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Nebraska counties by population

Number of counties: 93
Population: 1,951,480
Largest county: Douglas County
Table of counties in Nebraska sorted by population from largest to smallest.
CountyPopulation
Douglas County578,771
Lancaster County320,301
Sarpy County188,464
Hall County62,616
Buffalo County49,840
Dodge County37,249
Scotts Bluff County36,229
Madison County35,553
Lincoln County34,906
Platte County34,123
Adams County31,284
Cass County26,546
Dawson County24,031
Saunders County22,008
Gage County21,706
Dakota County21,284
Washington County20,699
Seward County17,605
Otoe County15,916
Saline County14,395
York County14,164
Box Butte County10,821
Red Willow County10,724
Custer County10,625
Colfax County10,608
Holt County10,175
Wayne County9,590
Cheyenne County9,575
Hamilton County9,376
Cuming County9,035
Phelps County8,972
Knox County8,434
Cedar County8,401
Dawes County8,383
Butler County8,354
Keith County8,312
Richardson County7,893
Merrick County7,687
Pierce County7,266
Jefferson County7,213
Nemaha County7,025
Thurston County6,806
Burt County6,705
Kearney County6,639
Howard County6,461
Antelope County6,310
Clay County6,104
Stanton County5,877
Dixon County5,632
Fillmore County5,561
Cherry County5,505
Boone County5,413
Johnson County5,298
Polk County5,223
Sheridan County5,150
Thayer County5,053
Furnas County4,655
Morrill County4,595
Nuckolls County4,125
Valley County4,031
Chase County3,694
Kimball County3,583
Webster County3,442
Nance County3,389
Harlan County3,216
Sherman County2,986
Franklin County2,914
Perkins County2,865
Brown County2,752
Hitchcock County2,630
Pawnee County2,564
Frontier County2,512
Greeley County2,219
Dundy County1,900
Garfield County1,889
Deuel County1,878
Boyd County1,812
Gosper County1,811
Garden County1,726
Rock County1,321
Sioux County1,081
Keya Paha County946
Hayes County891
Logan County865
Wheeler County735
Grant County718
Hooker County714
Loup County665
Banner County605
Thomas County562
McPherson County475
Arthur County472
Blaine County346

What is the largest county in Nebraska?

Douglas County is the largest county in Nebraska with a population of 578,771.

TOP-5 counties by population in Nebraska:
  • Douglas County
  • Lancaster County
  • Sarpy County
  • Hall County
  • Buffalo County