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Highest Medicare coverage, Nebraska cities

Nebraska cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 17.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alliance, NE, up 12 places to #3.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Beatrice, NENE12,31824.8%−1.8 pts

02▲7Sidney, NENE6,43223.0%+3.6 pts

03▲12Alliance, NENE7,91422.9%+6.0 pts

04▼1Holdrege, NENE5,55522.1%−0.9 pts

05▲3North Platte, NENE22,52421.7%+2.2 pts

06▲1Scottsbluff, NENE14,25921.6%+1.7 pts

07▼2York, NENE8,28421.5%+0.5 pts

08▲3Gering, NENE8,53521.5%+2.7 pts

09▲3Hastings, NENE25,12121.3%+2.9 pts

10▼8McCook, NENE7,15721.1%−2.0 pts

11▼5Nebraska City, NENE7,51219.0%−1.8 pts

12▼2Fremont, NENE28,35018.9%0.0 pts

13▲7Wahoo, NENE5,02318.6%+2.9 pts

14▲4Norfolk, NENE26,67718.3%+2.2 pts

15▼1Blair, NENE7,99717.8%+0.5 pts

16▼3Columbus, NENE25,24817.8%0.0 pts

17▼1Kearney, NENE34,78217.6%+1.1 pts

18▲1Seward, NENE7,89217.5%+1.6 pts

19▼2Plattsmouth, NENE6,95517.4%+1.1 pts

20▲2Bellevue, NENE64,86317.1%+2.2 pts

21▲2Papillion, NENE25,12717.0%+2.2 pts

22▼18Ralston, NENE6,38216.9%−4.5 pts

23▲1Grand Island, NENE53,94316.0%+1.3 pts

24▲2Lincoln, NENE301,52215.8%+1.2 pts

25Omaha, NENE488,79715.5%+0.9 pts

26▲3Crete, NENE7,74714.0%+1.3 pts

27La Vista, NENE16,54313.3%−0.8 pts

28▲2Wayne, NENE6,33811.7%+0.1 pts

29▼1South Sioux City, NENE14,15811.4%−1.5 pts

30▲2Chalco, NENE10,59510.5%+0.9 pts

31Lexington, NENE11,17610.1%+0.2 pts

32▼11Gretna, NENE9,2079.1%−6.0 pts

33Schuyler, NENE6,8007.0%−0.4 pts

34Offutt AFB, NENE6,0743.5%+1.8 pts

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