List of counties in Nebraska

Nebraska has 93 counties. They are listed below by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix.

Nebraska's postal abbreviation is NE and its FIPS state code is 31.

When many counties were formed, the bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan, are known only by their surnames.

County list

Racial / Ethnic Profile of counties in Nebraska (2020 Census) Racial / Ethnic Profile of counties in Nebraska (2020 Census) Following is a table of counties in Nebraska by race/ethnicity. The majority racial/ethnic group is coded per the key below.

Majority minority with no dominant groupMajority WhiteMajority BlackMajority HispanicMajority AsianMajority Native American

+ Racial and ethnic composition of counties in Nebraska (2020 Census)(NH = Non-Hispanic) County Locationof County Total Population White alone (NH) % Black orAfrican American alone (NH) % Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) % Asian alone (NH) % Pacific Islander alone (NH) % Other race alone (NH) % Mixed race orMultiracial (NH) % Hispanic or Latino(any race) %Adams31,20525,77982.61%2470.79%1190.38%4151.33%90.03%670.21%9102.92%3,65911.73%Antelope6,2955,89993.71%220.35%160.25%220.35%00.00%30.05%1121.78%2213.51%Arthur43440092.17%30.69%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%194.38%122.76%Banner67460089.02%00.00%50.74%20.30%00.00%00.00%162.37%517.57%Blaine43139792.11%10.23%00.00%10.23%00.00%00.00%214.87%112.55%Boone5,3795,05794.01%210.39%150.28%70.13%00.00%60.11%901.67%1833.40%Box Butte10,8428,68180.07%660.61%2932.70%710.65%00.00%170.16%4684.32%1,24611.49%Boyd1,8101,72395.19%00.00%110.61%00.00%00.00%40.22%392.15%331.82%Brown2,9032,62990.56%20.07%70.24%60.21%00.00%20.07%812.79%1766.06%Buffalo50,08442,10884.07%6001.20%1490.30%6601.32%330.07%940.19%1,3782.75%5,06210.11%Burt6,7226,19792.19%190.28%721.07%350.52%170.25%90.13%2012.99%1722.56%Butler8,3697,62691.12%280.33%220.26%90.11%10.01%230.27%1782.13%4825.76%Cass26,59824,26191.21%1020.38%870.33%1030.39%80.03%910.34%9583.60%9883.71%Cedar8,3808,01095.58%250.30%130.16%90.11%20.02%30.04%1321.58%1862.22%Chase3,8933,20982.43%200.51%20.05%110.28%00.00%20.05%872.23%56214.44%Cherry5,4554,77287.48%110.20%2714.97%70.13%00.00%70.13%2394.38%1482.71%Cheyenne9,4688,23987.02%510.54%290.31%750.79%00.00%390.41%2843.00%7517.93%Clay6,1045,37288.01%80.13%130.21%100.16%00.00%140.23%1642.69%5238.57%Colfax10,5825,01847.42%3753.54%260.25%500.47%20.02%160.15%1020.96%4,99347.18%Cuming9,0137,63884.74%210.23%260.29%180.20%90.10%230.26%1661.84%1,11212.34%Custer10,5459,80492.97%480.46%320.30%190.18%20.02%140.13%2382.26%3883.68%Dakota21,5829,34743.31%1,6037.43%5262.44%6022.79%1540.71%330.15%5062.34%8,81140.83%Dawes8,1996,94384.68%1642.00%3223.93%530.65%60.07%210.26%3624.42%3284.00%Dawson24,11113,52956.11%1,1874.92%440.18%1920.80%410.17%600.25%4151.72%8,64335.85%Deuel1,8381,68691.73%10.05%70.38%60.33%00.00%70.38%311.69%1005.44%Dixon5,6064,64382.82%170.30%190.34%170.30%00.00%80.14%1061.89%79614.20%Dodge37,16729,50179.37%2150.58%1330.36%1830.49%120.03%930.25%9472.55%6,08316.37%Douglas584,526381,42765.25%63,70610.90%2,6530.45%27,5934.72%4100.07%2,3100.40%25,6074.38%80,82013.83%Dundy1,6541,49190.15%70.42%90.54%10.06%30.18%40.24%362.18%1036.23%Fillmore5,5515,18193.33%200.36%190.34%130.23%10.02%00.00%1402.52%1773.19%Franklin2,8892,74194.88%60.21%30.10%140.48%00.00%40.14%391.35%822.84%Frontier2,5192,33792.77%170.67%60.24%00.00%30.12%40.16%712.82%813.22%Furnas4,6364,23591.35%90.19%190.41%60.13%00.00%40.09%1433.08%2204.75%Gage21,70420,05392.39%1220.56%780.36%990.46%10.00%430.20%6733.10%6352.93%Garden1,8741,72291.89%30.16%30.16%20.11%10.05%100.53%452.40%884.70%Garfield1,8131,75296.64%30.17%00.00%00.00%00.00%10.06%331.82%241.32%Gosper1,8931,74692.23%20.11%40.21%110.58%00.00%00.00%351.85%955.02%Grant61157694.27%50.82%121.96%10.16%00.00%10.16%40.65%121.96%Greeley2,1882,09895.89%10.05%30.14%60.27%10.05%100.46%170.78%522.38%Hall62,89539,42062.68%1,8152.89%2150.34%6881.09%250.04%1870.30%1,3642.17%19,18130.50%Hamilton9,4298,79693.29%270.29%300.32%140.15%00.00%190.20%2232.37%3203.39%Harlan3,0732,90794.60%10.03%50.16%110.36%00.00%00.00%591.92%902.93%Hayes85676088.79%00.00%40.47%20.23%00.00%00.00%273.15%637.36%Hitchcock2,6162,46294.11%00.00%00.00%20.08%40.15%10.04%602.29%873.33%Holt10,1279,32592.08%410.40%380.38%500.49%10.01%120.12%1391.37%5215.14%Hooker71166393.25%40.56%10.14%10.14%00.00%00.00%314.36%111.55%Howard6,4756,15495.04%130.20%140.22%120.19%10.02%80.12%1271.96%1462.25%Jefferson7,2406,55890.58%200.28%400.55%150.21%00.00%200.28%2263.12%3614.99%Johnson5,2904,10177.52%3115.88%520.98%761.44%00.00%80.15%1132.14%62911.89%Kearney6,6886,06490.67%30.04%140.21%120.18%20.03%110.16%1972.95%3855.76%Keith8,3357,23286.77%150.18%190.23%380.46%70.08%160.19%2583.10%7509.00%Keya Paha76973495.45%00.00%10.13%00.00%00.00%00.00%141.82%202.60%Kimball3,4343,02688.12%10.03%240.70%150.44%00.00%90.26%972.82%2627.63%Knox8,3916,96783.03%160.19%94311.24%280.33%30.04%130.15%2362.81%1852.20%Lancaster322,608251,96278.10%13,3694.14%1,7070.53%13,9754.33%1700.05%1,3510.42%14,2304.41%25,8448.01%Lincoln34,67629,64385.49%3821.10%1470.42%3250.94%60.02%1110.32%1,0513.03%3,0118.68%Logan71666592.88%00.00%00.00%40.56%00.00%00.00%243.35%233.21%Loup60756593.08%00.00%00.00%10.16%00.00%00.00%233.79%182.97%McPherson39937894.74%00.00%41.00%20.50%00.00%10.25%112.76%30.75%Madison35,58527,82378.19%4041.14%3661.03%4451.25%70.02%1180.33%9082.55%5,51415.50%Merrick7,6686,94190.52%410.53%250.33%290.38%30.04%00.00%2573.35%3724.85%Morrill4,5553,72281.71%190.42%380.83%200.44%00.00%110.24%972.13%64814.23%Nance3,3803,20294.73%40.12%80.24%50.15%00.00%10.03%1002.96%601.78%Nemaha7,0746,53892.42%560.79%270.38%310.44%00.00%130.18%2012.84%2082.94%Nuckolls4,0953,83593.65%40.10%40.10%30.07%00.00%140.34%1172.86%1182.88%Otoe15,91213,86787.15%820.52%360.23%860.54%00.00%350.22%5443.42%1,2627.93%Pawnee2,5442,44696.15%40.16%70.28%00.00%10.04%30.12%441.73%391.53%Perkins2,8582,62091.67%100.35%30.10%30.10%30.10%20.07%712.48%1465.11%Phelps8,9688,14090.77%340.38%200.22%280.31%10.01%240.27%1701.90%5516.14%Pierce7,3176,95094.98%300.41%170.23%120.16%20.03%140.19%1502.05%1421.94%Platte34,29625,58374.59%3461.01%980.29%1980.58%90.03%1010.29%7092.07%7,25221.15%Polk5,2144,75191.12%80.15%140.27%20.04%10.02%100.19%1693.24%2594.97%Red Willow10,7029,53689.10%1121.05%370.35%390.36%120.11%140.13%2652.48%6876.42%Richardson7,8717,09690.15%150.19%2232.83%350.44%00.00%110.14%3364.27%1551.97%Rock1,2621,21996.59%30.24%10.08%00.00%00.00%20.16%171.35%201.58%Saline14,2929,36365.51%1300.91%410.29%2771.94%460.32%250.17%3432.40%4,06728.46%Sarpy190,604147,06477.16%7,2323.79%5530.29%4,7262.48%2240.12%7160.38%10,0345.26%20,05510.52%Saunders22,27820,70392.93%720.32%770.35%860.39%50.02%710.32%6793.05%5852.63%Scotts Bluff36,08425,71171.25%2340.65%4661.29%2770.77%250.07%1000.28%1,0682.96%8,20322.73%Seward17,60916,38293.03%1020.58%440.25%570.32%60.03%440.25%4782.71%4962.82%Sheridan5,1274,09579.87%150.29%52210.18%290.57%20.04%100.20%2324.53%2224.33%Sherman2,9592,77493.75%00.00%160.54%50.17%20.07%10.03%792.67%822.77%Sioux1,1351,05592.95%00.00%20.18%40.35%20.18%40.35%252.20%433.79%Stanton5,8425,21589.27%220.38%270.46%180.31%70.12%110.19%1903.25%3526.03%Thayer5,0344,76994.74%100.20%90.18%100.20%50.10%30.06%921.83%1362.70%Thomas66962393.12%00.00%30.45%00.00%00.00%00.00%142.09%294.33%Thurston6,7732,44436.08%240.35%3,89757.54%80.12%40.06%160.24%1201.77%2603.84%Valley4,0593,81894.06%150.37%40.10%50.12%50.12%110.27%852.09%1162.86%Washington20,86519,35992.78%700.34%250.12%1000.48%10.00%420.20%6493.11%6192.97%Wayne9,6977,82880.73%3503.61%280.29%1221.26%80.08%610.63%3093.19%99110.22%Webster3,3953,11191.63%140.41%140.41%90.27%00.00%20.06%972.86%1484.36%Wheeler77473695.09%00.00%20.26%00.00%00.00%10.13%151.94%202.58%York14,12512,55988.91%1671.18%710.50%900.64%20.01%300.21%3672.60%8395.94%

Former counties

Clay (1855-1864) Formed from unorganized territory and dissolved into Gage and Lancaster County. Jackson (1855-1856) Formed from unorganized territory and dissolved to Fillmore County and unorganized territory Johnson (1855-1856) Formed from unorganized territory and dissolved to unorganized territory Blackbird (1855-1888) Formed from Burt County and dissolved to Thurston County Loup (1855-1856) Formed from Burt and Un-Organized and then dissolved Madison, Monroe and Platte Counties Jones (1856-1866) Formed from unorganized territory and dissolved into Jefferson County. Grant, Harrison, Jackson, Lynn, Monroe and Taylor counties listed in 1870 - see map West (1860-1862) Formed from unorganized territory and dissolved into Holt County

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