Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Nebraska

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#50. York County

- Population: 14,231
- Born in Nebraska: 10,241 (72.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,551 (25.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 70 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 369 (2.6% of population)

#49. Nuckolls County

- Population: 4,089
- Born in Nebraska: 2,964 (72.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,041 (25.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 57 (1.4% of population)

#48. Nemaha County

- Population: 7,035
- Born in Nebraska: 5,106 (72.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,853 (26.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 67 (1.0% of population)

#47. Washington County

- Population: 20,989
- Born in Nebraska: 15,270 (72.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,248 (25.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 118 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 353 (1.7% of population)

#46. Buffalo County

- Population: 50,323
- Born in Nebraska: 36,812 (73.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,877 (21.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 214 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,420 (4.8% of population)

#45. Hooker County

- Population: 613
- Born in Nebraska: 449 (73.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 163 (26.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#44. Jefferson County

- Population: 7,155
- Born in Nebraska: 5,261 (73.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,699 (23.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 191 (2.7% of population)

#43. Burt County

- Population: 6,730
- Born in Nebraska: 4,968 (73.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,691 (25.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 37 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 34 (0.5% of population)

#42. Brown County

- Population: 2,739
- Born in Nebraska: 2,024 (73.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 587 (21.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 111 (4.1% of population)

#41. Harlan County

- Population: 3,006
- Born in Nebraska: 2,234 (74.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 686 (22.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 81 (2.7% of population)

#40. Hayes County

- Population: 854
- Born in Nebraska: 643 (75.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 165 (19.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 46 (5.4% of population)

#39. Adams County

- Population: 31,034
- Born in Nebraska: 23,421 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,762 (18.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 109 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,742 (5.6% of population)

#38. Franklin County

- Population: 2,868
- Born in Nebraska: 2,172 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 678 (23.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 13 (0.5% of population)

#37. Webster County

- Population: 3,385
- Born in Nebraska: 2,568 (75.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 792 (23.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 17 (0.5% of population)

#36. Holt County

- Population: 10,093
- Born in Nebraska: 7,658 (75.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,137 (21.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 271 (2.7% of population)

#35. Seward County

- Population: 17,636
- Born in Nebraska: 13,402 (76.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,885 (22.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 158 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 191 (1.1% of population)

#34. Thayer County

- Population: 4,938
- Born in Nebraska: 3,759 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,137 (23.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 33 (0.7% of population)

#33. Gage County

- Population: 21,646
- Born in Nebraska: 16,480 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,776 (22.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 72 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 318 (1.5% of population)

#32. Garfield County

- Population: 1,797
- Born in Nebraska: 1,382 (76.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 412 (22.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 3 (0.2% of population)

#31. Stanton County

- Population: 5,835
- Born in Nebraska: 4,491 (77.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,231 (21.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 100 (1.7% of population)

#30. Grant County

- Population: 695
- Born in Nebraska: 539 (77.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 128 (18.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 24 (3.5% of population)

#29. Clay County

- Population: 6,084
- Born in Nebraska: 4,732 (77.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,188 (19.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 137 (2.3% of population)

#28. Gosper County

- Population: 1,929
- Born in Nebraska: 1,501 (77.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 390 (20.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 36 (1.9% of population)

#27. Custer County

- Population: 10,544
- Born in Nebraska: 8,239 (78.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,047 (19.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 49 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 209 (2.0% of population)

#26. Frontier County

- Population: 2,562
- Born in Nebraska: 2,007 (78.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 502 (19.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 51 (2.0% of population)

#25. Wheeler County

- Population: 785
- Born in Nebraska: 619 (78.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 155 (19.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 11 (1.4% of population)

#24. Thomas County

- Population: 626
- Born in Nebraska: 497 (79.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 116 (18.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 13 (2.1% of population)

#23. Phelps County

- Population: 8,983
- Born in Nebraska: 7,177 (79.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,523 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 53 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 230 (2.6% of population)

#22. Loup County

- Population: 564
- Born in Nebraska: 451 (80.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 97 (17.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 16 (2.8% of population)

#21. Fillmore County

- Population: 5,551
- Born in Nebraska: 4,441 (80.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,054 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 53 (1.0% of population)

#20. Arthur County

- Population: 540
- Born in Nebraska: 433 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 91 (16.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 16 (3.0% of population)

#19. Antelope County

- Population: 6,302
- Born in Nebraska: 5,066 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,031 (16.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 70 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 135 (2.1% of population)

#18. Butler County

- Population: 8,413
- Born in Nebraska: 6,788 (80.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,400 (16.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 213 (2.5% of population)

#17. Cuming County

- Population: 8,976
- Born in Nebraska: 7,267 (81.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,098 (12.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 22 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 589 (6.6% of population)

#16. Blaine County

- Population: 385
- Born in Nebraska: 312 (81.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 72 (18.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#15. Logan County

- Population: 812
- Born in Nebraska: 660 (81.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 138 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 10 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 4 (0.5% of population)

#14. Polk County

- Population: 5,209
- Born in Nebraska: 4,251 (81.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 822 (15.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 37 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 99 (1.9% of population)

#13. Pierce County

- Population: 7,312
- Born in Nebraska: 5,981 (81.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,225 (16.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 103 (1.4% of population)

#12. Kearney County

- Population: 6,697
- Born in Nebraska: 5,499 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,087 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 97 (1.4% of population)

#11. Hamilton County

- Population: 9,438
- Born in Nebraska: 7,755 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,560 (16.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 30 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 93 (1.0% of population)

#10. Saunders County

- Population: 22,761
- Born in Nebraska: 18,719 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,621 (15.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 208 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 213 (0.9% of population)

#9. Merrick County

- Population: 7,696
- Born in Nebraska: 6,335 (82.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,159 (15.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 24 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 178 (2.3% of population)

#8. Rock County

- Population: 1,335
- Born in Nebraska: 1,106 (82.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 222 (16.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 7 (0.5% of population)

#7. Valley County

- Population: 4,094
- Born in Nebraska: 3,424 (83.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 587 (14.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 83 (2.0% of population)

#6. Sherman County

- Population: 2,974
- Born in Nebraska: 2,536 (85.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 421 (14.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 14 (0.5% of population)

#5. Nance County

- Population: 3,342
- Born in Nebraska: 2,865 (85.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 461 (13.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 14 (0.4% of population)

#4. Greeley County

- Population: 2,211
- Born in Nebraska: 1,897 (85.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 265 (12.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 22 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 27 (1.2% of population)

#3. Howard County

- Population: 6,492
- Born in Nebraska: 5,577 (85.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 778 (12.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 26 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 111 (1.7% of population)

#2. McPherson County

- Population: 463
- Born in Nebraska: 398 (86.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 51 (11.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 11 (2.4% of population)

#1. Boone County

- Population: 5,366
- Born in Nebraska: 4,680 (87.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 564 (10.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 106 (2.0% of population)

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