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Most population lost, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties that lost 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

01Lincoln County, NENE33,303-1,612−176%

02Dawes County, NENE7,858-983−2621%

03Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586-886−196%

04Gage County, NENE21,711-607−405%

05Cheyenne County, NENE9,528-530−258%

06Richardson County, NENE7,530-492+21%

07Morrill County, NENE4,404-487−2965%

08Cedar County, NENE8,373-472−9%

09Box Butte County, NENE10,494-466−52%

10Clay County, NENE6,170-438+421%

11Webster County, NENE3,336-417+91%

12Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-405−44%

13Custer County, NENE10,500-394−17%

14Dixon County, NENE5,602-394−301%

15Antelope County, NENE6,352-390−24%

16Kimball County, NENE3,391-387+1937%

17Nance County, NENE3,290-355+50%

18Dundy County, NENE1,568-354+22%

19Red Willow County, NENE10,307-353+37%

20Harlan County, NENE3,000-350+1358%

21Greeley County, NENE2,154-350+20%

22Sheridan County, NENE4,809-342−38%

23Fillmore County, NENE5,458-339−28%

24Franklin County, NENE2,795-336−8%

25Furnas County, NENE4,524-323+41%

26Knox County, NENE8,335-310+94%

27Holt County, NENE10,067-308−71%

28Jefferson County, NENE7,070-307−28%

29Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-292−54%

30Boyd County, NENE1,674-289−27%

31Stanton County, NENE5,744-287−236%

32Rock County, NENE1,259-264+0%

33Cherry County, NENE5,561-258+62%

34Brown County, NENE2,826-242+83%

35Frontier County, NENE2,655-237+11750%

36Garfield County, NENE1,710-236−1%

37Pawnee County, NENE2,510-229−0%

38Phelps County, NENE8,994-220−788%

39Dawson County, NENE24,452-215−105%

40Valley County, NENE4,094-201−61%

41Thayer County, NENE4,842-194−67%

42Sherman County, NENE2,924-193−52%

43Polk County, NENE5,270-192+433%

44Garden County, NENE1,804-183+9%

45Merrick County, NENE7,905-177−209%

46Sioux County, NENE1,188-176+138%

47Nemaha County, NENE7,102-174−57%

48Thurston County, NENE6,752-167−171%

49Adams County, NENE31,071-159−110%

50Gosper County, NENE1,803-151−170%

51McPherson County, NENE369-140+977%

52Burt County, NENE6,678-136+77%

53Boone County, NENE5,355-126−69%

54Cuming County, NENE8,823-126−247%

55Perkins County, NENE2,849-112−33%

56Hayes County, NENE821-111−28%

57Deuel County, NENE1,862-103−26%

58Chase County, NENE3,718-73−77%

59Keya Paha County, NENE792-55+20%

60Logan County, NENE669-47−55%

61Blaine County, NENE458-47−49%

62Wheeler County, NENE789-44−29%

63Keith County, NENE8,100-33−111%

64Arthur County, NENE396-26+44%

65Butler County, NENE8,507-26−116%

66Hooker County, NENE686-25+150%

67Loup County, NENE570-25−186%

68Banner County, NENE686-16−52%

69Grant County, NENE561-3−86%

70Thomas County, NENE639+22−118%

71Pierce County, NENE7,378+51+70%

72Colfax County, NENE10,934+67−95%

73Johnson County, NENE5,218+73−139%

74Saline County, NENE14,996+92−92%

75Wayne County, NENE10,020+102−79%

76Otoe County, NENE16,531+172−85%

77Kearney County, NENE6,790+199−21%

78Howard County, NENE6,538+201−61%

79Hamilton County, NENE9,678+305−44%

80York County, NENE14,564+460+171%

81Dodge County, NENE38,057+476−71%

82Dakota County, NENE21,687+576−84%

83Washington County, NENE21,302+631−71%

84Madison County, NENE36,106+709−72%

85Seward County, NENE18,032+859−18%

86Cass County, NENE27,657+1,357−55%

87Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,498−3%

88Platte County, NENE35,649+2,059+12%

89Buffalo County, NENE51,172+3,982−17%

90Hall County, NENE63,633+4,288−7%

91Sarpy County, NENE208,303+31,764+59%

92Lancaster County, NENE334,049+37,201+2%

93Douglas County, NENE606,460+67,416+43%

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