Nebraska County Map

All 93 counties with county seats and major cities

Nebraska has 93 counties, and the last of them to set up a county government, Arthur County, did so in 1913. This map shows all 93 counties and their county seats. Tap a county for details, or download the free printable map below.

Nebraska county map showing all 93 counties with county names and county seats
Map of Nebraska counties with county seats (dots) and the state capital, Lincoln (star). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

Updated October 4, 2026 · Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 · Population: Census estimates for July 1, 2025

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Nebraska county facts

Number of counties
93
Largest by land area
Cherry County 5,960 sq mi
Smallest by land area
Sarpy County 238 sq mi
Most people
Douglas County 606,460
Fewest people
McPherson County 369
Fastest growing since 2020
Sarpy County +9.3%
Highest median household income
Sarpy County $103,321
Oldest county
Burt County est. 1854
Newest county
Garden County est. 1909
State capital
Lincoln Lancaster County

Arthur County existed on paper from 1887 but had no government of its own until 1913. Until then its area was under Logan County and, from late 1889, McPherson County.

After Garden County was created in 1909, Arthur and Grant counties claimed a strip along their western borders that Garden also claimed. Court rulings in 1916 and 1919 settled the lines.

Today's Pierce County is not the Pierce County of 1854. The original was eliminated in 1856, and a new Pierce County was created in a different part of the territory the same day.

List of 93 Nebraska counties

Sorted A–Z. Click a column to sort, or a name to show it on the map. Download as CSV

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Median incomeEstablishedFIPS
Adams CountyHastings31,071−0.4%563$68,365186731001
Antelope CountyNeligh6,352+0.8%857$66,105187131003
Arthur CountyArthur396−8.1%715$76,250188731005
Banner CountyHarrisburg686+1.5%746$78,839188831007
Blaine CountyBrewster458+6.5%711$69,583188531009
Boone CountyAlbion5,355−0.4%687$74,947187131011
Box Butte CountyAlliance10,494−3.2%1,075$68,892188631013
Boyd CountyButte1,674−8%539$67,045189131015
Brown CountyAinsworth2,826−2.6%1,221$54,676188331017
Buffalo CountyKearney51,172+2.2%968$75,911185531019
Burt CountyTekamah6,678−0.7%492$63,685185431021
Butler CountyDavid City8,507+1.7%585$79,268185631023
Cass CountyPlattsmouth27,657+4%557$91,836185431025
Cedar CountyHartington8,373−0.1%740$73,578185731027
Chase CountyImperial3,718−4.6%894$68,173187331029
Cherry CountyValentine5,561+1.9%5,960$66,270188331031
Cheyenne CountySidney9,528+0.6%1,196$60,348186731033
Clay CountyClay Center6,170+1.1%572$78,986–31035
Colfax CountySchuyler10,934+3.3%412$82,530186931037
Cuming CountyWest Point8,823−2.1%571$71,104185531039
Custer CountyBroken Bow10,500−0.4%2,576$67,906187731041
Dakota CountyDakota City21,687+0.5%264$70,329185531043
Dawes CountyChadron7,858−4.2%1,396$56,280188531045
Dawson CountyLexington24,452+1.4%1,014$69,880186031047
Deuel CountyChappell1,862+1.3%440$70,096188831049
Dixon CountyPonca5,602+0.1%476$72,454185631051
Dodge CountyFremont38,057+2.4%529$74,329185431053
Douglas CountyOmaha606,460+3.8%327$80,391185431055
Dundy CountyBenkelman1,568−5.4%920$58,922187331057
Fillmore CountyGeneva5,458−1.7%575$76,295185631059
Franklin CountyFranklin2,795−3.1%576$60,195186731061
Frontier CountyStockville2,655+5.4%975$70,132187231063
Furnas CountyBeaver City4,524−2.3%719$61,048187331065
Gage CountyBeatrice21,711+0%852$67,247185531067
Garden CountyOshkosh1,804−3.7%1,705$41,882190931069
Garfield CountyBurwell1,710−5.7%569$62,804188431071
Gosper CountyElwood1,803−4.8%458$77,500187331073
Grant CountyHyannis561−8.2%777$70,147188731075
Greeley CountyGreeley Center2,154−1.8%570$63,929187131077
Hall CountyGrand Island63,633+1.2%547$69,251185831079
Hamilton CountyAurora9,678+2.7%542$83,994186731081
Harlan CountyAlma3,000−2.5%554$70,625187131083
Hayes CountyHayes Center821−3.4%713$69,250187731085
Hitchcock CountyTrenton2,467−5.8%710$51,567187331087
Holt CountyO'Neill10,067−0.5%2,412$68,513–31089
Hooker CountyMullen686−3.4%721$49,464188931091
Howard CountySt. Paul6,538+1%569$76,767187131093
Jefferson CountyFairbury7,070−2.4%570$59,044185631095
Johnson CountyTecumseh5,218−1.3%376$57,632185731097
Kearney CountyMinden6,790+1.6%516$78,631186031099
Keith CountyOgallala8,100−2.7%1,062$60,645187331101
Keya Paha CountySpringview792+3.1%773$64,000188431103
Kimball CountyKimball3,391−1.3%952$56,712188831105
Knox CountyCenter8,335−0.6%1,108$64,636185731107
Lancaster CountyLincoln334,049+3.5%838$74,793185531109
Lincoln CountyNorth Platte33,303−4%2,564$65,148186031111
Logan CountyStapleton669−6.4%571$74,271188531113
Loup CountyTaylor570−6.1%563$71,667188331115
Madison CountyMadison36,106+1.5%573$63,128185631119
McPherson CountyTryon369−7.5%859$58,684188731117
Merrick CountyCentral City7,905+3.2%488$68,354185831121
Morrill CountyBridgeport4,404−3.3%1,424$58,500190831123
Nance CountyFullerton3,290−2.6%442$65,179187931125
Nemaha CountyAuburn7,102+0.4%407$60,924185531127
Nuckolls CountyNelson4,100+0.1%575$73,976186031129
Otoe CountyNebraska City16,531+3.9%616$82,188185431131
Pawnee CountyPawnee City2,510−1.4%431$62,188185531133
Perkins CountyGrant2,849−0.3%883$72,778188731135
Phelps CountyHoldrege8,994+0.3%540$68,919187331137
Pierce CountyPierce7,378+0.9%573$72,357185631139
Platte CountyColumbus35,649+3.9%675$71,552185631141
Polk CountyOsceola5,270+1.1%439$69,768185631143
Red Willow CountyMcCook10,307−3.7%717$63,697187331145
Richardson CountyFalls City7,530−4.4%552$60,108185431147
Rock CountyBassett1,259−0.6%1,008$58,125188831149
Saline CountyWilber14,996+1.6%574$79,910186731151
Sarpy CountyPapillion208,303+9.3%238$103,321185731153
Saunders CountyWahoo23,702+6.4%749$94,066185631155
Scotts Bluff CountyGering35,586−1.4%740$63,614188831157
Seward CountySeward18,032+2.4%571$82,444185531159
Sheridan CountyRushville4,809−6.3%2,440$60,121188531161
Sherman CountyLoup City2,924−1.3%566$63,578187131163
Sioux CountyHarrison1,188+4.5%2,067$53,929187731165
Stanton CountyStanton5,744−1.7%428$80,687185531167
Thayer CountyHebron4,842−3.8%574$66,213187131169
Thomas CountyThedford639−4.5%713$65,000188731171
Thurston CountyPender6,752−0.3%394$69,177188931173
Valley CountyOrd4,094+0.9%568$61,852187131175
Washington CountyBlair21,302+2.1%390$94,396185431177
Wayne CountyWayne10,020+3.3%443$66,215–31179
Webster CountyRed Cloud3,336−1.7%575$64,347186731181
Wheeler CountyBartlett789+2.3%575$70,250187731183
York CountyYork14,564+3.2%573$77,757185531185

Nebraska county map with cities

The largest cities in Nebraska and the counties they are in. Cities that cross a county line list every county, the main one first. To find any smaller town, use the search box above.

Nebraska county map with cities and county seats
Nebraska counties with county seat towns. Download the full-size image
CityCountyPopulation 2025
OmahaDouglas County488,797
LincolnLancaster County301,522
BellevueSarpy County64,863
Grand IslandHall County53,943
KearneyBuffalo County34,782
FremontDodge County28,350
NorfolkMadison County26,677
ColumbusPlatte County25,248
PapillionSarpy County25,127
HastingsAdams County25,121
North PlatteLincoln County22,524
La VistaSarpy County16,543
ScottsbluffScotts Bluff County14,259
South Sioux CityDakota County14,158
BeatriceGage County12,318
LexingtonDawson County11,176
GretnaSarpy County9,207
GeringScotts Bluff County8,535
YorkYork County8,284
BlairWashington County7,997
AllianceBox Butte County7,914
SewardSeward County7,892
CreteSaline County7,747
Nebraska CityOtoe County7,512
McCookRed Willow County7,157
PlattsmouthCass County6,955
SchuylerColfax County6,800
SidneyCheyenne County6,432
RalstonDouglas County6,382
WayneWayne County6,338

Printable Nebraska county maps (free PDF, PNG, SVG)

Every map is free to print and share. The PDFs are vector files with real text, so they stay sharp at any size and you can search them for a county name. Use 11×17 (tabloid) for the most readable labels.

Nebraska county map with all 93 counties labeled

Color map with names

All 93 counties labeled, county seats marked. Letter and 11×17 PDF, high-resolution PNG, editable SVG.

Nebraska county map with cities

Map with cities

Counties with their county seat towns and major cities.

Blank outline map of Nebraska counties

Blank outline map

County lines only, no names. For quizzes, coloring and your own notes.

Nebraska county map with numbers

Numbered map with key

A number in every county with an alphabetical key.

Black and white Nebraska county map

Black and white

Labeled map that prints well on any printer.

Map of Nebraska counties shaded by population density

Population map

Counties shaded by population density (2025 estimates).

Data and GIS files

The county table as CSV, and the boundaries as GeoJSON and KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).

Where Nebraska's 93 counties came from

County government in Nebraska began in November 1854, when Acting Governor Cuming proclaimed eight original counties: Burt, Washington, Dodge, Douglas, Cass, Pierce, Forney and Richardson. In March 1855 the first territorial legislature redrew them, renamed Pierce as Otoe and Forney as Nemaha, and provided for 16 more counties. A law of March 14, 1855 let a majority of voters in an unorganized county petition to organize it. Counties often existed on paper for years first: Lancaster was created in 1855 but not organized until 1859. In 1888 a vote of electors split Cheyenne County into four new counties, and another carved out Morrill in 1908. Garden, taken from Deuel in 1909, was the last new county. Arthur County, drawn in 1887, organized only in 1913, after settlement sped up under the Kinkaid Act of 1904 and the area grew from 517 people in 1900 to nearly 2,500 by 1910.

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Nebraska counties: questions and answers

How many counties are in Nebraska?
Nebraska has 93 counties.
What is the largest county in Nebraska?
By land area, Cherry County is the largest (5,960 sq mi). By population, Douglas County is the largest, with 606,460 people (2025 estimate).
What is the smallest county in Nebraska?
Sarpy County is the smallest by land area (238 sq mi). McPherson County has the fewest people: 369 (2025 estimate).
What is the wealthiest county in Nebraska?
By median household income, Sarpy County ranks first with $103,321 (American Community Survey 2020–2024). The lowest is Garden County at $41,882.
What county is Omaha in?
Omaha is in Douglas County.
What county is Lincoln in?
Lincoln is in Lancaster County.
What county is Bellevue in?
Bellevue is in Sarpy County.
How can I see county lines on Google Maps?
Google Maps does not draw county lines. Download the KML file from the printable maps section above and import it into Google My Maps (Create a new map › Import) or open it in Google Earth to see every Nebraska county boundary on top of Google's map.
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