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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish 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 89 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 89 is 35. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fillmore County, NE, up 40 places to #20.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Scotch-Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Douglas County, NENE606,4603,303−61%
02▲1Sarpy County, NENE208,3031,893−18%
03▼1Lancaster County, NENE334,0491,784−61%
04▲1Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586416−42%
05▲5Buffalo County, NENE51,172348−36%
06▼2Hall County, NENE63,633325−55%
07Gage County, NENE21,711279+67%
08▼2Lincoln County, NENE33,303273−63%
09▲17Dawson County, NENE24,452242−10%
10▼2Cass County, NENE27,657237−62%
11▲6Otoe County, NENE16,531233+25%
12▼1Adams County, NENE31,071202−70%
13▲1Custer County, NENE10,500182−30%
14▲15Dawes County, NENE7,858182−18%
15▲7Nemaha County, NENE7,102177+22%
16▲9Seward County, NENE18,032168−34%
17▼2Washington County, NENE21,302155−58%
18▲2York County, NENE14,564124−19%
19Cheyenne County, NENE9,528124+53%
20▲40Fillmore County, NENE5,45897+18%
21▲2Kimball County, NENE3,39195−54%
22▼13Dodge County, NENE38,05792−83%
23▼11Saunders County, NENE23,70285−64%
24▲10Dakota County, NENE21,68779−53%
25▲14Knox County, NENE8,33576+23%
26▼13Madison County, NENE36,10670−80%
27▲6Butler County, NENE8,50767−69%
28▼4Box Butte County, NENE10,49463−71%
29▲2Sheridan County, NENE4,80962−36%
30▲23Jefferson County, NENE7,07060−8%
31▲26Burt County, NENE6,67859−22%
32▼14Red Willow County, NENE10,30755−72%
33▼5Richardson County, NENE7,53054−76%
34▼2Holt County, NENE10,06753−75%
35▼14Keith County, NENE8,10053−68%
36▲28Cherry County, NENE5,56153−54%
37▲1Johnson County, NENE5,21850−12%
38▲24Thayer County, NENE4,84250+35%
39▲27Howard County, NENE6,53843−27%
40▲1Dixon County, NENE5,60242−70%
41▼5Merrick County, NENE7,90541−46%
42▲4Polk County, NENE5,27040−67%
43▲4Furnas County, NENE4,52439−56%
44▲32Kearney County, NENE6,79039−60%
45▼2Saline County, NENE14,99635−84%
46▲3Garden County, NENE1,80433−58%
47▼10Pierce County, NENE7,37833+27%
48▼8Clay County, NENE6,17029−58%
49▲20Sherman County, NENE2,92429−53%
50▲15Frontier County, NENE2,65528−53%
51▼9Nuckolls County, NENE4,10026−80%
52▲25Hitchcock County, NENE2,46725−73%
53▲3Nance County, NENE3,29025−49%
54▼9Stanton County, NENE5,74424+4%
55▼20Morrill County, NENE4,40424−81%
56▼26Hamilton County, NENE9,67823−89%
57▲31Franklin County, NENE2,79522−53%
58▼42Platte County, NENE35,64921−94%
59▼5Boone County, NENE5,35520−64%
60▼12Cedar County, NENE8,37320−39%
61▲9Blaine County, NENE45820−35%
62▼12Antelope County, NENE6,35219−77%
63▲5Pawnee County, NENE2,51019−86%
64▼37Phelps County, NENE8,99417−83%
65▲6Webster County, NENE3,33616−56%
66▲8Thurston County, NENE6,75215−6%
67Cuming County, NENE8,82313−38%
68▲7Harlan County, NENE3,00013−73%
69▼10Valley County, NENE4,09413−48%
70Logan County, NENE66912−45%
71▲10Arthur County, NENE39611+175%
72▲1Wayne County, NENE10,02011−91%
73▼15Perkins County, NENE2,84910−88%
74▲13Deuel County, NENE1,8629−85%
75▲16Loup County, NENE5708−88%
76▼24Hooker County, NENE6866−63%
77▼26Banner County, NENE6865−55%
78▼34Brown County, NENE2,8265−87%
79Colfax County, NENE10,9345−86%
80▲9Grant County, NENE5615+67%
81▼1Dundy County, NENE1,5684−93%
82Thomas County, NENE6394−92%
83▼1Hayes County, NENE8213−93%
84▼29Sioux County, NENE1,1882−94%
85▼7Wheeler County, NENE7892−75%
86▼14Gosper County, NENE1,8032−88%
87▼4Boyd County, NENE1,6741−93%
88▼4Rock County, NENE1,2591−95%
89▼4McPherson County, NENE3691−93%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES