Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Nebraska was 1.96M. Among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest population (585.45K), followed by Lancaster County (323.17K), and Sarpy County (191.18K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Douglas County | 585451 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 323171 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 191181 |
| 4 | Hall County | 62776 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 50204 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 37121 |
| 7 | Scotts Bluff County | 36051 |
| 8 | Madison County | 35530 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 34535 |
| 10 | Platte County | 34291 |
| 11 | Adams County | 31176 |
| 12 | Cass County | 26608 |
| 13 | Dawson County | 24082 |
| 14 | Saunders County | 22370 |
| 15 | Gage County | 21652 |
| 16 | Dakota County | 21556 |
| 17 | Washington County | 20926 |
| 18 | Seward County | 17610 |
| 19 | Otoe County | 15903 |
| 20 | Saline County | 14715 |
| 21 | York County | 14105 |
| 22 | Box Butte County | 10819 |
| 23 | Red Willow County | 10684 |
| 24 | Colfax County | 10556 |
| 25 | Custer County | 10492 |
| 26 | Holt County | 10105 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 9702 |
| 28 | Cheyenne County | 9486 |
| 29 | Hamilton County | 9402 |
| 30 | Cuming County | 9011 |
| 31 | Phelps County | 8977 |
| 32 | Knox County | 8392 |
| 33 | Cedar County | 8373 |
| 34 | Butler County | 8356 |
| 35 | Keith County | 8326 |
| 36 | Dawes County | 8155 |
| 37 | Richardson County | 7860 |
| 38 | Merrick County | 7660 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 7344 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 7260 |
| 41 | Nemaha County | 7085 |
| 42 | Thurston County | 6759 |
| 43 | Burt County | 6724 |
| 44 | Kearney County | 6692 |
| 45 | Howard County | 6486 |
| 46 | Antelope County | 6279 |
| 47 | Clay County | 6110 |
| 48 | Stanton County | 5822 |
| 49 | Dixon County | 5585 |
| 50 | Fillmore County | 5569 |
| 51 | Cherry County | 5457 |
| 52 | Boone County | 5357 |
| 53 | Johnson County | 5295 |
| 54 | Polk County | 5218 |
| 55 | Sheridan County | 5104 |
| 56 | Thayer County | 5024 |
| 57 | Furnas County | 4632 |
| 58 | Morrill County | 4558 |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 4091 |
| 60 | Valley County | 4058 |
| 61 | Chase County | 3889 |
| 62 | Kimball County | 3408 |
| 63 | Nance County | 3394 |
| 64 | Webster County | 3392 |
| 65 | Harlan County | 3054 |
| 66 | Sherman County | 2953 |
| 67 | Brown County | 2903 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 2890 |
| 69 | Perkins County | 2861 |
| 70 | Hitchcock County | 2621 |
| 71 | Pawnee County | 2541 |
| 72 | Frontier County | 2503 |
| 73 | Greeley County | 2179 |
| 74 | Gosper County | 1895 |
| 75 | Garden County | 1889 |
| 76 | Deuel County | 1833 |
| 77 | Garfield County | 1805 |
| 78 | Boyd County | 1803 |
| 79 | Dundy County | 1651 |
| 80 | Rock County | 1265 |
| 81 | Sioux County | 1141 |
| 82 | Hayes County | 849 |
| 83 | Wheeler County | 775 |
| 84 | Keya Paha County | 760 |
| 85 | Logan County | 718 |
| 86 | Hooker County | 707 |
| 87 | Banner County | 678 |
| 88 | Thomas County | 674 |
| 89 | Grant County | 616 |
| 90 | Loup County | 605 |
| 91 | Arthur County | 432 |
| 92 | Blaine County | 428 |
| 93 | McPherson County | 396 |