RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 33 SHOWN OF 33

Largest by population, Nebraska cities · 1990

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Omaha, NENE488,797335,795−14%

02Lincoln, NENE301,522191,972−15%

03Grand Island, NENE53,94339,386−8%

04Bellevue, NENE64,86330,982−30%

05Kearney, NENE34,78224,396−11%

06Fremont, NENE28,35023,680−6%

07Hastings, NENE25,12122,837−5%

08North Platte, NENE22,52422,605−5%

09Norfolk, NENE26,67721,476−9%

10Columbus, NENE25,24819,480−7%

11Scottsbluff, NENE14,25913,711−7%

12Beatrice, NENE12,31812,354−1%

13Papillion, NENE25,12710,301−37%

14La Vista, NENE16,5439,840−16%

15Alliance, NENE7,9149,765+9%

16South Sioux City, NENE14,1589,677−19%

17McCook, NENE7,1578,112+1%

18Gering, NENE8,5357,946+3%

19York, NENE8,2847,884−2%

20Chalco, NENE10,5957,337−32%

21Blair, NENE7,9976,860−9%

22Lexington, NENE11,1766,601−34%

23Nebraska City, NENE7,5126,547−9%

24Plattsmouth, NENE6,9556,412−7%

25Ralston, NENE6,3826,236−1%

26Sidney, NENE6,4325,959−5%

27Holdrege, NENE5,5555,671+1%

28Seward, NENE7,8925,634−11%

29Wayne, NENE6,3385,142−8%

30Crete, NENE7,7474,841−20%

31Schuyler, NENE6,8004,052−25%

32Wahoo, NENE5,0233,681−7%

33Gretna, NENE9,2072,320−1%

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