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Largest cities in Nebraska by population.

Top 500 of 528 cities in Nebraska, ranked by 2024 resident population. Omaha and Lincoln lead the state. Growth figures show the four-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2024 estimate — within a single vintage.

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Top 500 cities in Nebraska by 2024 population.
Rank City 2024 pop 2020 base 4-yr Δ 4-yr Δ %
#1 Omaha 489,265491,875-2,610-0.5%
#2 Lincoln 300,619291,3339,286+3.2%
#3 Bellevue 64,77765,042-265-0.4%
#4 Grand Island 53,25053,134116+0.2%
#5 Kearney 34,74133,800941+2.8%
#6 Fremont 28,19027,1351,055+3.9%
#7 Norfolk 26,16225,908254+1.0%
#8 Papillion 25,24825,345-97-0.4%
#9 Hastings 25,15225,13616+0.1%
#10 Columbus 25,12624,0441,082+4.5%
#11 North Platte 22,54923,407-858-3.7%
#12 La Vista 16,54316,750-207-1.2%
#13 Scottsbluff 14,32314,451-128-0.9%
#14 South Sioux City 13,91014,047-137-1.0%
#15 Beatrice 12,29012,24743+0.4%
#16 Lexington 11,20510,663542+5.1%
#17 Gretna 9,2079,255-48-0.5%
#18 Gering 8,5548,621-67-0.8%
#19 York 8,1798,061118+1.5%
#20 Alliance 8,0718,171-100-1.2%
#21 Blair 7,9997,800199+2.6%
#22 Seward 7,7527,644108+1.4%
#23 Crete 7,5807,589-9-0.1%
#24 Nebraska City 7,5267,219307+4.3%
#25 McCook 7,2127,427-215-2.9%
#26 Plattsmouth 6,8876,598289+4.4%
#27 Schuyler 6,7086,541167+2.6%
#28 Sidney 6,4836,40578+1.2%
#29 Ralston 6,4436,488-45-0.7%
#30 Wayne 6,2295,975254+4.3%
#31 Holdrege 5,5565,53125+0.5%
#32 Chadron 5,0945,205-111-2.1%
#33 Wahoo 4,9704,813157+3.3%
#34 Ogallala 4,7514,875-124-2.5%
#35 Aurora 4,7154,68035+0.7%
#36 Waverly 4,5434,278265+6.2%
#37 Falls City 4,0444,137-93-2.2%
#38 Cozad 3,9453,985-40-1.0%
#39 Fairbury 3,8583,964-106-2.7%
#40 O'Neill 3,5783,580-2-0.1%
#41 Broken Bow 3,4913,528-37-1.0%
#42 Auburn 3,4733,478-5-0.1%
#43 West Point 3,4603,503-43-1.2%
#44 Gothenburg 3,4473,485-38-1.1%
#45 Ashland 3,3693,081288+9.3%
#46 Valley 3,3363,036300+9.9%
#47 Hickman 3,2852,614671+25.7%
#48 Central City 3,1453,018127+4.2%
#49 Minden 3,1163,124-8-0.3%
#50 David City 3,0263,00422+0.7%
#51 Valentine 2,6422,62913+0.5%
#52 St. Paul 2,4412,42021+0.9%
#53 Milford 2,2112,15655+2.6%
#54 Kimball 2,2042,295-91-4.0%
#55 Madison 2,1692,280-111-4.9%
#56 Geneva 2,1272,137-10-0.5%
#57 Ord 2,0912,112-21-1.0%
#58 Dakota City 2,0472,084-37-1.8%
#59 Syracuse 2,0151,94570+3.6%
#60 Bennington 1,9822,022-40-2.0%
#61 Imperial 1,9752,069-94-4.5%
#62 Wilber 1,9521,976-24-1.2%
#63 Gibbon 1,9171,88037+2.0%
#64 Pierce 1,8431,852-9-0.5%
#65 Superior 1,8291,81811+0.6%
#66 Albion 1,7401,7328+0.5%
#67 Tekamah 1,7171,7125+0.3%
#68 Tecumseh 1,6971,719-22-1.3%
#69 Ainsworth 1,6051,620-15-0.9%
#70 Neligh 1,5561,564-8-0.5%
#71 Springfield 1,5311,50031+2.1%
#72 Mitchell 1,5211,546-25-1.6%
#73 Wakefield 1,5161,527-11-0.7%
#74 Stanton 1,5051,526-21-1.4%
#75 Hartington 1,5011,516-15-1.0%
#76 Bridgeport 1,4451,464-19-1.3%
#77 Sutton 1,4431,448-5-0.3%
#78 Gordon 1,4421,511-69-4.6%
#78 Yutan 1,4421,34696+7.1%
#80 Hebron 1,3971,456-59-4.1%
#81 Louisville 1,3941,33262+4.7%
#82 Ravenna 1,3831,442-59-4.1%
#83 Oakland 1,3551,374-19-1.4%
#84 Wymore 1,3451,377-32-2.3%
#85 Arlington 1,3201,30020+1.5%
#86 Atkinson 1,3151,3078+0.6%
#87 Plainview 1,2671,280-13-1.0%
#88 North Bend 1,2601,278-18-1.4%
#89 Wisner 1,2331,240-7-0.6%
#90 Sutherland 1,2301,306-76-5.8%
#91 Fullerton 1,2171,252-35-2.8%
#92 Eagle 1,2051,085120+11.1%
#93 Battle Creek 1,1781,195-17-1.4%
#94 Wood River 1,1641,181-17-1.4%
#95 Stromsburg 1,1591,14415+1.3%
#96 Grant 1,1281,199-71-5.9%
#97 Creighton 1,1141,151-37-3.2%
#98 Bayard 1,1111,133-22-1.9%
#99 Fort Calhoun 1,1021,08913+1.2%
#100 Bennet 1,0891,07811+1.0%
#100 Henderson 1,0891,0854+0.4%
#100 Pender 1,0891,133-44-3.9%
#103 Weeping Water 1,0601,03822+2.1%
#104 Cambridge 1,0531,071-18-1.7%
#105 Shelton 1,0451,0396+0.6%
#105 Terrytown 1,0451,058-13-1.2%
#107 Loup City 1,0441,051-7-0.7%
#108 Burwell 1,0191,090-71-6.5%
#109 Alma 1,0111,036-25-2.4%
#110 Tilden 982988-6-0.6%
#111 Elm Creek 98198100.0%
#112 Ceresco 97191754+5.9%
#113 Laurel 946975-29-3.0%
#114 Arapahoe 944998-54-5.4%
#115 Harvard 942949-7-0.7%
#116 Bloomfield 940983-43-4.4%
#117 Friend 938954-16-1.7%
#117 Red Cloud 938968-30-3.1%
#119 Waterloo 923939-16-1.7%
#120 Morrill 922937-15-1.6%
#121 Kenesaw 92191110+1.1%
#122 Ponca 9109073+0.3%
#123 Franklin 892925-33-3.6%
#123 Winnebago 892918-26-2.8%
#125 Osceola 88586916+1.8%
#126 Humphrey 88486024+2.8%
#127 Randolph 881886-5-0.6%
#128 Chappell 86184219+2.3%
#129 Genoa 860894-34-3.8%
#130 Pawnee City 844865-21-2.4%
#131 Utica 829843-14-1.7%
#132 Scribner 816846-30-3.5%
#133 Doniphan 813826-13-1.6%
#133 Emerson 813830-17-2.0%
#135 Lyons 812821-9-1.1%
#136 Cairo 810822-12-1.5%
#137 Curtis 809810-1-0.1%
#138 Osmond 8017938+1.0%
#139 Hooper 796865-69-8.0%
#140 Crawford 795841-46-5.5%
#141 Rushville 788821-33-4.0%
#142 Blue Hill 786804-18-2.2%
#143 Humboldt 784801-17-2.1%
#144 Benkelman 780824-44-5.3%
#145 Axtell 76973039+5.3%
#146 Oshkosh 767807-40-5.0%
#147 Hemingford 766772-6-0.8%
#148 Crofton 7587562+0.3%
#149 Juniata 745749-4-0.5%
#150 Shelby 74472123+3.2%
#151 Deshler 740742-2-0.3%
#152 Clay Center 7237221+0.1%
#153 St. Edward 715721-6-0.8%
#154 Elgin 710719-9-1.3%
#155 Bertrand 706711-5-0.7%
#156 Minatare 703716-13-1.8%
#157 Walthill 7026957+1.0%
#158 Oxford 694722-28-3.9%
#159 Elmwood 68667016+2.4%
#160 Peru 6836776+0.9%
#161 Beemer 65262824+3.8%
#162 Boys Town 649420229+54.5%
#162 Firth 649652-3-0.5%
#164 Alda 648650-2-0.3%
#165 Clarkson 638639-1-0.2%
#166 Newman Grove 634662-28-4.2%
#167 Mead 6296209+1.5%
#168 Elwood 622658-36-5.5%
#169 Dorchester 621623-2-0.3%
#170 Adams 61959821+3.5%
#170 Hershey 619655-36-5.5%
#172 Cedar Bluffs 611612-1-0.2%
#173 Greenwood 61059614+2.3%
#174 Valparaiso 6025993+0.5%
#175 Overton 594607-13-2.1%
#176 Arnold 591593-2-0.3%
#177 Dodge 582608-26-4.3%
#177 Wausa 582592-10-1.7%
#179 Fairmont 578587-9-1.5%
#180 Hay Springs 572601-29-4.8%
#181 Howells 57155912+2.1%
#182 Palmyra 56952247+9.0%
#183 Callaway 5675643+0.5%
#184 Verdigre 534546-12-2.2%
#185 Wauneta 527551-24-4.4%
#186 Bassett 526539-13-2.4%
#187 Coleridge 517538-21-3.9%
#187 Homer 517532-15-2.8%
#189 Cortland 515516-1-0.2%
#189 Exeter 515520-5-1.0%
#191 De Witt 514526-12-2.3%
#192 Beaver City 513537-24-4.5%
#192 Indianola 513526-13-2.5%
#194 Culbertson 512538-26-4.8%
#195 Paxton 506515-9-1.7%
#196 Stuart 50548916+3.3%
#197 Murray 49948712+2.5%
#198 Bancroft 4944922+0.4%
#199 Malcolm 48545728+6.1%
#200 Sterling 4844822+0.4%
#201 Sargent 481493-12-2.4%
#202 McCool Junction 48045129+6.4%
#203 Cedar Creek 47346211+2.4%
#204 Mullen 465497-32-6.4%
#205 Trenton 463515-52-10.1%
#206 Ansley 460462-2-0.4%
#207 Nelson 458460-2-0.4%
#208 Leigh 44943415+3.5%
#209 Palmer 4454405+1.1%
#210 Hampton 4414329+2.1%
#211 Edgar 4274261+0.2%
#211 Santee 4274243+0.7%
#213 Spalding 42441014+3.4%
#214 Giltner 4174089+2.2%
#215 Decatur 411412-1-0.2%
#216 Bellwood 4104064+1.0%
#217 Big Springs 4053987+1.8%
#218 Eustis 4003937+1.8%
#219 Greeley Center 398399-1-0.3%
#220 Loomis 391393-2-0.5%
#221 Duncan 3883844+1.0%
#222 Pleasanton 38036416+4.4%
#223 Ewing 379380-1-0.3%
#224 Spencer 378405-27-6.7%
#225 Cedar Rapids 376378-2-0.5%
#226 Kennard 373381-8-2.1%
#227 Hildreth 368383-15-3.9%
#227 Inglewood 368382-14-3.7%
#229 Beaver Crossing 365371-6-1.6%
#229 Brady 365386-21-5.4%
#229 Plymouth 3653641+0.3%
#232 Winside 364377-13-3.4%
#233 Niobrara 361366-5-1.4%
#234 Rising City 3603591+0.3%
#235 Allen 357360-3-0.8%
#236 Brainard 35133813+3.8%
#237 Orchard 350356-6-1.7%
#238 Polk 345347-2-0.6%
#239 Merna 343344-1-0.3%
#239 Potter 3433412+0.6%
#239 Shickley 343346-3-0.9%
#242 Clarks 342345-3-0.9%
#243 Platte Center 3393381+0.3%
#244 Fairfield 33333300.0%
#245 Phillips 3293209+2.8%
#246 Clearwater 3283199+2.8%
#247 Orleans 326340-14-4.1%
#247 Petersburg 326330-4-1.2%
#247 Wilcox 326330-4-1.2%
#250 Silver Creek 3223184+1.3%
#251 Lodgepole 3163115+1.6%
#252 Hallam 31526946+17.1%
#253 Cook 314320-6-1.9%
#254 Waco 30829711+3.7%
#255 Brule 307329-22-6.7%
#255 Davenport 307319-12-3.8%
#257 Unadilla 30529510+3.4%
#258 Johnson 304307-3-1.0%
#259 Stratton 303317-14-4.4%
#260 Nickerson 302311-9-2.9%
#261 Long Pine 300303-3-1.0%
#262 Wallace 299318-19-6.0%
#263 Lindsay 29728512+4.2%
#264 Monroe 2952941+0.3%
#265 Prague 2922911+0.3%
#265 Scotia 292299-7-2.3%
#267 Hadar 2912829+3.2%
#268 Chambers 288289-1-0.3%
#269 Dalton 2872807+2.5%
#270 Bradshaw 2832749+3.3%
#271 Bruning 281292-11-3.8%
#272 Arcadia 280281-1-0.4%
#273 Blue Springs 278280-2-0.7%
#274 Palisade 275291-16-5.5%
#275 Murdock 2742695+1.9%
#276 Dannebrog 2732694+1.5%
#276 Newcastle 2732703+1.1%
#278 Lawrence 272274-2-0.7%
#278 Oakdale 272276-4-1.4%
#280 Butte 269282-13-4.6%
#280 Hoskins 2692654+1.5%
#282 Glenvil 2682662+0.8%
#282 Meadow Grove 268281-13-4.6%
#284 Diller 26624818+7.3%
#285 Chapman 2642604+1.5%
#286 Clatonia 263265-2-0.8%
#287 Maywood 262264-2-0.8%
#288 Bartley 261268-7-2.6%
#289 Roseland 260262-2-0.8%
#289 Stapleton 260269-9-3.3%
#291 Campbell 259270-11-4.1%
#292 Odell 257263-6-2.3%
#293 North Loup 252253-1-0.4%
#294 Lyman 251256-5-2.0%
#294 Springview 25123615+6.4%
#296 Milligan 247249-2-0.8%
#297 Maxwell 246257-11-4.3%
#297 Sumner 246254-8-3.1%
#297 Weston 246248-2-0.8%
#300 Riverdale 245249-4-1.6%
#301 Snyder 243255-12-4.7%
#302 Marquette 2382344+1.7%
#303 Table Rock 234235-1-0.4%
#304 Herman 232235-3-1.3%
#304 Panama 232239-7-2.9%
#304 Pilger 232236-4-1.7%
#307 Madrid 231242-11-4.5%
#308 Dwight 2302282+0.9%
#309 Wolbach 229230-1-0.4%
#310 Harrison 228236-8-3.4%
#310 Staplehurst 228238-10-4.2%
#310 Uehling 228239-11-4.6%
#313 Hayes Center 224225-1-0.4%
#313 Western 224227-3-1.3%
#315 Gresham 22122100.0%
#316 Wynot 2182171+0.5%
#317 Pleasant Dale 216225-9-4.0%
#318 Jackson 2152069+4.4%
#318 Litchfield 215217-2-0.9%
#320 Chester 212222-10-4.5%
#321 Garland 209211-2-0.9%
#321 Talmage 2092027+3.5%
#323 Roca 2082008+4.0%
#324 Benedict 2042022+1.0%
#325 Amherst 2032003+1.5%
#326 Bladen 201205-4-2.0%
#326 Union 2011956+3.1%
#328 Craig 20020000.0%
#328 Guide Rock 200204-4-2.0%
#330 Ashton 199201-2-1.0%
#331 Trumbull 1981971+0.5%
#332 Elba 1971925+2.6%
#332 Holbrook 197205-8-3.9%
#332 Thedford 197210-13-6.2%
#335 Dix 191195-4-2.1%
#335 Pickrell 191192-1-0.5%
#337 Denton 1901873+1.6%
#337 Gurley 1901846+3.3%
#337 Ulysses 19019000.0%
#340 Holstein 188189-1-0.5%
#341 Lynch 184195-11-5.6%
#342 Avoca 1811783+1.7%
#342 Farnam 18118100.0%
#344 Carroll 180187-7-3.7%
#345 Douglas 1781708+4.7%
#346 Howard City (Boelus) 1771725+2.9%
#347 Creston 17617600.0%
#347 Funk 17617600.0%
#347 Goehner 176184-8-4.3%
#350 Manley 1731694+2.4%
#350 Nehawka 1731694+2.4%
#352 Cody 1721666+3.6%
#352 Dunbar 1721657+4.2%
#352 Hubbard 17216012+7.5%
#355 Otoe 1711674+2.4%
#356 Lewellen 170178-8-4.5%
#357 Bee 167172-5-2.9%
#357 Page 167168-1-0.6%
#359 Verdon 158165-7-4.2%
#360 Ithaca 157160-3-1.9%
#361 Brunswick 1561533+2.0%
#362 Raymond 155160-5-3.1%
#362 Rosalie 155159-4-2.5%
#362 Shubert 155161-6-3.7%
#362 Stamford 155160-5-3.1%
#366 Daykin 154155-1-0.6%
#367 Hyannis 152163-11-6.7%
#368 Venango 151157-6-3.8%
#369 Rulo 1481462+1.4%
#370 Mason City 147148-1-0.7%
#371 Stella 144148-4-2.7%
#372 Alexandria 141146-5-3.4%
#372 Oconto 14114100.0%
#372 Republican City 1411356+4.4%
#375 Brownville 140141-1-0.7%
#375 Dawson 140144-4-2.8%
#375 Haigler 140145-5-3.4%
#378 Sprague 135137-2-1.5%
#378 Taylor 135140-5-3.6%
#380 Fordyce 13413400.0%
#380 Henry 134136-2-1.5%
#380 Hordville 1341313+2.3%
#383 Washington 1331303+2.3%
#384 Farwell 132134-2-1.5%
#385 Miller 129130-1-0.8%
#386 Arthur 126128-2-1.6%
#387 Davey 125130-5-3.8%
#388 Upland 124128-4-3.1%
#389 Du Bois 123124-1-0.8%
#390 Ohiowa 12212200.0%
#391 Concord 121125-4-3.2%
#391 Morse Bluff 1211156+5.2%
#393 Filley 119121-2-1.7%
#394 Alvo 1181171+0.9%
#394 Brock 118120-2-1.7%
#394 Colon 11810810+9.3%
#397 Thurston 117118-1-0.8%
#398 Tobias 115117-2-1.7%
#399 Endicott 11311300.0%
#399 Memphis 1131112+1.8%
#401 Leshara 1121066+5.7%
#402 Bartlett 1101073+2.8%
#402 Belden 110112-2-1.8%
#402 Bloomington 11011000.0%
#402 Grafton 11011000.0%
#402 Melbeta 110111-1-0.9%
#402 Nemaha 110111-1-0.9%
#408 Bushnell 108112-4-3.6%
#408 Edison 108111-3-2.7%
#408 Octavia 1081071+0.9%
#411 Anselmo 106109-3-2.8%
#411 Ruskin 106107-1-0.9%
#413 Belgrade 105111-6-5.4%
#414 Elsie 10010000.0%
#414 Jansen 10010000.0%
#416 Atlanta 99972+2.1%
#416 Inman 99100-1-1.0%
#418 Broadwater 9899-1-1.0%
#419 Bruno 97961+1.0%
#420 Malmo 969600.0%
#421 Cordova 94931+1.1%
#422 Carleton 9396-3-3.1%
#422 Ericson 93894+4.5%
#422 Linwood 93921+1.1%
#422 South Bend 93894+4.5%
#426 Merriman 91874+4.6%
#427 Barneston 8990-1-1.1%
#427 Hardy 8990-1-1.1%
#427 St. Helena 8991-2-2.2%
#430 Byron 8790-3-3.3%
#430 Rockville 8788-1-1.1%
#432 Ayr 8587-2-2.3%
#432 Eddyville 858500.0%
#432 Naponee 858500.0%
#432 Rogers 85823+3.7%
#436 Dunning 84795+6.3%
#437 Naper 8388-5-5.7%
#438 Heartwell 82802+2.5%
#439 Richland 81738+11.0%
#439 Salem 8184-3-3.6%
#441 Prosser 797900.0%
#442 Dixon 7879-1-1.3%
#442 Martinsburg 7879-1-1.3%
#444 Burchard 7778-1-1.3%
#444 Swanton 7778-1-1.3%
#446 Berwyn 75741+1.4%
#447 Crookston 73712+2.8%
#447 Danbury 7375-2-2.7%
#449 Comstock 727200.0%
#449 Wellfleet 7274-2-2.7%
#449 Wilsonville 7275-3-4.0%
#452 Center 7174-3-4.1%
#452 Virginia 7172-1-1.4%
#454 Waterbury 7071-1-1.4%
#455 Kilgore 69663+4.5%
#455 McGrew 6970-1-1.4%
#457 Newport 6870-2-2.9%
#458 Bristow 6771-4-5.6%
#458 Hubbell 6769-2-2.9%
#460 Abie 66651+1.5%
#460 Elk Creek 6668-2-2.9%
#462 Halsey 6266-4-6.1%
#463 Reynolds 6061-1-1.6%
#464 Lewiston 595900.0%
#465 Hazard 5859-1-1.7%
#465 Riverton 5860-2-3.3%
#465 Steinauer 5859-1-1.7%
#465 Whitney 5861-3-4.9%
#469 Maskell 5758-1-1.7%
#469 Smithfield 5760-3-5.0%
#471 Burr 56533+5.7%
#471 Garrison 56551+1.8%
#471 Primrose 565600.0%
#471 Royal 565600.0%
#475 Belvidere 5557-2-3.5%
#476 Winnetoon 535300.0%
#477 Harbine 5253-1-1.9%
#477 Oak 525200.0%
#479 Ong 51501+2.0%
#479 Tarnov 51501+2.0%
#479 Thayer 51492+4.1%
#482 Elyria 505000.0%
#482 Steele City 5051-1-2.0%
#482 Wood Lake 50482+4.2%
#485 Lebanon 4849-1-2.0%
#486 Emmet 464600.0%
#486 Foster 46451+2.2%
#486 Julian 464600.0%
#489 Johnstown 454500.0%
#489 Magnet 4546-1-2.2%
#491 Crab Orchard 4445-1-2.2%
#491 Deweese 444400.0%
#493 Verdel 41401+2.5%
#494 Surprise 404000.0%
#495 Clinton 3941-2-4.9%
#496 Liberty 383800.0%
#496 Lorton 38353+8.6%
#498 Saronville 373700.0%
#499 Cushing 36342+5.9%
#499 McLean 363600.0%
Showing top 500 of 528 cities. Full state list: /states/nebraska/cities/.

Methodology · Nebraska population ranking

Nebraska cities ranked by Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Nebraska ranking uses Census Vintage 2024 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2024. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020-base → 2024 — within-vintage; no 2010→2024 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in Nebraska: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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All 528 Nebraska cities — plus all 50 states.

The national CSV includes every city, state column, and state_rank_pop_2024. Public-domain. sha256 verified.

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