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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%+3%

02Douglas County, NENE606,460+13.0%+15%

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049+13.0%−24%

04Buffalo County, NENE51,172+8.6%−33%

05Hall County, NENE63,633+7.3%−22%

06Saunders County, NENE23,702+7.2%−15%

07Platte County, NENE35,649+6.4%+3%

08Cass County, NENE27,657+5.4%−62%

09Seward County, NENE18,032+5.1%−24%

10Thomas County, NENE639+3.4%−124%

11York County, NENE14,564+3.4%+186%

12Hamilton County, NENE9,678+3.3%−45%

13Howard County, NENE6,538+3.2%−62%

14Washington County, NENE21,302+3.1%−76%

15Kearney County, NENE6,790+3.1%−20%

16Dakota County, NENE21,687+2.7%−87%

17Madison County, NENE36,106+2.0%−74%

18Johnson County, NENE5,218+1.4%−135%

19Dodge County, NENE38,057+1.3%−73%

20Otoe County, NENE16,531+1.1%−86%

21Wayne County, NENE10,020+1.1%−80%

22Pierce County, NENE7,378+0.7%+83%

23Saline County, NENE14,996+0.6%−93%

24Colfax County, NENE10,934+0.6%−96%

25Butler County, NENE8,507-0.3%−116%

26Keith County, NENE8,100-0.4%−112%

27Grant County, NENE561-0.5%−83%

28Adams County, NENE31,071-0.5%−110%

29Dawson County, NENE24,452-0.9%−104%

30Cuming County, NENE8,823-1.4%−262%

31Chase County, NENE3,718-1.8%−74%

32Burt County, NENE6,678-2.0%+103%

33Merrick County, NENE7,905-2.3%−212%

34Boone County, NENE5,355-2.3%−63%

35Banner County, NENE686-2.3%−40%

36Phelps County, NENE8,994-2.4%−827%

37Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-2.4%−193%

38Nemaha County, NENE7,102-2.4%−53%

39Thurston County, NENE6,752-2.4%−171%

40Gage County, NENE21,711-2.7%−412%

41Holt County, NENE10,067-3.0%−65%

42Red Willow County, NENE10,307-3.2%+45%

43Hooker County, NENE686-3.4%+169%

44Polk County, NENE5,270-3.6%+460%

45Knox County, NENE8,335-3.6%+112%

46Custer County, NENE10,500-3.6%−7%

47Thayer County, NENE4,842-3.7%−58%

48Perkins County, NENE2,849-3.8%−24%

49Loup County, NENE570-4.0%−193%

50Jefferson County, NENE7,070-4.1%−16%

51Box Butte County, NENE10,494-4.1%−44%

52Lincoln County, NENE33,303-4.4%−168%

53Cherry County, NENE5,561-4.5%+79%

54Stanton County, NENE5,744-4.7%−239%

55Valley County, NENE4,094-4.7%−53%

56Cheyenne County, NENE9,528-5.3%−250%

57Deuel County, NENE1,862-5.3%−15%

58Cedar County, NENE8,373-5.3%+5%

59Wheeler County, NENE789-5.4%−18%

60Arthur County, NENE396-5.7%+45%

61Fillmore County, NENE5,458-5.8%−13%

62Antelope County, NENE6,352-5.8%−9%

63Richardson County, NENE7,530-5.9%+44%

64Sherman County, NENE2,924-6.1%−43%

65Logan County, NENE669-6.2%−48%

66Sheridan County, NENE4,809-6.3%−24%

67Furnas County, NENE4,524-6.5%+58%

68Dixon County, NENE5,602-6.6%−306%

69Keya Paha County, NENE792-6.7%+49%

70Clay County, NENE6,170-6.7%+468%

71Gosper County, NENE1,803-7.4%−166%

72Brown County, NENE2,826-7.7%+113%

73Pawnee County, NENE2,510-8.3%+19%

74Frontier County, NENE2,655-8.6%+13233%

75Garden County, NENE1,804-8.9%+30%

76Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-9.0%−29%

77Nance County, NENE3,290-9.5%+71%

78Morrill County, NENE4,404-9.7%−3181%

79Blaine County, NENE458-9.8%−28%

80Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-10.0%−41%

81Kimball County, NENE3,391-10.1%+2090%

82Harlan County, NENE3,000-10.2%+1523%

83Franklin County, NENE2,795-10.4%+13%

84Dawes County, NENE7,858-10.7%−2576%

85Webster County, NENE3,336-10.9%+115%

86Hayes County, NENE821-11.5%−9%

87Garfield County, NENE1,710-11.5%+3%

88Sioux County, NENE1,188-13.4%+181%

89Boyd County, NENE1,674-13.8%−2%

90Greeley County, NENE2,154-13.8%+42%

91Rock County, NENE1,259-17.3%+33%

92Dundy County, NENE1,568-17.6%+57%

93McPherson County, NENE369-26.0%+991%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS