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Largest German population, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties 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 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 2,293. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Keith County, NE, up 9 places to #36.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Douglas County, NENE606,460152,024−6%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,049104,841−16%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,30356,141−3%

04Buffalo County, NENE51,17218,702−11%

05Hall County, NENE63,63316,908−21%

06Madison County, NENE36,10613,883−24%

07▲1Dodge County, NENE38,05712,575−33%

08▼1Platte County, NENE35,64912,215−27%

09Adams County, NENE31,07111,599−27%

10▲1Lincoln County, NENE33,30311,219−19%

11▼1Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58610,865−25%

12▲2Gage County, NENE21,7119,429−22%

13▼1Cass County, NENE27,6578,789−29%

14▲1Saunders County, NENE23,7027,823−11%

15▼2Washington County, NENE21,3027,634−14%

16Seward County, NENE18,0327,504−22%

17Otoe County, NENE16,5316,068−29%

18Dawson County, NENE24,4526,060−18%

19York County, NENE14,5645,451−24%

20▲1Cuming County, NENE8,8234,438−26%

21▲3Wayne County, NENE10,0204,275−29%

22▼2Cedar County, NENE8,3734,218−29%

23Hamilton County, NENE9,6784,037−14%

24▲2Saline County, NENE14,9963,960−28%

25▲6Custer County, NENE10,5003,913−17%

26▼1Pierce County, NENE7,3783,870−24%

27▲2Red Willow County, NENE10,3073,805−24%

28Knox County, NENE8,3353,667−20%

29▼7Holt County, NENE10,0673,662−32%

30Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283,554−27%

31▲2Merrick County, NENE7,9053,495−9%

32▲2Box Butte County, NENE10,4943,445−32%

33▼6Dakota County, NENE21,6873,254−39%

34▲4Phelps County, NENE8,9943,033−27%

35▲1Kearney County, NENE6,7902,962−4%

36▲9Keith County, NENE8,1002,837−19%

37▲9Butler County, NENE8,5072,674−25%

38▲6Jefferson County, NENE7,0702,664−39%

39▼7Antelope County, NENE6,3522,637−36%

40▼5Richardson County, NENE7,5302,536−37%

41▼2Dawes County, NENE7,8582,535−34%

42▼5Nemaha County, NENE7,1022,436−28%

43▼3Stanton County, NENE5,7442,406−36%

44▲5Thayer County, NENE4,8422,381−22%

45▼2Howard County, NENE6,5382,367−24%

46▼5Clay County, NENE6,1702,328−34%

47▲3Burt County, NENE6,6782,293−22%

48Dixon County, NENE5,6022,240−25%

49▼7Boone County, NENE5,3552,203−38%

50▼3Fillmore County, NENE5,4581,947−39%

51▲3Polk County, NENE5,2701,940−23%

52▼1Colfax County, NENE10,9341,894−40%

53Johnson County, NENE5,2181,843−34%

54▲2Sheridan County, NENE4,8091,703+3%

55▼3Cherry County, NENE5,5611,670−34%

56▼1Furnas County, NENE4,5241,616−30%

57▲2Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001,585−35%

58▲3Valley County, NENE4,0941,566−9%

59▼2Webster County, NENE3,3361,501−22%

60▲6Sherman County, NENE2,9241,289−3%

61▼3Morrill County, NENE4,4041,268−44%

62▼2Nance County, NENE3,2901,246−25%

63▲2Harlan County, NENE3,0001,131−40%

64▼2Thurston County, NENE6,7521,131−32%

65▼2Franklin County, NENE2,7951,062−42%

66▲6Perkins County, NENE2,8491,034−36%

67▼3Pawnee County, NENE2,510997−29%

68▼1Frontier County, NENE2,655889−37%

69▲2Kimball County, NENE3,391882−41%

70▲4Chase County, NENE3,718861−54%

71▲2Gosper County, NENE1,803858−9%

72▼3Greeley County, NENE2,154822−42%

73▼5Brown County, NENE2,826819−40%

74▲5Hitchcock County, NENE2,467756−44%

75▲2Deuel County, NENE1,862735−14%

76▼6Boyd County, NENE1,674661−42%

77▼1Garden County, NENE1,804602−20%

78Dundy County, NENE1,568563−36%

79▼4Garfield County, NENE1,710553−38%

80▲4Wheeler County, NENE789414−12%

81▲1Rock County, NENE1,259396−42%

82▼2Keya Paha County, NENE792351+19%

83▼2Sioux County, NENE1,188342−39%

84▼1Logan County, NENE669281−26%

85▲6Hayes County, NENE821278−47%

86▼1Hooker County, NENE686259−18%

87Loup County, NENE570254−10%

88▼2Thomas County, NENE639205−45%

89▲1Grant County, NENE561197−32%

90▲2McPherson County, NENE369180−44%

91▼3Banner County, NENE686178−34%

92▲1Arthur County, NENE396174−2%

93▼4Blaine County, NENE458138−47%

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