US Census Data

Most densely populated in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by population density.

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

Among counties, Douglas County leads at 1,793/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Chalco leads at 3,953/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Douglas County1,793/sq mi
2Sarpy County815/sq mi
3Lancaster County386/sq mi
4Hall County114/sq mi
5Dakota County81/sq mi
6Dodge County70/sq mi
7Madison County62/sq mi
8Adams County55/sq mi
9Washington County54/sq mi
10Buffalo County52/sq mi
11Platte County51/sq mi
12Scotts Bluff County49/sq mi
13Cass County48/sq mi
14Seward County31/sq mi
15Saunders County30/sq mi
16Otoe County26/sq mi
17Colfax County26/sq mi
18Saline County26/sq mi
19Gage County25/sq mi
20York County25/sq mi
21Dawson County24/sq mi
22Wayne County22/sq mi
23Hamilton County17/sq mi
24Nemaha County17/sq mi
25Thurston County17/sq mi
26Phelps County17/sq mi
27Merrick County16/sq mi
28Cuming County16/sq mi
29Red Willow County15/sq mi
30Butler County14/sq mi
31Richardson County14/sq mi
32Johnson County14/sq mi
33Burt County14/sq mi
34Stanton County14/sq mi
35Lincoln County13/sq mi
36Kearney County13/sq mi
37Pierce County13/sq mi
38Jefferson County13/sq mi
39Polk County12/sq mi
40Dixon County12/sq mi
41Howard County11/sq mi
42Cedar County11/sq mi
43Clay County11/sq mi
44Box Butte County10/sq mi
45Fillmore County10/sq mi
46Thayer County9/sq mi
47Cheyenne County8/sq mi
48Boone County8/sq mi
49Keith County8/sq mi
50Nance County8/sq mi
51Knox County8/sq mi
52Antelope County7/sq mi
53Valley County7/sq mi
54Nuckolls County7/sq mi
55Furnas County6/sq mi
56Pawnee County6/sq mi
57Webster County6/sq mi
58Dawes County6/sq mi
59Harlan County5/sq mi
60Sherman County5/sq mi
61Franklin County5/sq mi
62Deuel County4/sq mi
63Gosper County4/sq mi
64Holt County4/sq mi
65Custer County4/sq mi
66Chase County4/sq mi
67Greeley County4/sq mi
68Hitchcock County4/sq mi
69Kimball County4/sq mi
70Perkins County3/sq mi
71Morrill County3/sq mi
72Boyd County3/sq mi
73Garfield County3/sq mi
74Frontier County3/sq mi
75Brown County2/sq mi
76Sheridan County2/sq mi
77Dundy County2/sq mi
78Logan County1/sq mi
79Wheeler County1/sq mi
80Rock County1/sq mi
81Keya Paha County1/sq mi
82Hayes County1/sq mi
83Loup County1/sq mi
84Garden County1/sq mi
85Cherry County1/sq mi
86Grant County1/sq mi
87Banner County1/sq mi
88Thomas County1/sq mi
89Hooker County1/sq mi
90Arthur County1/sq mi
91Sioux County1/sq mi
92Blaine County1/sq mi
93McPherson County1/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Chalco3,953/sq mi
2Ralston3,944/sq mi
3Omaha3,416/sq mi
4Milford3,346/sq mi
5Ceresco3,074/sq mi
6La Vista2,948/sq mi
7Lincoln2,888/sq mi
8Bellevue2,812/sq mi
9Malcolm2,811/sq mi
10Bennington2,693/sq mi
11Mitchell2,687/sq mi
12Yutan2,675/sq mi
13Winnebago2,651/sq mi
14Melbeta2,651/sq mi
15Hickman2,565/sq mi
16Eagle2,561/sq mi
17Herman2,483/sq mi
18Fremont2,473/sq mi
19Wilber2,459/sq mi
20Arlington2,402/sq mi
21Schuyler2,383/sq mi
22Utica2,368/sq mi
23Cortland2,364/sq mi
24Staplehurst2,362/sq mi
25Columbus2,276/sq mi
26Bennet2,265/sq mi
27Kearney2,262/sq mi
28Ashland2,244/sq mi
29Pierce2,191/sq mi
30Scottsbluff2,172/sq mi
31Bayard2,170/sq mi
32Pleasant Dale2,168/sq mi
33Inglewood2,129/sq mi
34Dakota City2,123/sq mi
35Lexington2,106/sq mi
36Battle Creek2,095/sq mi
37Louisville2,091/sq mi
38Cook2,088/sq mi
39Wayne2,083/sq mi
40Walthill2,079/sq mi
41Leshara2,072/sq mi
42South Sioux City2,063/sq mi
43Glenvil2,055/sq mi
44St. Paul2,050/sq mi
45Plattsmouth2,014/sq mi
46Center2,009/sq mi
47Winside1,992/sq mi
48Bellwood1,969/sq mi
49Cedar Bluffs1,964/sq mi
50Emerson1,926/sq mi
51Papillion1,926/sq mi
52Carroll1,896/sq mi
53Palmyra1,887/sq mi
54Gibbon1,878/sq mi
55Crete1,877/sq mi
56Doniphan1,824/sq mi
57Beemer1,815/sq mi
58Benedict1,801/sq mi
59Pender1,800/sq mi
60Fort Calhoun1,799/sq mi
61Waverly1,777/sq mi
62Grant1,777/sq mi
63Manley1,776/sq mi
64Pickrell1,768/sq mi
65Gordon1,766/sq mi
66Madison1,764/sq mi
67Hartington1,761/sq mi
68Grand Island1,752/sq mi
69Hay Springs1,751/sq mi
70Broken Bow1,745/sq mi
71Seward1,744/sq mi
72Sterling1,731/sq mi
73Murdock1,715/sq mi
74Newman Grove1,713/sq mi
75Elmwood1,695/sq mi
76Hastings1,677/sq mi
77Minatare1,669/sq mi
78Holbrook1,669/sq mi
79Wahoo1,667/sq mi
80Oakland1,656/sq mi
81Alliance1,653/sq mi
82Elm Creek1,648/sq mi
83Ainsworth1,626/sq mi
84Hooper1,604/sq mi
85Axtell1,603/sq mi
86Pleasanton1,600/sq mi
87Bancroft1,596/sq mi
88Auburn1,591/sq mi
89Fordyce1,586/sq mi
90Harvard1,553/sq mi
91Terrytown1,541/sq mi
92Fairbury1,540/sq mi
93Syracuse1,538/sq mi
94Gering1,537/sq mi
95Firth1,529/sq mi
96O'Neill1,528/sq mi
97Deshler1,519/sq mi
98Cozad1,508/sq mi
99Nickerson1,507/sq mi
100Albion1,470/sq mi

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