Counties in Nebraska by foreign-born share of the population

Colfax County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 93 counties in 2021, at 34.6%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.6Colfax County
Median2.193 counties
Nebraska7.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Colfax CountyColfax County: 34.6 %34.6Dakota CountyDakota County: 22.9 %22.9Dawson CountyDawson County: 22 %22Saline CountySaline County: 15.3 %15.3Hall CountyHall County: 14.4 %14.4Platte CountyPlatte County: 10.9 %10.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 10 %10Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 8.4 %8.4Chase CountyChase County: 7.2 %7.2Dixon CountyDixon County: 7 %7Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 6.8 %6.8Madison CountyMadison County: 6.7 %6.7Cuming CountyCuming County: 6.6 %6.6Banner CountyBanner County: 6.5 %6.5Dodge CountyDodge County: 6.2 %6.2Adams CountyAdams County: 5.7 %5.7Sarpy CountySarpy County: 5.5 %5.5Otoe CountyOtoe County: 5.3 %5.3Morrill CountyMorrill County: 5.1 %5.1Brown CountyBrown County: 4.7 %4.7Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 4.7 %4.7Kearney CountyKearney County: 4.5 %4.5Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 4.5 %4.5Hayes CountyHayes County: 4.4 %4.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4 %4Merrick CountyMerrick County: 3.4 %3.4Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3.3 %3.3Clay CountyClay County: 3.3 %3.3Keith CountyKeith County: 3.2 %3.2Polk CountyPolk County: 3.2 %3.2Dundy CountyDundy County: 3.1 %3.1Sioux CountySioux County: 2.9 %2.9Grant CountyGrant County: 2.8 %2.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2.8 %2.8Harlan CountyHarlan County: 2.8 %2.8Loup CountyLoup County: 2.7 %2.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.6 %2.6Holt CountyHolt County: 2.6 %2.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.6 %2.6Stanton CountyStanton County: 2.4 %2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Colfax County34.6
2Dakota County22.9
3Dawson County22
4Saline County15.3
5Hall County14.4
6Platte County10.9
7Douglas County10
8Lancaster County8.4
9Chase County7.2
10Dixon County7
11Box Butte County6.8
12Madison County6.7
13Cuming County6.6
14Banner County6.5
15Dodge County6.2
16Adams County5.7
17Sarpy County5.5
18Otoe County5.3
19Morrill County5.1
20Brown County4.7
21Scotts Bluff County4.7
22Kearney County4.5
23Buffalo County4.5
24Hayes County4.4
25Wayne County4
26Merrick County3.4
27Boyd County3.3
28Clay County3.3
29Keith County3.2
29Polk County3.2
31Dundy County3.1
32Sioux County2.9
33Grant County2.8
33Johnson County2.8
35Harlan County2.8
36Loup County2.7
37Lincoln County2.6
38Holt County2.6
39Jefferson County2.6
40Stanton County2.4
41Cherry County2.4
42Keya Paha County2.3
43Gosper County2.3
44Butler County2.3
45Thomas County2.1
46Phelps County2.1
47Furnas County2.1
48Perkins County1.9
49Gage County1.9
50Logan County1.9
51Howard County1.8
52Thurston County1.7
53Sheridan County1.6
54Antelope County1.6
55Nuckolls County1.6
56Cheyenne County1.5
57Nemaha County1.5
58Washington County1.5
59Custer County1.4
60York County1.4
61Pierce County1.3
62Cass County1.3
63Arthur County1.3
63Garfield County1.3
65Pawnee County1.3
66Kimball County1.2
67Burt County1.2
68Knox County1.2
68Seward County1.2
70Sherman County1.1
71Boone County1.1
72Fillmore County1.1
73Hamilton County1
73Red Willow County1
75Garden County1
75Richardson County1
77Wheeler County0.8
78Saunders County0.8
79Deuel County0.8
80Greeley County0.7
81Webster County0.6
82Cedar County0.6
82Valley County0.6
84Dawes County0.6
85Frontier County0.5
86Franklin County0.5
87Thayer County0.5
88Rock County0.5
89McPherson County0.4
90Hitchcock County0.3
91Nance County0
92Blaine County0
92Hooker County0

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Colfax County, with 34.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Hooker County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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