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Largest Danish population, Nebraska cities

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 141. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McCook, NE, up 13 places to #14.

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Largest Danish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Omaha, NENE488,7978,247−21%
02Lincoln, NENE301,5224,056−26%
03▲1Grand Island, NENE53,943772−48%
04▲2Fremont, NENE28,350761−34%
05▲2Papillion, NENE25,127732+55%
06▼1Bellevue, NENE64,863722−47%
07▲1Blair, NENE7,997644−53%
08▼5Kearney, NENE34,782575−53%
09▲1Hastings, NENE25,121468−12%
10▲8Chalco, NENE10,595382−32%
11▲3Columbus, NENE25,248357+7%
12▼3Norfolk, NENE26,677350−13%
13▼1La Vista, NENE16,543206−22%
14▲13McCook, NENE7,157200+108%
15▲4Gretna, NENE9,207152−48%
16▲10Scottsbluff, NENE14,259143+83%
17▼4North Platte, NENE22,524141−77%
18▼7Ralston, NENE6,382134−44%
19▲9Gering, NENE8,535129+5%
20▼4Seward, NENE7,892123+1%
21▲11Alliance, NENE7,914120−15%
22▼1York, NENE8,284117−50%
23▼3Holdrege, NENE5,55599−40%
24▼1Plattsmouth, NENE6,95577−58%
25▼3Nebraska City, NENE7,51266−57%
26▲4Lexington, NENE11,17661−40%
27▼12South Sioux City, NENE14,15860−83%
28▼4Sidney, NENE6,43256−68%
29▲4Crete, NENE7,74755+22%
30▼13Wayne, NENE6,33839−75%
31Wahoo, NENE5,02333−68%
32▼3Offutt AFB, NENE6,07426+767%
33▼8Beatrice, NENE12,31824−86%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES