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Largest senior population, Nebraska counties · 2000

Nebraska counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Douglas County, NENE606,46050,795+7%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,04926,080+12%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,3038,123+68%

04Hall County, NENE63,6337,477+8%

05Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5866,363+11%

06Dodge County, NENE38,0576,342+6%

07Lincoln County, NENE33,3035,243+5%

08Madison County, NENE36,1065,084+5%

09Adams County, NENE31,0714,942−0%

10Buffalo County, NENE51,1724,880+7%

11Gage County, NENE21,7114,414−2%

12Platte County, NENE35,6494,379+11%

13Dawson County, NENE24,4523,443−1%

14Saunders County, NENE23,7023,043+4%

15Cass County, NENE27,6573,000+8%

16Otoe County, NENE16,5312,825−4%

17York County, NENE14,5642,533+3%

18Seward County, NENE18,0322,502+2%

19Custer County, NENE10,5002,485−8%

20Washington County, NENE21,3022,425+8%

21Saline County, NENE14,9962,378−9%

22Holt County, NENE10,0672,289+5%

23Red Willow County, NENE10,3072,180+9%

24Knox County, NENE8,3352,167−5%

25Cuming County, NENE8,8232,065+0%

26Richardson County, NENE7,5302,050−13%

27Dakota County, NENE21,6872,014+3%

28Cedar County, NENE8,3731,927+1%

29Jefferson County, NENE7,0701,889−9%

30Box Butte County, NENE10,4941,770−1%

31Phelps County, NENE8,9941,764+2%

32Burt County, NENE6,6781,698−0%

33Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281,693−1%

34Colfax County, NENE10,9341,672−11%

35Keith County, NENE8,1001,630+13%

36Butler County, NENE8,5071,553−11%

37Thayer County, NENE4,8421,486−14%

38Antelope County, NENE6,3521,483−4%

39Merrick County, NENE7,9051,437+0%

40Hamilton County, NENE9,6781,436+1%

41Fillmore County, NENE5,4581,411−9%

42Nemaha County, NENE7,1021,391−7%

43Wayne County, NENE10,0201,352+3%

44Pierce County, NENE7,3781,350−10%

45Sheridan County, NENE4,8091,343−5%

46Dawes County, NENE7,8581,342−4%

47Boone County, NENE5,3551,275−4%

48Clay County, NENE6,1701,267−9%

49Furnas County, NENE4,5241,266−17%

50Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001,232−9%

51Polk County, NENE5,2701,207−7%

52Dixon County, NENE5,6021,151−7%

53Kearney County, NENE6,7901,147−1%

54Howard County, NENE6,5381,125−2%

55Valley County, NENE4,0941,115−7%

56Cherry County, NENE5,5611,062−0%

57Johnson County, NENE5,218989−10%

58Webster County, NENE3,336987−14%

59Thurston County, NENE6,752944−1%

60Morrill County, NENE4,404927−9%

61Harlan County, NENE3,000871−5%

62Stanton County, NENE5,744870+14%

63Kimball County, NENE3,391860+10%

64Chase County, NENE3,718857+5%

65Franklin County, NENE2,795855−18%

66Pawnee County, NENE2,510836−12%

67Nance County, NENE3,290796−5%

68Brown County, NENE2,826792+1%

69Sherman County, NENE2,924768−3%

70Hitchcock County, NENE2,467695−13%

71Greeley County, NENE2,154629+0%

72Perkins County, NENE2,849617−11%

73Boyd County, NENE1,674592−17%

74Garden County, NENE1,804550−7%

75Frontier County, NENE2,655524−5%

76Dundy County, NENE1,568514−14%

77Deuel County, NENE1,862481−6%

78Garfield County, NENE1,710471−9%

79Gosper County, NENE1,803446+9%

80Rock County, NENE1,259391+7%

81Sioux County, NENE1,188239−5%

82Hayes County, NENE821212−4%

83Hooker County, NENE686211−4%

84Keya Paha County, NENE792203−6%

85Wheeler County, NENE789149+6%

86Thomas County, NENE639148+17%

87Loup County, NENE570139+9%

88Logan County, NENE669136+1%

89Banner County, NENE686131+2%

90Grant County, NENE561102−14%

91Blaine County, NENE45898−13%

92McPherson County, NENE36997−10%

93Arthur County, NENE39673−14%

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