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Highest Portuguese population share, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 34 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Custer County, NE, up 31 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Butler County, NENE8,5070.5%+0.4 pts

02▲21Keith County, NENE8,1000.5%+0.3 pts

03▲31Custer County, NENE10,5000.3%+0.1 pts

04▼1Rock County, NENE1,2590.3%–

05Nance County, NENE3,2900.3%−0.1 pts

06Cuming County, NENE8,8230.2%–

07Phelps County, NENE8,9940.2%–

08Kearney County, NENE6,7900.2%−0.4 pts

09Frontier County, NENE2,6550.2%–

10▲7Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5860.2%+0.1 pts

11▲27Cass County, NENE27,6570.2%+0.1 pts

12Hitchcock County, NENE2,4670.2%–

13▲3Saline County, NENE14,9960.1%+0.1 pts

14Washington County, NENE21,3020.1%+0.1 pts

15▲15Buffalo County, NENE51,1720.1%–

16▼5Webster County, NENE3,3360.1%–

17▼2Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.1%−0.1 pts

18▲8Douglas County, NENE606,4600.1%0.0 pts

19▲1Sarpy County, NENE208,3030.1%−0.1 pts

20▲7Dixon County, NENE5,6020.1%–

21▲3Holt County, NENE10,0670.1%+0.1 pts

22▲17Hall County, NENE63,6330.1%–

23Lincoln County, NENE33,3030.1%0.0 pts

24Seward County, NENE18,0320.1%−0.4 pts

25Nemaha County, NENE7,1020.0%–

26▼16Adams County, NENE31,0710.0%0.0 pts

27▼15Saunders County, NENE23,7020.0%−0.1 pts

28Boone County, NENE5,3550.0%–

29▼23Otoe County, NENE16,5310.0%–

30Colfax County, NENE10,9340.0%–

31▲4Valley County, NENE4,0940.0%0.0 pts

32▲4York County, NENE14,5640.0%−0.4 pts

33▼11Dodge County, NENE38,0570.0%−0.1 pts

34▼3Madison County, NENE36,1060.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES