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Most sparsely populated, Nebraska counties · 2010

Nebraska counties with the fewest 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

01McPherson County, NENE3691+1%

02Sioux County, NENE1,1881−11%

03Arthur County, NENE3961+4%

04Blaine County, NENE4581−18%

05Grant County, NENE5611−18%

06Thomas County, NENE6391−11%

07Banner County, NENE6861−16%

08Cherry County, NENE5,5611−7%

09Hooker County, NENE6861−6%

10Keya Paha County, NENE7921−16%

11Loup County, NENE5701−11%

12Garden County, NENE1,8041−10%

13Logan County, NENE6691−1%

14Hayes County, NENE8211−9%

15Wheeler County, NENE7891−8%

16Rock County, NENE1,2592−13%

17Dundy County, NENE1,5682−12%

18Sheridan County, NENE4,8092−12%

19Brown County, NENE2,8263−11%

20Frontier County, NENE2,6553−11%

21Perkins County, NENE2,8493−7%

22Morrill County, NENE4,4044−7%

23Garfield County, NENE1,7104+8%

24Boyd County, NENE1,6744−14%

25Kimball County, NENE3,3914−7%

26Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674−7%

27Custer County, NENE10,5004−7%

28Holt County, NENE10,0674−10%

29Deuel County, NENE1,8624−7%

30Chase County, NENE3,7184−3%

31Greeley County, NENE2,1544−6%

32Gosper County, NENE1,8034−5%

33Sherman County, NENE2,9246−5%

34Franklin County, NENE2,7956−10%

35Harlan County, NENE3,0006−10%

36Pawnee County, NENE2,5106−10%

37Dawes County, NENE7,8587+1%

38Webster County, NENE3,3367−6%

39Furnas County, NENE4,5247−7%

40Valley County, NENE4,0947−8%

41Antelope County, NENE6,3528−10%

42Nuckolls County, NENE4,1008−11%

43Knox County, NENE8,3358−7%

44Keith County, NENE8,1008−6%

45Boone County, NENE5,3558−12%

46Cheyenne County, NENE9,5288+2%

47Nance County, NENE3,2908−8%

48Thayer County, NENE4,8429−14%

49Fillmore County, NENE5,45810−11%

50Box Butte County, NENE10,49411−7%

51Howard County, NENE6,53811−4%

52Clay County, NENE6,17011−7%

53Cedar County, NENE8,37312−8%

54Polk County, NENE5,27012−4%

55Kearney County, NENE6,79013−6%

56Dixon County, NENE5,60213−5%

57Pierce County, NENE7,37813−8%

58Jefferson County, NENE7,07013−9%

59Johnson County, NENE5,21814+16%

60Burt County, NENE6,67814−12%

61Lincoln County, NENE33,30314+5%

62Stanton County, NENE5,74414−5%

63Butler County, NENE8,50714−4%

64Richardson County, NENE7,53015−12%

65Red Willow County, NENE10,30715−3%

66Cuming County, NENE8,82316−10%

67Merrick County, NENE7,90516−4%

68Hamilton County, NENE9,67817−3%

69Phelps County, NENE8,99417−6%

70Thurston County, NENE6,75218−3%

71Nemaha County, NENE7,10218−4%

72Wayne County, NENE10,02022−3%

73York County, NENE14,56424−6%

74Dawson County, NENE24,45224−0%

75Saline County, NENE14,99625+3%

76Colfax County, NENE10,93426+1%

77Otoe County, NENE16,53126+2%

78Gage County, NENE21,71126−3%

79Saunders County, NENE23,70228+5%

80Seward County, NENE18,03229+2%

81Cass County, NENE27,65745+4%

82Buffalo County, NENE51,17248+9%

83Platte County, NENE35,64948+2%

84Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58650+0%

85Washington County, NENE21,30252+8%

86Adams County, NENE31,07156+1%

87Madison County, NENE36,10661−1%

88Dodge County, NENE38,05769+1%

89Dakota County, NENE21,68779+4%

90Hall County, NENE63,633107+9%

91Lancaster County, NENE334,049341+14%

92Sarpy County, NENE208,303667+30%

93Douglas County, NENE606,4601,584+12%

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