Nebraska Population By County in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Nebraska was 1,972,246. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas had the highest population (587,894), followed by Lancaster (325,252), and Sarpy (196,606).

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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Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Nebraska Population By County in 2022

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County	Population	% of State Population
Adams	31023	1.57
Antelope	6299	0.32
Arthur	427	0.02
Banner	656	0.03
Blaine	448	0.02
Boone	5366	0.27
Box Butte	10685	0.54
Boyd	1737	0.09
Brown	2894	0.15
Buffalo	50528	2.56
Burt	6790	0.34
Butler	8432	0.43
Cass	27169	1.38
Cedar	8366	0.42
Chase	3768	0.19
Cherry	5495	0.28
Cheyenne	9524	0.48
Clay	6070	0.31
Colfax	10645	0.54
Cuming	8970	0.46
Custer	10503	0.53
Dakota	21253	1.08
Dawes	8250	0.42
Dawson	24048	1.22
Deuel	1900	0.10
Dixon	5522	0.28
Dodge	37130	1.88
Douglas	587894	29.81
Dundy	1601	0.08
Fillmore	5529	0.28
Franklin	2834	0.14
Frontier	2624	0.13
Furnas	4573	0.23
Gage	21542	1.09
Garden	1837	0.09
Garfield	1783	0.09
Gosper	1831	0.09
Grant	587	0.03
Greeley	2237	0.11
Hall	62292	3.16
Hamilton	9439	0.48
Harlan	3023	0.15
Hayes	864	0.04
Hitchcock	2611	0.13
Holt	10069	0.51
Hooker	680	0.03
Howard	6521	0.33
Jefferson	7151	0.36
Johnson	5264	0.27
Kearney	6708	0.34
Keith	8205	0.42
Keya Paha	801	0.04
Kimball	3344	0.17
Knox	8356	0.42
Lancaster	325252	16.49
Lincoln	33619	1.71
Logan	691	0.04
Loup	597	0.03
McPherson	374	0.02
Madison	35427	1.80
Merrick	7709	0.39
Morrill	4528	0.23
Nance	3323	0.17
Nemaha	7028	0.36
Nuckolls	4076	0.21
Otoe	16243	0.82
Pawnee	2536	0.13
Perkins	2844	0.14
Phelps	9007	0.46
Pierce	7326	0.37
Platte	34452	1.75
Polk	5234	0.27
Red Willow	10557	0.54
Richardson	7736	0.39
Rock	1234	0.06
Saline	14621	0.74
Sarpy	196606	9.97
Saunders	23159	1.17
Scotts Bluff	35798	1.82
Seward	17623	0.89
Sheridan	5015	0.25
Sherman	3000	0.15
Sioux	1129	0.06
Stanton	5748	0.29
Thayer	4866	0.25
Thomas	667	0.03
Thurston	6549	0.33
Valley	4064	0.21
Washington	21175	1.07
Wayne	9898	0.50
Webster	3334	0.17
Wheeler	784	0.04
York	14319	0.73