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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. The median across all 93 is -21. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Keith County, NE, up 55 places to #8.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

02▲1Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-498−154%

03▲16Red Willow County, NENE10,307-395+54%

04▲5Box Butte County, NENE10,494-348−64%

05▼3Dawes County, NENE7,858-341−974%

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

07▲15Sheridan County, NENE4,809-318−42%

08▲55Keith County, NENE8,100-235−181%

09▲32Thayer County, NENE4,842-192−67%

10▲44Cuming County, NENE8,823-190−321%

11▲47Chase County, NENE3,718-175−44%

12▲16Jefferson County, NENE7,070-170−60%

13▼6Morrill County, NENE4,404-151−988%

14▲15Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-149−77%

15▲15Boyd County, NENE1,674-136−66%

16▲33Adams County, NENE31,071-134−109%

17▲8Furnas County, NENE4,524-112−51%

18▲18Garfield County, NENE1,710-103−57%

19▲12Stanton County, NENE5,744-98−146%

20▲4Franklin County, NENE2,795-94−74%

21▲2Fillmore County, NENE5,458-93−80%

22▲28Gosper County, NENE1,803-90−142%

23▼6Nance County, NENE3,290-90−62%

24▼6Dundy County, NENE1,568-86−70%

25▲9Brown County, NENE2,826-77−42%

26▼6Harlan County, NENE3,000-73+204%

27▲46Johnson County, NENE5,218-72−61%

28▲16Garden County, NENE1,804-70−58%

29▼2Holt County, NENE10,067-60−94%

30▼19Webster County, NENE3,336-59−73%

31▼5Knox County, NENE8,335-56−65%

32▲37Grant County, NENE561-50+127%

33▲27Logan County, NENE669-47−55%

34▼21Custer County, NENE10,500-45−91%

35▲17Burt County, NENE6,678-44−43%

36▼20Kimball County, NENE3,391-43+126%

37▲27Arthur County, NENE396-38+111%

38▲29Loup County, NENE570-37−228%

39▲17Hayes County, NENE821-35−77%

40▲2Sherman County, NENE2,924-35−91%

41▼20Greeley County, NENE2,154-34−88%

42▼5Pawnee County, NENE2,510-34−85%

43▲27Thomas County, NENE639-30−75%

44▲7McPherson County, NENE369-30+131%

45▲21Hooker County, NENE686-25+150%

46▲7Boone County, NENE5,355-24−94%

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

48▲7Perkins County, NENE2,849-9−95%

49▼41Cedar County, NENE8,373-7−99%

50▼36Dixon County, NENE5,602-4−102%

51▼19Rock County, NENE1,259-3−99%

52▼40Nuckolls County, NENE4,100+5−101%

53▼49Gage County, NENE21,711+7−96%

54▲14Banner County, NENE686+12−136%

55▲7Wheeler County, NENE789+15−124%

56▲3Keya Paha County, NENE792+23−150%

57Deuel County, NENE1,862+24−117%

58▼20Phelps County, NENE8,994+26−19%

59▲2Blaine County, NENE458+27−129%

60▼13Nemaha County, NENE7,102+28−107%

61▼21Valley County, NENE4,094+35−107%

62▼16Sioux County, NENE1,188+53−172%

63▼20Polk County, NENE5,270+56−256%

64▼49Antelope County, NENE6,352+57−111%

65▼60Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+60−82%

66▲5Pierce County, NENE7,378+61+103%

67▲11Howard County, NENE6,538+63−88%

68▼58Clay County, NENE6,170+66−179%

69▲8Kearney County, NENE6,790+102−60%

70▲12Dakota County, NENE21,687+105−97%

71▼38Cherry County, NENE5,561+106−167%

72▼37Frontier County, NENE2,655+136−6900%

73▼8Butler County, NENE8,507+138−17%

74▼29Merrick County, NENE7,905+237+46%

75▲4Hamilton County, NENE9,678+249−54%

76▼1Wayne County, NENE10,020+323−34%

77▼38Dawson County, NENE24,452+341−92%

78▼6Colfax County, NENE10,934+352−73%

79▲6Seward County, NENE18,032+423−60%

80▲3Washington County, NENE21,302+437−80%

81▼1York County, NENE14,564+439+158%

82▲2Madison County, NENE36,106+521−80%

83▼7Otoe County, NENE16,531+619−46%

84▼10Saline County, NENE14,996+704−38%

85▲5Hall County, NENE63,633+738−84%

86▼5Dodge County, NENE38,057+890−46%

87▼1Cass County, NENE27,657+1,059−65%

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

89▼1Platte County, NENE35,649+1,353−27%

90▼3Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,424−8%

91▲1Lancaster County, NENE334,049+11,441−69%

92▼1Sarpy County, NENE208,303+17,699−12%

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

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