The graph below ranks each Nebraska County by total residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Nebraska total population by county
| County | Total Population |
| Douglas |  531,208 |
| Lancaster | 293,400 |
| Sarpy | 165,787 |
| Hall | 60,220 |
| Buffalo | 47,574 |
| Scotts Bluff | 36,908 |
| Dodge | 36,613 |
| Lincoln | 35,998 |
| Madison | 35,113 |
| Platte | 32,560 |
| Adams | 31,391 |
| Cass | 25,148 |
| Dawson | 24,161 |
| Gage | 21,787 |
| Dakota | 20,853 |
| Saunders | 20,820 |
| Washington | 20,283 |
| Seward | 16,965 |
| Otoe | 15,735 |
| Saline | 14,525 |
| York | 13,837 |
| Box Butte | 11,312 |
| Red Willow | 10,994 |
| Custer | 10,782 |
| Colfax | 10,550 |
| Holt | 10,404 |
| Cheyenne | 10,065 |
| Wayne | 9,489 |
| Phelps | 9,217 |
| Dawes | 9,170 |
| Cuming | 9,081 |
| Hamilton | 9,029 |
| Cedar | 8,774 |
| Knox | 8,577 |
| Butler | 8,298 |
| Richardson | 8,269 |
| Keith | 8,204 |
| Merrick | 7,804 |
| Jefferson | 7,554 |
| Nemaha | 7,186 |
| Pierce | 7,184 |
| Thurston | 6,928 |
| Burt | 6,661 |
| Antelope | 6,525 |
| Kearney | 6,509 |
| Clay | 6,416 |
| Howard | 6,319 |
| Stanton | 6,118 |
| Dixon | 5,917 |
| Fillmore | 5,756 |
| Cherry | 5,743 |
| Boone | 5,420 |
| Sheridan | 5,351 |
| Polk | 5,299 |
| Johnson | 5,161 |
| Thayer | 5,147 |
| Furnas | 4,908 |
| Morrill | 4,892 |
| Nuckolls | 4,442 |
| Valley | 4,225 |
| Chase | 4,041 |
| Kimball | 3,786 |
| Webster | 3,753 |
| Nance | 3,716 |
| Harlan | 3,426 |
| Franklin | 3,192 |
| Sherman | 3,118 |
| Brown | 3,016 |
| Perkins | 2,948 |
| Hitchcock | 2,881 |
| Pawnee | 2,780 |
| Frontier | 2,730 |
| Greeley | 2,463 |
| Boyd | 2,058 |
| Gosper | 2,030 |
| Dundy | 2,004 |
| Garfield | 1,992 |
| Deuel | 1,978 |
| Garden | 1,962 |
| Rock | 1,385 |
| Sioux | 1,317 |
| Hayes | 955 |
| Keya Paha | 797 |
| Wheeler | 796 |
| Logan | 773 |
| Banner | 759 |
| Hooker | 720 |
| Thomas | 692 |
| Grant | 628 |
| Loup | 592 |
| Blaine | 514 |
| McPherson | 504 |
| Arthur | 478 |