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Largest German population, Nebraska cities

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Omaha, NENE488,797118,041−3%

02Lincoln, NENE301,52290,934−18%

03Bellevue, NENE64,86316,091+3%

04Grand Island, NENE53,94313,148−20%

05Kearney, NENE34,78212,307−6%

06Norfolk, NENE26,67710,073−21%

07Hastings, NENE25,1218,833−25%

08Fremont, NENE28,3508,544−33%

09Papillion, NENE25,1277,415−2%

10North Platte, NENE22,5247,413−18%

11Columbus, NENE25,2487,381−29%

12Beatrice, NENE12,3184,774−23%

13La Vista, NENE16,5434,083−31%

14Scottsbluff, NENE14,2593,792−30%

15Gretna, NENE9,2073,631+71%

16Chalco, NENE10,5953,362−31%

17Seward, NENE7,8923,052−26%

18York, NENE8,2842,849−27%

19McCook, NENE7,1572,762−21%

20Alliance, NENE7,9142,697−31%

21Blair, NENE7,9972,639−24%

22Wayne, NENE6,3382,224−37%

23Sidney, NENE6,4322,160−32%

24Nebraska City, NENE7,5122,136−37%

25Gering, NENE8,5352,130−42%

26Holdrege, NENE5,5551,844−24%

27Ralston, NENE6,3821,688−19%

28Wahoo, NENE5,0231,578−3%

29Crete, NENE7,7471,533−21%

30Plattsmouth, NENE6,9551,470−48%

31South Sioux City, NENE14,1581,094−61%

32Lexington, NENE11,176822−53%

33Offutt AFB, NENE6,074738−40%

34Schuyler, NENE6,800340−65%

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