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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 91 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,4604,027–

02Lancaster County, NENE334,0492,406–

03Sarpy County, NENE208,3032,012–

04Hall County, NENE63,633451–

05Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586395–

06Lincoln County, NENE33,303324–

07Gage County, NENE21,711290–

08Cass County, NENE27,657265–

09Dodge County, NENE38,057257–

10Buffalo County, NENE51,172234–

11Adams County, NENE31,071216–

12Saunders County, NENE23,702187–

13Madison County, NENE36,106162–

14Custer County, NENE10,500161–

15Washington County, NENE21,302155–

16Platte County, NENE35,649125–

17Otoe County, NENE16,531124–

18Red Willow County, NENE10,307114–

19Cheyenne County, NENE9,528114–

20York County, NENE14,564113–

21Keith County, NENE8,100110–

22Nemaha County, NENE7,102105–

23Kimball County, NENE3,39194–

24Box Butte County, NENE10,49494–

25Seward County, NENE18,03287–

26Dawson County, NENE24,45283–

27Phelps County, NENE8,99481–

28Richardson County, NENE7,53077–

29Dawes County, NENE7,85873–

30Hamilton County, NENE9,67871–

31Sheridan County, NENE4,80971–

32Holt County, NENE10,06769–

33Butler County, NENE8,50766–

34Dakota County, NENE21,68765–

35Morrill County, NENE4,40460–

36Merrick County, NENE7,90559–

37Pierce County, NENE7,37857–

38Johnson County, NENE5,21856–

39Knox County, NENE8,33555–

40Clay County, NENE6,17051–

41Dixon County, NENE5,60251–

42Nuckolls County, NENE4,10051–

43Saline County, NENE14,99650–

44Brown County, NENE2,82648–

45Stanton County, NENE5,74447–

46Polk County, NENE5,27047–

47Furnas County, NENE4,52446–

48Cedar County, NENE8,37344–

49Garden County, NENE1,80444–

50Antelope County, NENE6,35241–

51Banner County, NENE68634–

52Hooker County, NENE68634–

53Jefferson County, NENE7,07034–

54Boone County, NENE5,35532–

55Sioux County, NENE1,18832–

56Nance County, NENE3,29031–

57Burt County, NENE6,67830–

58Perkins County, NENE2,84929–

59Valley County, NENE4,09429–

60Fillmore County, NENE5,45826–

61Chase County, NENE3,71826–

62Thayer County, NENE4,84223–

63Garfield County, NENE1,71022–

64Cherry County, NENE5,56122–

65Frontier County, NENE2,65521–

66Howard County, NENE6,53820–

67Cuming County, NENE8,82318–

68Pawnee County, NENE2,51018–

69Sherman County, NENE2,92418–

70Blaine County, NENE45818–

71Webster County, NENE3,33617–

72Gosper County, NENE1,80316–

73Wayne County, NENE10,02015–

74Thurston County, NENE6,75214–

75Harlan County, NENE3,00012–

76Kearney County, NENE6,79012–

77Hitchcock County, NENE2,46711–

78Wheeler County, NENE78910–

79Colfax County, NENE10,9349–

80Dundy County, NENE1,5689–

81Arthur County, NENE3968–

82Hayes County, NENE8218–

83Boyd County, NENE1,6747–

84Rock County, NENE1,2596–

85McPherson County, NENE3696–

86Keya Paha County, NENE7925–

87Deuel County, NENE1,8624–

88Franklin County, NENE2,7954–

89Grant County, NENE5614–

90Greeley County, NENE2,1542–

91Loup County, NENE5701–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES