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Most population lost, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities that lost 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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01North Platte, NENE22,524-1,343−205%

02Scottsbluff, NENE14,259-603−159%

03Sidney, NENE6,432-347−207%

04Alliance, NENE7,914-340−58%

05McCook, NENE7,157-252+114%

06Blair, NENE7,997-200−131%

07Beatrice, NENE12,318-198−239%

08Nebraska City, NENE7,512-67−110%

09Holdrege, NENE5,555+20−157%

10Plattsmouth, NENE6,955+42−91%

11Gering, NENE8,535+64−133%

12Chalco, NENE10,595+70−98%

13Lexington, NENE11,176+118−97%

14Crete, NENE7,747+139−88%

15Hastings, NENE25,121+245−80%

16York, NENE8,284+300+52%

17Wahoo, NENE5,023+310+19%

18Wayne, NENE6,338+313−29%

19Schuyler, NENE6,800+336−75%

20Ralston, NENE6,382+551+606%

21Gretna, NENE9,207+642+1734%

22Seward, NENE7,892+679−1%

23South Sioux City, NENE14,158+690−69%

24Offutt AFB, NENE6,074+719–

25Fremont, NENE28,350+744−50%

26Norfolk, NENE26,677+745−63%

27La Vista, NENE16,543+988−47%

28Columbus, NENE25,248+1,917+29%

29Kearney, NENE34,782+3,003−1%

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

31Papillion, NENE25,127+5,265−13%

32Bellevue, NENE64,863+14,039+5%

33Lincoln, NENE301,522+32,703−3%

34Omaha, NENE488,797+77,093+42%

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