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Largest German population, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Omaha, NENE488,797120,334−1%

02Lincoln, NENE301,52291,471−17%

03Bellevue, NENE64,86314,764−6%

04Grand Island, NENE53,94313,424−18%

05Kearney, NENE34,78211,429−13%

06Norfolk, NENE26,67710,075−21%

07Hastings, NENE25,1219,538−19%

08Fremont, NENE28,3508,769−32%

09Columbus, NENE25,2488,220−21%

10Papillion, NENE25,1277,537−0%

11North Platte, NENE22,5246,737−26%

12La Vista, NENE16,5435,035−15%

13Scottsbluff, NENE14,2594,118−24%

14Beatrice, NENE12,3184,111−34%

15Chalco, NENE10,5953,938−19%

16Blair, NENE7,9973,154−10%

17Seward, NENE7,8923,108−24%

18York, NENE8,2842,869−26%

19Gering, NENE8,5352,839−23%

20McCook, NENE7,1572,814−20%

21Gretna, NENE9,2072,430+14%

22Alliance, NENE7,9142,342−40%

23Sidney, NENE6,4322,287−28%

24Wayne, NENE6,3382,258−36%

25Plattsmouth, NENE6,9552,108−26%

26Ralston, NENE6,3822,045−1%

27Nebraska City, NENE7,5121,845−46%

28South Sioux City, NENE14,1581,751−37%

29Holdrege, NENE5,5551,685−31%

30Wahoo, NENE5,0231,664+2%

31Crete, NENE7,7471,323−31%

32Lexington, NENE11,1761,058−40%

33Offutt AFB, NENE6,074971−21%

34Schuyler, NENE6,800441−55%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS