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Most population gained, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is -21. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cheyenne County, NE, up 60 places to #29.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,460+21,934−53%

02▲1Sarpy County, NENE208,303+17,699−12%

03▼1Lancaster County, NENE334,049+11,441−69%

04▲3Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,424−8%

05▲1Platte County, NENE35,649+1,353−27%

06▼1Buffalo County, NENE51,172+1,088−77%

07▲1Cass County, NENE27,657+1,059−65%

08▲5Dodge County, NENE38,057+890−46%

09▼5Hall County, NENE63,633+738−84%

10▲10Saline County, NENE14,996+704−38%

11▲7Otoe County, NENE16,531+619−46%

12▼2Madison County, NENE36,106+521−80%

13▲1York County, NENE14,564+439+158%

14▼3Washington County, NENE21,302+437−80%

15▼6Seward County, NENE18,032+423−60%

16▲6Colfax County, NENE10,934+352−73%

17▲38Dawson County, NENE24,452+341−92%

18▲1Wayne County, NENE10,020+323−34%

19▼4Hamilton County, NENE9,678+249−54%

20▲29Merrick County, NENE7,905+237+46%

21▲9Butler County, NENE8,507+138−17%

22▲37Frontier County, NENE2,655+136−6900%

23▲38Cherry County, NENE5,561+106−167%

24▼12Dakota County, NENE21,687+105−97%

25▼8Kearney County, NENE6,790+102−60%

26▲58Clay County, NENE6,170+66−179%

27▼11Howard County, NENE6,538+63−88%

28▼5Pierce County, NENE7,378+61+103%

29▲60Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+60−82%

30▲49Antelope County, NENE6,352+57−111%

31▲20Polk County, NENE5,270+56−256%

32▲16Sioux County, NENE1,188+53−172%

33▲21Valley County, NENE4,094+35−107%

34▲13Nemaha County, NENE7,102+28−107%

35▼1Blaine County, NENE458+27−129%

36▲20Phelps County, NENE8,994+26−19%

37Deuel County, NENE1,862+24−117%

38▼3Keya Paha County, NENE792+23−150%

39▼7Wheeler County, NENE789+15−124%

40▼14Banner County, NENE686+12−136%

41▲49Gage County, NENE21,711+7−96%

42▲40Nuckolls County, NENE4,100+5−101%

43▲19Rock County, NENE1,259-3−99%

44▲37Dixon County, NENE5,602-4−102%

45▲41Cedar County, NENE8,373-7−99%

46▼7Perkins County, NENE2,849-9−95%

47▼1Thurston County, NENE6,752-21−109%

48▼8Boone County, NENE5,355-24−94%

49▼22Hooker County, NENE686-25+150%

50▼26Thomas County, NENE639-30−75%

51▼8McPherson County, NENE369-30+131%

52▲22Greeley County, NENE2,154-34−88%

53▲4Pawnee County, NENE2,510-34−85%

54▼16Hayes County, NENE821-35−77%

55▼3Sherman County, NENE2,924-35−91%

56▼28Loup County, NENE570-37−228%

57▼28Arthur County, NENE396-38+111%

58▲20Kimball County, NENE3,391-43+126%

59▼17Burt County, NENE6,678-44−43%

60▲20Custer County, NENE10,500-45−91%

61▼28Logan County, NENE669-47−55%

62▼37Grant County, NENE561-50+127%

63▲5Knox County, NENE8,335-56−65%

64▲19Webster County, NENE3,336-59−73%

65▲2Holt County, NENE10,067-60−94%

66▼16Garden County, NENE1,804-70−58%

67▼46Johnson County, NENE5,218-72−61%

68▲5Harlan County, NENE3,000-73+204%

69▼9Brown County, NENE2,826-77−42%

70▲6Dundy County, NENE1,568-86−70%

71▼27Gosper County, NENE1,803-90−142%

72▲5Nance County, NENE3,290-90−62%

73▼2Fillmore County, NENE5,458-93−80%

74▼4Franklin County, NENE2,795-94−74%

75▼12Stanton County, NENE5,744-98−146%

76▼18Garfield County, NENE1,710-103−57%

77▼8Furnas County, NENE4,524-112−51%

78▼33Adams County, NENE31,071-134−109%

79▼15Boyd County, NENE1,674-136−66%

80▼15Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-149−77%

81▲6Morrill County, NENE4,404-151−988%

82▼16Jefferson County, NENE7,070-170−60%

83▼47Chase County, NENE3,718-175−44%

84▼43Cuming County, NENE8,823-190−321%

85▼32Thayer County, NENE4,842-192−67%

86▼55Keith County, NENE8,100-235−181%

87▼15Sheridan County, NENE4,809-318−42%

88▲4Dawes County, NENE7,858-341−974%

89▼1Richardson County, NENE7,530-341−16%

90▼5Box Butte County, NENE10,494-348−64%

91▼16Red Willow County, NENE10,307-395+54%

92▼1Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-498−154%

93Lincoln County, NENE33,303-1,373−165%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES