Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.81K people in Nebraska with American ancestry. Among all Nebraska cities and places, Omaha city had the highest population with American ancestry (14.51K), followed by Lincoln city (9.56K), and Grand Island city (2.62K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Omaha city

Lincoln city

Grand Island city

Bellevue city

North Platte city

Kearney city

Fremont city

Norfolk city

Papillion city

Hastings city

Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Omaha city	14507
2	Lincoln city	9561
3	Grand Island city	2623
4	Bellevue city	2397
5	North Platte city	1640
6	Kearney city	1226
7	Fremont city	1080
8	Norfolk city	914
9	Papillion city	895
10	Hastings city	860
11	Columbus city	773
12	La Vista city	758
13	Scottsbluff city	597
14	Beatrice city	587
15	Seward city	446
16	McCook city	424
17	York city	395
18	South Sioux City city	356
19	Nebraska City city	347
20	Chalco CDP	300
21	Chadron city	290
22	Gothenburg city	284
23	Fairbury city	278
24	Gering city	274
25	Cozad city	257
26	Offutt AFB CDP	247
27	Central City city	245
28	Sidney city	237
29	O'Neill city	226
30	Plattsmouth city	223
31	Broken Bow city	209
32	Blair city	200
33	Holdrege city	184
34	Wayne city	177
35	Waverly city	165
36	Wahoo city	158
37	Ogallala city	155
38	Tilden city	154
39	Alliance city	149
39	Milford city	149
40	St. Paul city	145
41	Falls City city	144
42	Minden city	143
43	Hickman city	141
44	Ralston city	140
45	David City city	135
46	Gretna city	132
47	Gordon city	130
48	Superior city	129
49	Eagle village	124
50	West Point city	119
51	Bennet village	116
52	Woodland Park CDP	114
53	Auburn city	111
54	Imperial city	109
55	Tecumseh city	108
56	Valentine city	104
57	Aurora city	103
58	Ashland city	97
59	Mitchell city	94
60	Geneva city	91
60	Humphrey city	91
60	St. Libory CDP	91
61	Franklin city	89
62	Crete city	88
63	Kimball city	87
64	Friend city	82
64	Hershey village	82
65	Lexington city	80
66	Shelton village	79
66	Tekamah city	79
67	Sutherland village	77
68	Ainsworth city	75
69	Alma city	71
70	Hartington city	70
70	Harvard city	70
70	Stanton city	70
71	Arnold village	66
72	Overton village	61
73	Gibbon city	60
73	Ord city	60
73	Valley city	60
74	Elm Creek village	59
75	Leshara village	58
75	Wilber city	58
75	Wymore city	58
76	Burwell city	57
77	Pierce city	55
78	Howells village	54
78	Humboldt city	54
78	Oakland city	54
79	Blue Hill city	53
80	Albion city	52
80	Atkinson city	52
80	Madison city	52
80	Osmond city	52
80	Weeping Water city	52
80	Wood River city	52
81	Louisville city	51
82	Bertrand village	50
82	Clay Center city	50
82	Plainview city	50
83	Alda village	49
83	Neligh city	49
83	Pender village	49
83	Ravenna city	49
84	Cairo village	48
84	Deshler city	48
85	Beemer village	47
85	Sutton city	47
86	Benkelman city	46
86	Cambridge city	46
86	Creighton city	46
87	Hebron city	45
88	Dakota City city	44
89	Hemingford village	43
89	Laurel city	43
90	Hooper city	42
91	Grant city	41
92	Callaway village	40
92	Hildreth village	40
92	Red Cloud city	40
93	Garland village	39
93	Utica village	39
93	Waterloo village	39
94	Maywood village	38
95	Bennington city	36
95	Hoskins village	36
96	Inglewood village	35
96	Staplehurst village	35
97	Arapahoe city	34
97	Crofton city	34
98	Exeter village	33
98	Hardy village	33
98	Lyons city	33
98	Paxton village	33
99	Ceresco village	32
99	Herman village	32
99	Raymond village	32
100	Wausa village	31
101	Bladen village	30
102	Bayard city	29
102	Davenport village	29
102	Hay Springs village	29
102	Nelson city	29
102	Pawnee City city	29
102	Sargent city	29
102	Shelby village	29
102	Valparaiso village	29
103	Cortland village	28
103	Culbertson village	28
103	Elwood village	28
103	Long Pine city	28
103	Murray village	28
103	Polk village	28
104	Curtis city	27
104	Eustis village	27
104	Lawrence village	27
104	Lodgepole village	27
104	Max CDP	27
104	Otoe village	27
104	Ponca city	27
105	Decatur village	26
105	McCool Junction village	26
105	Orleans village	26
105	Pickrell village	26
105	Scribner city	26
105	Stapleton village	26
105	Wauneta village	26
106	Battle Creek city	25
106	Big Springs village	25
106	Clearwater village	25
106	Verdigre village	25
107	Cedar Creek village	24
107	Guide Rock village	24
107	Huntley village	24
107	Syracuse city	24
108	Bassett city	23
108	Beaver Crossing village	23
108	Chappell city	23
108	Dodge village	23
108	St. Edward city	23
108	Springfield city	23
109	Bancroft village	22
109	Lakeview CDP	22
110	Elgin city	21
110	Fairfield city	21
110	Greeley Center village	21
110	Greenwood village	21
110	Gresham village	21
110	Wisner city	21
111	Cedar Rapids village	20
111	Dalton village	20
111	Genoa city	20
111	Mead village	20
111	Randolph city	20
111	Sterling village	20
111	Tobias village	20
111	Wilcox village	20
112	Arcadia village	19