Want to know about the largest to smallest counties in Nebraska, USA in terms of total land area? Check this resource Nebraska counties by land area to discover all the details regarding county map (boundary), and nearby counties.
On the other hand, check Nebraska counties by population to know more about county based demographic details.
What is the largest county in Nebraska by land area?
Cherry County is the largest county in Nebraska spanning 5960.1 square miles, with an additional 49.5 square miles of water area. Following Cherry County, Custer County ranks as the second largest in terms of land area, covering 2575.46 square miles, while Lincoln County secures the position as the third largest county in Nebraska.
What is the smallest county by land area in Nebraska?
Sarpy County is the smallest in Nebraska by total land area, covers about 238 square miles.
What is the largest county by population in Nebraska?
Douglas County in Nebraska, USA, stands as the most populous county having 584,526 residents as per the 2022 census data.
What is the smallest county by population in Nebraska?
McPherson County is the smallest in Nebraska by total population, having 399 residents as per the 2022 census data.
Nebraska Counties by Size
Rank
| County
in Nebraska | Land Area
square miles | Water Area
square miles | Total Area
square miles |
|---|
| 1 | Cherry County | 5,960 | 49 | 6,010 |
| 2 | Custer County | 2,575 | 0 | 2,576 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 2,564 | 11 | 2,575 |
| 4 | Sheridan County | 2,440 | 30 | 2,470 |
| 5 | Holt County | 2,412 | 6 | 2,417 |
| 6 | Sioux County | 2,067 | 1 | 2,067 |
| 7 | Garden County | 1,705 | 26 | 1,731 |
| 8 | Morrill County | 1,424 | 6 | 1,430 |
| 9 | Dawes County | 1,396 | 5 | 1,401 |
| 10 | Brown County | 1,221 | 4 | 1,225 |
| 11 | Cheyenne County | 1,196 | 0 | 1,196 |
| 12 | Knox County | 1,108 | 31 | 1,140 |
| 13 | Box Butte County | 1,075 | 3 | 1,078 |
| 14 | Keith County | 1,062 | 48 | 1,110 |
| 15 | Dawson County | 1,014 | 6 | 1,019 |
| 16 | Rock County | 1,008 | 3 | 1,012 |
| 17 | Frontier County | 975 | 5 | 980 |
| 18 | Buffalo County | 968 | 7 | 975 |
| 19 | Kimball County | 952 | 1 | 953 |
| 20 | Dundy County | 920 | 1 | 921 |
| 21 | Chase County | 894 | 3 | 898 |
| 22 | Perkins County | 883 | 1 | 884 |
| 23 | McPherson County | 859 | 1 | 860 |
| 24 | Antelope County | 857 | 1 | 859 |
| 25 | Gage County | 851 | 8 | 860 |
| 26 | Lancaster County | 838 | 9 | 846 |
| 27 | Grant County | 777 | 7 | 783 |
| 28 | Keya Paha County | 773 | 1 | 774 |
| 29 | Saunders County | 749 | 11 | 760 |
| 30 | Banner County | 746 | 0 | 746 |
| 31 | Cedar County | 740 | 6 | 746 |
| 32 | Scotts Bluff County | 740 | 6 | 746 |
| 33 | Hooker County | 721 | 1 | 722 |
| 34 | Furnas County | 719 | 1 | 721 |
| 35 | Red Willow County | 717 | 1 | 718 |
| 36 | Arthur County | 715 | 3 | 718 |
| 37 | Hayes County | 713 | 0 | 713 |
| 38 | Thomas County | 713 | 1 | 713 |
| 39 | Blaine County | 711 | 4 | 714 |
| 40 | Hitchcock County | 710 | 9 | 718 |
| 41 | Boone County | 687 | 1 | 687 |
| 42 | Platte County | 675 | 9 | 685 |
| 43 | Otoe County | 616 | 3 | 619 |
| 44 | Butler County | 585 | 6 | 591 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 576 | 0 | 576 |
| 46 | Fillmore County | 575 | 1 | 577 |
| 47 | Wheeler County | 575 | 0 | 576 |
| 48 | Nuckolls County | 575 | 1 | 576 |
| 49 | Webster County | 575 | 0 | 575 |
| 50 | Saline County | 574 | 2 | 576 |
| 51 | Thayer County | 574 | 1 | 575 |
| 52 | Pierce County | 573 | 1 | 575 |
| 53 | Madison County | 573 | 3 | 575 |
| 54 | York County | 573 | 3 | 576 |
| 55 | Clay County | 572 | 1 | 574 |
| 56 | Seward County | 571 | 4 | 576 |
| 57 | Logan County | 571 | 0 | 571 |
| 58 | Cuming County | 570 | 4 | 575 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 570 | 5 | 576 |
| 60 | Greeley County | 570 | 1 | 571 |
| 61 | Garfield County | 569 | 2 | 571 |
| 62 | Howard County | 569 | 6 | 576 |
| 63 | Valley County | 568 | 2 | 570 |
| 64 | Sherman County | 566 | 6 | 572 |
| 65 | Loup County | 563 | 8 | 571 |
| 66 | Adams County | 563 | 1 | 564 |
| 67 | Cass County | 557 | 9 | 566 |
| 68 | Harlan County | 553 | 21 | 574 |
| 69 | Richardson County | 552 | 3 | 555 |
| 70 | Hall County | 547 | 6 | 552 |
| 71 | Hamilton County | 542 | 3 | 545 |
| 72 | Phelps County | 540 | 1 | 540 |
| 73 | Boyd County | 539 | 5 | 545 |
| 74 | Dodge County | 529 | 14 | 543 |
| 75 | Kearney County | 516 | 0 | 516 |
| 76 | Burt County | 492 | 5 | 497 |
| 77 | Merrick County | 488 | 9 | 497 |
| 78 | Dixon County | 476 | 7 | 483 |
| 79 | Gosper County | 458 | 5 | 463 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 443 | 0 | 443 |
| 81 | Nance County | 442 | 7 | 448 |
| 82 | Deuel County | 440 | 1 | 441 |
| 83 | Polk County | 439 | 2 | 441 |
| 84 | Pawnee County | 431 | 2 | 433 |
| 85 | Stanton County | 428 | 3 | 431 |
| 86 | Colfax County | 411 | 5 | 417 |
| 87 | Nemaha County | 407 | 2 | 410 |
| 88 | Thurston County | 394 | 2 | 396 |
| 89 | Washington County | 390 | 3 | 393 |
| 90 | Johnson County | 376 | 1 | 377 |
| 91 | Douglas County | 326 | 13 | 339 |
| 92 | Dakota County | 264 | 3 | 267 |
| 93 | Sarpy County | 238 | 10 | 248 |
