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Largest by population, Nebraska cities · 2020

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Omaha, NENE488,797486,051+25%

02Lincoln, NENE301,522291,082+29%

03Bellevue, NENE64,86364,176+45%

04Grand Island, NENE53,94353,131+24%

05Kearney, NENE34,78233,790+23%

06Fremont, NENE28,35027,141+8%

07Hastings, NENE25,12125,152+5%

08Norfolk, NENE26,67724,955+6%

09Papillion, NENE25,12724,159+48%

10Columbus, NENE25,24824,028+15%

11North Platte, NENE22,52423,390−2%

12La Vista, NENE16,54316,746+43%

13Scottsbluff, NENE14,25914,436−2%

14South Sioux City, NENE14,15814,043+18%

15Beatrice, NENE12,31812,261−2%

16Chalco, NENE10,59511,064+3%

17Lexington, NENE11,17610,348+3%

18Gering, NENE8,5358,564+10%

19Alliance, NENE7,9148,151−9%

20York, NENE8,2848,066−0%

21Blair, NENE7,9977,790+4%

22Seward, NENE7,8927,643+21%

23McCook, NENE7,1577,446−7%

24Nebraska City, NENE7,5127,222−0%

25Crete, NENE7,7477,099+18%

26Schuyler, NENE6,8006,547+22%

27Plattsmouth, NENE6,9556,544−5%

28Ralston, NENE6,3826,494+3%

29Sidney, NENE6,4326,410+2%

30Wayne, NENE6,3385,973+7%

31Holdrege, NENE5,5555,515−2%

32Offutt AFB, NENE6,0745,363−40%

33Gretna, NENE9,2075,083+116%

34Wahoo, NENE5,0234,818+22%

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