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Largest German population, Nebraska cities · 2010

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2010 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. The median across all 34 is 3,904.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS –

01Omaha, NENE488,797122,052–

02Lincoln, NENE301,522110,514–

03Grand Island, NENE53,94316,469–

04Bellevue, NENE64,86315,686–

05Kearney, NENE34,78213,064–

06Fremont, NENE28,35012,829–

07Norfolk, NENE26,67712,691–

08Hastings, NENE25,12111,745–

09Columbus, NENE25,24810,390–

10North Platte, NENE22,5249,055–

11Papillion, NENE25,1277,569–

12Beatrice, NENE12,3186,232–

13La Vista, NENE16,5435,916–

14Scottsbluff, NENE14,2595,410–

15Chalco, NENE10,5954,890–

16Seward, NENE7,8924,112–

17Alliance, NENE7,9143,904–

18York, NENE8,2843,893–

19Gering, NENE8,5353,664–

20Wayne, NENE6,3383,507–

21McCook, NENE7,1573,501–

22Blair, NENE7,9973,493–

23Nebraska City, NENE7,5123,394–

24Sidney, NENE6,4323,184–

25Plattsmouth, NENE6,9552,854–

26South Sioux City, NENE14,1582,777–

27Holdrege, NENE5,5552,438–

28Gretna, NENE9,2072,128–

29Ralston, NENE6,3822,072–

30Crete, NENE7,7471,929–

31Lexington, NENE11,1761,766–

32Wahoo, NENE5,0231,630–

33Offutt AFB, NENE6,0741,226–

34Schuyler, NENE6,800976–

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