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Highest Medicaid coverage, Nebraska cities

Nebraska cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 17.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbus, NE, up 13 places to #6.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Beatrice, NENE12,31826.7%+4.4 pts

02▲5Sidney, NENE6,43222.8%+4.2 pts

03▲5Hastings, NENE25,12122.2%+4.3 pts

04▲7Gering, NENE8,53522.2%+5.4 pts

05▲9North Platte, NENE22,52422.1%+5.9 pts

06▲13Columbus, NENE25,24821.9%+7.5 pts

07▲6Lexington, NENE11,17621.6%+5.4 pts

08▲2Grand Island, NENE53,94320.6%+3.2 pts

09▲6South Sioux City, NENE14,15819.9%+4.4 pts

10▲6York, NENE8,28419.0%+3.7 pts

11▼7Fremont, NENE28,35018.9%−0.6 pts

12▲6Omaha, NENE488,79718.8%+4.0 pts

13▼8Plattsmouth, NENE6,95518.3%−1.0 pts

14▼8Alliance, NENE7,91418.1%−0.8 pts

15▼13Nebraska City, NENE7,51217.6%−4.6 pts

16▲1Crete, NENE7,74717.5%+2.6 pts

17▼5Norfolk, NENE26,67717.3%+1.0 pts

18▼15Scottsbluff, NENE14,25917.2%−4.6 pts

19▼10Schuyler, NENE6,80016.8%−0.9 pts

20Holdrege, NENE5,55516.7%+2.4 pts

21▲5Kearney, NENE34,78215.5%+3.5 pts

22▲2Lincoln, NENE301,52215.4%+2.7 pts

23▲6McCook, NENE7,15715.1%+4.2 pts

24▼3Bellevue, NENE64,86314.9%+0.8 pts

25▲2La Vista, NENE16,54314.9%+3.7 pts

26▲8Wayne, NENE6,33814.9%+5.4 pts

27▼5Blair, NENE7,99712.8%−0.8 pts

28▲2Wahoo, NENE5,02312.7%+2.0 pts

29▲2Offutt AFB, NENE6,07411.9%+1.5 pts

30▼2Seward, NENE7,89210.4%−0.6 pts

31▼8Ralston, NENE6,3829.8%−3.0 pts

32▲1Chalco, NENE10,5959.7%−0.2 pts

33▼1Papillion, NENE25,1279.1%−0.8 pts

34▼9Gretna, NENE9,2072.6%−9.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES