Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (64.62K), followed by Lancaster County (13.28K), and Sarpy County (7.94K).
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 other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 64624 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 13275 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 7942 |
| 4 | Hall County | 2081 |
| 5 | Dawson County | 1444 |
| 6 | Dakota County | 1046 |
| 7 | Colfax County | 593 |
| 8 | Buffalo County | 579 |
| 9 | Madison County | 575 |
| 10 | Dodge County | 480 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 408 |
| 12 | Scotts Bluff County | 382 |
| 13 | Adams County | 376 |
| 14 | Platte County | 338 |
| 15 | Johnson County | 327 |
| 16 | Saline County | 257 |
| 17 | York County | 236 |
| 18 | Dawes County | 168 |
| 19 | Gage County | 158 |
| 20 | Washington County | 154 |
| 21 | Cass County | 149 |
| 22 | Otoe County | 146 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 132 |
| 24 | Saunders County | 122 |
| 25 | Red Willow County | 121 |
| 26 | Seward County | 100 |
| 27 | Box Butte County | 98 |
| 27 | Nemaha County | 98 |
| 28 | Custer County | 72 |
| 29 | Keith County | 71 |
| 30 | Stanton County | 63 |
| 31 | Cheyenne County | 56 |
| 32 | Butler County | 48 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 45 |
| 33 | Merrick County | 45 |
| 34 | Fillmore County | 44 |
| 35 | Burt County | 42 |
| 35 | Holt County | 42 |
| 36 | Clay County | 40 |
| 36 | Cuming County | 40 |
| 37 | Dixon County | 39 |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 39 |
| 37 | Phelps County | 39 |
| 38 | Howard County | 36 |
| 38 | Pierce County | 36 |
| 39 | Boone County | 35 |
| 40 | Knox County | 34 |
| 41 | Cedar County | 31 |
| 41 | Richardson County | 31 |
| 42 | Antelope County | 30 |
| 43 | Thayer County | 28 |
| 43 | Thurston County | 28 |
| 44 | Cherry County | 25 |
| 45 | Sheridan County | 24 |
| 46 | Furnas County | 23 |
| 47 | Kearney County | 22 |
| 47 | Perkins County | 22 |
| 47 | Polk County | 22 |
| 48 | Chase County | 21 |
| 49 | Greeley County | 20 |
| 49 | Valley County | 20 |
| 50 | Nance County | 19 |
| 51 | Morrill County | 18 |
| 52 | Pawnee County | 17 |
| 53 | Gosper County | 16 |
| 54 | Dundy County | 14 |
| 54 | Webster County | 14 |
| 55 | Frontier County | 12 |
| 56 | Banner County | 10 |
| 56 | Brown County | 10 |
| 56 | Harlan County | 10 |
| 57 | Kimball County | 9 |
| 58 | Garden County | 8 |
| 58 | Hitchcock County | 8 |
| 58 | Sherman County | 8 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 7 |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 7 |
| 60 | Garfield County | 4 |
| 60 | Hayes County | 4 |
| 61 | Boyd County | 3 |
| 61 | Deuel County | 3 |
| 61 | Logan County | 3 |
| 61 | Loup County | 3 |
| 62 | Blaine County | 2 |
| 62 | McPherson County | 2 |
| 62 | Rock County | 2 |
| 63 | Grant County | 1 |
| 63 | Sioux County | 1 |
| 63 | Thomas County | 1 |
| 63 | Wheeler County | 1 |
| 64 | Arthur County | 0 |
| 64 | Hooker County | 0 |
| 64 | Keya Paha County | 0 |