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Most sparsely populated, Nebraska cities · 1990

Nebraska cities with the fewest residents per square mile (1990). This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 1,482.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Gretna, NENE9,207334–

02Sidney, NENE6,432796–

03Papillion, NENE25,127860–

04Norfolk, NENE26,6771,184–

05York, NENE8,2841,208–

06Crete, NENE7,7471,229–

07Blair, NENE7,9971,245–

08Wahoo, NENE5,0231,256–

09Seward, NENE7,8921,282–

10Lexington, NENE11,1761,300–

11Beatrice, NENE12,3181,305–

12Grand Island, NENE53,9431,308–

13Nebraska City, NENE7,5121,317–

14Holdrege, NENE5,5551,340–

15Bellevue, NENE64,8631,399–

16Gering, NENE8,5351,431–

17Schuyler, NENE6,8001,482–

18McCook, NENE7,1571,486–

19Hastings, NENE25,1211,535–

20South Sioux City, NENE14,1581,536–

21Kearney, NENE34,7821,629–

22North Platte, NENE22,5241,654–

23La Vista, NENE16,5431,746–

24Wayne, NENE6,3381,769–

25Columbus, NENE25,2481,837–

26Lincoln, NENE301,5221,920–

27Plattsmouth, NENE6,9551,934–

28Alliance, NENE7,9141,995–

29Scottsbluff, NENE14,2592,068–

30Fremont, NENE28,3502,155–

31Omaha, NENE488,7972,349–

32Chalco, NENE10,5952,730–

33Ralston, NENE6,3823,816–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS