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Largest American population, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Omaha, NENE488,79714,505+16%

02Lincoln, NENE301,52210,188+18%

03Grand Island, NENE53,9432,383+32%

04Bellevue, NENE64,8632,337+27%

05North Platte, NENE22,5241,550+24%

06Kearney, NENE34,7821,302+60%

07Fremont, NENE28,3501,060+20%

08Norfolk, NENE26,677962+37%

09Papillion, NENE25,127890+13%

10Hastings, NENE25,121852−26%

11Columbus, NENE25,248812+52%

12Beatrice, NENE12,318759+36%

13La Vista, NENE16,543745+66%

14Scottsbluff, NENE14,259644+41%

15McCook, NENE7,157478−4%

16York, NENE8,284371−11%

17South Sioux City, NENE14,158349−25%

18Sidney, NENE6,432346−4%

19Chalco, NENE10,595322+51%

20Nebraska City, NENE7,512319+5%

21Seward, NENE7,892316+40%

22Blair, NENE7,997312+10%

23Alliance, NENE7,914286+53%

24Gering, NENE8,535230+36%

25Plattsmouth, NENE6,955195−50%

26Ralston, NENE6,382178+60%

27Offutt AFB, NENE6,074164+39%

28Wayne, NENE6,338158+50%

29Holdrege, NENE5,555154−35%

30Gretna, NENE9,207137+73%

31Crete, NENE7,747116−23%

32Wahoo, NENE5,023112−27%

33Lexington, NENE11,17646−80%

34Schuyler, NENE6,80028−60%

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