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Most densely populated, Nebraska counties · 2000

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, NENE606,4601,420+0%

02Sarpy County, NENE208,303515+0%

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049299+0%

04Hall County, NENE63,63398+0%

05Dakota County, NENE21,68777+0%

06Dodge County, NENE38,05768+0%

07Madison County, NENE36,10662+0%

08Adams County, NENE31,07155+0%

09Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58650+0%

10Washington County, NENE21,30248+0%

11Platte County, NENE35,64947+0%

12Cass County, NENE27,65744+0%

13Buffalo County, NENE51,17244+0%

14Seward County, NENE18,03229+0%

15Gage County, NENE21,71127+0%

16Saunders County, NENE23,70226+0%

17York County, NENE14,56425+0%

18Colfax County, NENE10,93425+0%

19Otoe County, NENE16,53125+0%

20Saline County, NENE14,99624+0%

21Dawson County, NENE24,45224+0%

22Wayne County, NENE10,02022+0%

23Nemaha County, NENE7,10219+0%

24Thurston County, NENE6,75218+0%

25Phelps County, NENE8,99418+0%

26Cuming County, NENE8,82318+0%

27Hamilton County, NENE9,67817+0%

28Richardson County, NENE7,53017+0%

29Merrick County, NENE7,90517+0%

30Red Willow County, NENE10,30716+0%

31Burt County, NENE6,67816+0%

32Stanton County, NENE5,74415+0%

33Butler County, NENE8,50715+0%

34Jefferson County, NENE7,07015+0%

35Pierce County, NENE7,37814+0%

36Lincoln County, NENE33,30314+0%

37Kearney County, NENE6,79013+0%

38Dixon County, NENE5,60213+0%

39Cedar County, NENE8,37313+0%

40Polk County, NENE5,27013+0%

41Clay County, NENE6,17012+0%

42Johnson County, NENE5,21812+0%

43Howard County, NENE6,53812+0%

44Fillmore County, NENE5,45812+0%

45Box Butte County, NENE10,49411+0%

46Thayer County, NENE4,84211+0%

47Nance County, NENE3,2909+0%

48Boone County, NENE5,3559+0%

49Nuckolls County, NENE4,1009+0%

50Antelope County, NENE6,3529+0%

51Knox County, NENE8,3358+0%

52Keith County, NENE8,1008+0%

53Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288+0%

54Valley County, NENE4,0948+0%

55Furnas County, NENE4,5247+0%

56Pawnee County, NENE2,5107+0%

57Webster County, NENE3,3367+0%

58Harlan County, NENE3,0007+0%

59Dawes County, NENE7,8586+0%

60Franklin County, NENE2,7956+0%

61Sherman County, NENE2,9246+0%

62Holt County, NENE10,0675+0%

63Deuel County, NENE1,8625+0%

64Greeley County, NENE2,1545+0%

65Gosper County, NENE1,8035+0%

66Custer County, NENE10,5005+0%

67Chase County, NENE3,7185+0%

68Boyd County, NENE1,6745+0%

69Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674+0%

70Kimball County, NENE3,3914+0%

71Morrill County, NENE4,4044+0%

72Perkins County, NENE2,8494+0%

73Garfield County, NENE1,7103+0%

74Frontier County, NENE2,6553+0%

75Brown County, NENE2,8263+0%

76Sheridan County, NENE4,8093+0%

77Dundy County, NENE1,5682+0%

78Rock County, NENE1,2592+0%

79Wheeler County, NENE7892+0%

80Hayes County, NENE8211+0%

81Logan County, NENE6691+0%

82Garden County, NENE1,8041+0%

83Keya Paha County, NENE7921+0%

84Loup County, NENE5701+0%

85Banner County, NENE6861+0%

86Hooker County, NENE6861+0%

87Cherry County, NENE5,5611+0%

88Thomas County, NENE6391+0%

89Grant County, NENE5611+0%

90Blaine County, NENE4581+0%

91Sioux County, NENE1,1881+0%

92Arthur County, NENE3961+0%

93McPherson County, NENE3691+0%

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