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Fastest shrinking, Nebraska counties · 2000

Nebraska counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-17.0%+0%

02Thomas County, NENE639-14.3%+0%

03Boyd County, NENE1,674-14.0%+0%

04Blaine County, NENE458-13.6%+0%

05Rock County, NENE1,259-13.0%+0%

06Hayes County, NENE821-12.6%+0%

07Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-12.6%+0%

08Logan County, NENE669-11.8%+0%

09Dundy County, NENE1,568-11.2%+0%

10Garfield County, NENE1,710-11.2%+0%

11Sherman County, NENE2,924-10.8%+0%

12Valley County, NENE4,094-10.1%+0%

13Greeley County, NENE2,154-9.7%+0%

14Franklin County, NENE2,795-9.2%+0%

15Thayer County, NENE4,842-8.7%+0%

16Holt County, NENE10,067-8.3%+0%

17Sheridan County, NENE4,809-8.2%+0%

18Box Butte County, NENE10,494-7.4%+0%

19Chase County, NENE3,718-7.1%+0%

20Pawnee County, NENE2,510-6.9%+0%

21Garden County, NENE1,804-6.8%+0%

22Fillmore County, NENE5,458-6.6%+0%

23Wheeler County, NENE789-6.5%+0%

24Antelope County, NENE6,352-6.4%+0%

25Deuel County, NENE1,862-6.2%+0%

26Boone County, NENE5,355-6.1%+0%

27Nance County, NENE3,290-5.5%+0%

28Webster County, NENE3,336-5.1%+0%

29Cedar County, NENE8,373-5.1%+0%

30Nemaha County, NENE7,102-5.1%+0%

31Perkins County, NENE2,849-5.0%+0%

32Jefferson County, NENE7,070-4.9%+0%

33Sioux County, NENE1,188-4.8%+0%

34Keya Paha County, NENE792-4.5%+0%

35Furnas County, NENE4,524-4.1%+0%

36Richardson County, NENE7,530-4.1%+0%

37Johnson County, NENE5,218-4.0%+0%

38Arthur County, NENE396-3.9%+0%

39Custer County, NENE10,500-3.9%+0%

40Banner County, NENE686-3.9%+0%

41Brown County, NENE2,826-3.6%+0%

42Grant County, NENE561-2.9%+0%

43Cherry County, NENE5,561-2.5%+0%

44McPherson County, NENE369-2.4%+0%

45Red Willow County, NENE10,307-2.2%+0%

46Knox County, NENE8,335-1.7%+0%

47Hooker County, NENE686-1.3%+0%

48Clay County, NENE6,170-1.2%+0%

49Burt County, NENE6,678-1.0%+0%

50Polk County, NENE5,270-0.6%+0%

51Harlan County, NENE3,000-0.6%+0%

52Kimball County, NENE3,391-0.5%+0%

53Frontier County, NENE2,655-0.1%+0%

54Morrill County, NENE4,404+0.3%+0%

55Phelps County, NENE8,994+0.3%+0%

56Pierce County, NENE7,378+0.4%+0%

57Dawes County, NENE7,858+0.4%+0%

58Cuming County, NENE8,823+0.9%+0%

59Gage County, NENE21,711+0.9%+0%

60York County, NENE14,564+1.2%+0%

61Butler County, NENE8,507+1.9%+0%

62Merrick County, NENE7,905+2.0%+0%

63Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586+2.6%+0%

64Dixon County, NENE5,602+3.2%+0%

65Stanton County, NENE5,744+3.4%+0%

66Thurston County, NENE6,752+3.4%+0%

67Keith County, NENE8,100+3.4%+0%

68Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+3.5%+0%

69Kearney County, NENE6,790+3.8%+0%

70Loup County, NENE570+4.2%+0%

71Dodge County, NENE38,057+4.8%+0%

72Adams County, NENE31,071+5.2%+0%

73Wayne County, NENE10,020+5.2%+0%

74Hamilton County, NENE9,678+6.1%+0%

75Platte County, NENE35,649+6.2%+0%

76Lincoln County, NENE33,303+6.5%+0%

77Seward County, NENE18,032+6.8%+0%

78Madison County, NENE36,106+7.9%+0%

79Otoe County, NENE16,531+8.0%+0%

80Saunders County, NENE23,702+8.4%+0%

81Howard County, NENE6,538+8.5%+0%

82Saline County, NENE14,996+8.9%+0%

83Hall County, NENE63,633+9.4%+0%

84Gosper County, NENE1,803+11.2%+0%

85Douglas County, NENE606,460+11.3%+0%

86Buffalo County, NENE51,172+12.9%+0%

87Washington County, NENE21,302+13.1%+0%

88Cass County, NENE27,657+14.1%+0%

89Colfax County, NENE10,934+14.2%+0%

90Lancaster County, NENE334,049+17.2%+0%

91Sarpy County, NENE208,303+19.5%+0%

92Dakota County, NENE21,687+21.0%+0%

93Dawson County, NENE24,452+22.2%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES