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Largest Cities in Nebraska by Population

The top 25 of 30 Nebraska cities on GIS Map, ranked by total population.

#CityPopulation
1Omaha
488,837
2Lincoln
294,856
3Bellevue
64,510
4Grand Island
52,884
5Kearney
34,246
6Fremont
27,567
7Norfolk
26,054
8Papillion
25,244
9Hastings
25,008
10Columbus
24,488
11North Platte
22,831
12La Vista
16,563
13Scottsbluff
14,376
14South Sioux City
13,907
15Beatrice
12,225
16Lexington
10,862
17Gering
8,550
18York
8,141
19Alliance
8,075
20Blair
7,914
21Seward
7,678
22Crete
7,527
23McCook
7,314
24Plattsmouth
6,731
25Ralston
6,472

Top Nebraska Counties

Counties ranked by total population.

1. Douglas County590,7362. Lancaster County326,6963. Sarpy County197,3894. Hall County62,5365. Buffalo County50,5796. Dodge County37,3517. Scotts Bluff County35,8438. Madison County35,5329. Platte County34,71610. Lincoln County33,802

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in Nebraska by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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