(Links below lead to Quick Facts for Nebraska Counties: People, Business & Geography at U.S. Census Bureau.)
| Area | 7/1/2009 | 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 | 1,796,619 | 1,781,949 | 1,769,912 | 1,760,435 | 1,751,721 | 1,742,184 | 1,733,680 | 1,725,083 | 1,717,948 | 1,713,345 | 1,711,263 |
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| Adams County | 33,324 | 33,149 | 32,873 | 32,858 | 32,918 | 32,640 | 32,140 | 31,708 | 31,596 | 31,153 | 31,151 |
| Antelope County | 6,652 | 6,620 | 6,680 | 6,764 | 6,930 | 7,015 | 7,134 | 7,208 | 7,235 | 7,440 | 7,452 |
| Arthur County | 339 | 358 | 372 | 378 | 369 | 384 | 400 | 394 | 408 | 442 | 444 |
| Banner County | 647 | 673 | 711 | 730 | 729 | 748 | 763 | 771 | 810 | 823 | 819 |
| Blaine County | 458 | 434 | 442 | 473 | 473 | 498 | 531 | 542 | 560 | 582 | 583 |
| Boone County | 5,427 | 5,477 | 5,510 | 5,555 | 5,686 | 5,766 | 5,850 | 6,030 | 6,134 | 6,213 | 6,259 |
| Box Butte County | 10,891 | 11,084 | 11,040 | 11,012 | 11,130 | 11,272 | 11,498 | 11,769 | 11,835 | 12,112 | 12,158 |
| Boyd County | 2,063 | 2,094 | 2,098 | 2,136 | 2,210 | 2,239 | 2,297 | 2,348 | 2,386 | 2,427 | 2,438 |
| Brown County | 3,062 | 3,101 | 3,173 | 3,271 | 3,285 | 3,402 | 3,446 | 3,472 | 3,491 | 3,519 | 3,525 |
| Buffalo County | 45,814 | 45,186 | 44,887 | 44,490 | 44,010 | 43,682 | 43,208 | 42,940 | 42,420 | 42,341 | 42,259 |
| Burt County | 6,922 | 6,972 | 7,005 | 7,115 | 7,219 | 7,395 | 7,364 | 7,489 | 7,662 | 7,789 | 7,791 |
| Butler County | 8,400 | 8,382 | 8,394 | 8,408 | 8,495 | 8,652 | 8,741 | 8,847 | 8,911 | 8,857 | 8,767 |
| Cass County | 25,485 | 25,643 | 25,520 | 25,462 | 25,363 | 25,241 | 25,011 | 24,704 | 24,524 | 24,394 | 24,334 |
| Cedar County | 8,362 | 8,397 | 8,531 | 8,697 | 8,925 | 8,991 | 9,091 | 9,252 | 9,388 | 9,580 | 9,615 |
| Chase County | 3,625 | 3,616 | 3,687 | 3,768 | 3,816 | 3,883 | 3,984 | 3,975 | 3,965 | 4,047 | 4,068 |
| Cherry County | 5,474 | 5,575 | 5,672 | 5,777 | 5,911 | 5,961 | 5,950 | 6,001 | 6,031 | 6,147 | 6,148 |
| Cheyenne County | 9,720 | 9,871 | 9,892 | 9,726 | 9,938 | 9,824 | 9,822 | 9,899 | 9,903 | 9,824 | 9,830 |
| Clay County | 6,205 | 6,270 | 6,316 | 6,392 | 6,485 | 6,646 | 6,744 | 6,824 | 6,904 | 7,025 | 7,039 |
| Colfax County | 10,332 | 10,061 | 9,959 | 9,950 | 10,200 | 10,429 | 10,410 | 10,468 | 10,439 | 10,459 | 10,441 |
| Cuming County | 9,132 | 9,204 | 9,272 | 9,419 | 9,624 | 9,697 | 9,823 | 9,961 | 10,056 | 10,173 | 10,203 |
| Custer County | 10,784 | 10,808 | 10,822 | 10,938 | 11,118 | 11,225 | 11,309 | 11,458 | 11,569 | 11,781 | 11,793 |
| Dakota County | 20,651 | 20,339 | 20,353 | 20,106 | 20,027 | 20,276 | 20,380 | 20,302 | 20,289 | 20,279 | 20,253 |
| Dawes County | 8,735 | 8,692 | 8,772 | 8,688 | 8,791 | 8,887 | 9,121 | 9,102 | 9,091 | 9,035 | 9,060 |
| Dawson County | 25,076 | 24,848 | 24,778 | 24,765 | 24,477 | 24,432 | 24,411 | 24,317 | 24,446 | 24,417 | 24,365 |
| Deuel County | 1,839 | 1,873 | 1,886 | 1,887 | 1,932 | 1,973 | 1,991 | 2,011 | 2,083 | 2,100 | 2,098 |
| Dixon County | 6,289 | 6,265 | 6,230 | 6,195 | 6,143 | 6,068 | 6,121 | 6,182 | 6,251 | 6,315 | 6,339 |
| Dodge County | 35,640 | 35,662 | 35,857 | 35,881 | 35,832 | 35,787 | 35,818 | 35,828 | 36,024 | 36,220 | 36,160 |
| Douglas County | 510,199 | 503,087 | 497,292 | 492,252 | 486,863 | 481,196 | 476,038 | 471,629 | 468,026 | 464,712 | 463,585 |
| Dundy County | 1,957 | 1,949 | 1,984 | 2,029 | 2,076 | 2,145 | 2,170 | 2,168 | 2,195 | 2,292 | 2,292 |
| Fillmore County | 5,962 | 5,998 | 6,033 | 6,092 | 6,164 | 6,311 | 6,392 | 6,394 | 6,511 | 6,613 | 6,634 |
| Franklin County | 3,089 | 3,086 | 3,126 | 3,277 | 3,359 | 3,361 | 3,402 | 3,459 | 3,457 | 3,548 | 3,574 |
| Frontier County | 2,516 | 2,562 | 2,656 | 2,696 | 2,785 | 2,863 | 2,884 | 2,972 | 3,038 | 3,087 | 3,099 |
| Furnas County | 4,556 | 4,578 | 4,655 | 4,773 | 4,845 | 4,943 | 5,075 | 5,171 | 5,185 | 5,290 | 5,324 |
| Gage County | 22,653 | 22,852 | 23,071 | 23,068 | 23,029 | 23,188 | 23,161 | 23,112 | 23,089 | 22,975 | 22,993 |
| Garden County | 1,739 | 1,783 | 1,843 | 1,934 | 1,954 | 2,109 | 2,195 | 2,210 | 2,265 | 2,280 | 2,292 |
| Garfield County | 1,709 | 1,721 | 1,724 | 1,765 | 1,784 | 1,806 | 1,821 | 1,866 | 1,871 | 1,891 | 1,902 |
| Gosper County | 1,844 | 1,897 | 1,960 | 1,953 | 2,004 | 2,027 | 2,068 | 2,056 | 2,073 | 2,141 | 2,143 |
| Grant County | 560 | 606 | 619 | 640 | 644 | 658 | 681 | 718 | 746 | 746 | 747 |
| Greeley County | 2,251 | 2,316 | 2,333 | 2,396 | 2,422 | 2,515 | 2,562 | 2,626 | 2,662 | 2,705 | 2,714 |
| Hall County | 57,487 | 56,390 | 55,385 | 54,845 | 54,238 | 54,171 | 53,846 | 53,588 | 53,410 | 53,505 | 53,534 |
| Hamilton County | 9,280 | 9,302 | 9,309 | 9,279 | 9,338 | 9,376 | 9,389 | 9,355 | 9,327 | 9,380 | 9,403 |
| Harlan County | 3,234 | 3,288 | 3,373 | 3,401 | 3,455 | 3,551 | 3,653 | 3,639 | 3,716 | 3,770 | 3,786 |
| Hayes County | 959 | 973 | 964 | 984 | 1,042 | 1,055 | 1,086 | 1,095 | 1,086 | 1,070 | 1,068 |
| Hitchcock County | 2,806 | 2,841 | 2,856 | 2,889 | 2,899 | 3,011 | 3,013 | 3,036 | 3,086 | 3,104 | 3,111 |
| Holt County | 10,011 | 10,079 | 10,243 | 10,346 | 10,610 | 10,685 | 10,903 | 11,117 | 11,300 | 11,487 | 11,551 |
| Hooker County | 723 | 727 | 722 | 747 | 741 | 747 | 738 | 735 | 753 | 782 | 783 |
| Howard County | 6,443 | 6,407 | 6,461 | 6,463 | 6,522 | 6,543 | 6,570 | 6,476 | 6,482 | 6,542 | 6,567 |
| Jefferson County | 7,238 | 7,333 | 7,454 | 7,694 | 7,793 | 7,933 | 8,021 | 8,167 | 8,251 | 8,338 | 8,333 |
| Johnson County | 5,077 | 5,092 | 5,043 | 5,148 | 5,154 | 5,289 | 5,015 | 4,850 | 4,361 | 4,481 | 4,488 |
| Kearney County | 6,460 | 6,506 | 6,573 | 6,562 | 6,651 | 6,738 | 6,771 | 6,766 | 6,830 | 6,886 | 6,882 |
| Keith County | 7,760 | 7,803 | 8,000 | 8,003 | 8,105 | 8,197 | 8,334 | 8,641 | 8,720 | 8,860 | 8,875 |
| Keya Paha County | 802 | 821 | 841 | 877 | 890 | 930 | 953 | 949 | 961 | 979 | 983 |
| Kimball County | 3,576 | 3,548 | 3,609 | 3,708 | 3,778 | 3,804 | 3,870 | 3,984 | 4,024 | 4,058 | 4,089 |
| Knox County | 8,378 | 8,465 | 8,632 | 8,637 | 8,720 | 8,883 | 8,957 | 9,037 | 9,141 | 9,334 | 9,374 |
| Lancaster County | 281,531 | 277,991 | 274,333 | 270,741 | 267,564 | 264,079 | 261,884 | 257,949 | 254,357 | 251,425 | 250,291 |
| Lincoln County | 35,670 | 35,672 | 35,448 | 35,464 | 35,150 | 34,844 | 34,522 | 34,364 | 34,578 | 34,637 | 34,632 |
| Logan County | 732 | 720 | 741 | 746 | 739 | 731 | 731 | 761 | 779 | 773 | 774 |
| Loup County | 661 | 658 | 673 | 656 | 669 | 685 | 733 | 744 | 721 | 710 | 712 |
| Madison County | 34,505 | 34,201 | 34,161 | 35,269 | 35,498 | 35,613 | 35,761 | 35,795 | 35,550 | 35,190 | 35,226 |
| McPherson County | 488 | 515 | 508 | 486 | 495 | 508 | 520 | 536 | 527 | 531 | 533 |
| Merrick County | 7,666 | 7,603 | 7,583 | 7,699 | 7,811 | 7,946 | 7,981 | 8,028 | 8,037 | 8,164 | 8,204 |
| Morrill County | 4,911 | 4,961 | 5,002 | 4,996 | 5,032 | 5,087 | 5,161 | 5,203 | 5,342 | 5,437 | 5,440 |
| Nance County | 3,460 | 3,499 | 3,539 | 3,606 | 3,658 | 3,649 | 3,730 | 3,870 | 3,991 | 4,038 | 4,038 |
| Nemaha County | 6,856 | 6,982 | 6,945 | 7,068 | 7,049 | 7,012 | 7,083 | 7,242 | 7,394 | 7,567 | 7,576 |
| Nuckolls County | 4,334 | 4,423 | 4,504 | 4,583 | 4,688 | 4,783 | 4,806 | 4,799 | 4,923 | 5,028 | 5,057 |
| Otoe County | 15,214 | 15,367 | 15,522 | 15,469 | 15,373 | 15,338 | 15,334 | 15,418 | 15,474 | 15,430 | 15,396 |
| Pawnee County | 2,614 | 2,598 | 2,686 | 2,708 | 2,803 | 2,841 | 2,855 | 2,984 | 3,000 | 3,083 | 3,087 |
| Perkins County | 2,769 | 2,796 | 2,870 | 2,912 | 3,032 | 3,044 | 3,014 | 3,074 | 3,101 | 3,177 | 3,200 |
| Phelps County | 9,032 | 9,107 | 9,134 | 9,328 | 9,338 | 9,484 | 9,538 | 9,662 | 9,695 | 9,734 | 9,747 |
| Pierce County | 7,184 | 7,219 | 7,244 | 7,360 | 7,460 | 7,444 | 7,591 | 7,619 | 7,735 | 7,837 | 7,857 |
| Platte County | 32,515 | 32,001 | 31,805 | 31,415 | 31,121 | 30,867 | 30,911 | 31,059 | 31,391 | 31,518 | 31,662 |
| Polk County | 5,079 | 5,106 | 5,183 | 5,177 | 5,275 | 5,310 | 5,409 | 5,479 | 5,496 | 5,613 | 5,639 |
| Red Willow County | 10,651 | 10,610 | 10,648 | 10,847 | 11,018 | 11,111 | 11,197 | 11,302 | 11,398 | 11,448 | 11,448 |
| Richardson County | 8,125 | 8,221 | 8,299 | 8,482 | 8,662 | 8,767 | 8,861 | 9,069 | 9,231 | 9,503 | 9,531 |
| Rock County | 1,509 | 1,498 | 1,507 | 1,514 | 1,525 | 1,575 | 1,583 | 1,667 | 1,712 | 1,755 | 1,756 |
| Saline County | 13,872 | 13,773 | 13,821 | 13,770 | 13,946 | 14,051 | 14,107 | 14,027 | 13,952 | 13,860 | 13,843 |
| Sarpy County | 153,504 | 150,398 | 146,249 | 142,412 | 139,135 | 135,572 | 131,988 | 129,077 | 126,040 | 123,157 | 122,595 |
| Saunders County | 20,057 | 20,069 | 20,138 | 20,107 | 20,206 | 20,049 | 19,956 | 19,832 | 19,917 | 19,852 | 19,830 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 36,865 | 36,625 | 36,390 | 36,245 | 36,289 | 36,285 | 36,467 | 36,577 | 36,532 | 36,965 | 36,951 |
| Seward County | 16,481 | 16,674 | 16,476 | 16,647 | 16,597 | 16,684 | 16,533 | 16,592 | 16,624 | 16,530 | 16,496 |
| Sheridan County | 5,264 | 5,290 | 5,402 | 5,478 | 5,579 | 5,733 | 5,760 | 5,942 | 5,970 | 6,175 | 6,198 |
| Sherman County | 2,881 | 2,925 | 2,944 | 2,973 | 3,087 | 3,132 | 3,130 | 3,167 | 3,258 | 3,297 | 3,318 |
| Sioux County | 1,281 | 1,311 | 1,359 | 1,369 | 1,402 | 1,411 | 1,466 | 1,429 | 1,399 | 1,470 | 1,475 |
| Stanton County | 6,311 | 6,260 | 6,346 | 6,442 | 6,441 | 6,480 | 6,476 | 6,484 | 6,396 | 6,424 | 6,455 |
| Thayer County | 5,003 | 5,083 | 5,157 | 5,173 | 5,334 | 5,402 | 5,550 | 5,674 | 5,862 | 6,033 | 6,055 |
| Thomas County | 565 | 583 | 600 | 597 | 607 | 621 | 654 | 668 | 704 | 731 | 729 |
| Thurston County | 7,306 | 7,208 | 7,265 | 7,233 | 7,250 | 7,136 | 7,137 | 7,096 | 7,150 | 7,157 | 7,171 |
| Valley County | 4,108 | 4,144 | 4,236 | 4,288 | 4,328 | 4,427 | 4,535 | 4,512 | 4,607 | 4,644 | 4,647 |
| Washington County | 19,718 | 19,710 | 19,849 | 19,744 | 19,600 | 19,383 | 19,347 | 19,168 | 19,082 | 18,790 | 18,780 |
| Wayne County | 9,249 | 9,210 | 9,260 | 9,496 | 9,455 | 9,446 | 9,553 | 9,564 | 9,715 | 9,805 | 9,851 |
| Webster County | 3,431 | 3,471 | 3,574 | 3,601 | 3,696 | 3,784 | 3,830 | 3,890 | 3,982 | 4,053 | 4,061 |
| Wheeler County | 763 | 790 | 796 | 792 | 802 | 788 | 797 | 823 | 849 | 882 | 886 |
| York County | 13,837 | 14,013 | 14,222 | 14,243 | 14,106 | 14,034 | 14,263 | 14,319 | 14,500 | 14,572 | 14,598 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau