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Largest by population, Nebraska counties

The most populous Nebraska counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,460+31%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,049+33%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,303+70%

04Hall County, NENE63,633+19%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,172+21%

06Dodge County, NENE38,057+5%

07Madison County, NENE36,106+2%

08Platte County, NENE35,649+13%

09Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586−4%

10Lincoln County, NENE33,303−4%

11Adams County, NENE31,071−0%

12Cass County, NENE27,657+14%

13Dawson County, NENE24,452+0%

14Saunders County, NENE23,702+20%

15Gage County, NENE21,711−6%

16Dakota County, NENE21,687+7%

17Washington County, NENE21,302+13%

18Seward County, NENE18,032+9%

19Otoe County, NENE16,531+7%

20Saline County, NENE14,996+8%

21York County, NENE14,564−0%

22Colfax County, NENE10,934+5%

23Custer County, NENE10,500−11%

24Box Butte County, NENE10,494−14%

25Red Willow County, NENE10,307−10%

26Holt County, NENE10,067−13%

27Wayne County, NENE10,020+2%

28Hamilton County, NENE9,678+3%

29Cheyenne County, NENE9,528−3%

30Phelps County, NENE8,994−8%

31Cuming County, NENE8,823−14%

32Butler County, NENE8,507−3%

33Cedar County, NENE8,373−13%

34Knox County, NENE8,335−11%

35Keith County, NENE8,100−9%

36Merrick County, NENE7,905−4%

37Dawes County, NENE7,858−13%

38Richardson County, NENE7,530−21%

39Pierce County, NENE7,378−6%

40Nemaha County, NENE7,102−6%

41Jefferson County, NENE7,070−15%

42Kearney County, NENE6,790−1%

43Thurston County, NENE6,752−6%

44Burt County, NENE6,678−14%

45Howard County, NENE6,538−0%

46Antelope County, NENE6,352−15%

47Clay County, NENE6,170−12%

48Stanton County, NENE5,744−11%

49Dixon County, NENE5,602−12%

50Cherry County, NENE5,561−10%

51Fillmore County, NENE5,458−18%

52Boone County, NENE5,355−14%

53Polk County, NENE5,270−7%

54Johnson County, NENE5,218+16%

55Thayer County, NENE4,842−20%

56Sheridan County, NENE4,809−22%

57Furnas County, NENE4,524−15%

58Morrill County, NENE4,404−19%

59Nuckolls County, NENE4,100−19%

60Valley County, NENE4,094−12%

61Chase County, NENE3,718−9%

62Kimball County, NENE3,391−17%

63Webster County, NENE3,336−18%

64Nance County, NENE3,290−19%

65Harlan County, NENE3,000−21%

66Sherman County, NENE2,924−12%

67Perkins County, NENE2,849−11%

68Brown County, NENE2,826−20%

69Franklin County, NENE2,795−22%

70Frontier County, NENE2,655−14%

71Pawnee County, NENE2,510−19%

72Hitchcock County, NENE2,467−21%

73Greeley County, NENE2,154−21%

74Deuel County, NENE1,862−11%

75Garden County, NENE1,804−21%

76Gosper County, NENE1,803−16%

77Garfield County, NENE1,710−10%

78Boyd County, NENE1,674−31%

79Dundy County, NENE1,568−32%

80Rock County, NENE1,259−28%

81Sioux County, NENE1,188−19%

82Hayes County, NENE821−23%

83Keya Paha County, NENE792−19%

84Wheeler County, NENE789−11%

85Banner County, NENE686−16%

86Hooker County, NENE686−12%

87Logan County, NENE669−14%

88Thomas County, NENE639−12%

89Loup County, NENE570−20%

90Grant County, NENE561−25%

91Blaine County, NENE458−21%

92Arthur County, NENE396−11%

93McPherson County, NENE369−31%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES