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Counties of Nebraska

Nebraska has 93 counties. Douglas County is the largest with 606,460 residents in 2025. 43 of the 93 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

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Counties of Nebraska: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Douglas County606,460+3.8%8163$80,391$266,100
Lancaster County334,049+3.5%2281$74,793$275,200
Sarpy County208,303+9.3%1247$103,321$314,100
Hall County63,633+1.2%614$69,251$224,600
Buffalo County51,172+2.2%1211$75,911$246,400
Dodge County38,057+2.4%259$74,329$208,600
Madison County36,106+1.5%69$63,128$208,500
Platte County35,649+3.9%288$71,552$223,900
Scotts Bluff County35,586−1.4%1011$63,614$168,500
Lincoln County33,303−4.0%78$65,148$189,500
Adams County31,071−0.4%89$68,365$193,100
Cass County27,657+4.0%186$91,836$254,900
Dawson County24,452+1.4%87$69,880$166,200
Saunders County23,702+6.4%395$94,066$271,700
Gage County21,711+0.0%377$67,247$174,000
Dakota County21,687+0.5%65$70,329$185,700
Washington County21,302+2.1%125$94,396$297,600
Seward County18,032+2.4%114$82,444$241,300
Otoe County16,531+3.9%115$82,188$201,600
Saline County14,996+1.6%85$79,910$197,400
York County14,564+3.2%94$77,757$189,400
Colfax County10,934+3.3%63$82,530$144,700
Custer County10,500−0.4%434$67,906$157,800
Box Butte County10,494−3.1%33$68,892$166,600
Red Willow County10,307−3.7%53$63,697$159,600
Holt County10,067−0.5%454$68,513$165,100
Wayne County10,020+3.3%62$66,215$221,600
Hamilton County9,678+2.7%83$83,994$253,700
Cheyenne County9,528+0.6%73$60,348$139,700
Phelps County8,994+0.3%53$68,919$194,900
Cuming County8,823−2.1%203$71,104$178,800
Butler County8,507+1.6%293$79,268$184,200
Cedar County8,373−0.1%122$73,578$185,000
Knox County8,335−0.6%423$64,636$127,700
Keith County8,100−2.7%93$60,645$168,000
Merrick County7,905+3.2%173$68,354$175,900
Dawes County7,858−4.1%32$56,280$150,900
Richardson County7,530−4.4%103$60,108$100,300
Pierce County7,378+0.9%72$72,357$196,000
Nemaha County7,102+0.4%72$60,924$131,700
Jefferson County7,070−2.4%93$59,044$129,500
Kearney County6,790+1.6%52$78,631$223,400
Thurston County6,752−0.3%182$69,177$114,600
Burt County6,678−0.7%123$63,685$147,000
Howard County6,538+1.0%82$76,767$209,100
Antelope County6,352+0.8%83$66,105$130,300
Clay County6,170+1.1%272$78,986$155,600
Stanton County5,744−1.7%32$80,687$195,400
Dixon County5,602+0.1%232$72,454$155,900
Cherry County5,561+1.9%82$66,270$152,200
Fillmore County5,458−1.7%212$76,295$151,000
Boone County5,355−0.4%72$74,947$173,700
Polk County5,270+1.1%42$69,768$189,900
Johnson County5,218−1.3%52$57,632$155,500
Thayer County4,842−3.8%112$66,213$122,800
Sheridan County4,809−6.3%52$60,121$113,400
Furnas County4,524−2.3%81$61,048$98,400
Morrill County4,404−3.3%31$58,500$116,100
Nuckolls County4,100+0.0%72$73,976$96,500
Valley County4,094+0.9%72$61,852$154,600
Chase County3,718−4.6%51$68,173$165,900
Kimball County3,391−1.3%31$56,712$109,400
Webster County3,336−1.7%62$64,347$117,600
Nance County3,290−2.6%151$65,179$132,000
Harlan County3,000−2.5%71$70,625$145,800
Sherman County2,924−1.3%51$63,578$152,000
Perkins County2,849−0.3%41$72,778$157,200
Brown County2,826−2.6%31$54,676$113,900
Franklin County2,795−3.1%182$60,195$95,600
Frontier County2,655+5.4%51$70,132$149,800
Pawnee County2,510−1.4%61$62,188$79,400
Hitchcock County2,467−5.8%41$51,567$96,700
Greeley County2,154−1.8%41$63,929$120,000
Deuel County1,862+1.3%21$70,096$100,200
Garden County1,804−3.7%31$41,882$110,400
Gosper County1,803−4.8%21$77,500$228,500
Garfield County1,710−5.7%11$62,804$176,600
Boyd County1,674−8.0%171$67,045$104,000
Dundy County1,568−5.4%41$58,922$143,400
Rock County1,259−0.6%21$58,125$117,500
Sioux County1,188+4.5%11$53,929$99,300
Hayes County821−3.4%31$69,250$128,100
Keya Paha County792+3.1%21$64,000$108,800
Wheeler County789+2.3%21$70,250$146,500
Banner County686+1.5%11$78,839$205,700
Hooker County686−3.4%11$49,464$93,800
Logan County669−6.4%21$74,271$175,000
Thomas County639−4.5%31$65,000$109,200
Loup County570−6.1%11$71,667$182,300
Grant County561−8.2%11$70,147$136,700
Blaine County458+6.5%31$69,583$116,900
Arthur County396−8.1%11$76,250$185,900
McPherson County369−7.5%11$58,684$121,600

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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