RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 93 SHOWN OF 93

Largest veteran population, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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.

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01Douglas County, NENE606,46028,694–

02Sarpy County, NENE208,30317,882–

03Lancaster County, NENE334,04914,600–

04Hall County, NENE63,6332,934–

05Cass County, NENE27,6572,617–

06Lincoln County, NENE33,3032,577–

07Buffalo County, NENE51,1722,437–

08Dodge County, NENE38,0572,349–

09Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862,110–

10Madison County, NENE36,1061,775–

11Adams County, NENE31,0711,652–

12Washington County, NENE21,3021,532–

13Platte County, NENE35,6491,527–

14Saunders County, NENE23,7021,381–

15Otoe County, NENE16,5311,174–

16Dawson County, NENE24,4521,149–

17Gage County, NENE21,7111,098–

18Seward County, NENE18,0321,016–

19Dakota County, NENE21,687818–

20York County, NENE14,564815–

21Red Willow County, NENE10,307779–

22Custer County, NENE10,500770–

23Keith County, NENE8,100650–

24Saline County, NENE14,996642–

25Cheyenne County, NENE9,528626–

26Dawes County, NENE7,858622–

27Holt County, NENE10,067612–

28Box Butte County, NENE10,494601–

29Richardson County, NENE7,530592–

30Knox County, NENE8,335581–

31Hamilton County, NENE9,678567–

32Cedar County, NENE8,373557–

33Burt County, NENE6,678544–

34Butler County, NENE8,507529–

35Phelps County, NENE8,994526–

36Jefferson County, NENE7,070513–

37Merrick County, NENE7,905506–

38Wayne County, NENE10,020482–

39Colfax County, NENE10,934482–

40Sheridan County, NENE4,809466–

41Cuming County, NENE8,823447–

42Nemaha County, NENE7,102441–

43Antelope County, NENE6,352433–

44Dixon County, NENE5,602430–

45Stanton County, NENE5,744392–

46Cherry County, NENE5,561387–

47Howard County, NENE6,538385–

48Furnas County, NENE4,524372–

49Clay County, NENE6,170370–

50Polk County, NENE5,270369–

51Pierce County, NENE7,378364–

52Johnson County, NENE5,218356–

53Kearney County, NENE6,790353–

54Thayer County, NENE4,842333–

55Boone County, NENE5,355325–

56Fillmore County, NENE5,458319–

57Thurston County, NENE6,752295–

58Nuckolls County, NENE4,100285–

59Harlan County, NENE3,000283–

60Morrill County, NENE4,404282–

61Kimball County, NENE3,391278–

62Nance County, NENE3,290277–

63Valley County, NENE4,094269–

64Chase County, NENE3,718236–

65Hitchcock County, NENE2,467236–

66Perkins County, NENE2,849230–

67Garden County, NENE1,804226–

68Webster County, NENE3,336224–

69Franklin County, NENE2,795211–

70Brown County, NENE2,826198–

71Frontier County, NENE2,655197–

72Greeley County, NENE2,154189–

73Deuel County, NENE1,862178–

74Pawnee County, NENE2,510175–

75Boyd County, NENE1,674173–

76Sherman County, NENE2,924164–

77Garfield County, NENE1,710152–

78Gosper County, NENE1,803148–

79Dundy County, NENE1,568105–

80Sioux County, NENE1,18888–

81Hayes County, NENE82181–

82Logan County, NENE66971–

83Blaine County, NENE45863–

84Rock County, NENE1,25963–

85Hooker County, NENE68662–

86Keya Paha County, NENE79248–

87Banner County, NENE68643–

88Wheeler County, NENE78941–

89Loup County, NENE57036–

90Thomas County, NENE63928–

91Grant County, NENE56126–

92McPherson County, NENE36924–

93Arthur County, NENE39622–

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