US Census Data

Largest by population in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nebraska by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Douglas County leads at 585,461.

Among cities & places, Omaha leads at 488,197.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Douglas County585,461
2Lancaster County323,673
3Sarpy County194,051
4Hall County62,431
5Buffalo County50,323
6Dodge County37,146
7Scotts Bluff County35,937
8Madison County35,535
9Platte County34,358
10Lincoln County34,122
11Adams County31,034
12Cass County26,963
13Dawson County24,020
14Saunders County22,761
15Gage County21,646
16Dakota County21,331
17Washington County20,989
18Seward County17,636
19Otoe County16,075
20Saline County14,642
21York County14,231
22Box Butte County10,754
23Red Willow County10,611
24Custer County10,544
25Colfax County10,541
26Holt County10,093
27Wayne County9,786
28Cheyenne County9,478
29Hamilton County9,438
30Phelps County8,983
31Cuming County8,976
32Butler County8,413
33Knox County8,362
34Cedar County8,344
35Keith County8,239
36Dawes County8,212
37Richardson County7,797
38Merrick County7,696
39Pierce County7,312
40Jefferson County7,155
41Nemaha County7,035
42Burt County6,730
43Kearney County6,697
44Thurston County6,666
45Howard County6,492
46Antelope County6,302
47Clay County6,084
48Stanton County5,835
49Dixon County5,561
50Fillmore County5,551
51Cherry County5,468
52Boone County5,366
53Johnson County5,263
54Polk County5,209
55Sheridan County5,058
56Thayer County4,938
57Furnas County4,605
58Morrill County4,544
59Valley County4,094
60Nuckolls County4,089
61Chase County3,639
62Webster County3,385
63Kimball County3,348
64Nance County3,342
65Harlan County3,006
66Sherman County2,974
67Franklin County2,868
68Perkins County2,835
69Brown County2,739
70Hitchcock County2,601
71Frontier County2,562
72Pawnee County2,539
73Greeley County2,211
74Gosper County1,929
75Deuel County1,865
76Dundy County1,811
77Garfield County1,797
78Boyd County1,704
79Garden County1,620
80Rock County1,335
81Sioux County1,197
82Keya Paha County939
83Hayes County854
84Logan County812
85Wheeler County785
86Grant County695
87Banner County657
88Thomas County626
89Hooker County613
90Loup County564
91Arthur County540
92McPherson County463
93Blaine County385

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Omaha488,197
2Lincoln291,932
3Bellevue64,355
4Grand Island52,761
5Kearney34,024
6Fremont27,321
7Norfolk25,962
8Hastings25,005
9Columbus24,188
10Papillion24,063
11North Platte23,030
12La Vista16,594
13Scottsbluff14,406
14South Sioux City13,871
15Beatrice12,233
16Lexington10,693
17Chalco10,625
18Gretna9,117
19Gering8,567
20York8,114
21Alliance8,089
22Blair7,868
23Seward7,665
24Crete7,521
25McCook7,360
26Nebraska City7,287
27Plattsmouth6,680
28Schuyler6,517
29Ralston6,445
30Sidney6,396
31Wayne6,055
32Offutt AFB5,663
33Holdrege5,503
34Chadron5,207
35Wahoo4,885
36Ogallala4,800
37Aurora4,665
38Waverly4,363
39Falls City4,099
40Cozad3,944
41Fairbury3,905
42O'Neill3,574
43Broken Bow3,524
44West Point3,479
45Auburn3,468
46Gothenburg3,436
47Valley3,113
48Ashland3,083
49Central City3,039
50Minden3,020
51David City3,013
52Dakota City2,980
53Hickman2,834
54Milford2,656
55Valentine2,632
56St. Paul2,574
57Bennington2,417
58Geneva2,214
59Beaver Lake2,198
60Ord2,186
61Imperial2,182
62Wilber2,178
63Kimball2,153
64Madison2,074
65Pierce1,986
66Syracuse1,964
67Tecumseh1,844
68Superior1,833
69Stanton1,824
70Mitchell1,804
71Hartington1,736
72Albion1,733
73Tekamah1,691
74Woodland Park1,648
75Gordon1,646
76Gibbon1,643
77Hebron1,641
78Neligh1,636
79Ainsworth1,632
80Springfield1,620
81Oakland1,572
82Yutan1,535
83Bayard1,509
84Battle Creek1,478
85Fullerton1,463
86Arlington1,437
87Wisner1,436
88Atkinson1,433
89Wood River1,426
90Bridgeport1,403
91Louisville1,393
92Grant1,392
93Buccaneer Bay1,361
94Ceresco1,355
95Shelton1,354
96Ravenna1,352
97Sutton1,349
98Wakefield1,288
99Wymore1,287
100Pender1,262

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