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Population per Square Mile in Nebraska, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Nebraska, ranked. The highest is Douglas County at 1,809.0 and the lowest is Sioux County at 0.6.

Nebraska: 25.8 · United States: n/a · median county in Nebraska: 8.0

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Douglas County1,809.0
2Sarpy County829.4
3Lancaster County390.1
4Hall County114.4
5Dakota County80.8
6Dodge County70.6
7Madison County62.1
8Adams County55.1
9Washington County54.1
10Buffalo County52.2
11Platte County51.4
12Cass County48.8
13Scotts Bluff County48.5
14Seward County30.9
15Saunders County30.8
16Otoe County26.4
17Colfax County25.9
18Saline County25.5
19Gage County25.4
20York County25.0
21Dawson County23.9
22Wayne County22.2
23Hamilton County17.5
24Nemaha County17.3
25Thurston County16.8
26Phelps County16.7
27Merrick County15.8
28Cuming County15.7
29Red Willow County14.7
30Butler County14.4
31Johnson County14.0
32Richardson County14.0
33Burt County13.7
34Stanton County13.6
35Lincoln County13.2
36Kearney County13.0
37Pierce County12.8
38Jefferson County12.6
39Polk County11.9
40Dixon County11.7
41Howard County11.5
42Cedar County11.2
43Clay County10.7
44Box Butte County10.0
45Fillmore County9.6
46Thayer County8.5
47Cheyenne County8.0
48Boone County7.8
49Keith County7.7
50Knox County7.5
51Nance County7.5
52Antelope County7.4
53Valley County7.2
54Nuckolls County7.1
55Furnas County6.4
56Pawnee County5.9
57Dawes County5.8
58Webster County5.8
59Sherman County5.2
60Harlan County5.1
61Franklin County4.9
62Gosper County4.5
63Deuel County4.2
64Holt County4.2
65Chase County4.1
66Custer County4.1
67Greeley County3.9
68Hitchcock County3.6
69Kimball County3.4
70Morrill County3.2
71Perkins County3.2
72Boyd County3.1
73Garfield County3.0
74Frontier County2.6
75Brown County2.3
76Sheridan County2.1
77Dundy County1.9
78Wheeler County1.5
79Logan County1.4
80Rock County1.3
81Hayes County1.2
82Keya Paha County1.1
83Banner County1.0
84Garden County1.0
85Loup County1.0
86Cherry County0.9
87Hooker County0.9
88Grant County0.8
89Thomas County0.8
90Arthur County0.7
91Blaine County0.6
92McPherson County0.6
93Sioux County0.6

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Nebraska ranks 45th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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