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Most densely populated, Nebraska counties · 1990

Nebraska counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,4601,276−10%

02Sarpy County, NENE208,303431−16%

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049255−15%

04Hall County, NENE63,63390−9%

05Dodge County, NENE38,05765−5%

06Dakota County, NENE21,68763−17%

07Madison County, NENE36,10657−7%

08Adams County, NENE31,07153−5%

09Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58649−3%

10Platte County, NENE35,64944−6%

11Washington County, NENE21,30243−12%

12Buffalo County, NENE51,17239−11%

13Cass County, NENE27,65738−12%

14Seward County, NENE18,03227−6%

15Gage County, NENE21,71127−1%

16York County, NENE14,56425−1%

17Saunders County, NENE23,70224−8%

18Otoe County, NENE16,53123−7%

19Colfax County, NENE10,93422−12%

20Saline County, NENE14,99622−8%

21Wayne County, NENE10,02021−5%

22Dawson County, NENE24,45220−18%

23Nemaha County, NENE7,10220+5%

24Richardson County, NENE7,53018+4%

25Phelps County, NENE8,99418−0%

26Cuming County, NENE8,82318−1%

27Thurston County, NENE6,75218−3%

28Merrick County, NENE7,90516−2%

29Hamilton County, NENE9,67816−6%

30Red Willow County, NENE10,30716+2%

31Burt County, NENE6,67816+1%

32Jefferson County, NENE7,07015+5%

33Butler County, NENE8,50715−2%

34Stanton County, NENE5,74415−3%

35Cedar County, NENE8,37314+5%

36Pierce County, NENE7,37814−0%

37Polk County, NENE5,27013+1%

38Dixon County, NENE5,60213−3%

39Kearney County, NENE6,79013−4%

40Lincoln County, NENE33,30313−6%

41Clay County, NENE6,17012+1%

42Johnson County, NENE5,21812+4%

43Fillmore County, NENE5,45812+7%

44Box Butte County, NENE10,49412+8%

45Thayer County, NENE4,84212+10%

46Howard County, NENE6,53811−8%

47Nuckolls County, NENE4,10010+14%

48Boone County, NENE5,35510+7%

49Nance County, NENE3,29010+6%

50Antelope County, NENE6,3529+7%

51Valley County, NENE4,0949+11%

52Knox County, NENE8,3359+2%

53Keith County, NENE8,1008−3%

54Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288−3%

55Furnas County, NENE4,5248+4%

56Pawnee County, NENE2,5108+7%

57Webster County, NENE3,3367+5%

58Harlan County, NENE3,0007+1%

59Franklin County, NENE2,7957+10%

60Sherman County, NENE2,9247+12%

61Dawes County, NENE7,8586−0%

62Hitchcock County, NENE2,4675+21%

63Greeley County, NENE2,1545+11%

64Boyd County, NENE1,6745+16%

65Holt County, NENE10,0675+9%

66Deuel County, NENE1,8625+7%

67Chase County, NENE3,7185+8%

68Custer County, NENE10,5005+4%

69Kimball County, NENE3,3914+0%

70Gosper County, NENE1,8034−10%

71Perkins County, NENE2,8494+5%

72Morrill County, NENE4,4044−0%

73Garfield County, NENE1,7104+13%

74Frontier County, NENE2,6553+0%

75Brown County, NENE2,8263+4%

76Dundy County, NENE1,5683+13%

77Sheridan County, NENE4,8093+9%

78Rock County, NENE1,2592+15%

79Hayes County, NENE8212+14%

80Wheeler County, NENE7892+7%

81Logan County, NENE6692+13%

82Garden County, NENE1,8041+7%

83Keya Paha County, NENE7921+5%

84Loup County, NENE5701−4%

85Thomas County, NENE6391+17%

86Banner County, NENE6861+4%

87Hooker County, NENE6861+1%

88Cherry County, NENE5,5611+3%

89Grant County, NENE5611+3%

90Blaine County, NENE4581+16%

91Sioux County, NENE1,1881+5%

92Arthur County, NENE3961+4%

93McPherson County, NENE3691+2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES