# Counties in Nebraska by population density, 2025

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/nebraska-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/nebraska-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Douglas County | 717.1 |
| 2 | Sarpy County | 337.9 |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 154 |
| 4 | Hall County | 45 |
| 5 | Dakota County | 31.7 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 27.8 |
| 7 | Madison County | 24.3 |
| 8 | Adams County | 21.3 |
| 9 | Washington County | 21.1 |
| 10 | Buffalo County | 20.4 |
| 11 | Platte County | 20.4 |
| 12 | Cass County | 19.2 |
| 13 | Scotts Bluff County | 18.6 |
| 14 | Saunders County | 12.2 |
| 15 | Seward County | 12.2 |
| 16 | Otoe County | 10.4 |
| 17 | Colfax County | 10.3 |
| 18 | Saline County | 10.1 |
| 19 | Gage County | 9.8 |
| 20 | York County | 9.8 |
| 21 | Dawson County | 9.3 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 8.7 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 6.9 |
| 24 | Nemaha County | 6.7 |
| 25 | Thurston County | 6.6 |
| 26 | Phelps County | 6.4 |
| 27 | Merrick County | 6.3 |
| 28 | Cuming County | 6 |
| 29 | Butler County | 5.6 |
| 30 | Red Willow County | 5.5 |
| 31 | Johnson County | 5.4 |
| 32 | Richardson County | 5.3 |
| 33 | Burt County | 5.2 |
| 34 | Stanton County | 5.2 |
| 35 | Kearney County | 5.1 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 5 |
| 37 | Pierce County | 5 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 4.8 |
| 39 | Polk County | 4.6 |
| 40 | Dixon County | 4.5 |
| 41 | Howard County | 4.4 |
| 42 | Cedar County | 4.4 |
| 43 | Clay County | 4.2 |
| 44 | Box Butte County | 3.8 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 3.7 |
| 46 | Thayer County | 3.3 |
| 47 | Cheyenne County | 3.1 |
| 48 | Boone County | 3 |
| 49 | Keith County | 2.9 |
| 50 | Knox County | 2.9 |
| 51 | Nance County | 2.9 |
| 52 | Antelope County | 2.9 |
| 53 | Valley County | 2.8 |
| 54 | Nuckolls County | 2.8 |
| 55 | Furnas County | 2.4 |
| 56 | Pawnee County | 2.2 |
| 57 | Webster County | 2.2 |
| 58 | Dawes County | 2.2 |
| 59 | Harlan County | 2.1 |
| 60 | Sherman County | 2 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 1.9 |
| 62 | Deuel County | 1.6 |
| 63 | Holt County | 1.6 |
| 64 | Chase County | 1.6 |
| 65 | Custer County | 1.6 |
| 66 | Gosper County | 1.5 |
| 67 | Greeley County | 1.5 |
| 68 | Kimball County | 1.4 |
| 69 | Hitchcock County | 1.3 |
| 70 | Perkins County | 1.2 |
| 71 | Boyd County | 1.2 |
| 72 | Morrill County | 1.2 |
| 73 | Garfield County | 1.2 |
| 74 | Frontier County | 1.1 |
| 75 | Brown County | 0.9 |
| 76 | Sheridan County | 0.8 |
| 77 | Dundy County | 0.7 |
| 78 | Wheeler County | 0.5 |
| 79 | Rock County | 0.5 |
| 80 | Logan County | 0.5 |
| 81 | Hayes County | 0.4 |
| 82 | Garden County | 0.4 |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 0.4 |
| 84 | Loup County | 0.4 |
| 85 | Hooker County | 0.4 |
| 86 | Cherry County | 0.4 |
| 87 | Banner County | 0.4 |
| 88 | Thomas County | 0.3 |
| 89 | Grant County | 0.3 |
| 90 | Blaine County | 0.2 |
| 91 | Sioux County | 0.2 |
| 92 | Arthur County | 0.2 |
| 93 | McPherson County | 0.2 |