RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Highest German population share, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 93 is 37.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Cedar County, NENE8,37359.3%−7.7 pts

02Pierce County, NENE7,37858.4%−11.5 pts

03Wheeler County, NENE78958.2%−4.8 pts

04Cuming County, NENE8,82356.0%−8.9 pts

05Keya Paha County, NENE79254.7%+14.9 pts

06Antelope County, NENE6,35252.2%−8.7 pts

07Boone County, NENE5,35551.4%−12.6 pts

08Boyd County, NENE1,67449.8%−4.7 pts

09Holt County, NENE10,06748.3%−3.1 pts

10Hamilton County, NENE9,67848.0%−3.1 pts

11Thayer County, NENE4,84248.0%−9.9 pts

12McPherson County, NENE36947.6%−17.6 pts

13Thomas County, NENE63947.6%−2.1 pts

14Knox County, NENE8,33546.8%−5.5 pts

15Stanton County, NENE5,74446.7%−14.3 pts

16Blaine County, NENE45846.5%−1.6 pts

17Kearney County, NENE6,79045.9%−1.4 pts

18Logan County, NENE66945.6%−9.9 pts

19Wayne County, NENE10,02045.6%−17.1 pts

20Pawnee County, NENE2,51045.4%−5.4 pts

21Webster County, NENE3,33644.6%−6.0 pts

22Gosper County, NENE1,80344.5%−1.2 pts

23Greeley County, NENE2,15444.0%−12.2 pts

24Fillmore County, NENE5,45844.0%−9.5 pts

25Clay County, NENE6,17043.5%−10.0 pts

26Nemaha County, NENE7,10243.3%−3.2 pts

27Hooker County, NENE68643.0%−2.6 pts

28Dixon County, NENE5,60242.7%−7.3 pts

29Nance County, NENE3,29042.7%−1.4 pts

30Merrick County, NENE7,90542.0%−7.3 pts

31Seward County, NENE18,03241.9%−16.2 pts

32Franklin County, NENE2,79541.7%−15.3 pts

33Washington County, NENE21,30241.6%−2.7 pts

34Madison County, NENE36,10641.6%−10.9 pts

35Howard County, NENE6,53841.4%−8.2 pts

36Frontier County, NENE2,65541.4%−9.1 pts

37Johnson County, NENE5,21840.2%−13.4 pts

38Adams County, NENE31,07140.1%−11.0 pts

39Platte County, NENE35,64940.1%−12.6 pts

40Richardson County, NENE7,53040.0%−7.7 pts

41Cheyenne County, NENE9,52839.3%−9.1 pts

42Gage County, NENE21,71139.2%−14.5 pts

43York County, NENE14,56438.8%−12.8 pts

44Furnas County, NENE4,52438.2%−8.6 pts

45Deuel County, NENE1,86237.5%−6.2 pts

46Banner County, NENE68637.4%−0.1 pts

47Arthur County, NENE39637.4%−4.4 pts

48Brown County, NENE2,82637.2%−5.3 pts

49Saunders County, NENE23,70237.2%−5.5 pts

50Cass County, NENE27,65737.0%−11.7 pts

51Buffalo County, NENE51,17236.6%−9.4 pts

52Otoe County, NENE16,53136.5%−17.7 pts

53Nuckolls County, NENE4,10036.4%−17.0 pts

54Sherman County, NENE2,92436.4%−5.8 pts

55Dodge County, NENE38,05736.1%−15.0 pts

56Burt County, NENE6,67836.0%−6.3 pts

57Jefferson County, NENE7,07035.9%−20.4 pts

58Cherry County, NENE5,56135.6%−8.0 pts

59Loup County, NENE57035.5%−9.1 pts

60Sioux County, NENE1,18835.4%−6.3 pts

61Garden County, NENE1,80435.0%−1.4 pts

62Valley County, NENE4,09434.9%−5.2 pts

63Harlan County, NENE3,00034.9%−19.6 pts

64Red Willow County, NENE10,30734.7%−10.4 pts

65Polk County, NENE5,27034.7%−11.7 pts

66Dawes County, NENE7,85833.5%−8.3 pts

67Dundy County, NENE1,56833.5%−11.0 pts

68Custer County, NENE10,50033.2%−9.9 pts

69Morrill County, NENE4,40433.0%−11.7 pts

70Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58632.9%−6.7 pts

71Lancaster County, NENE334,04932.9%−11.6 pts

72Phelps County, NENE8,99432.4%−12.5 pts

73Garfield County, NENE1,71032.3%−10.6 pts

74Perkins County, NENE2,84931.7%−22.3 pts

75Rock County, NENE1,25930.6%−10.6 pts

76Sheridan County, NENE4,80930.5%+0.6 pts

77Butler County, NENE8,50730.5%−11.7 pts

78Keith County, NENE8,10030.4%−11.5 pts

79Grant County, NENE56129.8%−14.1 pts

80Sarpy County, NENE208,30329.7%−8.4 pts

81Box Butte County, NENE10,49429.4%−15.5 pts

82Lincoln County, NENE33,30328.9%−9.3 pts

83Hall County, NENE63,63328.7%−8.9 pts

84Saline County, NENE14,99628.5%−10.7 pts

85Douglas County, NENE606,46026.6%−5.6 pts

86Kimball County, NENE3,39125.9%−13.6 pts

87Dawson County, NENE24,45224.5%−5.9 pts

88Hayes County, NENE82123.2%−28.2 pts

89Hitchcock County, NENE2,46722.5%−23.6 pts

90Colfax County, NENE10,93421.8%−9.3 pts

91Chase County, NENE3,71821.4%−26.2 pts

92Dakota County, NENE21,68719.6%−6.3 pts

93Thurston County, NENE6,75219.1%−5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS