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Most population gained, Nebraska counties · 2010

Nebraska counties that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,460+53,525+14%

02Sarpy County, NENE208,303+36,245+81%

03Lancaster County, NENE334,049+35,116−4%

04Hall County, NENE63,633+5,073+10%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,172+3,843−20%

06Lincoln County, NENE33,303+1,656−22%

07Washington County, NENE21,302+1,454−33%

08Saunders County, NENE23,702+950−39%

09Cass County, NENE27,657+907−70%

10Dakota County, NENE21,687+753−79%

11Johnson County, NENE5,218+729−494%

12Platte County, NENE35,649+575−69%

13Dodge County, NENE38,057+531−68%

14Saline County, NENE14,996+357−68%

15Otoe County, NENE16,531+344−70%

16Seward County, NENE18,032+254−76%

17Adams County, NENE31,071+213−86%

18Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+168−50%

19Garfield County, NENE1,710+147−162%

20Dawes County, NENE7,858+122+213%

21Colfax County, NENE10,934+74−94%

22Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586+19−98%

23Arthur County, NENE396+16−189%

24McPherson County, NENE369+6−146%

25Logan County, NENE669-11−89%

26Dawson County, NENE24,452-39−101%

27Hooker County, NENE686-47+370%

28Wheeler County, NENE789-68+10%

29Loup County, NENE570-80−376%

30Thomas County, NENE639-82−33%

31Gosper County, NENE1,803-99−146%

32Hayes County, NENE821-101−34%

33Chase County, NENE3,718-102−67%

34Blaine County, NENE458-105+14%

35Banner County, NENE686-129+291%

36Grant County, NENE561-133+505%

37Deuel County, NENE1,862-157+13%

38Keya Paha County, NENE792-159+246%

39Sioux County, NENE1,188-164+122%

40Sherman County, NENE2,924-166−59%

41Greeley County, NENE2,154-176−40%

42Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-203−68%

43Perkins County, NENE2,849-230+38%

44Rock County, NENE1,259-230−13%

45Thurston County, NENE6,752-231−198%

46Polk County, NENE5,270-233+547%

47Garden County, NENE1,804-235+40%

48Webster County, NENE3,336-249+14%

49Wayne County, NENE10,020-256−153%

50Kimball County, NENE3,391-268+1311%

51Hamilton County, NENE9,678-279−152%

52Dundy County, NENE1,568-284−2%

53Howard County, NENE6,538-293−157%

54Nance County, NENE3,290-303+28%

55Pawnee County, NENE2,510-314+37%

56Stanton County, NENE5,744-326−255%

57Nemaha County, NENE7,102-328−19%

58Boyd County, NENE1,674-339−15%

59Dixon County, NENE5,602-339−273%

60Frontier County, NENE2,655-343+17050%

61Franklin County, NENE2,795-349−4%

62Madison County, NENE36,106-350−114%

63Merrick County, NENE7,905-359−322%

64Harlan County, NENE3,000-363+1413%

65Furnas County, NENE4,524-365+59%

66Butler County, NENE8,507-372−324%

67Brown County, NENE2,826-380+188%

68Valley County, NENE4,094-387−26%

69Kearney County, NENE6,790-393−255%

70Red Willow County, NENE10,307-393+53%

71Morrill County, NENE4,404-398−2441%

72Cherry County, NENE5,561-435+174%

73Clay County, NENE6,170-497+492%

74Keith County, NENE8,100-507−274%

75Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-557−24%

76Phelps County, NENE8,994-559−1847%

77Pierce County, NENE7,378-591−2070%

78Knox County, NENE8,335-673+321%

79Gage County, NENE21,711-682−443%

80Sheridan County, NENE4,809-729+32%

81Fillmore County, NENE5,458-744+59%

82Boone County, NENE5,355-754+85%

83Cedar County, NENE8,373-763+48%

84Antelope County, NENE6,352-767+50%

85Jefferson County, NENE7,070-786+85%

86Thayer County, NENE4,842-827+43%

87Box Butte County, NENE10,494-850−13%

88Custer County, NENE10,500-854+79%

89York County, NENE14,564-933−649%

90Burt County, NENE6,678-933+1112%

91Cuming County, NENE8,823-1,064−1337%

92Holt County, NENE10,067-1,116+6%

93Richardson County, NENE7,530-1,168+188%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS