Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Nebraska counties, Douglas County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (388.61K), followed by Lancaster County (253.59K), and Sarpy County (145.57K).

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.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
Douglas
Lancaster
Sarpy
Buffalo
Hall
Lincoln
Dodge
Madison
Adams
Scotts Bluff
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Douglas County 388610
2 Lancaster County 253594
3 Sarpy County 145574
4 Buffalo County 42851
5 Hall County 41407
6 Lincoln County 31263
7 Dodge County 31011
8 Madison County 28091
9 Adams County 27425
10 Scotts Bluff County 26313
11 Platte County 26108
12 Cass County 24089
13 Gage County 20505
14 Saunders County 20007
15 Washington County 19141
16 Seward County 16164
17 Otoe County 14222
18 Dawson County 14200
19 York County 12519
20 Custer County 10276
21 Dakota County 10026
22 Saline County 9974
23 Red Willow County 9911
24 Holt County 9582
25 Box Butte County 9140
26 Cheyenne County 9040
27 Hamilton County 8689
28 Wayne County 8509
29 Phelps County 8502
30 Cedar County 8319
31 Cuming County 7927
32 Dawes County 7615
33 Butler County 7568
34 Richardson County 7412
35 Keith County 7332
36 Knox County 7327
37 Merrick County 7286
38 Pierce County 6872
39 Jefferson County 6737
40 Nemaha County 6552
41 Howard County 6102
42 Burt County 6101
43 Kearney County 6040
44 Antelope County 6035
45 Stanton County 5479
46 Clay County 5473
47 Colfax County 5315
48 Fillmore County 5272
49 Boone County 5166
50 Cherry County 5150
51 Dixon County 4902
52 Polk County 4830
53 Thayer County 4827
54 Furnas County 4459
55 Sheridan County 4256
56 Johnson County 4199
57 Nuckolls County 4061
58 Valley County 3997
59 Morrill County 3984
60 Nance County 3415
61 Chase County 3356
62 Harlan County 3309
63 Webster County 3296
64 Kimball County 3186
65 Sherman County 2907
66 Franklin County 2866
67 Brown County 2865
68 Perkins County 2740
69 Hitchcock County 2662
70 Pawnee County 2582
71 Thurston County 2565
72 Frontier County 2547
73 Greeley County 2306
74 Garfield County 1949
75 Boyd County 1882
76 Gosper County 1861
77 Garden County 1742
78 Deuel County 1706
79 Dundy County 1606
80 Rock County 1362
81 Sioux County 1160
82 Hayes County 838
83 Wheeler County 777
84 Keya Paha County 773
85 Logan County 757
86 Thomas County 683
87 Banner County 662
88 Hooker County 654
89 Grant County 648
90 Loup County 592
91 McPherson County 481
92 Blaine County 452
93 Arthur County 439