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Largest veteran population, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 315. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pawnee County, NE, up 12 places to #62.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Douglas County, NENE606,46026,135−9%

02Sarpy County, NENE208,30317,7930%

03Lancaster County, NENE334,04914,435−1%

04Hall County, NENE63,6332,487−15%

05▲2Buffalo County, NENE51,1722,349−4%

06▲2Dodge County, NENE38,0572,3430%

07▼2Cass County, NENE27,6572,222−15%

08▼2Lincoln County, NENE33,3032,072−20%

09Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5861,812−14%

10▲1Adams County, NENE31,0711,564−5%

11▼1Madison County, NENE36,1061,522−14%

12▲1Platte County, NENE35,6491,305−15%

13▲1Saunders County, NENE23,7021,287−7%

14▲3Gage County, NENE21,7111,272+16%

15Otoe County, NENE16,5311,160−1%

16▼4Washington County, NENE21,3021,121−27%

17▼1Dawson County, NENE24,452869−24%

18Seward County, NENE18,032831−18%

19▲1York County, NENE14,564679−17%

20▼1Dakota County, NENE21,687635−22%

21▲3Saline County, NENE14,996621−3%

22▲6Box Butte County, NENE10,494565−6%

23▼2Red Willow County, NENE10,307538−31%

24▲11Phelps County, NENE8,994537+2%

25▼2Keith County, NENE8,100535−18%

26▼1Cheyenne County, NENE9,528533−15%

27Holt County, NENE10,067518−15%

28▲3Hamilton County, NENE9,678516−9%

29▲1Knox County, NENE8,335494−15%

30▲7Merrick County, NENE7,905483−5%

31▼9Custer County, NENE10,500477−38%

32Cedar County, NENE8,373472−15%

33▲5Colfax County, NENE10,934461−4%

34▲8Nemaha County, NENE7,102421−5%

35▼1Butler County, NENE8,507414−22%

36▼7Richardson County, NENE7,530409−31%

37▼4Burt County, NENE6,678389−28%

38▼12Dawes County, NENE7,858365−41%

39▼3Jefferson County, NENE7,070362−29%

40▲5Stanton County, NENE5,744361−8%

41▲6Howard County, NENE6,538358−7%

42▼2Sheridan County, NENE4,809348−25%

43▲8Pierce County, NENE7,378344−5%

44Dixon County, NENE5,602339−21%

45▲8Kearney County, NENE6,790338−4%

46▲10Fillmore County, NENE5,458316−1%

47▼6Cuming County, NENE8,823315−30%

48▲10Nuckolls County, NENE4,100313+10%

49▲1Polk County, NENE5,270301−18%

50▼7Antelope County, NENE6,352295−32%

51▼12Wayne County, NENE10,020289−40%

52▼4Furnas County, NENE4,524288−23%

53▼4Clay County, NENE6,170276−25%

54▼8Cherry County, NENE5,561273−29%

55Boone County, NENE5,355265−18%

56▲4Morrill County, NENE4,404263−7%

57▼5Johnson County, NENE5,218256−28%

58▼1Thurston County, NENE6,752243−18%

59▼5Thayer County, NENE4,842233−30%

60▲8Webster County, NENE3,336213−5%

61▲5Perkins County, NENE2,849202−12%

62▲12Pawnee County, NENE2,510185+6%

63▼4Harlan County, NENE3,000180−36%

64▼2Nance County, NENE3,290179−35%

65▲11Sherman County, NENE2,924177+8%

66▲6Greeley County, NENE2,154176−7%

67▼4Valley County, NENE4,094174−35%

68▲2Brown County, NENE2,826173−13%

69▼5Hitchcock County, NENE2,467173−27%

70▼1Franklin County, NENE2,795170−19%

71▼6Chase County, NENE3,718169−28%

72▼5Garden County, NENE1,804144−36%

73Deuel County, NENE1,862137−23%

74▲1Boyd County, NENE1,674130−25%

75▼4Frontier County, NENE2,655127−36%

76▼15Kimball County, NENE3,391120−57%

77Garfield County, NENE1,710100−34%

78Gosper County, NENE1,80385−43%

79▲2Hayes County, NENE82180−1%

80Sioux County, NENE1,18879−10%

81▲7Wheeler County, NENE78968+66%

82▲5Banner County, NENE68657+33%

83▼4Dundy County, NENE1,56852−50%

84▼1Rock County, NENE1,25951−19%

85▼1Blaine County, NENE45845−29%

86▼4Logan County, NENE66944−38%

87▲3Thomas County, NENE63939+39%

88▲1Loup County, NENE57037+3%

89▼3Keya Paha County, NENE79230−38%

90▼5Hooker County, NENE68629−53%

91Grant County, NENE56123−12%

92McPherson County, NENE36923−4%

93Arthur County, NENE396220%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES