Nebraska Population By County in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the population of Nebraska was 1,963,387. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (585,451), followed by Lancaster (323,171), and Sarpy (191,181). McPherson was the least populated county (396).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Nebraska Population By County in 2020
Nebraska Population By County in 2020
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 31176 1.59
Antelope 6279 0.32
Arthur 432 0.02
Banner 678 0.04
Blaine 428 0.02
Boone 5357 0.27
Box Butte 10819 0.55
Boyd 1803 0.09
Brown 2903 0.15
Buffalo 50204 2.56
Burt 6724 0.34
Butler 8356 0.43
Cass 26608 1.36
Cedar 8373 0.43
Chase 3889 0.20
Cherry 5457 0.28
Cheyenne 9486 0.48
Clay 6110 0.31
Colfax 10556 0.54
Cuming 9011 0.46
Custer 10492 0.53
Dakota 21556 1.10
Dawes 8155 0.42
Dawson 24082 1.23
Deuel 1833 0.09
Dixon 5585 0.28
Dodge 37121 1.89
Douglas 585451 29.82
Dundy 1651 0.08
Fillmore 5569 0.28
Franklin 2890 0.15
Frontier 2503 0.13
Furnas 4632 0.24
Gage 21652 1.10
Garden 1889 0.10
Garfield 1805 0.09
Gosper 1895 0.10
Grant 616 0.03
Greeley 2179 0.11
Hall 62776 3.20
Hamilton 9402 0.48
Harlan 3054 0.16
Hayes 849 0.04
Hitchcock 2621 0.13
Holt 10105 0.52
Hooker 707 0.04
Howard 6486 0.33
Jefferson 7260 0.37
Johnson 5295 0.27
Kearney 6692 0.34
Keith 8326 0.42
Keya Paha 760 0.04
Kimball 3408 0.17
Knox 8392 0.43
Lancaster 323171 16.46
Lincoln 34535 1.76
Logan 718 0.04
Loup 605 0.03
McPherson 396 0.02
Madison 35530 1.81
Merrick 7660 0.39
Morrill 4558 0.23
Nance 3394 0.17
Nemaha 7085 0.36
Nuckolls 4091 0.21
Otoe 15903 0.81
Pawnee 2541 0.13
Perkins 2861 0.15
Phelps 8977 0.46
Pierce 7344 0.37
Platte 34291 1.75
Polk 5218 0.27
Red Willow 10684 0.54
Richardson 7860 0.40
Rock 1265 0.06
Saline 14715 0.75
Sarpy 191181 9.74
Saunders 22370 1.14
Scotts Bluff 36051 1.84
Seward 17610 0.90
Sheridan 5104 0.26
Sherman 2953 0.15
Sioux 1141 0.06
Stanton 5822 0.30
Thayer 5024 0.26
Thomas 674 0.03
Thurston 6759 0.34
Valley 4058 0.21
Washington 20926 1.07
Wayne 9702 0.49
Webster 3392 0.17
Wheeler 775 0.04
York 14105 0.72