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Most population gained, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is +313.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Omaha, NENE488,797+77,093+42%

02Lincoln, NENE301,522+32,703−3%

03Bellevue, NENE64,863+14,039+5%

04Papillion, NENE25,127+5,265−13%

05Grand Island, NENE53,943+4,611+30%

06Kearney, NENE34,782+3,003−1%

07Columbus, NENE25,248+1,917+29%

08La Vista, NENE16,543+988−47%

09Norfolk, NENE26,677+745−63%

10Fremont, NENE28,350+744−50%

11Offutt AFB, NENE6,074+719–

12South Sioux City, NENE14,158+690−69%

13Seward, NENE7,892+679−1%

14Gretna, NENE9,207+642+1734%

15Ralston, NENE6,382+551+606%

16Schuyler, NENE6,800+336−75%

17Wayne, NENE6,338+313−29%

18Wahoo, NENE5,023+310+19%

19York, NENE8,284+300+52%

20Hastings, NENE25,121+245−80%

21Crete, NENE7,747+139−88%

22Lexington, NENE11,176+118−97%

23Chalco, NENE10,595+70−98%

24Gering, NENE8,535+64−133%

25Plattsmouth, NENE6,955+42−91%

26Holdrege, NENE5,555+20−157%

27Nebraska City, NENE7,512-67−110%

28Beatrice, NENE12,318-198−239%

29Blair, NENE7,997-200−131%

30McCook, NENE7,157-252+114%

31Alliance, NENE7,914-340−58%

32Sidney, NENE6,432-347−207%

33Scottsbluff, NENE14,259-603−159%

34North Platte, NENE22,524-1,343−205%

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