RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 34 SHOWN OF 34

Largest German population, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Omaha, NENE488,797120,334–

02Lincoln, NENE301,52291,471–

03Bellevue, NENE64,86314,764–

04Grand Island, NENE53,94313,424–

05Kearney, NENE34,78211,429–

06Norfolk, NENE26,67710,075–

07Hastings, NENE25,1219,538–

08Fremont, NENE28,3508,769–

09Columbus, NENE25,2488,220–

10Papillion, NENE25,1277,537–

11North Platte, NENE22,5246,737–

12La Vista, NENE16,5435,035–

13Scottsbluff, NENE14,2594,118–

14Beatrice, NENE12,3184,111–

15Chalco, NENE10,5953,938–

16Blair, NENE7,9973,154–

17Seward, NENE7,8923,108–

18York, NENE8,2842,869–

19Gering, NENE8,5352,839–

20McCook, NENE7,1572,814–

21Gretna, NENE9,2072,430–

22Alliance, NENE7,9142,342–

23Sidney, NENE6,4322,287–

24Wayne, NENE6,3382,258–

25Plattsmouth, NENE6,9552,108–

26Ralston, NENE6,3822,045–

27Nebraska City, NENE7,5121,845–

28South Sioux City, NENE14,1581,751–

29Holdrege, NENE5,5551,685–

30Wahoo, NENE5,0231,664–

31Crete, NENE7,7471,323–

32Lexington, NENE11,1761,058–

33Offutt AFB, NENE6,074971–

34Schuyler, NENE6,800441–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES