County
|
FIPS Code
[2] |
County seat
[3] |
Established
[3] |
Origin
|
Etymolgy
|
License plate prefix
[4] |
Population
[3] |
Area
[3] |
Map
|
| Adams County |
001 |
Hastings |
1867 |
Un-Organized |
John Adams |
14 |
&0000000000031151.00000031,151 |
&0000000000000563.000000563 sq mi
(&0000000000001458.0000001,458 km²) |
 |
| Antelope County |
003 |
Neligh |
1871 |
Un-Organized |
pronghorn antelope |
26 |
&0000000000007452.0000007,452 |
&0000000000000857.000000857 sq mi
(&0000000000002220.0000002,220 km²) |
 |
| Arthur County |
005 |
Arthur |
1887 |
Un-Organized |
Chester Alan Arthur |
91 |
&0000000000000444.000000444 |
&0000000000000715.000000715 sq mi
(&0000000000001852.0000001,852 km²) |
 |
| Banner County |
007 |
Harrisburg |
1888 |
Form from Cheyenne |
named for the settlers |
85 |
&0000000000000819.000000819 |
&0000000000000746.000000746 sq mi
(&0000000000001932.0000001,932 km²) |
 |
| Blaine County |
009 |
Brewster |
1885 |
Un-Organized |
James Gillepsie Blaine |
86 |
&0000000000000583.000000583 |
&0000000000000711.000000711 sq mi
(&0000000000001841.0000001,841 km²) |
 |
| Boone County |
011 |
Albion |
1871 |
Un-Organized |
Daniel Boone |
23 |
&0000000000006259.0000006,259 |
&0000000000000687.000000687 sq mi
(&0000000000001779.0000001,779 km²) |
 |
| Box Butte County |
013 |
Alliance |
1887 |
Formed from Dawes |
box shaped butte |
65 |
&0000000000012158.00000012,158 |
&0000000000001075.0000001,075 sq mi
(&0000000000002784.0000002,784 km²) |
 |
| Boyd County |
015 |
Butte |
1891 |
Holt County, and Un-Organized (Indian Territory) |
James E. Boyd |
63 |
&0000000000002438.0000002,438 |
&0000000000000540.000000540 sq mi
(&0000000000001399.0000001,399 km²) |
 |
| Brown County |
017 |
Ainsworth |
1883 |
Un-Organized |
legislater with name of Brown |
75 |
&0000000000003525.0000003,525 |
&0000000000001221.0000001,221 sq mi
(&0000000000003162.0000003,162 km²) |
 |
| Buffalo County |
019 |
Kearney |
1855 |
Un-Organized |
American Bison |
9 |
&0000000000042259.00000042,259 |
&0000000000000968.000000968 sq mi
(&0000000000002507.0000002,507 km²) |
 |
| Burt County |
021 |
Tekamah |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
Francis Burt |
31 |
&0000000000007791.0000007,791 |
&0000000000000493.000000493 sq mi
(&0000000000001277.0000001,277 km²) |
 |
| Butler County |
023 |
David City |
1856 |
Formed from Greene |
David Butler or William Orlando Butler |
25 |
&0000000000008767.0000008,767 |
&0000000000000584.000000584 sq mi
(&0000000000001513.0000001,513 km²) |
 |
| Cass County |
025 |
Plattsmouth |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
Lewis Cass |
20 |
&0000000000024334.00000024,334 |
&0000000000000559.000000559 sq mi
(&0000000000001448.0000001,448 km²) |
 |
| Cedar County |
027 |
Hartington |
1857 |
Formed from Dixon and Pierce Counties |
Juniper trees |
13 |
&0000000000009615.0000009,615 |
&0000000000000740.000000740 sq mi
(&0000000000001917.0000001,917 km²) |
 |
| Chase County |
029 |
Imperial |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
Champion S. Chase |
72 |
&0000000000004068.0000004,068 |
&0000000000000894.000000894 sq mi
(&0000000000002315.0000002,315 km²) |
 |
| Cherry County |
031 |
Valentine |
1883 |
Un-Organized |
Samuel A. Cherry |
66 |
&0000000000006148.0000006,148 |
&0000000000005961.0000005,961 sq mi
(&0000000000015439.00000015,439 km²) |
 |
| Cheyenne County |
033 |
Sidney |
1867 |
Un-Organized |
Cheyenne Native Americans |
39 |
&0000000000009830.0000009,830 |
&0000000000001196.0000001,196 sq mi
(&0000000000003098.0000003,098 km²) |
 |
| Clay County |
035 |
Clay Center |
1855 |
Formed from Un-Organized |
Henry Clay |
30 |
&0000000000007039.0000007,039 |
&0000000000000573.000000573 sq mi
(&0000000000001484.0000001,484 km²) |
 |
| Colfax County |
037 |
Schuyler |
1869 |
Formed from Platte County |
Schuyler Colfax |
43 |
&0000000000010441.00000010,441 |
&0000000000000413.000000413 sq mi
(&0000000000001070.0000001,070 km²) |
 |
| Cuming County |
039 |
West Point |
1855 |
Formed from Burt County |
Thomas B. Cuming |
24 |
&0000000000010203.00000010,203 |
&0000000000000572.000000572 sq mi
(&0000000000001481.0000001,481 km²) |
 |
| Custer County |
041 |
Broken Bow |
1877 |
Un-Organized |
George Armstrong Custer |
4 |
&0000000000011793.00000011,793 |
&0000000000002576.0000002,576 sq mi
(&0000000000006672.0000006,672 km²) |
 |
| Dakota County |
043 |
Dakota City |
1855 |
Formed from Burt County |
Dakota Native Americans |
70 |
&0000000000020253.00000020,253 |
&0000000000000264.000000264 sq mi
(&0000000000000684.000000684 km²) |
 |
| Dawes County |
045 |
Chadron |
1885 |
Formed from Sioux County |
James W. Dawes |
69 |
&0000000000009060.0000009,060 |
&0000000000001396.0000001,396 sq mi
(&0000000000003616.0000003,616 km²) |
 |
| Dawson County |
047 |
Lexington |
1860 |
Un-Organized |
Jacob Dawson |
18 |
&0000000000024365.00000024,365 |
&0000000000001013.0000001,013 sq mi
(&0000000000002624.0000002,624 km²) |
 |
| Deuel County |
049 |
Chappell |
1888 |
Formed from Cheyenne County |
Deuel family |
78 |
&0000000000002098.0000002,098 |
&0000000000000440.000000440 sq mi
(&0000000000001140.0000001,140 km²) |
 |
| Dixon County |
051 |
Ponca |
1856 |
Formed from Blackbird County, Izard County and Un-Organized |
Dixon family |
35 |
&0000000000006339.0000006,339 |
&0000000000000476.000000476 sq mi
(&0000000000001233.0000001,233 km²) |
 |
| Dodge County |
053 |
Fremont |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
Augustus Caesar Dodge |
5 |
&0000000000036160.00000036,160 |
&0000000000000534.000000534 sq mi
(&0000000000001383.0000001,383 km²) |
 |
| Douglas County |
055 |
Omaha |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
Stephen Arnold Douglas |
1 [1] |
&0000000000463585.000000463,585 |
&0000000000000331.000000331 sq mi
(&0000000000000857.000000857 km²) |
 |
| Dundy County |
057 |
Benkelman |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
Elmer Scipio Dundy |
76 |
&0000000000002292.0000002,292 |
&0000000000000920.000000920 sq mi
(&0000000000002383.0000002,383 km²) |
 |
| Fillmore County |
059 |
Geneva |
1856 |
Formed from Jackson County and Un-Organized |
Millard Fillmore |
34 |
&0000000000006634.0000006,634 |
&0000000000000576.000000576 sq mi
(&0000000000001492.0000001,492 km²) |
 |
| Franklin County |
061 |
Franklin |
1867 |
Formed from Kearney |
Benjamin Franklin |
50 |
&0000000000003574.0000003,574 |
&0000000000000576.000000576 sq mi
(&0000000000001492.0000001,492 km²) |
 |
| Frontier County |
063 |
Stockville |
1872 |
Un-organized |
frontier of Nebraska |
60 |
&0000000000003099.0000003,099 |
&0000000000000975.000000975 sq mi
(&0000000000002525.0000002,525 km²) |
 |
| Furnas County |
065 |
Beaver City |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
Robert Wilkinson Furnas |
38 |
&0000000000005324.0000005,324 |
&0000000000000718.000000718 sq mi
(&0000000000001860.0000001,860 km²) |
 |
| Gage County |
067 |
Beatrice |
1855 |
Un-Organized |
William D. Gage |
3 |
&0000000000022993.00000022,993 |
&0000000000000855.000000855 sq mi
(&0000000000002214.0000002,214 km²) |
 |
| Garden County |
069 |
Oshkosh |
1910 |
Formed from Deuel County |
Oshkosh Ne. |
77 |
&0000000000002292.0000002,292 |
&0000000000001705.0000001,705 sq mi
(&0000000000004416.0000004,416 km²) |
 |
| Garfield County |
071 |
Burwell |
1884 |
Formed from Wheeler County |
James Abram Garfield |
83 |
&0000000000001902.0000001,902 |
&0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi
(&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²) |
 |
| Gosper County |
073 |
Elwood |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
John J. Gosper |
73 |
&0000000000002143.0000002,143 |
&0000000000000458.000000458 sq mi
(&0000000000001186.0000001,186 km²) |
 |
| Grant County |
075 |
Hyannis |
1887 |
Un-Organized |
Ulysses Simpson Grant |
92 |
&0000000000000747.000000747 |
&0000000000000776.000000776 sq mi
(&0000000000002010.0000002,010 km²) |
 |
| Greeley County |
077 |
Greeley |
1871 |
Un-Organized |
Horace Greeley |
62 |
&0000000000002714.0000002,714 |
&0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi
(&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²) |
 |
| Hall County |
079 |
Grand Island |
1858 |
Un-Organized |
Augustus Hall |
8 |
&0000000000053534.00000053,534 |
&0000000000000546.000000546 sq mi
(&0000000000001414.0000001,414 km²) |
 |
| Hamilton County |
081 |
Aurora |
1867 |
Un-Organized |
Alexander Hamilton |
28 |
&0000000000009403.0000009,403 |
&0000000000000544.000000544 sq mi
(&0000000000001409.0000001,409 km²) |
 |
| Harlan County |
083 |
Alma |
1871 |
Formed from Kearney |
James Harlan |
51 |
&0000000000003786.0000003,786 |
&0000000000000553.000000553 sq mi
(&0000000000001432.0000001,432 km²) |
 |
| Hayes County |
085 |
Hayes Center |
1877 |
Un-Organized |
Rutherford Birchard Hayes |
79 |
&0000000000001068.0000001,068 |
&0000000000000713.000000713 sq mi
(&0000000000001847.0000001,847 km²) |
 |
| Hitchcock County |
087 |
Trenton |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
Phineas Warren Hitchcock |
67 |
&0000000000003111.0000003,111 |
&0000000000000710.000000710 sq mi
(&0000000000001839.0000001,839 km²) |
 |
| Holt County |
089 |
O'Neill |
1860 |
Un-Organized (Formally- West County) |
Joseph Holt |
36 |
&0000000000011551.00000011,551 |
&0000000000002413.0000002,413 sq mi
(&0000000000006250.0000006,250 km²) |
 |
| Hooker County |
091 |
Mullen |
1889 |
Un-Organized |
Joseph Hooker |
93 |
&0000000000000783.000000783 |
&0000000000000721.000000721 sq mi
(&0000000000001867.0000001,867 km²) |
 |
| Howard County |
093 |
Saint Paul |
1871 |
Formed from Hall County |
Oliver Otis Howard |
49 |
&0000000000006567.0000006,567 |
&0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi
(&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²) |
 |
| Jefferson County |
095 |
Fairbury |
1856 |
Un-organized |
Thomas Jefferson |
33 |
&0000000000008333.0000008,333 |
&0000000000000573.000000573 sq mi
(&0000000000001484.0000001,484 km²) |
 |
| Johnson County |
097 |
Tecumseh |
1857 |
Formed from Nemaha and Otoe Counties |
Richard Mentor Johnson |
57 |
&0000000000004488.0000004,488 |
&0000000000000376.000000376 sq mi
(&0000000000000974.000000974 km²) |
 |
| Kearney County |
099 |
Minden |
1860 |
Un-Organized |
Fort Kearney |
52 |
&0000000000006882.0000006,882 |
&0000000000000516.000000516 sq mi
(&0000000000001336.0000001,336 km²) |
 |
| Keith County |
101 |
Ogallala |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
M.C. Keith |
68 |
&0000000000008875.0000008,875 |
&0000000000001061.0000001,061 sq mi
(&0000000000002748.0000002,748 km²) |
 |
| Keya Paha County |
103 |
Springview |
1884 |
Formed from Brown County and Un-Organized (Indian Territory) |
word keyapaha meaning turlte hill river |
82 |
&0000000000000983.000000983 |
&0000000000000773.000000773 sq mi
(&0000000000002002.0000002,002 km²) |
 |
| Kimball County |
105 |
Kimball |
1888 |
Formed from Cheyenne County |
Thomas L. Kimball |
71 |
&0000000000004089.0000004,089 |
&0000000000000952.000000952 sq mi
(&0000000000002466.0000002,466 km²) |
 |
| Knox County |
107 |
Center |
1857 |
Formed from Pierce County and Un-Organized (Formal names-L'Eau Qui Court (1857-1867) and Emmet (1867-1873)) |
Henry Knox |
12 |
&0000000000009374.0000009,374 |
&0000000000001108.0000001,108 sq mi
(&0000000000002870.0000002,870 km²) |
 |
| Lancaster County |
109 |
Lincoln |
1855 |
Formed from Cass, and Pierce Counties |
Lancaster Pa. and Lancaster England |
2[1] |
&0000000000250291.000000250,291 |
&0000000000000839.000000839 sq mi
(&0000000000002173.0000002,173 km²) |
 |
| Lincoln County |
111 |
North Platte |
1860 |
Un-Organized (Formally Shorter County) |
Abraham Lincoln |
15 |
&0000000000034632.00000034,632 |
&0000000000002564.0000002,564 sq mi
(&0000000000006641.0000006,641 km²) |
 |
| Logan County |
113 |
Stapleton |
1885 |
Un-Organized |
John Alexander Logan |
87 |
&0000000000000774.000000774 |
&0000000000000571.000000571 sq mi
(&0000000000001479.0000001,479 km²) |
 |
| Loup County |
115 |
Taylor |
1883 |
Un-Organized |
Loup River |
88 |
&0000000000000712.000000712 |
&0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi
(&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²) |
 |
| Madison County |
117 |
Madison |
1856 |
Formed from Loup County and McNeale Counties and Un-Organized |
James Madison |
7 |
&0000000000035226.00000035,226 |
&0000000000000573.000000573 sq mi
(&0000000000001484.0000001,484 km²) |
 |
| McPherson County |
119 |
Tryon |
1887 |
Un-Organized |
James Birdseye McPherson |
90 |
&0000000000000533.000000533 |
&0000000000000859.000000859 sq mi
(&0000000000002225.0000002,225 km²) |
 |
| Merrick County |
121 |
Central City |
1858 |
Formed from Polk County and Un-Organized |
Elvira Merrick |
46 |
&0000000000008204.0000008,204 |
&0000000000000485.000000485 sq mi
(&0000000000001256.0000001,256 km²) |
 |
| Morrill County |
123 |
Bridgeport |
1908 |
Formed from Cheyenne County |
Charles H. Morrill |
64 |
&0000000000005440.0000005,440 |
&0000000000001424.0000001,424 sq mi
(&0000000000003688.0000003,688 km²) |
 |
| Nance County |
125 |
Fullerton |
1879 |
Formed from Pawnee Reservation |
Albinus Nance |
58 |
&0000000000004038.0000004,038 |
&0000000000000441.000000441 sq mi
(&0000000000001142.0000001,142 km²) |
 |
| Nemaha County |
127 |
Auburn |
1854 |
One of Nine original counties (Formally Forney) |
word nimaha meaning miry water |
44 |
&0000000000007576.0000007,576 |
&0000000000000409.000000409 sq mi
(&0000000000001059.0000001,059 km²) |
 |
| Nuckolls County |
129 |
Nelson |
1860 |
Un-Organized |
Lafayette Nuckolls |
42 |
&0000000000005057.0000005,057 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| Otoe County |
131 |
Nebraska City |
1854 |
One of nine Orginal Counties (Formally Pierce) |
Oto Native Americans |
11 |
&0000000000015396.00000015,396 |
&0000000000000616.000000616 sq mi
(&0000000000001595.0000001,595 km²) |
 |
| Pawnee County |
133 |
Pawnee City |
1855 |
Formed from Richardson County |
Pawnee Native Americans |
54 |
&0000000000003087.0000003,087 |
&0000000000000432.000000432 sq mi
(&0000000000001119.0000001,119 km²) |
 |
| Perkins County |
135 |
Grant |
1887 |
Formed from Kieth County |
Charles E. Perkins or Joseph Perkins |
74 |
&0000000000003200.0000003,200 |
&0000000000000883.000000883 sq mi
(&0000000000002287.0000002,287 km²) |
 |
| Phelps County |
137 |
Holdrege |
1873 |
Formed from Kearney County |
William Phelps |
37 |
&0000000000009747.0000009,747 |
&0000000000000540.000000540 sq mi
(&0000000000001399.0000001,399 km²) |
 |
| Pierce County |
139 |
Pierce |
1856 |
Formed from Izard County, McNeale County and Un-Organized |
Franklin Pierce |
40 |
&0000000000007857.0000007,857 |
&0000000000000574.000000574 sq mi
(&0000000000001487.0000001,487 km²) |
 |
| Platte County |
141 |
Columbus |
1856 |
Formed from Greene and Loup Counties |
Platte River |
10 |
&0000000000031662.00000031,662 |
&0000000000000678.000000678 sq mi
(&0000000000001756.0000001,756 km²) |
 |
| Polk County |
143 |
Osceola |
1856 |
Formed from York County and Un-Organized |
James Knox Polk |
41 |
&0000000000005639.0000005,639 |
&0000000000000439.000000439 sq mi
(&0000000000001137.0000001,137 km²) |
 |
| Red Willow County |
145 |
McCook |
1873 |
Un-Organized |
Red Willow Creek |
48 |
&0000000000011448.00000011,448 |
&0000000000000717.000000717 sq mi
(&0000000000001857.0000001,857 km²) |
 |
| Richardson County |
147 |
Falls City |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
William A. Richardson |
19 |
&0000000000009531.0000009,531 |
&0000000000000554.000000554 sq mi
(&0000000000001435.0000001,435 km²) |
 |
| Rock County |
149 |
Bassett |
1885 |
Formed from Brown County |
Rock Creek |
81 |
&0000000000001756.0000001,756 |
&0000000000001008.0000001,008 sq mi
(&0000000000002611.0000002,611 km²) |
 |
| Saline County |
151 |
Wilber |
1867 |
Un-organized |
salt springs |
22 |
&0000000000013843.00000013,843 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| Sarpy County |
153 |
Papillion |
1857 |
Formed from Cass and Douglas Counties |
Peter A. Sarpy |
59[1] |
&0000000000122595.000000122,595 |
&0000000000000241.000000241 sq mi
(&0000000000000624.000000624 km²) |
 |
| Saunders County |
155 |
Wahoo |
1856 |
Formed from Douglas and Lancaster (Formally Calhoun County (1856-1865)) |
Alvin Saunders |
6 |
&0000000000019830.00000019,830 |
&0000000000000754.000000754 sq mi
(&0000000000001953.0000001,953 km²) |
 |
| Scotts Bluff County |
157 |
Gering |
1888 |
Formed from Cheyenne County |
Scotts Bluff National Monurment |
21 |
&0000000000036951.00000036,951 |
&0000000000000739.000000739 sq mi
(&0000000000001914.0000001,914 km²) |
 |
| Seward County |
159 |
Seward |
1855 |
Formed from Cass and Pierce Counties (Formally- Greene County) |
William Henry Seward |
16 |
&0000000000016496.00000016,496 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| Sheridan County |
161 |
Rushville |
1885 |
Formed from Sioux County |
Philip Henry Sheridan |
61 |
&0000000000006198.0000006,198 |
&0000000000002441.0000002,441 sq mi
(&0000000000006322.0000006,322 km²) |
 |
| Sherman County |
163 |
Loup City |
1871 |
Formed from Buffalo County and Un-Organized |
William Tecumseh Sherman |
56 |
&0000000000003318.0000003,318 |
&0000000000000566.000000566 sq mi
(&0000000000001466.0000001,466 km²) |
 |
| Sioux County |
165 |
Harrison |
1877 |
Un-Organized |
Sioux Native Americans |
80 |
&0000000000001475.0000001,475 |
&0000000000002067.0000002,067 sq mi
(&0000000000005354.0000005,354 km²) |
 |
| Stanton County |
167 |
Stanton |
1855 |
Formed from Burt County (Formally Izard County) |
Edwin McMasters Stanton |
53 |
&0000000000006455.0000006,455 |
&0000000000000430.000000430 sq mi
(&0000000000001114.0000001,114 km²) |
 |
| Thayer County |
169 |
Hebron |
1871 |
Formed from Jefferson County |
John Milton Thayer |
32 |
&0000000000006055.0000006,055 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| Thomas County |
171 |
Thedford |
1887 |
Un-Organized |
George Henry Thomas |
89 |
&0000000000000729.000000729 |
&0000000000000713.000000713 sq mi
(&0000000000001847.0000001,847 km²) |
 |
| Thurston County |
173 |
Pender |
1889 |
Formed form Blackbird County and Omaha Reservation |
John Mellen Thurston |
55 |
&0000000000007171.0000007,171 |
&0000000000000394.000000394 sq mi
(&0000000000001020.0000001,020 km²) |
 |
| Valley County |
175 |
Ord |
1871 |
Un-Organized |
vallies within the county |
47 |
&0000000000004647.0000004,647 |
&0000000000000568.000000568 sq mi
(&0000000000001471.0000001,471 km²) |
 |
| Washington County |
177 |
Blair |
1854 |
One of Nine Original Counties |
George Washington |
29 |
&0000000000018780.00000018,780 |
&0000000000000390.000000390 sq mi
(&0000000000001010.0000001,010 km²) |
 |
| Wayne County |
179 |
Wayne |
1867 |
Un-Organized |
Anthony Wayne |
27 |
&0000000000009851.0000009,851 |
&0000000000000444.000000444 sq mi
(&0000000000001150.0000001,150 km²) |
 |
| Webster County |
181 |
Red Cloud |
1867 |
Un-organized |
Daniel Webster |
45 |
&0000000000004061.0000004,061 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| Wheeler County |
183 |
Bartlett |
1877 |
Un-Organized |
Daniel H. Wheeler |
84 |
&0000000000000886.000000886 |
&0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²) |
 |
| York County |
185 |
York |
1855 |
Formed from Cass County, Pierce County and Un-Organized |
York England or York Pa. |
17 |
&0000000000014598.00000014,598 |
&0000000000000576.000000576 sq mi
(&0000000000001492.0000001,492 km²) |
 |
