(Links below lead to Quick Facts for Nebraska Counties: People, Business & Geography at U.S. Census Bureau.)
| Area | 7/1/2008 | 7/1/2007 | 7/1/2006 | 7/1/2005 | 7/1/2004 | 7/1/2003 | 7/1/2002 | 7/1/2001 | 7/1/2000 | Census 2000 |
| Nebraska | 1,783,432 | 1,769,473 | 1,759,779 | 1,751,069 | 1,741,450 | 1,732,873 | 1,724,236 | 1,717,705 | 1,713,194 | 1,711,263 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 33,238 | 32,869 | 32,872 | 32,948 | 32,653 | 32,142 | 31,691 | 31,578 | 31,150 | 31,151 |
| Antelope County | 6,679 | 6,743 | 6,822 | 6,932 | 7,017 | 7,136 | 7,210 | 7,236 | 7,440 | 7,452 |
| Arthur County | 338 | 354 | 365 | 369 | 384 | 400 | 394 | 409 | 442 | 444 |
| Banner County | 735 | 732 | 742 | 729 | 748 | 763 | 771 | 810 | 823 | 819 |
| Blaine County | 428 | 440 | 467 | 473 | 499 | 531 | 542 | 560 | 582 | 583 |
| Boone County | 5,446 | 5,505 | 5,550 | 5,685 | 5,765 | 5,850 | 6,030 | 6,134 | 6,213 | 6,259 |
| Box Butte County | 11,043 | 10,974 | 10,961 | 11,120 | 11,265 | 11,493 | 11,768 | 11,834 | 12,113 | 12,158 |
| Boyd County | 2,090 | 2,109 | 2,136 | 2,211 | 2,239 | 2,298 | 2,348 | 2,386 | 2,427 | 2,438 |
| Brown County | 3,149 | 3,199 | 3,284 | 3,287 | 3,403 | 3,446 | 3,472 | 3,491 | 3,519 | 3,525 |
| Buffalo County | 45,354 | 44,939 | 44,514 | 44,029 | 43,693 | 43,215 | 42,945 | 42,422 | 42,343 | 42,259 |
| Burt County | 7,023 | 7,051 | 7,139 | 7,222 | 7,396 | 7,365 | 7,489 | 7,662 | 7,789 | 7,791 |
| Butler County | 8,326 | 8,380 | 8,413 | 8,510 | 8,664 | 8,749 | 8,851 | 8,912 | 8,857 | 8,767 |
| Cass County | 25,598 | 25,480 | 25,434 | 25,373 | 25,248 | 25,016 | 24,708 | 24,525 | 24,393 | 24,334 |
| Cedar County | 8,407 | 8,526 | 8,702 | 8,930 | 8,994 | 9,094 | 9,253 | 9,389 | 9,580 | 9,615 |
| Chase County | 3,629 | 3,694 | 3,772 | 3,818 | 3,884 | 3,984 | 3,975 | 3,965 | 4,047 | 4,068 |
| Cherry County | 5,609 | 5,691 | 5,782 | 5,911 | 5,962 | 5,953 | 6,005 | 6,034 | 6,147 | 6,148 |
| Cheyenne County | 9,965 | 9,942 | 9,763 | 9,952 | 9,833 | 9,828 | 9,901 | 9,904 | 9,824 | 9,830 |
| Clay County | 6,270 | 6,335 | 6,399 | 6,489 | 6,651 | 6,749 | 6,829 | 6,906 | 7,025 | 7,039 |
| Colfax County | 9,989 | 9,902 | 9,932 | 10,148 | 10,386 | 10,375 | 10,443 | 10,422 | 10,448 | 10,441 |
| Cuming County | 9,306 | 9,322 | 9,444 | 9,621 | 9,691 | 9,817 | 9,958 | 10,055 | 10,174 | 10,203 |
| Custer County | 10,842 | 10,839 | 10,970 | 11,122 | 11,229 | 11,311 | 11,459 | 11,570 | 11,781 | 11,793 |
| Dakota County | 20,174 | 20,278 | 20,116 | 19,989 | 20,240 | 20,346 | 20,272 | 20,270 | 20,273 | 20,253 |
| Dawes County | 8,724 | 8,811 | 8,705 | 8,790 | 8,884 | 9,119 | 9,101 | 9,090 | 9,035 | 9,060 |
| Dawson County | 24,665 | 24,556 | 24,556 | 24,294 | 24,281 | 24,285 | 24,221 | 24,383 | 24,386 | 24,365 |
| Deuel County | 1,880 | 1,887 | 1,898 | 1,934 | 1,974 | 1,992 | 2,012 | 2,083 | 2,100 | 2,098 |
| Dixon County | 6,293 | 6,219 | 6,153 | 6,138 | 6,066 | 6,120 | 6,184 | 6,251 | 6,316 | 6,339 |
| Dodge County | 35,872 | 35,911 | 35,856 | 35,834 | 35,786 | 35,815 | 35,822 | 36,019 | 36,220 | 36,160 |
| Douglas County | 502,032 | 495,947 | 491,408 | 486,497 | 480,904 | 475,799 | 471,445 | 467,928 | 464,674 | 463,585 |
| Dundy County | 2,002 | 2,023 | 2,050 | 2,084 | 2,152 | 2,175 | 2,172 | 2,197 | 2,292 | 2,292 |
| Fillmore County | 6,001 | 6,026 | 6,106 | 6,174 | 6,319 | 6,397 | 6,398 | 6,513 | 6,613 | 6,634 |
| Franklin County | 3,103 | 3,152 | 3,293 | 3,363 | 3,365 | 3,406 | 3,462 | 3,458 | 3,548 | 3,574 |
| Frontier County | 2,584 | 2,658 | 2,712 | 2,789 | 2,865 | 2,887 | 2,975 | 3,039 | 3,087 | 3,099 |
| Furnas County | 4,645 | 4,704 | 4,806 | 4,847 | 4,946 | 5,076 | 5,173 | 5,185 | 5,290 | 5,324 |
| Gage County | 23,035 | 23,161 | 23,129 | 23,043 | 23,200 | 23,167 | 23,117 | 23,092 | 22,975 | 22,993 |
| Garden County | 1,765 | 1,827 | 1,916 | 1,955 | 2,110 | 2,195 | 2,210 | 2,265 | 2,280 | 2,292 |
| Garfield County | 1,710 | 1,714 | 1,754 | 1,785 | 1,809 | 1,824 | 1,868 | 1,872 | 1,891 | 1,902 |
| Gosper County | 1,926 | 1,975 | 1,955 | 2,004 | 2,027 | 2,068 | 2,056 | 2,073 | 2,141 | 2,143 |
| Grant County | 604 | 611 | 636 | 646 | 658 | 681 | 718 | 746 | 746 | 747 |
| Greeley County | 2,290 | 2,312 | 2,391 | 2,424 | 2,515 | 2,563 | 2,626 | 2,662 | 2,705 | 2,714 |
| Hall County | 56,401 | 55,394 | 54,845 | 54,277 | 54,193 | 53,858 | 53,585 | 53,397 | 53,492 | 53,534 |
| Hamilton County | 9,300 | 9,282 | 9,249 | 9,341 | 9,379 | 9,392 | 9,356 | 9,327 | 9,380 | 9,403 |
| Harlan County | 3,322 | 3,391 | 3,401 | 3,456 | 3,552 | 3,653 | 3,639 | 3,716 | 3,770 | 3,786 |
| Hayes County | 1,005 | 978 | 990 | 1,042 | 1,055 | 1,086 | 1,095 | 1,086 | 1,070 | 1,068 |
| Hitchcock County | 2,836 | 2,834 | 2,879 | 2,901 | 3,011 | 3,014 | 3,036 | 3,086 | 3,104 | 3,111 |
| Holt County | 10,233 | 10,310 | 10,403 | 10,623 | 10,694 | 10,907 | 11,120 | 11,301 | 11,487 | 11,551 |
| Hooker County | 736 | 729 | 744 | 741 | 747 | 738 | 735 | 753 | 782 | 783 |
| Howard County | 6,593 | 6,575 | 6,518 | 6,527 | 6,547 | 6,574 | 6,478 | 6,483 | 6,542 | 6,567 |
| Jefferson County | 7,405 | 7,505 | 7,698 | 7,797 | 7,935 | 8,022 | 8,167 | 8,253 | 8,338 | 8,333 |
| Johnson County | 4,499 | 4,467 | 4,585 | 4,596 | 4,751 | 4,486 | 4,328 | 4,360 | 4,481 | 4,488 |
| Kearney County | 6,479 | 6,583 | 6,546 | 6,653 | 6,741 | 6,772 | 6,767 | 6,830 | 6,886 | 6,882 |
| Keith County | 7,821 | 8,012 | 8,017 | 8,121 | 8,208 | 8,340 | 8,643 | 8,720 | 8,860 | 8,875 |
| Keya Paha County | 836 | 851 | 875 | 890 | 930 | 953 | 950 | 961 | 979 | 983 |
| Kimball County | 3,534 | 3,592 | 3,715 | 3,779 | 3,805 | 3,870 | 3,985 | 4,024 | 4,058 | 4,089 |
| Knox County | 8,498 | 8,645 | 8,653 | 8,721 | 8,885 | 8,959 | 9,038 | 9,142 | 9,334 | 9,374 |
| Lancaster County | 278,728 | 274,725 | 271,091 | 267,987 | 264,351 | 262,032 | 257,984 | 254,343 | 251,378 | 250,291 |
| Lincoln County | 35,582 | 35,435 | 35,443 | 35,164 | 34,853 | 34,525 | 34,362 | 34,577 | 34,635 | 34,632 |
| Logan County | 735 | 746 | 747 | 739 | 732 | 731 | 761 | 779 | 773 | 774 |
| Loup County | 619 | 642 | 644 | 669 | 685 | 734 | 744 | 721 | 710 | 712 |
| Madison County | 34,020 | 34,040 | 35,168 | 35,392 | 35,530 | 35,698 | 35,756 | 35,529 | 35,183 | 35,226 |
| McPherson County | 514 | 504 | 483 | 495 | 508 | 520 | 536 | 528 | 531 | 533 |
| Merrick County | 7,700 | 7,665 | 7,756 | 7,822 | 7,953 | 7,985 | 8,030 | 8,038 | 8,164 | 8,204 |
| Morrill County | 4,989 | 5,019 | 4,998 | 5,038 | 5,092 | 5,165 | 5,208 | 5,344 | 5,437 | 5,440 |
| Nance County | 3,550 | 3,554 | 3,617 | 3,660 | 3,650 | 3,732 | 3,870 | 3,991 | 4,038 | 4,038 |
| Nemaha County | 7,085 | 7,024 | 7,115 | 7,052 | 7,014 | 7,084 | 7,243 | 7,395 | 7,567 | 7,576 |
| Nuckolls County | 4,467 | 4,516 | 4,585 | 4,676 | 4,777 | 4,805 | 4,802 | 4,925 | 5,028 | 5,057 |
| Otoe County | 15,549 | 15,627 | 15,525 | 15,373 | 15,337 | 15,332 | 15,415 | 15,474 | 15,430 | 15,396 |
| Pawnee County | 2,602 | 2,688 | 2,711 | 2,804 | 2,842 | 2,855 | 2,984 | 3,000 | 3,083 | 3,087 |
| Perkins County | 2,884 | 2,931 | 2,945 | 3,034 | 3,045 | 3,015 | 3,075 | 3,101 | 3,177 | 3,200 |
| Phelps County | 9,127 | 9,148 | 9,318 | 9,333 | 9,479 | 9,533 | 9,658 | 9,693 | 9,733 | 9,747 |
| Pierce County | 7,231 | 7,261 | 7,366 | 7,464 | 7,446 | 7,592 | 7,619 | 7,735 | 7,837 | 7,857 |
| Platte County | 32,072 | 31,800 | 31,356 | 31,126 | 30,868 | 30,912 | 31,059 | 31,396 | 31,521 | 31,662 |
| Polk County | 5,122 | 5,191 | 5,191 | 5,279 | 5,312 | 5,412 | 5,481 | 5,497 | 5,613 | 5,639 |
| Red Willow County | 10,704 | 10,728 | 10,869 | 11,027 | 11,118 | 11,202 | 11,305 | 11,399 | 11,447 | 11,448 |
| Richardson County | 8,294 | 8,342 | 8,519 | 8,663 | 8,768 | 8,863 | 9,070 | 9,231 | 9,503 | 9,531 |
| Rock County | 1,508 | 1,515 | 1,521 | 1,525 | 1,575 | 1,583 | 1,668 | 1,712 | 1,755 | 1,756 |
| Saline County | 13,771 | 13,823 | 13,786 | 13,941 | 14,046 | 14,107 | 14,026 | 13,953 | 13,862 | 13,843 |
| Sarpy County | 150,467 | 146,315 | 142,467 | 139,094 | 135,522 | 131,933 | 129,033 | 126,017 | 123,152 | 122,595 |
| Saunders County | 20,034 | 20,119 | 20,057 | 20,201 | 20,045 | 19,952 | 19,830 | 19,916 | 19,852 | 19,830 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 36,554 | 36,300 | 36,153 | 36,237 | 36,248 | 36,442 | 36,565 | 36,527 | 36,966 | 36,951 |
| Seward County | 16,758 | 16,523 | 16,680 | 16,613 | 16,696 | 16,539 | 16,593 | 16,625 | 16,531 | 16,496 |
| Sheridan County | 5,337 | 5,430 | 5,476 | 5,582 | 5,736 | 5,762 | 5,943 | 5,971 | 6,175 | 6,198 |
| Sherman County | 2,994 | 2,994 | 3,025 | 3,088 | 3,134 | 3,131 | 3,167 | 3,258 | 3,297 | 3,318 |
| Sioux County | 1,287 | 1,345 | 1,364 | 1,402 | 1,412 | 1,467 | 1,429 | 1,399 | 1,470 | 1,475 |
| Stanton County | 6,310 | 6,383 | 6,453 | 6,443 | 6,482 | 6,478 | 6,484 | 6,396 | 6,424 | 6,455 |
| Thayer County | 5,104 | 5,174 | 5,183 | 5,336 | 5,403 | 5,552 | 5,675 | 5,862 | 6,033 | 6,055 |
| Thomas County | 583 | 600 | 603 | 607 | 622 | 655 | 668 | 704 | 731 | 729 |
| Thurston County | 7,102 | 7,181 | 7,196 | 7,233 | 7,132 | 7,141 | 7,107 | 7,157 | 7,157 | 7,171 |
| Valley County | 4,182 | 4,266 | 4,297 | 4,330 | 4,428 | 4,537 | 4,513 | 4,607 | 4,644 | 4,647 |
| Washington County | 19,812 | 19,924 | 19,799 | 19,626 | 19,402 | 19,359 | 19,175 | 19,087 | 18,792 | 18,780 |
| Wayne County | 9,274 | 9,301 | 9,531 | 9,461 | 9,454 | 9,559 | 9,569 | 9,719 | 9,807 | 9,851 |
| Webster County | 3,508 | 3,603 | 3,624 | 3,696 | 3,784 | 3,830 | 3,891 | 3,983 | 4,053 | 4,061 |
| Wheeler County | 807 | 806 | 798 | 804 | 789 | 797 | 823 | 849 | 882 | 886 |
| York County | 14,199 | 14,339 | 14,298 | 14,119 | 14,042 | 14,268 | 14,319 | 14,498 | 14,571 | 14,598 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau