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Most population lost, Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties that lost 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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Lincoln County, NENE33,303-1,373−165%

02Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-498−154%

03Red Willow County, NENE10,307-395+54%

04Box Butte County, NENE10,494-348−64%

05Dawes County, NENE7,858-341−974%

06Richardson County, NENE7,530-341−16%

07Sheridan County, NENE4,809-318−42%

08Keith County, NENE8,100-235−181%

09Thayer County, NENE4,842-192−67%

10Cuming County, NENE8,823-190−321%

11Chase County, NENE3,718-175−44%

12Jefferson County, NENE7,070-170−60%

13Morrill County, NENE4,404-151−988%

14Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-149−77%

15Boyd County, NENE1,674-136−66%

16Adams County, NENE31,071-134−109%

17Furnas County, NENE4,524-112−51%

18Garfield County, NENE1,710-103−57%

19Stanton County, NENE5,744-98−146%

20Franklin County, NENE2,795-94−74%

21Fillmore County, NENE5,458-93−80%

22Gosper County, NENE1,803-90−142%

23Nance County, NENE3,290-90−62%

24Dundy County, NENE1,568-86−70%

25Brown County, NENE2,826-77−42%

26Harlan County, NENE3,000-73+204%

27Johnson County, NENE5,218-72−61%

28Garden County, NENE1,804-70−58%

29Holt County, NENE10,067-60−94%

30Webster County, NENE3,336-59−73%

31Knox County, NENE8,335-56−65%

32Grant County, NENE561-50+127%

33Logan County, NENE669-47−55%

34Custer County, NENE10,500-45−91%

35Burt County, NENE6,678-44−43%

36Kimball County, NENE3,391-43+126%

37Arthur County, NENE396-38+111%

38Loup County, NENE570-37−228%

39Hayes County, NENE821-35−77%

40Sherman County, NENE2,924-35−91%

41Greeley County, NENE2,154-34−88%

42Pawnee County, NENE2,510-34−85%

43Thomas County, NENE639-30−75%

44McPherson County, NENE369-30+131%

45Hooker County, NENE686-25+150%

46Boone County, NENE5,355-24−94%

47Thurston County, NENE6,752-21−109%

48Perkins County, NENE2,849-9−95%

49Cedar County, NENE8,373-7−99%

50Dixon County, NENE5,602-4−102%

51Rock County, NENE1,259-3−99%

52Nuckolls County, NENE4,100+5−101%

53Gage County, NENE21,711+7−96%

54Banner County, NENE686+12−136%

55Wheeler County, NENE789+15−124%

56Keya Paha County, NENE792+23−150%

57Deuel County, NENE1,862+24−117%

58Phelps County, NENE8,994+26−19%

59Blaine County, NENE458+27−129%

60Nemaha County, NENE7,102+28−107%

61Valley County, NENE4,094+35−107%

62Sioux County, NENE1,188+53−172%

63Polk County, NENE5,270+56−256%

64Antelope County, NENE6,352+57−111%

65Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+60−82%

66Pierce County, NENE7,378+61+103%

67Howard County, NENE6,538+63−88%

68Clay County, NENE6,170+66−179%

69Kearney County, NENE6,790+102−60%

70Dakota County, NENE21,687+105−97%

71Cherry County, NENE5,561+106−167%

72Frontier County, NENE2,655+136−6900%

73Butler County, NENE8,507+138−17%

74Merrick County, NENE7,905+237+46%

75Hamilton County, NENE9,678+249−54%

76Wayne County, NENE10,020+323−34%

77Dawson County, NENE24,452+341−92%

78Colfax County, NENE10,934+352−73%

79Seward County, NENE18,032+423−60%

80Washington County, NENE21,302+437−80%

81York County, NENE14,564+439+158%

82Madison County, NENE36,106+521−80%

83Otoe County, NENE16,531+619−46%

84Saline County, NENE14,996+704−38%

85Hall County, NENE63,633+738−84%

86Dodge County, NENE38,057+890−46%

87Cass County, NENE27,657+1,059−65%

88Buffalo County, NENE51,172+1,088−77%

89Platte County, NENE35,649+1,353−27%

90Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,424−8%

91Lancaster County, NENE334,049+11,441−69%

92Sarpy County, NENE208,303+17,699−12%

93Douglas County, NENE606,460+21,934−53%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES