US Census Data

Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by population growth.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nebraska by population growth — which have the fastest population growth since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Arthur County leads at +26.5%.

Among cities & places, Nora leads at +366.7%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Arthur County+26.5%
2Keya Paha County+23.6%
3McPherson County+17.2%
4Saunders County+7.5%
5Sarpy County+7.1%
6Dakota County+5.7%
7Wayne County+4.9%
8Butler County+4.8%
9Douglas County+4.4%
10Cass County+4.2%
11Platte County+3.6%
12York County+3.5%
13Burt County+3.4%
14Lancaster County+3.4%
15Washington County+3.1%
16Seward County+2.7%
17Saline County+2.6%
18Kearney County+2.6%
19Hamilton County+2.4%
20Pierce County+2.4%
21Buffalo County+2.3%
22Keith County+2.1%
23Johnson County+2.0%
24Hall County+1.9%
25Deuel County+1.9%
26Boone County+1.6%
27Dodge County+1.3%
28Madison County+1.3%
29Dawson County+1.2%
30Howard County+1.2%
31Nemaha County+0.9%
32Otoe County+0.8%
33Cuming County+0.3%
34Wheeler County+0.3%
35Gage County+0.2%
36Jefferson County+0.2%
37Fillmore County+0.1%
38Polk County-0.3%
39Scotts Bluff County-0.4%
40Antelope County-0.6%
41Knox County-0.8%
42Holt County-0.8%
43Phelps County-1.3%
44Merrick County-1.3%
45Cheyenne County-1.3%
46Red Willow County-1.5%
47Colfax County-1.6%
48Adams County-1.8%
49Sioux County-1.8%
50Cedar County-1.8%
51Clay County-1.9%
52Sherman County-1.9%
53Box Butte County-2.0%
54Stanton County-2.0%
55Richardson County-2.1%
56Perkins County-2.3%
57Thayer County-2.4%
58Custer County-2.6%
59Valley County-2.7%
60Dixon County-2.8%
61Thomas County-2.9%
62Frontier County-3.0%
63Furnas County-3.0%
64Lincoln County-3.2%
65Sheridan County-3.3%
66Nuckolls County-3.7%
67Grant County-3.7%
68Chase County-3.8%
69Franklin County-4.0%
70Pawnee County-4.2%
71Gosper County-4.2%
72Webster County-4.3%
73Hayes County-4.4%
74Morrill County-5.0%
75Dundy County-5.3%
76Cherry County-5.4%
77Rock County-5.6%
78Nance County-5.7%
79Loup County-6.8%
80Dawes County-6.8%
81Thurston County-7.2%
82Greeley County-7.2%
83Hitchcock County-7.6%
84Kimball County-7.8%
85Banner County-9.0%
86Brown County-9.2%
87Garfield County-10.2%
88Hooker County-11.5%
89Harlan County-12.0%
90Boyd County-12.0%
91Logan County-12.4%
92Garden County-13.1%
93Blaine County-19.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Nora+366.7%
2Holmesville+305.6%
3Cornlea+300.0%
4Inland+300.0%
5McLean+288.0%
6Walton+248.6%
7Carleton+233.3%
8Burchard+212.5%
9Aten+203.6%
10Brewster+192.3%
11Center+156.1%
12Lorton+133.3%
13Riverton+132.5%
14Hordville+131.0%
15Cushing+123.3%
16Overland+112.0%
17Fontanelle+110.3%
18Washington+109.4%
19Hendley+108.3%
20Sunol+106.3%
21Kilgore+103.5%
22Amherst+100.7%
23Jackson+100.7%
24Lushton+100.0%
25Stockville+100.0%
26Leshara+95.9%
27Moorefield+94.7%
28Goehner+92.3%
29McCool Junction+90.2%
30St. Libory+87.3%
31Gretna+81.0%
32Oak+78.1%
33Sumner+77.1%
34Ruskin+77.0%
35Smithfield+76.9%
36Richfield+76.2%
37Wilsonville+75.6%
38Douglas+72.8%
39Nickerson+71.3%
40Martin+68.6%
41Union+68.3%
42Atlanta+67.1%
43Swanton+66.7%
44Giltner+66.4%
45Anoka+61.5%
46Elk Creek+61.3%
47Du Bois+60.8%
48Tarnov+60.0%
49Rosalie+56.5%
50Wellfleet+55.8%
51Memphis+55.4%
52Yutan+54.7%
53Sprague+53.8%
54St. Helena+52.6%
55Fordyce+51.9%
56Sterling+50.2%
57Clinton+49.0%
58Tryon+47.8%
59Dakota City+46.7%
60Decatur+46.4%
61Bartlett+45.9%
62Shickley+44.6%
63Guide Rock+44.6%
64Odessa+43.2%
65Inglewood+43.1%
66Hallam+43.1%
67Dalton+42.4%
68Pleasanton+41.7%
69Parks+41.7%
70Bayard+41.4%
71Fort Calhoun+41.3%
72Bow Valley+40.3%
73Dunbar+39.8%
74Hooper+39.1%
75Verdel+38.5%
76Weeping Water+36.7%
77Bee+35.1%
78Burr+34.4%
79Inman+32.3%
80Edgar+29.6%
81Belgrade+29.4%
82Newman Grove+29.2%
83Bancroft+28.8%
84Ansley+28.5%
85Madrid+28.4%
86Arcadia+28.0%
87Chapman+28.0%
88Murdock+27.0%
89Cortland+26.6%
90Beemer+26.6%
91Long Pine+26.2%
92Ayr+26.1%
93Rockville+25.9%
94Manley+25.8%
95Phillips+25.8%
96Allen+25.6%
97Scotia+25.2%
98Bennington+25.2%
99Niobrara+24.6%
100Naper+24.5%

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