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Most population gained, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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+67,416+43%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,049+37,201+2%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,303+31,764+59%

04Hall County, NENE63,633+4,288−7%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,172+3,982−17%

06Platte County, NENE35,649+2,059+12%

07Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,498−3%

08Cass County, NENE27,657+1,357−55%

09Seward County, NENE18,032+859−18%

10Madison County, NENE36,106+709−72%

11Washington County, NENE21,302+631−71%

12Dakota County, NENE21,687+576−84%

13Dodge County, NENE38,057+476−71%

14York County, NENE14,564+460+171%

15Hamilton County, NENE9,678+305−44%

16Howard County, NENE6,538+201−61%

17Kearney County, NENE6,790+199−21%

18Otoe County, NENE16,531+172−85%

19Wayne County, NENE10,020+102−79%

20Saline County, NENE14,996+92−92%

21Johnson County, NENE5,218+73−139%

22Colfax County, NENE10,934+67−95%

23Pierce County, NENE7,378+51+70%

24Thomas County, NENE639+22−118%

25Grant County, NENE561-3−86%

26Banner County, NENE686-16−52%

27Hooker County, NENE686-25+150%

28Loup County, NENE570-25−186%

29Arthur County, NENE396-26+44%

30Butler County, NENE8,507-26−116%

31Keith County, NENE8,100-33−111%

32Wheeler County, NENE789-44−29%

33Logan County, NENE669-47−55%

34Blaine County, NENE458-47−49%

35Keya Paha County, NENE792-55+20%

36Chase County, NENE3,718-73−77%

37Deuel County, NENE1,862-103−26%

38Hayes County, NENE821-111−28%

39Perkins County, NENE2,849-112−33%

40Boone County, NENE5,355-126−69%

41Cuming County, NENE8,823-126−247%

42Burt County, NENE6,678-136+77%

43McPherson County, NENE369-140+977%

44Gosper County, NENE1,803-151−170%

45Adams County, NENE31,071-159−110%

46Thurston County, NENE6,752-167−171%

47Nemaha County, NENE7,102-174−57%

48Sioux County, NENE1,188-176+138%

49Merrick County, NENE7,905-177−209%

50Garden County, NENE1,804-183+9%

51Polk County, NENE5,270-192+433%

52Sherman County, NENE2,924-193−52%

53Thayer County, NENE4,842-194−67%

54Valley County, NENE4,094-201−61%

55Dawson County, NENE24,452-215−105%

56Phelps County, NENE8,994-220−788%

57Pawnee County, NENE2,510-229−0%

58Garfield County, NENE1,710-236−1%

59Frontier County, NENE2,655-237+11750%

60Brown County, NENE2,826-242+83%

61Cherry County, NENE5,561-258+62%

62Rock County, NENE1,259-264+0%

63Stanton County, NENE5,744-287−236%

64Boyd County, NENE1,674-289−27%

65Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-292−54%

66Jefferson County, NENE7,070-307−28%

67Holt County, NENE10,067-308−71%

68Knox County, NENE8,335-310+94%

69Furnas County, NENE4,524-323+41%

70Franklin County, NENE2,795-336−8%

71Fillmore County, NENE5,458-339−28%

72Sheridan County, NENE4,809-342−38%

73Harlan County, NENE3,000-350+1358%

74Greeley County, NENE2,154-350+20%

75Red Willow County, NENE10,307-353+37%

76Dundy County, NENE1,568-354+22%

77Nance County, NENE3,290-355+50%

78Kimball County, NENE3,391-387+1937%

79Antelope County, NENE6,352-390−24%

80Custer County, NENE10,500-394−17%

81Dixon County, NENE5,602-394−301%

82Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-405−44%

83Webster County, NENE3,336-417+91%

84Clay County, NENE6,170-438+421%

85Box Butte County, NENE10,494-466−52%

86Cedar County, NENE8,373-472−9%

87Morrill County, NENE4,404-487−2965%

88Richardson County, NENE7,530-492+21%

89Cheyenne County, NENE9,528-530−258%

90Gage County, NENE21,711-607−405%

91Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-886−196%

92Dawes County, NENE7,858-983−2621%

93Lincoln County, NENE33,303-1,612−176%

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