–

54Sherman County, NENE2,92436.4%–

55Dodge County, NENE38,05736.1%–

56Burt County, NENE6,67836.0%–

57Jefferson County, NENE7,07035.9%–

58Cherry County, NENE5,56135.6%–

59Loup County, NENE57035.5%–

60Sioux County, NENE1,18835.4%–

61Garden County, NENE1,80435.0%–

62Valley County, NENE4,09434.9%–

63Harlan County, NENE3,00034.9%–

64Red Willow County, NENE10,30734.7%–

65Polk County, NENE5,27034.7%–

66Dawes County, NENE7,85833.5%–

67Dundy County, NENE1,56833.5%–

68Custer County, NENE10,50033.2%–

69Morrill County, NENE4,40433.0%–

70Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58632.9%–

71Lancaster County, NENE334,04932.9%–

72Phelps County, NENE8,99432.4%–

73Garfield County, NENE1,71032.3%–

74Perkins County, NENE2,84931.7%–

75Rock County, NENE1,25930.6%–

76Sheridan County, NENE4,80930.5%–

77Butler County, NENE8,50730.5%–

78Keith County, NENE8,10030.4%–

79Grant County, NENE56129.8%–

80Sarpy County, NENE208,30329.7%–

81Box Butte County, NENE10,49429.4%–

82Lincoln County, NENE33,30328.9%–

83Hall County, NENE63,63328.7%–

84Saline County, NENE14,99628.5%–

85Douglas County, NENE606,46026.6%–

86Kimball County, NENE3,39125.9%–

87Dawson County, NENE24,45224.5%–

88Hayes County, NENE82123.2%–

89Hitchcock County, NENE2,46722.5%–

90Colfax County, NENE10,93421.8%–

91Chase County, NENE3,71821.4%–

92Dakota County, NENE21,68719.6%–

93Thurston County, NENE6,75219.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES