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Most population gained, Nebraska cities · 2000

Nebraska cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is +1,187.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Omaha, NENE488,797+54,212–

02Lincoln, NENE301,522+33,609–

03Bellevue, NENE64,863+13,400–

04Papillion, NENE25,127+6,062–

05Grand Island, NENE53,943+3,554–

06Lexington, NENE11,176+3,410–

07Chalco, NENE10,595+3,399–

08Kearney, NENE34,782+3,035–

09South Sioux City, NENE14,158+2,248–

10Norfolk, NENE26,677+2,040–

11La Vista, NENE16,543+1,859–

12Fremont, NENE28,350+1,494–

13Columbus, NENE25,248+1,491–

14Schuyler, NENE6,800+1,319–

15North Platte, NENE22,524+1,273–

16Hastings, NENE25,121+1,227–

17Crete, NENE7,747+1,187–

18Scottsbluff, NENE14,259+1,021–

19Seward, NENE7,892+685–

20Nebraska City, NENE7,512+681–

21Blair, NENE7,997+652–

22Plattsmouth, NENE6,955+475–

23Wayne, NENE6,338+441–

24Sidney, NENE6,432+323–

25Wahoo, NENE5,023+261–

26York, NENE8,284+197–

27Beatrice, NENE12,318+142–

28Ralston, NENE6,382+78–

29Gretna, NENE9,207+35–

30Holdrege, NENE5,555-35–

31McCook, NENE7,157-118–

32Gering, NENE8,535-195–

33Alliance, NENE7,914-806–

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