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Most population lost, Nebraska counties · 2010

Nebraska counties that lost 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

01Richardson County, NENE7,530-1,168+188%

02Holt County, NENE10,067-1,116+6%

03Cuming County, NENE8,823-1,064−1337%

04York County, NENE14,564-933−649%

05Burt County, NENE6,678-933+1112%

06Custer County, NENE10,500-854+79%

07Box Butte County, NENE10,494-850−13%

08Thayer County, NENE4,842-827+43%

09Jefferson County, NENE7,070-786+85%

10Antelope County, NENE6,352-767+50%

11Cedar County, NENE8,373-763+48%

12Boone County, NENE5,355-754+85%

13Fillmore County, NENE5,458-744+59%

14Sheridan County, NENE4,809-729+32%

15Gage County, NENE21,711-682−443%

16Knox County, NENE8,335-673+321%

17Pierce County, NENE7,378-591−2070%

18Phelps County, NENE8,994-559−1847%

19Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-557−24%

20Keith County, NENE8,100-507−274%

21Clay County, NENE6,170-497+492%

22Cherry County, NENE5,561-435+174%

23Morrill County, NENE4,404-398−2441%

24Kearney County, NENE6,790-393−255%

25Red Willow County, NENE10,307-393+53%

26Valley County, NENE4,094-387−26%

27Brown County, NENE2,826-380+188%

28Butler County, NENE8,507-372−324%

29Furnas County, NENE4,524-365+59%

30Harlan County, NENE3,000-363+1413%

31Merrick County, NENE7,905-359−322%

32Madison County, NENE36,106-350−114%

33Franklin County, NENE2,795-349−4%

34Frontier County, NENE2,655-343+17050%

35Boyd County, NENE1,674-339−15%

36Dixon County, NENE5,602-339−273%

37Nemaha County, NENE7,102-328−19%

38Stanton County, NENE5,744-326−255%

39Pawnee County, NENE2,510-314+37%

40Nance County, NENE3,290-303+28%

41Howard County, NENE6,538-293−157%

42Dundy County, NENE1,568-284−2%

43Hamilton County, NENE9,678-279−152%

44Kimball County, NENE3,391-268+1311%

45Wayne County, NENE10,020-256−153%

46Webster County, NENE3,336-249+14%

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

48Polk County, NENE5,270-233+547%

49Thurston County, NENE6,752-231−198%

50Perkins County, NENE2,849-230+38%

51Rock County, NENE1,259-230−13%

52Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-203−68%

53Greeley County, NENE2,154-176−40%

54Sherman County, NENE2,924-166−59%

55Sioux County, NENE1,188-164+122%

56Keya Paha County, NENE792-159+246%

57Deuel County, NENE1,862-157+13%

58Grant County, NENE561-133+505%

59Banner County, NENE686-129+291%

60Blaine County, NENE458-105+14%

61Chase County, NENE3,718-102−67%

62Hayes County, NENE821-101−34%

63Gosper County, NENE1,803-99−146%

64Thomas County, NENE639-82−33%

65Loup County, NENE570-80−376%

66Wheeler County, NENE789-68+10%

67Hooker County, NENE686-47+370%

68Dawson County, NENE24,452-39−101%

69Logan County, NENE669-11−89%

70McPherson County, NENE369+6−146%

71Arthur County, NENE396+16−189%

72Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586+19−98%

73Colfax County, NENE10,934+74−94%

74Dawes County, NENE7,858+122+213%

75Garfield County, NENE1,710+147−162%

76Cheyenne County, NENE9,528+168−50%

77Adams County, NENE31,071+213−86%

78Seward County, NENE18,032+254−76%

79Otoe County, NENE16,531+344−70%

80Saline County, NENE14,996+357−68%

81Dodge County, NENE38,057+531−68%

82Platte County, NENE35,649+575−69%

83Johnson County, NENE5,218+729−494%

84Dakota County, NENE21,687+753−79%

85Cass County, NENE27,657+907−70%

86Saunders County, NENE23,702+950−39%

87Washington County, NENE21,302+1,454−33%

88Lincoln County, NENE33,303+1,656−22%

89Buffalo County, NENE51,172+3,843−20%

90Hall County, NENE63,633+5,073+10%

91Lancaster County, NENE334,049+35,116−4%

92Sarpy County, NENE208,303+36,245+81%

93Douglas County, NENE606,460+53,525+14%

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