Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Nebraska counties, Thurston County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (57.57%), followed by Sheridan County (10.97%), and Knox County (9.24%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
Thurston
Sheridan
Knox
Cherry
Box Butte
Dawes
Dakota
Richardson
Colfax
Scotts Bluff
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Thurston County 57.57
2 Sheridan County 10.97
3 Knox County 9.24
4 Cherry County 5.88
5 Box Butte County 4.48
6 Dawes County 3.7
7 Dakota County 3.51
8 Richardson County 3.21
9 Colfax County 3.03
10 Scotts Bluff County 2.87
11 Burt County 1.98
12 Dawson County 1.86
13 Hall County 1.69
14 Madison County 1.64
15 Kimball County 1.52
16 Morrill County 1.51
17 Platte County 1.28
18 Hooker County 1.21
19 Johnson County 1.19
20 Douglas County 1.14
21 Dundy County 1.11
22 Saline County 1.08
23 Clay County 1.05
24 Dodge County 0.91
24 Lancaster County 0.91
25 Logan County 0.9
26 Lincoln County 0.89
27 Adams County 0.84
27 Cheyenne County 0.84
28 Boyd County 0.77
28 Deuel County 0.77
29 Nance County 0.75
30 Wayne County 0.7
31 Keith County 0.69
32 Garden County 0.63
32 Stanton County 0.63
33 Fillmore County 0.62
33 Sarpy County 0.62
34 Sioux County 0.61
35 Dixon County 0.58
36 Red Willow County 0.56
37 Gage County 0.54
37 Rock County 0.54
38 Hitchcock County 0.53
39 Holt County 0.51
40 Jefferson County 0.5
40 York County 0.5
41 Howard County 0.48
41 Merrick County 0.48
42 Franklin County 0.47
42 Grant County 0.47
43 Banner County 0.46
44 Harlan County 0.44
45 Arthur County 0.43
45 Buffalo County 0.43
45 Furnas County 0.43
45 Phelps County 0.43
46 Cuming County 0.42
46 Custer County 0.42
47 Cass County 0.41
47 Kearney County 0.41
48 Nemaha County 0.4
49 Otoe County 0.39
50 Seward County 0.36
51 Pierce County 0.35
51 Saunders County 0.35
52 Cedar County 0.34
53 Frontier County 0.3
54 Brown County 0.29
55 Polk County 0.28
56 Washington County 0.27
56 Webster County 0.27
57 Nuckolls County 0.25
58 Perkins County 0.24
59 Boone County 0.22
59 Butler County 0.22
60 Hamilton County 0.21
60 Hayes County 0.21
61 Gosper County 0.2
62 Thayer County 0.19
63 Antelope County 0.18
63 Pawnee County 0.18
64 Loup County 0.16
65 Chase County 0.15
66 Thomas County 0.14
66 Valley County 0.14
67 Greeley County 0.12
67 Keya Paha County 0.12
67 Wheeler County 0.12
68 Sherman County 0.1
69 Blaine County 0
69 Garfield County 0
69 McPherson County 0