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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.26K people in Nebraska with Italian ancestry (2.52% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, La Vista city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (7.08%), followed by Chalco CDP (5.98%), and Papillion city (4.47%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
La Vista city
Chalco CDP
Papillion city
Bellevue city
Omaha city
Lincoln city
Fremont city
Scottsbluff city
North Platte city
Kearney city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 La Vista city 7.08
2 Chalco CDP 5.98
3 Papillion city 4.47
4 Bellevue city 4.21
5 Omaha city 4.00
6 Lincoln city 1.97
7 Fremont city 1.92
8 Scottsbluff city 1.84
9 North Platte city 1.63
10 Kearney city 1.56
11 Hastings city 1.52
12 South Sioux City city 1.49
13 Norfolk city 1.14
14 Columbus city 1.03
15 Grand Island city 0.83
16 Beatrice city 0.66
17 Lexington city 0.18