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Counties of Nebraska

Nebraska has 93 counties, home to 2,018,006 people across 198,951 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Nebraska and the country.

Counties
93
Population
2,018,006
2025 estimate
#38 of 51 states
Area
198,951 km²
#15 of 51 states
Density
10
per km²
#44 of 51 states
How Nebraska's counties spread

Across Nebraska's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorMedian
Households with Broadband202486.2%
Median Gross Rent2024$777
Median Home Value2024$157,200
Owner-Occupied Homes202475.2%
Vacant Homes202414.2%
Demography
IndicatorMedian
Aged 65 and Over202422.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native20240.2%
Asian, non-Hispanic20240.3%
Average Household Size2024people2.3
Black, non-Hispanic20240.3%
Foreign-Born20242.2%
Hispanic or Latino20245.0%
Median Age2024years42.8
Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males972
Speak a Language Other Than English20244.5%
Under 18202423.0%
Veterans20247.1%
White, non-Hispanic202490.0%
Economy
IndicatorMedian
Below Poverty Line20249.7%
Households on SNAP20246.6%
Income Inequality2024index0.431
Median Household Income2024$68,892
Per Capita Income2024$36,919
Unemployment Rate20242.0%
Education
IndicatorMedian
Bachelor's Degree or Higher202424.1%
High School or Higher202493.5%
Health Coverage
IndicatorMedian
No Health Insurance20246.6%
With a Disability202413.7%
Population & Density
IndicatorMedian
Population20256,170
Population Density2025/km²3
Work & Commute
IndicatorMedian
Commute by Public Transit20240.0%
Households with No Vehicle20244.0%
Mean Commute Time2024minutes19
Work from Home20247.5%
All counties
CountyPopulation 2025
Adams County31,071
Antelope County6,352
Arthur County396
Banner County686
Blaine County458
Boone County5,355
Box Butte County10,494
Boyd County1,674
Brown County2,826
Buffalo County51,172
Burt County6,678
Butler County8,507
Cass County27,657
Cedar County8,373
Chase County3,718
Cherry County5,561
Cheyenne County9,528
Clay County6,170
Colfax County10,934
Cuming County8,823
Custer County10,500
Dakota County21,687
Dawes County7,858
Dawson County24,452
Deuel County1,862
Dixon County5,602
Dodge County38,057
Douglas County606,460
Dundy County1,568
Fillmore County5,458
Franklin County2,795
Frontier County2,655
Furnas County4,524
Gage County21,711
Garden County1,804
Garfield County1,710
Gosper County1,803
Grant County561
Greeley County2,154
Hall County63,633
Hamilton County9,678
Harlan County3,000
Hayes County821
Hitchcock County2,467
Holt County10,067
Hooker County686
Howard County6,538
Jefferson County7,070
Johnson County5,218
Kearney County6,790
Keith County8,100
Keya Paha County792
Kimball County3,391
Knox County8,335
Lancaster County334,049
Lincoln County33,303
Logan County669
Loup County570
Madison County36,106
McPherson County369
Merrick County7,905
Morrill County4,404
Nance County3,290
Nemaha County7,102
Nuckolls County4,100
Otoe County16,531
Pawnee County2,510
Perkins County2,849
Phelps County8,994
Pierce County7,378
Platte County35,649
Polk County5,270
Red Willow County10,307
Richardson County7,530
Rock County1,259
Saline County14,996
Sarpy County208,303
Saunders County23,702
Scotts Bluff County35,586
Seward County18,032
Sheridan County4,809
Sherman County2,924
Sioux County1,188
Stanton County5,744
Thayer County4,842
Thomas County639
Thurston County6,752
Valley County4,094
Washington County21,302
Wayne County10,020
Webster County3,336
Wheeler County789
York County14,564
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