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Largest by population, Nebraska counties · 2020

The most populous Nebraska counties as of the 2020 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, NENE584,526+26%

02Lancaster County, NENE322,608+29%

03Sarpy County, NENE190,604+55%

04Hall County, NENE62,895+17%

05Buffalo County, NENE50,084+19%

06Dodge County, NENE37,167+3%

07Scotts Bluff County, NENE36,084−2%

08Madison County, NENE35,585+1%

09Lincoln County, NENE34,676+0%

10Platte County, NENE34,296+8%

11Adams County, NENE31,205+0%

12Cass County, NENE26,598+9%

13Dawson County, NENE24,111−1%

14Saunders County, NENE22,278+12%

15Gage County, NENE21,704−6%

16Dakota County, NENE21,582+7%

17Washington County, NENE20,865+11%

18Seward County, NENE17,609+7%

19Otoe County, NENE15,912+3%

20Saline County, NENE14,292+3%

21York County, NENE14,125−3%

22Box Butte County, NENE10,842−11%

23Red Willow County, NENE10,702−7%

24Colfax County, NENE10,582+1%

25Custer County, NENE10,545−11%

26Holt County, NENE10,127−12%

27Wayne County, NENE9,697−2%

28Cheyenne County, NENE9,468−4%

29Hamilton County, NENE9,429+0%

30Cuming County, NENE9,013−12%

31Phelps County, NENE8,968−8%

32Knox County, NENE8,391−10%

33Cedar County, NENE8,380−13%

34Butler County, NENE8,369−5%

35Keith County, NENE8,335−6%

36Dawes County, NENE8,199−10%

37Richardson County, NENE7,871−17%

38Merrick County, NENE7,668−7%

39Pierce County, NENE7,317−7%

40Jefferson County, NENE7,240−13%

41Nemaha County, NENE7,074−7%

42Thurston County, NENE6,773−6%

43Burt County, NENE6,722−14%

44Kearney County, NENE6,688−3%

45Howard County, NENE6,475−1%

46Antelope County, NENE6,295−16%

47Clay County, NENE6,104−13%

48Stanton County, NENE5,842−9%

49Dixon County, NENE5,606−12%

50Fillmore County, NENE5,551−16%

51Cherry County, NENE5,455−11%

52Boone County, NENE5,379−14%

53Johnson County, NENE5,290+18%

54Polk County, NENE5,214−8%

55Sheridan County, NENE5,127−17%

56Thayer County, NENE5,034−17%

57Furnas County, NENE4,636−13%

58Morrill County, NENE4,555−16%

59Nuckolls County, NENE4,095−19%

60Valley County, NENE4,059−13%

61Chase County, NENE3,893−4%

62Kimball County, NENE3,434−16%

63Webster County, NENE3,395−16%

64Nance County, NENE3,380−16%

65Harlan County, NENE3,073−19%

66Sherman County, NENE2,959−11%

67Brown County, NENE2,903−18%

68Franklin County, NENE2,889−19%

69Perkins County, NENE2,858−11%

70Hitchcock County, NENE2,616−16%

71Pawnee County, NENE2,544−18%

72Frontier County, NENE2,519−19%

73Greeley County, NENE2,188−19%

74Gosper County, NENE1,893−12%

75Garden County, NENE1,874−18%

76Deuel County, NENE1,838−12%

77Garfield County, NENE1,813−5%

78Boyd County, NENE1,810−26%

79Dundy County, NENE1,654−28%

80Rock County, NENE1,262−28%

81Sioux County, NENE1,135−23%

82Hayes County, NENE856−20%

83Wheeler County, NENE774−13%

84Keya Paha County, NENE769−22%

85Logan County, NENE716−7%

86Hooker County, NENE711−9%

87Banner County, NENE674−18%

88Thomas County, NENE669−8%

89Grant County, NENE611−18%

90Loup County, NENE607−15%

91Arthur County, NENE434−2%

92Blaine County, NENE431−26%

93McPherson County, NENE399−25%

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