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Fastest shrinking, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties with the steepest population decline 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

01McPherson County, NENE369-26.0%−23.6 pts

02Dundy County, NENE1,568-17.6%−6.4 pts

03Rock County, NENE1,259-17.3%−4.3 pts

04Greeley County, NENE2,154-13.8%−4.1 pts

05Boyd County, NENE1,674-13.8%+0.2 pts

06Sioux County, NENE1,188-13.4%−8.6 pts

07Garfield County, NENE1,710-11.5%−0.4 pts

08Hayes County, NENE821-11.5%+1.1 pts

09Webster County, NENE3,336-10.9%−5.8 pts

10Dawes County, NENE7,858-10.7%−11.1 pts

11Franklin County, NENE2,795-10.4%−1.2 pts

12Harlan County, NENE3,000-10.2%−9.6 pts

13Kimball County, NENE3,391-10.1%−9.7 pts

14Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-10.0%+7.0 pts

15Blaine County, NENE458-9.8%+3.8 pts

16Morrill County, NENE4,404-9.7%−10.0 pts

17Nance County, NENE3,290-9.5%−4.0 pts

18Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-9.0%+3.6 pts

19Garden County, NENE1,804-8.9%−2.1 pts

20Frontier County, NENE2,655-8.6%−8.5 pts

21Pawnee County, NENE2,510-8.3%−1.3 pts

22Brown County, NENE2,826-7.7%−4.1 pts

23Gosper County, NENE1,803-7.4%−18.5 pts

24Clay County, NENE6,170-6.7%−5.5 pts

25Keya Paha County, NENE792-6.7%−2.2 pts

26Dixon County, NENE5,602-6.6%−9.8 pts

27Furnas County, NENE4,524-6.5%−2.4 pts

28Sheridan County, NENE4,809-6.3%+1.9 pts

29Logan County, NENE669-6.2%+5.7 pts

30Sherman County, NENE2,924-6.1%+4.6 pts

31Richardson County, NENE7,530-5.9%−1.8 pts

32Antelope County, NENE6,352-5.8%+0.6 pts

33Fillmore County, NENE5,458-5.8%+0.8 pts

34Arthur County, NENE396-5.7%−1.8 pts

35Wheeler County, NENE789-5.4%+1.2 pts

36Cedar County, NENE8,373-5.3%−0.2 pts

37Deuel County, NENE1,862-5.3%+0.9 pts

38Cheyenne County, NENE9,528-5.3%−8.8 pts

39Valley County, NENE4,094-4.7%+5.4 pts

40Stanton County, NENE5,744-4.7%−8.1 pts

41Cherry County, NENE5,561-4.5%−2.0 pts

42Lincoln County, NENE33,303-4.4%−11.0 pts

43Box Butte County, NENE10,494-4.1%+3.3 pts

44Jefferson County, NENE7,070-4.1%+0.8 pts

45Loup County, NENE570-4.0%−8.2 pts

46Perkins County, NENE2,849-3.8%+1.2 pts

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

48Custer County, NENE10,500-3.6%+0.3 pts

49Knox County, NENE8,335-3.6%−1.9 pts

50Polk County, NENE5,270-3.6%−2.9 pts

51Hooker County, NENE686-3.4%−2.1 pts

52Red Willow County, NENE10,307-3.2%−1.0 pts

53Holt County, NENE10,067-3.0%+5.4 pts

54Gage County, NENE21,711-2.7%−3.6 pts

55Thurston County, NENE6,752-2.4%−5.8 pts

56Nemaha County, NENE7,102-2.4%+2.7 pts

57Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-2.4%−5.0 pts

58Phelps County, NENE8,994-2.4%−2.7 pts

59Banner County, NENE686-2.3%+1.6 pts

60Boone County, NENE5,355-2.3%+3.8 pts

61Merrick County, NENE7,905-2.3%−4.3 pts

62Burt County, NENE6,678-2.0%−1.0 pts

63Chase County, NENE3,718-1.8%+5.3 pts

64Cuming County, NENE8,823-1.4%−2.2 pts

65Dawson County, NENE24,452-0.9%−23.1 pts

66Adams County, NENE31,071-0.5%−5.7 pts

67Grant County, NENE561-0.5%+2.4 pts

68Keith County, NENE8,100-0.4%−3.8 pts

69Butler County, NENE8,507-0.3%−2.2 pts

70Colfax County, NENE10,934+0.6%−13.6 pts

71Saline County, NENE14,996+0.6%−8.2 pts

72Pierce County, NENE7,378+0.7%+0.3 pts

73Wayne County, NENE10,020+1.1%−4.1 pts

74Otoe County, NENE16,531+1.1%−6.9 pts

75Dodge County, NENE38,057+1.3%−3.5 pts

76Johnson County, NENE5,218+1.4%+5.4 pts

77Madison County, NENE36,106+2.0%−5.8 pts

78Dakota County, NENE21,687+2.7%−18.2 pts

79Kearney County, NENE6,790+3.1%−0.7 pts

80Washington County, NENE21,302+3.1%−10.0 pts

81Howard County, NENE6,538+3.2%−5.3 pts

82Hamilton County, NENE9,678+3.3%−2.8 pts

83York County, NENE14,564+3.4%+2.2 pts

84Thomas County, NENE639+3.4%+17.7 pts

85Seward County, NENE18,032+5.1%−1.6 pts

86Cass County, NENE27,657+5.4%−8.8 pts

87Platte County, NENE35,649+6.4%+0.2 pts

88Saunders County, NENE23,702+7.2%−1.2 pts

89Hall County, NENE63,633+7.3%−2.1 pts

90Buffalo County, NENE51,172+8.6%−4.2 pts

91Lancaster County, NENE334,049+13.0%−4.1 pts

92Douglas County, NENE606,460+13.0%+1.7 pts

93Sarpy County, NENE208,303+20.0%+0.5 pts

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