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Most densely populated, Nebraska cities · 1990

Nebraska cities ranked by residents per square mile (1990). This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 1,482.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Ralston, NENE6,3823,816–

02Chalco, NENE10,5952,730–

03Omaha, NENE488,7972,349–

04Fremont, NENE28,3502,155–

05Scottsbluff, NENE14,2592,068–

06Alliance, NENE7,9141,995–

07Plattsmouth, NENE6,9551,934–

08Lincoln, NENE301,5221,920–

09Columbus, NENE25,2481,837–

10Wayne, NENE6,3381,769–

11La Vista, NENE16,5431,746–

12North Platte, NENE22,5241,654–

13Kearney, NENE34,7821,629–

14South Sioux City, NENE14,1581,536–

15Hastings, NENE25,1211,535–

16McCook, NENE7,1571,486–

17Schuyler, NENE6,8001,482–

18Gering, NENE8,5351,431–

19Bellevue, NENE64,8631,399–

20Holdrege, NENE5,5551,340–

21Nebraska City, NENE7,5121,317–

22Grand Island, NENE53,9431,308–

23Beatrice, NENE12,3181,305–

24Lexington, NENE11,1761,300–

25Seward, NENE7,8921,282–

26Wahoo, NENE5,0231,256–

27Blair, NENE7,9971,245–

28Crete, NENE7,7471,229–

29York, NENE8,2841,208–

30Norfolk, NENE26,6771,184–

31Papillion, NENE25,127860–

32Sidney, NENE6,432796–

33Gretna, NENE9,207334–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS