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Fastest growing, Nebraska counties · 2010

Nebraska counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Sarpy County, NENE208,303+29.6%+10.1 pts

02Johnson County, NENE5,218+16.2%+20.2 pts

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049+14.0%−3.1 pts

04Douglas County, NENE606,460+11.5%+0.2 pts

05Hall County, NENE63,633+9.5%+0.1 pts

06Buffalo County, NENE51,172+9.1%−3.8 pts

07Washington County, NENE21,302+7.7%−5.3 pts

08Garfield County, NENE1,710+7.7%+18.9 pts

09Saunders County, NENE23,702+4.8%−3.7 pts

10Lincoln County, NENE33,303+4.8%−1.8 pts

11Cass County, NENE27,657+3.7%−10.4 pts

12Dakota County, NENE21,687+3.7%−17.3 pts

13Arthur County, NENE396+3.6%+7.5 pts

14Saline County, NENE14,996+2.6%−6.3 pts

15Otoe County, NENE16,531+2.2%−5.8 pts

16Platte County, NENE35,649+1.8%−4.4 pts

17Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+1.7%−1.8 pts

18Seward County, NENE18,032+1.5%−5.2 pts

19Dodge County, NENE38,057+1.5%−3.3 pts

20Dawes County, NENE7,858+1.3%+0.9 pts

21McPherson County, NENE369+1.1%+3.5 pts

22Colfax County, NENE10,934+0.7%−13.5 pts

23Adams County, NENE31,071+0.7%−4.5 pts

24Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586+0.1%−2.5 pts

25Dawson County, NENE24,452-0.2%−22.4 pts

26Madison County, NENE36,106-1.0%−8.9 pts

27Logan County, NENE669-1.4%+10.4 pts

28Chase County, NENE3,718-2.5%+4.6 pts

29Wayne County, NENE10,020-2.6%−7.8 pts

30Gage County, NENE21,711-3.0%−3.8 pts

31Hamilton County, NENE9,678-3.0%−9.1 pts

32Thurston County, NENE6,752-3.2%−6.6 pts

33Red Willow County, NENE10,307-3.4%−1.2 pts

34Polk County, NENE5,270-4.1%−3.5 pts

35Butler County, NENE8,507-4.2%−6.2 pts

36Nemaha County, NENE7,102-4.3%+0.7 pts

37Merrick County, NENE7,905-4.4%−6.4 pts

38Howard County, NENE6,538-4.5%−12.9 pts

39Gosper County, NENE1,803-4.6%−15.8 pts

40Sherman County, NENE2,924-5.0%+5.8 pts

41Stanton County, NENE5,744-5.1%−8.4 pts

42Dixon County, NENE5,602-5.3%−8.5 pts

43Kearney County, NENE6,790-5.7%−9.5 pts

44Keith County, NENE8,100-5.7%−9.1 pts

45Phelps County, NENE8,994-5.7%−6.1 pts

46Hooker County, NENE686-6.0%−4.7 pts

47Webster County, NENE3,336-6.1%−1.0 pts

48York County, NENE14,564-6.4%−7.6 pts

49Greeley County, NENE2,154-6.5%+3.2 pts

50Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-6.5%+10.5 pts

51Kimball County, NENE3,391-6.6%−6.1 pts

52Furnas County, NENE4,524-6.9%−2.7 pts

53Box Butte County, NENE10,494-7.0%+0.4 pts

54Clay County, NENE6,170-7.1%−5.9 pts

55Cherry County, NENE5,561-7.1%−4.6 pts

56Knox County, NENE8,335-7.2%−5.5 pts

57Perkins County, NENE2,849-7.2%−2.2 pts

58Custer County, NENE10,500-7.2%−3.4 pts

59Morrill County, NENE4,404-7.3%−7.6 pts

60Deuel County, NENE1,862-7.5%−1.3 pts

61Nance County, NENE3,290-7.5%−2.0 pts

62Pierce County, NENE7,378-7.5%−7.9 pts

63Wheeler County, NENE789-7.7%−1.1 pts

64Cedar County, NENE8,373-7.9%−2.8 pts

65Valley County, NENE4,094-8.3%+1.8 pts

66Jefferson County, NENE7,070-9.4%−4.6 pts

67Hayes County, NENE821-9.5%+3.1 pts

68Harlan County, NENE3,000-9.6%−9.0 pts

69Holt County, NENE10,067-9.7%−1.3 pts

70Franklin County, NENE2,795-9.8%−0.5 pts

71Pawnee County, NENE2,510-10.2%−3.2 pts

72Garden County, NENE1,804-10.3%−3.4 pts

73Antelope County, NENE6,352-10.3%−3.9 pts

74Cuming County, NENE8,823-10.4%−11.3 pts

75Brown County, NENE2,826-10.8%−7.2 pts

76Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-11.0%+1.6 pts

77Frontier County, NENE2,655-11.1%−11.0 pts

78Sioux County, NENE1,188-11.1%−6.3 pts

79Fillmore County, NENE5,458-11.2%−4.6 pts

80Loup County, NENE570-11.2%−15.5 pts

81Thomas County, NENE639-11.2%+3.1 pts

82Sheridan County, NENE4,809-11.8%−3.6 pts

83Burt County, NENE6,678-12.0%−11.0 pts

84Boone County, NENE5,355-12.0%−5.9 pts

85Richardson County, NENE7,530-12.3%−8.2 pts

86Dundy County, NENE1,568-12.4%−1.2 pts

87Rock County, NENE1,259-13.1%−0.1 pts

88Thayer County, NENE4,842-13.7%−4.9 pts

89Boyd County, NENE1,674-13.9%+0.1 pts

90Banner County, NENE686-15.8%−11.9 pts

91Keya Paha County, NENE792-16.2%−11.7 pts

92Grant County, NENE561-17.8%−14.9 pts

93Blaine County, NENE458-18.0%−4.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS