Here is a table, ranked by population, of the 93 counties in Nebraska. All information is taken from the 1999 World Almanac.
Note that some counties have links to a photo of the sign seen at the county line, taken by me!
| rank | name | seat | '97 pop. | photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUGLAS | Omaha | 441006 | |
| 2 | LANCASTER | Lincoln | 233319 | photo |
| 3 | SARPY | Papillion | 118571 | photo |
| 4 | HALL | Grand Island | 51675 | |
| 5 | BUFFALO | Kearney | 40200 | |
| 6 | SCOTTS BLUFF | Gering | 36281 | |
| 7 | DODGE | Fremont | 35125 | |
| 8 | MADISON | Madison | 34860 | |
| 9 | LINCOLN | North Platte | 33521 | |
| 10 | PLATTE | Columbus | 30512 | photo |
| 11 | ADAMS | Hastings | 29745 | |
| 12 | CASS | Plattsmouth | 24002 | photo |
| 13 | DAWSON | Lexington | 23134 | |
| 14 | GAGE | Beatrice | 22877 | |
| 15 | SAUNDERS | Wahoo | 19152 | |
| 16 | DAKOTA | Dakota City | 18731 | photo |
| 17 | WASHINGTON | Blair | 18470 | photo |
| 18 | SEWARD | Seward | 16282 | |
| 19 | YORK | York | 14607 | |
| 20 | OTOE | Nebraska City | 14582 | photo |
| 21 | SALINE | Wilber | 13026 | |
| 22 | BOX BUTTE | Alliance | 12920 | |
| 23 | HOLT | O'Neill | 12215 | |
| 24 | CUSTER | Broken Bow | 12086 | |
| 25 | RED WILLOW | McCook | 11386 | |
| 26 | COLFAX | Schuyler | 10546 | |
| 27 | CUMING | West Point | 9973 | |
| 28 | PHELPS | Holdrege | 9911 | |
| 29 | CEDAR | Hartington | 9818 | |
| 30 | RICHARDSON | Falls City | 9557 | photo |
| 31 | CHEYENNE | Sidney | 9544 | |
| 32 | HAMILTON | Aurora | 9427 | |
| 33 | KNOX | Center | 9375 | |
| 34 | WAYNE | Wayne | 9302 | |
| 35 | DAWES | Chadron | 9038 | |
| 36 | KEITH | Ogallala | 8622 | |
| 37 | BUTLER | David City | 8589 | |
| 38 | JEFFERSON | Fairbury | 8393 | |
| 39 | MERRICK | Central City | 8178 | |
| 40 | PIERCE | Pierce | 7910 | |
| 41 | BURT | Tekamah | 7888 | photo |
| 42 | NEMAHA | Auburn | 7816 | photo |
| 43 | ANTELOPE | Neligh | 7362 | |
| 44 | THURSTON | Pender | 7192 | photo |
| 45 | CLAY | Clay Center | 7153 | |
| 46 | FILLMORE | Geneva | 6891 | |
| 47 | KEARNEY | Minden | 6679 | |
| 48 | SHERIDAN | Rushville | 6620 | |
| 49 | HOWARD | Saint Paul | 6484 | |
| 50 | DIXON | Ponca | 6417 | |
| 51 | CHERRY | Valentine | 6405 | |
| 52 | BOONE | Albion | 6379 | |
| 53 | THAYER | Hebron | 6273 | |
| 54 | STANTON | Stanton | 6199 | |
| 55 | POLK | Osceola | 5628 | |
| 56 | FURNAS | Beaver City | 5425 | |
| 57 | MORRILL | Bridgeport | 5423 | |
| 58 | NUCKOLLS | Nelson | 5366 | |
| 59 | VALLEY | Ord | 4778 | |
| 60 | JOHNSON | Tecumseh | 4573 | photo |
| 61 | CHASE | Imperial | 4247 | |
| 62 | NANCE | Fullerton | 4227 | photo |
| 63 | KIMBALL | Kimball | 4030 | |
| 64 | WEBSTER | Red Cloud | 4026 | |
| 65 | FRANKLIN | Franklin | 3820 | |
| 66 | HARLAN | Alma | 3773 | |
| 67 | BROWN | Ainsworth | 3610 | |
| 68 | SHERMAN | Loup City | 3580 | |
| 69 | HITCHCOCK | Trenton | 3417 | |
| 70 | PERKINS | Grant | 3288 | |
| 71 | FRONTIER | Stockville | 3180 | |
| 72 | PAWNEE | Pawnee City | 3172 | photo |
| 73 | GREELEY | Greeley | 2936 | |
| 74 | BOYD | Butte | 2636 | |
| 75 | DUNDY | Benkelman | 2312 | |
| 76 | GOSPER | Elwood | 2288 | |
| 77 | GARDEN | Oskhosk | 2224 | |
| 78 | GARFIELD | Burwell | 2080 | |
| 79 | DEUEL | Chappell | 2025 | |
| 80 | ROCK | Bassett | 1735 | |
| 81 | SIOUX | Harrison | 1513 | |
| 82 | HAYES | Hayes Center | 1085 | |
| 83 | KEYA PAHA | Springview | 980 | |
| 84 | WHEELER | Bartlett | 952 | |
| 85 | LOGAN | Stapleton | 900 | |
| 86 | BANNER | Harrisburg | 866 | |
| 87 | THOMAS | Thedford | 799 | |
| 88 | GRANT | Hyannis | 735 | |
| 89 | HOOKER | Mullen | 717 | |
| 90 | LOUP | Taylor | 676 | |
| 91 | BLAINE | Brewster | 638 | |
| 92 | MCPHERSON | Tryon | 556 | |
| 93 | ARTHUR | Arthur | 428 |
