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Fastest growing, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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+20.0%+0.5 pts

02Douglas County, NENE606,460+13.0%+1.7 pts

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049+13.0%−4.1 pts

04Buffalo County, NENE51,172+8.6%−4.2 pts

05Hall County, NENE63,633+7.3%−2.1 pts

06Saunders County, NENE23,702+7.2%−1.2 pts

07Platte County, NENE35,649+6.4%+0.2 pts

08Cass County, NENE27,657+5.4%−8.8 pts

09Seward County, NENE18,032+5.1%−1.6 pts

10Thomas County, NENE639+3.4%+17.7 pts

11York County, NENE14,564+3.4%+2.2 pts

12Hamilton County, NENE9,678+3.3%−2.8 pts

13Howard County, NENE6,538+3.2%−5.3 pts

14Washington County, NENE21,302+3.1%−10.0 pts

15Kearney County, NENE6,790+3.1%−0.7 pts

16Dakota County, NENE21,687+2.7%−18.2 pts

17Madison County, NENE36,106+2.0%−5.8 pts

18Johnson County, NENE5,218+1.4%+5.4 pts

19Dodge County, NENE38,057+1.3%−3.5 pts

20Otoe County, NENE16,531+1.1%−6.9 pts

21Wayne County, NENE10,020+1.1%−4.1 pts

22Pierce County, NENE7,378+0.7%+0.3 pts

23Saline County, NENE14,996+0.6%−8.2 pts

24Colfax County, NENE10,934+0.6%−13.6 pts

25Butler County, NENE8,507-0.3%−2.2 pts

26Keith County, NENE8,100-0.4%−3.8 pts

27Grant County, NENE561-0.5%+2.4 pts

28Adams County, NENE31,071-0.5%−5.7 pts

29Dawson County, NENE24,452-0.9%−23.1 pts

30Cuming County, NENE8,823-1.4%−2.2 pts

31Chase County, NENE3,718-1.8%+5.3 pts

32Burt County, NENE6,678-2.0%−1.0 pts

33Merrick County, NENE7,905-2.3%−4.3 pts

34Boone County, NENE5,355-2.3%+3.8 pts

35Banner County, NENE686-2.3%+1.6 pts

36Phelps County, NENE8,994-2.4%−2.7 pts

37Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-2.4%−5.0 pts

38Nemaha County, NENE7,102-2.4%+2.7 pts

39Thurston County, NENE6,752-2.4%−5.8 pts

40Gage County, NENE21,711-2.7%−3.6 pts

41Holt County, NENE10,067-3.0%+5.4 pts

42Red Willow County, NENE10,307-3.2%−1.0 pts

43Hooker County, NENE686-3.4%−2.1 pts

44Polk County, NENE5,270-3.6%−2.9 pts

45Knox County, NENE8,335-3.6%−1.9 pts

46Custer County, NENE10,500-3.6%+0.3 pts

47Thayer County, NENE4,842-3.7%+5.0 pts

48Perkins County, NENE2,849-3.8%+1.2 pts

49Loup County, NENE570-4.0%−8.2 pts

50Jefferson County, NENE7,070-4.1%+0.8 pts

51Box Butte County, NENE10,494-4.1%+3.3 pts

52Lincoln County, NENE33,303-4.4%−11.0 pts

53Cherry County, NENE5,561-4.5%−2.0 pts

54Stanton County, NENE5,744-4.7%−8.1 pts

55Valley County, NENE4,094-4.7%+5.4 pts

56Cheyenne County, NENE9,528-5.3%−8.8 pts

57Deuel County, NENE1,862-5.3%+0.9 pts

58Cedar County, NENE8,373-5.3%−0.2 pts

59Wheeler County, NENE789-5.4%+1.2 pts

60Arthur County, NENE396-5.7%−1.8 pts

61Fillmore County, NENE5,458-5.8%+0.8 pts

62Antelope County, NENE6,352-5.8%+0.6 pts

63Richardson County, NENE7,530-5.9%−1.8 pts

64Sherman County, NENE2,924-6.1%+4.6 pts

65Logan County, NENE669-6.2%+5.7 pts

66Sheridan County, NENE4,809-6.3%+1.9 pts

67Furnas County, NENE4,524-6.5%−2.4 pts

68Dixon County, NENE5,602-6.6%−9.8 pts

69Keya Paha County, NENE792-6.7%−2.2 pts

70Clay County, NENE6,170-6.7%−5.5 pts

71Gosper County, NENE1,803-7.4%−18.5 pts

72Brown County, NENE2,826-7.7%−4.1 pts

73Pawnee County, NENE2,510-8.3%−1.3 pts

74Frontier County, NENE2,655-8.6%−8.5 pts

75Garden County, NENE1,804-8.9%−2.1 pts

76Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-9.0%+3.6 pts

77Nance County, NENE3,290-9.5%−4.0 pts

78Morrill County, NENE4,404-9.7%−10.0 pts

79Blaine County, NENE458-9.8%+3.8 pts

80Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-10.0%+7.0 pts

81Kimball County, NENE3,391-10.1%−9.7 pts

82Harlan County, NENE3,000-10.2%−9.6 pts

83Franklin County, NENE2,795-10.4%−1.2 pts

84Dawes County, NENE7,858-10.7%−11.1 pts

85Webster County, NENE3,336-10.9%−5.8 pts

86Hayes County, NENE821-11.5%+1.1 pts

87Garfield County, NENE1,710-11.5%−0.4 pts

88Sioux County, NENE1,188-13.4%−8.6 pts

89Boyd County, NENE1,674-13.8%+0.2 pts

90Greeley County, NENE2,154-13.8%−4.1 pts

91Rock County, NENE1,259-17.3%−4.3 pts

92Dundy County, NENE1,568-17.6%−6.4 pts

93McPherson County, NENE369-26.0%−23.6 pts

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