Nebraska Counties by Population (2025)

Top 5 Most Populous Counties

93 counties

County
2025 Pop.
Area (mi²)
Density
Change (2020)
Douglas County596,4083261,8291.88%
Lancaster County331,2808383952.51%
Sarpy County206,8042388698.18%
Hall County62,399547114-0.58%
Buffalo County51,027968531.66%
Dodge County37,471529710.96%
Madison County36,053573631.47%
Scotts Bluff County35,55974048-1.36%
Platte County35,117675522.42%
Lincoln County32,8672,56413-4.82%
Adams County30,80356355-1.2%
Cass County28,034557505.35%
Dawson County24,4451,014241.49%
Saunders County24,035749327.42%
Gage County21,774851260.54%
Dakota County21,572264820.08%
Washington County21,122390540.93%
Seward County17,763571310.82%
Otoe County16,633616274.6%
Saline County14,56957425-1.03%
York County14,444573252.43%
Colfax County10,792411262.23%
Custer County10,7352,57542.4%
Box Butte County10,7101,07510-1.09%
Red Willow County10,31571714-3.44%
Holt County10,2532,41241.56%
Wayne County9,824443221.32%
Hamilton County9,733542183.54%
Cheyenne County9,5711,19680.93%
Phelps County9,195540172.41%
Cuming County8,84857016-1.79%
Butler County8,491585151.57%
Knox County8,2801,1087-1.24%
Cedar County8,05474011-3.83%
Keith County7,9811,0628-4.1%
Dawes County7,8951,3966-3.2%
Merrick County7,835488162.27%
Richardson County7,60755214-3.24%
Pierce County7,26357313-1.12%
Nemaha County7,156407181.04%
Kearney County6,898516133.14%
Jefferson County6,88257012-5.19%
Burt County6,64149213-1.16%
Howard County6,563569121.23%
Thurston County6,56139417-3%
Antelope County6,29685770.27%
Clay County6,250572112.46%
Stanton County6,038428143.59%
Fillmore County5,56257510-0.22%
Cherry County5,5065,96010.99%
Dixon County5,44147611-2.75%
Polk County5,20443912-0.27%
Boone County5,1986878-2.97%
Johnson County5,10437614-3.59%
Thayer County4,7795748-4.8%
Sheridan County4,7722,4402-6.36%
Furnas County4,5287196-2.12%
Morrill County4,4681,4243-2.02%
Nuckolls County4,14757571.32%
Valley County3,9205687-3.38%
Chase County3,6648944-5.76%
Webster County3,3755756-0.5%
Kimball County3,1959523-6.36%
Nance County3,1884427-5.96%
Harlan County3,07155360.46%
Sherman County2,9375665-0.64%
Brown County2,7931,2212-3.56%
Franklin County2,7755765-3.95%
Perkins County2,7318833-4.44%
Frontier County2,53397531.28%
Pawnee County2,4744316-2.44%
Hitchcock County2,4287103-7.26%
Greeley County2,18757040.37%
Gosper County1,8714584-1.32%
Deuel County1,8114404-1.09%
Boyd County1,7155393-4.78%
Garfield County1,7155693-5.09%
Garden County1,7121,7051-9.23%
Dundy County1,4939202-9.73%
Rock County1,3311,00815.22%
Sioux County1,2082,06715.96%
Hayes County8107131-5.37%
Keya Paha County80577315.92%
Wheeler County7615751-1.81%
Banner County70874614.27%
Thomas County70171314.47%
Hooker County6737211-4.54%
Logan County5955711-16.78%
Loup County5745631-5.75%
Grant County5277771-14.03%
Blaine County4047111-5.39%
McPherson County3918590.46-1.51%
Arthur County3867151-10.02%

Overview of Nebraska Counties

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)