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Nebraska County Map

Nebraska has 93 counties. Douglas County, home to Omaha, is the most populous with 584,526 residents in 2020, and Cherry County is the largest by land area at 5,960.2 sq mi. The capital, Lincoln, is the county seat of Lancaster County.

County map of Nebraska showing all 93 counties

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93counties
Douglasmost populous: 584,526
Cherrylargest: 5,960.2 sq mi
Sarpysmallest: 238.1 sq mi

List of Nebraska counties

CountyCounty seatPopulation (2020)Land area (sq mi)
Adams CountyHastings31,205563.3
Antelope CountyNeligh6,295857.2
Arthur CountyArthur434715.2
Banner CountyHarrisburg674746.0
Blaine CountyBrewster431710.7
Boone CountyAlbion5,379686.5
Box Butte CountyAlliance10,8421,075.4
Boyd CountyButte1,810539.9
Brown CountyAinsworth2,9031,221.4
Buffalo CountyKearney50,084968.2
Burt CountyTekamah6,722491.6
Butler CountyDavid City8,369584.9
Cass CountyPlattsmouth26,598557.3
Cedar CountyHartington8,380740.2
Chase CountyImperial3,893894.4
Cherry CountyValentine5,4555,960.2
Cheyenne CountySidney9,4681,196.0
Clay CountyClay Center6,104572.3
Colfax CountySchuyler10,582411.6
Cuming CountyWest Point9,013570.5
Custer CountyBroken Bow10,5452,575.6
Dakota CountyDakota City21,582264.3
Dawes CountyChadron8,1991,396.4
Dawson CountyLexington24,1111,013.1
Deuel CountyChappell1,838439.9
Dixon CountyPonca5,606476.1
Dodge CountyFremont37,167529.1
Douglas CountyOmaha584,526326.4
Dundy CountyBenkelman1,654919.7
Fillmore CountyGeneva5,551575.4
Franklin CountyFranklin2,889575.8
Frontier CountyStockville2,519974.6
Furnas CountyBeaver City4,636719.1
Gage CountyBeatrice21,704851.5
Garden CountyOshkosh1,8741,705.4
Garfield CountyBurwell1,813569.3
Gosper CountyElwood1,893458.2
Grant CountyHyannis611777.0
Greeley CountyGreeley2,188569.8
Hall CountyGrand Island62,895546.4
Hamilton CountyAurora9,429542.1
Harlan CountyAlma3,073553.5
Hayes CountyHayes Center856713.1
Hitchcock CountyTrenton2,616709.9
Holt CountyO'Neill10,1272,412.4
Hooker CountyMullen711721.2
Howard CountySt. Paul6,475569.3
Jefferson CountyFairbury7,240570.2
Johnson CountyTecumseh5,290376.1
Kearney CountyMinden6,688516.2
Keith CountyOgallala8,3351,061.7
Keya Paha CountySpringview769773.1
Kimball CountyKimball3,434951.9
Knox CountyCenter8,3911,108.4
Lancaster CountyLincoln322,608837.6
Lincoln CountyNorth Platte34,6762,564.1
Logan CountyStapleton716570.7
Loup CountyTaylor607563.5
Madison CountyMadison35,585572.6
McPherson CountyTryon399859.3
Merrick CountyCentral City7,668487.3
Morrill CountyBridgeport4,5551,424.0
Nance CountyFullerton3,380441.6
Nemaha CountyAuburn7,074407.4
Nuckolls CountyNelson4,095575.2
Otoe CountyNebraska City15,912615.7
Pawnee CountyPawnee City2,544431.1
Perkins CountyGrant2,858883.3
Phelps CountyHoldrege8,968539.8
Pierce CountyPierce7,317573.2
Platte CountyColumbus34,296674.0
Polk CountyOsceola5,214438.7
Red Willow CountyMcCook10,702717.0
Richardson CountyFalls City7,871551.8
Rock CountyBassett1,2621,008.3
Saline CountyWilber14,292574.1
Sarpy CountyPapillion190,604238.1
Saunders CountyWahoo22,278748.9
Scotts Bluff CountyGering36,084739.6
Seward CountySeward17,609571.4
Sheridan CountyRushville5,1272,440.9
Sherman CountyLoup City2,959565.9
Sioux CountyHarrison1,1352,066.7
Stanton CountyStanton5,842427.6
Thayer CountyHebron5,034573.8
Thomas CountyThedford669712.6
Thurston CountyPender6,773393.6
Valley CountyOrd4,059568.1
Washington CountyBlair20,865390.0
Wayne CountyWayne9,697442.9
Webster CountyRed Cloud3,395574.9
Wheeler CountyBartlett774575.2
York CountyYork14,125572.5

Population: 2020 Census. Land area excludes water. Click a column heading to sort.

Most populous counties

The five most populous counties hold 61.7% of Nebraska’s 1,961,504 residents:

  1. Douglas County (Omaha): 584,526, 29.8% of the state
  2. Lancaster County (Lincoln): 322,608, 16.4% of the state
  3. Sarpy County (Papillion): 190,604, 9.7% of the state
  4. Hall County (Grand Island): 62,895, 3.2% of the state
  5. Buffalo County (Kearney): 50,084, 2.6% of the state

Douglas County, Sarpy County and Lancaster County (the Omaha and Lincoln areas) together account for 56.0% of the state. Most of the rest of Nebraska is thinly settled: 37 counties had fewer than 5,000 residents, and 12 had fewer than 1,000. McPherson County was the least populous with 399, followed by Blaine (431) and Arthur (434).

Largest and smallest counties

Cherry County, on the South Dakota border in the Sandhills, is by far the largest at 5,960.2 sq mi of land, 2.3 times the size of the runner-up, Custer County (2,575.6 sq mi), followed by Lincoln County (2,564.1 sq mi).

The smallest counties are in the east: Sarpy County (238.1 sq mi), Dakota County (264.3 sq mi) and Douglas County (326.4 sq mi). Sarpy County and Douglas County are also two of the three most populous.

Nebraska county names and seats that are easy to mix up

  • Lincoln: the capital city is in Lancaster County. Lincoln County is in west-central Nebraska, with its seat at North Platte.
  • Kearney: the city of Kearney is the seat of Buffalo County; Kearney County has its seat at Minden.
  • Grant: the town of Grant is the seat of Perkins County, while Grant County is governed from Hyannis.
  • Scotts Bluff: the seat of Scotts Bluff County is Gering, not the larger city of Scottsbluff.

In 10 counties the seat shares the county’s name: Arthur, Franklin, Greeley, Kimball, Madison, Pierce, Seward, Stanton, Wayne and York.

Printable Nebraska county maps

A labeled map with every county name and a blank county outline map for coloring, quizzes or school projects. Free for personal and classroom use.

Labeled county map of Nebraska
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Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 93 counties.

What is the largest county in Nebraska?

Cherry County, with 5,960.2 sq mi of land. Its county seat is Valentine.

What is the most populous county in Nebraska?

Douglas County, with 584,526 residents in 2020. Its county seat is Omaha, the state’s largest city.

What county is Lincoln, Nebraska, in?

Lincoln is in Lancaster County, and it is the county seat. Lincoln County is a different county, with its seat at North Platte.

More Nebraska and nearby maps

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2020 Census, 2020 Gazetteer, boundaries); county seats: Wikipedia and Wikidata. Last reviewed October 2026.