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Nebraska County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Nebraska (NE) is the 37th largest state by population and 16th biggest state by area. Nebraska has 93 counties ranking it the 11th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Nebraska
Abbreviation:NE
Capital:Lincoln
Largest City:Omaha
Population:1,934,408
Population rank in US:37th
Total Area [mi²]:77,358
Total Area [km²]:200,356
Area rank in US:16th
Number of Counties:93

NEBRASKA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Nebraska Population Density Map per County:

Nebraska County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Nebraska County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Nebraska County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

NEBRASKA COUNTIES LIST

Below are 93 Nebraska counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Douglas County571,327
2Lancaster County319,090
3Sarpy County187,196
4Hall County61,353
5Buffalo County49,659
6Dodge County36,565
7Scotts Bluff County35,618
8Madison County35,099
9Lincoln County34,914
10Platte County33,470
11Adams County31,363
12Cass County26,248
13Dawson County23,595
14Saunders County21,578
15Gage County21,513
16Washington County20,729
17Dakota County20,026
18Seward County17,284
19Otoe County16,012
20Saline County14,224
21York County13,679
22Box Butte County10,783
23Custer County10,777
24Red Willow County10,724
25Colfax County10,709
26Holt County10,067
27Wayne County9,385
28Hamilton County9,324
29Phelps County9,034
30Cheyenne County8,910
31Cuming County8,846
32Dawes County8,589
33Cedar County8,402
34Knox County8,332
35Keith County8,034
36Butler County8,016
37Richardson County7,865
38Merrick County7,755
39Thurston County7,224
40Pierce County7,148
41Jefferson County7,046
42Nemaha County6,972
43Kearney County6,495
44Burt County6,459
45Howard County6,445
46Antelope County6,298
47Clay County6,203
48Stanton County5,920
49Cherry County5,689
50Dixon County5,636
51Fillmore County5,462
52Sheridan County5,246
53Polk County5,213
54Boone County5,192
55Johnson County5,071
56Thayer County5,003
57Furnas County4,676
58Morrill County4,642
59Valley County4,158
60Nuckolls County4,148
61Chase County3,924
62Kimball County3,632
63Nance County3,519
64Webster County3,487
65Harlan County3,380
66Sherman County3,001
67Franklin County2,979
68Brown County2,955
69Perkins County2,891
70Hitchcock County2,762
71Frontier County2,627
72Pawnee County2,613
73Greeley County2,356
74Gosper County1,990
75Garfield County1,969
76Boyd County1,919
77Garden County1,837
78Deuel County1,794
79Dundy County1,693
80Rock County1,357
81Sioux County1,166
82Hayes County922
83Keya Paha County806
84Wheeler County783
85Logan County748
86Banner County745
87Thomas County722
88Hooker County682
89Loup County664
90Grant County623
91McPherson County494
92Blaine County465
93Arthur County463

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT NEBRASKA COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Nebraska?

Out of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Douglas County is the largest by population. Cherry County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Nebraska?

Arthur County is the smallest Nebraska county by population. Sarpy County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Nebraska?

In terms of economics and average income level, Thomas County is the richest Nebraska county.

What is the poorest county in Nebraska?

Loup County is the poorest Nebraska county.

NEBRASKA COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Nebraska county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Nebraska County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Nebraska County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT NEBRASKA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Nebraska County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Nebraska counties.

CREATE YOUR NEBRASKA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Nebraska Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Nebraska state and Nebraska counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Nebraska Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Nebraska

Official Website of the State of Nebraska:
https://www.nebraska.gov

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