Nebraska Counties
The Nebraska Counties are listed by name, FIPS Code and License Plate prefix. When many counties of Nebraska have formed, the bills establishing them did not state the full name. Thus, several Nebraska counties, including Brown, Deuel, Harlan and Dixon, are known only by their surnames.
How Many Counties are in Nebraska
There are 93 counties in Nebraska split between two time zones. The majority of the state observes Central Time and panhandle and surrounding counties observing Mountain Time. You can also check this Nebraska County Map which provides the location of all 93 counties on the Nebraska Map.
Largest Counties of Nebraska by Area
Cherry county is the biggest county in Nebraska, located in the Nebraska Sandhills. It covers a total area of 6,009 sq miles (15,560 km2). The few other biggest counties of Nebraska area wise are:
- Cherry County(5661 sq mi)
- Custer County-(2,576 sq mi)
- Sheridan County(2,441 sq mi)
- Holt County (2413 sq mi)
- Lincoln County(2,564 sq mi)
- Brown County (1,1221 sq mi)
- Dawes County(1396 sq mi)
- Garden County (1,705 sq mi)
Smallest Counties of Nebraska by Area
Sarpy County is the smallest County of Nebraska area-wise, covering an area of only 248 sq mi. The county seat of Sarpy County is Papillion.Â
The few other smallest counties of Nebraska area wise are:
- Dakota County (263.8 sq mi)
- Thurston County (393.81 sq mi)
- Washington County (390.49 sq mi)
- Nemaha County (409.3 sq mi)
- Stanton County (429.83 sq mi)
- Polk County (438.84 sq mi)
Most and Least Populated County of Nebraska
Population wise (2020), Douglas County is the most populated county in Nebraska and Blaine County County is the least populated county in Nebraska. Nebraska’s five most populous counties are Douglas County, Lancaster, Sarpy County, Hall County, and Buffalo County. The least populated counties in Nebraska with a population under 1,000 are Blaine County, Arthur County, McPherson County, Loup Grant, Thomas County and more.
Information about maps of all Counties of Nebraska
The maps of all ninety-three counties of Connecticut are available on the website describing facts about counties. The map shows the location of the county within the state, its county seat, state and county boundary. These maps can be used in multiple ways for various purposes.
Other than this, various other maps of Nebraska is also available on the website, such as: