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Largest cities in Nebraska by population.

These 500 of 528 cities in Nebraska rank highest by 2025 resident population (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025). Omaha and Lincoln lead the state. Growth figures show the five-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2025 estimate — within a single vintage.

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Top 500 cities in Nebraska by 2025 population.
Rank City 2025 pop 2020 base 5-yr Δ 5-yr Δ %
#1 Omaha 488,797491,867-3,070-0.6%
#2 Lincoln 301,522291,35110,171+3.5%
#3 Bellevue 64,86365,059-196-0.3%
#4 Grand Island 53,94353,127816+1.5%
#5 Kearney 34,78233,828954+2.8%
#6 Fremont 28,35027,1271,223+4.5%
#7 Norfolk 26,67725,914763+2.9%
#8 Columbus 25,24824,0401,208+5.0%
#9 Papillion 25,12725,274-147-0.6%
#10 Hastings 25,12125,141-20-0.1%
#11 North Platte 22,52423,402-878-3.8%
#12 La Vista 16,54316,749-206-1.2%
#13 Scottsbluff 14,25914,454-195-1.3%
#14 South Sioux City 14,15814,049109+0.8%
#15 Beatrice 12,31812,25266+0.5%
#16 Lexington 11,17610,682494+4.6%
#17 Gretna 9,2079,253-46-0.5%
#18 Gering 8,5358,623-88-1.0%
#19 York 8,2848,059225+2.8%
#20 Blair 7,9977,801196+2.5%
#21 Alliance 7,9148,169-255-3.1%
#22 Seward 7,8927,646246+3.2%
#23 Crete 7,7477,597150+2.0%
#24 Nebraska City 7,5127,220292+4.0%
#25 McCook 7,1577,426-269-3.6%
#26 Plattsmouth 6,9556,595360+5.5%
#27 Schuyler 6,8006,535265+4.1%
#28 Sidney 6,4326,40131+0.5%
#29 Ralston 6,3826,488-106-1.6%
#30 Wayne 6,3385,978360+6.0%
#31 Holdrege 5,5555,54510+0.2%
#32 Wahoo 5,0234,802221+4.6%
#33 Chadron 4,9755,206-231-4.4%
#34 Aurora 4,7874,69493+2.0%
#35 Ogallala 4,6984,873-175-3.6%
#36 Waverly 4,5334,277256+6.0%
#37 Falls City 3,9884,138-150-3.6%
#38 Cozad 3,9243,988-64-1.6%
#39 Fairbury 3,8123,964-152-3.8%
#40 Hickman 3,6632,6321,031+39.2%
#41 O'Neill 3,5673,579-12-0.3%
#42 Broken Bow 3,5073,537-30-0.8%
#43 Auburn 3,4983,47919+0.5%
#44 Ashland 3,4833,083400+13.0%
#45 Gothenburg 3,4303,481-51-1.5%
#46 Valley 3,4123,036376+12.4%
#47 West Point 3,4113,503-92-2.6%
#48 Central City 3,1843,017167+5.5%
#49 Minden 3,1333,12310+0.3%
#50 David City 3,0683,00563+2.1%
#51 Valentine 2,6352,6305+0.2%
#52 St. Paul 2,4162,420-4-0.2%
#53 Milford 2,2862,164122+5.6%
#54 Kimball 2,2712,295-24-1.0%
#55 Madison 2,1622,279-117-5.1%
#56 Ord 2,1212,11110+0.5%
#57 Geneva 2,1002,134-34-1.6%
#58 Dakota City 2,0802,083-3-0.1%
#59 Syracuse 2,0061,94363+3.2%
#60 Wilber 1,9781,9771+0.1%
#61 Bennington 1,9682,021-53-2.6%
#62 Imperial 1,9622,068-106-5.1%
#63 Gibbon 1,9131,88033+1.8%
#64 Pierce 1,8491,852-3-0.2%
#65 Superior 1,8211,81011+0.6%
#66 Albion 1,7351,7341+0.1%
#67 Tekamah 1,7051,710-5-0.3%
#68 Tecumseh 1,6951,719-24-1.4%
#69 Ainsworth 1,5851,621-36-2.2%
#70 Neligh 1,5511,560-9-0.6%
#71 Hartington 1,5301,51713+0.9%
#72 Springfield 1,5291,50128+1.9%
#73 Wakefield 1,5271,5234+0.3%
#74 Mitchell 1,5131,545-32-2.1%
#75 Stanton 1,5061,524-18-1.2%
#76 Sutton 1,4661,44818+1.2%
#77 Yutan 1,4511,346105+7.8%
#78 Bridgeport 1,4211,461-40-2.7%
#79 Louisville 1,4191,34574+5.5%
#80 Gordon 1,4171,516-99-6.5%
#81 Ravenna 1,3971,441-44-3.1%
#82 Hebron 1,3841,456-72-4.9%
#83 Wymore 1,3411,377-36-2.6%
#84 Oakland 1,3371,375-38-2.8%
#85 Arlington 1,3291,30326+2.0%
#86 Atkinson 1,3161,3133+0.2%
#87 Plainview 1,2841,285-1-0.1%
#88 North Bend 1,2631,276-13-1.0%
#89 Fullerton 1,2281,252-24-1.9%
#90 Sutherland 1,2251,305-80-6.1%
#91 Wisner 1,2241,241-17-1.4%
#92 Eagle 1,2061,088118+10.8%
#93 Battle Creek 1,1881,196-8-0.7%
#94 Wood River 1,1691,179-10-0.8%
#95 Stromsburg 1,1591,14316+1.4%
#96 Grant 1,1581,200-42-3.5%
#97 Creighton 1,1131,151-38-3.3%
#98 Fort Calhoun 1,1081,08919+1.7%
#99 Pender 1,1061,134-28-2.5%
#100 Bennet 1,1041,08024+2.2%
#101 Henderson 1,0971,08512+1.1%
#102 Bayard 1,0871,131-44-3.9%
#103 Cambridge 1,0661,071-5-0.5%
#104 Weeping Water 1,0611,03625+2.4%
#105 Shelton 1,0421,0411+0.1%
#106 Terrytown 1,0401,059-19-1.8%
#107 Loup City 1,0261,051-25-2.4%
#108 Burwell 1,0181,089-71-6.5%
#109 Alma 1,0091,039-30-2.9%
#110 Elm Creek 983988-5-0.5%
#111 Ceresco 98291765+7.1%
#111 Tilden 982988-6-0.6%
#113 Laurel 961976-15-1.5%
#114 Arapahoe 957996-39-3.9%
#115 Harvard 9529475+0.5%
#116 Friend 950953-3-0.3%
#117 Red Cloud 946968-22-2.3%
#118 Bloomfield 941984-43-4.4%
#119 Ponca 93391320+2.2%
#120 Morrill 918937-19-2.0%
#121 Waterloo 917938-21-2.2%
#122 Winnebago 909917-8-0.9%
#123 Kenesaw 905908-3-0.3%
#124 Randolph 8928866+0.7%
#125 Franklin 883925-42-4.5%
#125 Osceola 88387112+1.4%
#127 Humphrey 87585223+2.7%
#128 Genoa 868895-27-3.0%
#129 Curtis 84381132+3.9%
#130 Chappell 839843-4-0.5%
#131 Pawnee City 836865-29-3.4%
#132 Utica 831842-11-1.3%
#133 Emerson 825832-7-0.8%
#134 Cairo 824832-8-1.0%
#135 Doniphan 819826-7-0.8%
#136 Scribner 814846-32-3.8%
#137 Lyons 805822-17-2.1%
#138 Osmond 80379112+1.5%
#139 Hooper 793861-68-7.9%
#140 Blue Hill 789803-14-1.7%
#141 Crawford 780840-60-7.1%
#142 Axtell 77773146+6.3%
#143 Oshkosh 775807-32-4.0%
#144 Benkelman 771826-55-6.7%
#145 Humboldt 768802-34-4.2%
#146 Rushville 767823-56-6.8%
#147 Crofton 7617538+1.1%
#148 Hemingford 746771-25-3.2%
#149 Deshler 739748-9-1.2%
#149 Shelby 73971821+2.9%
#151 Juniata 736750-14-1.9%
#152 Clay Center 7307228+1.1%
#153 St. Edward 714721-7-1.0%
#154 Walthill 71369419+2.7%
#155 Elgin 706721-15-2.1%
#156 Oxford 701721-20-2.8%
#157 Bertrand 698711-13-1.8%
#158 Minatare 696714-18-2.5%
#158 Peru 69667818+2.7%
#160 Elmwood 68466717+2.5%
#161 Alda 6546504+0.6%
#162 Firth 644652-8-1.2%
#163 Beemer 64363013+2.1%
#164 Newman Grove 632662-30-4.5%
#165 Clarkson 630640-10-1.6%
#166 Mead 6286199+1.5%
#167 Dorchester 6256205+0.8%
#168 Adams 62359825+4.2%
#169 Hershey 617655-38-5.8%
#170 Boys Town 616419197+47.0%
#170 Greenwood 61659719+3.2%
#172 Cedar Bluffs 6156132+0.3%
#172 Elwood 615658-43-6.5%
#174 Valparaiso 60859810+1.7%
#175 Overton 594607-13-2.1%
#176 Arnold 591592-1-0.2%
#177 Dodge 585610-25-4.1%
#178 Wausa 579588-9-1.5%
#179 Fairmont 575586-11-1.9%
#180 Howells 57355914+2.5%
#181 Palmyra 56552243+8.2%
#182 Callaway 561562-1-0.2%
#183 Hay Springs 555600-45-7.5%
#184 Bassett 536542-6-1.1%
#185 Verdigre 532547-15-2.7%
#186 Beaver City 523536-13-2.4%
#186 Homer 523532-9-1.7%
#188 Coleridge 522538-16-3.0%
#189 De Witt 520526-6-1.1%
#190 Cortland 515516-1-0.2%
#190 Wauneta 515551-36-6.5%
#192 Culbertson 511538-27-5.0%
#192 Exeter 511521-10-1.9%
#194 Stuart 50648719+3.9%
#195 Indianola 505525-20-3.8%
#196 Murray 50248814+2.9%
#196 Paxton 502514-12-2.3%
#198 McCool Junction 48645432+7.0%
#198 Malcolm 48645729+6.3%
#200 Bancroft 485492-7-1.4%
#201 Sterling 48148100.0%
#202 Sargent 480494-14-2.8%
#203 Cedar Creek 47646313+2.8%
#204 Trenton 465515-50-9.7%
#205 Leigh 46243725+5.7%
#205 Nelson 4624611+0.2%
#207 Mullen 457496-39-7.9%
#208 Ansley 456461-5-1.1%
#209 Hampton 44643214+3.2%
#210 Palmer 4434376+1.4%
#211 Edgar 4314265+1.2%
#212 Santee 4294236+1.4%
#213 Giltner 42140714+3.4%
#214 Eustis 41839226+6.6%
#215 Bellwood 4144068+2.0%
#216 Decatur 41141100.0%
#216 Spalding 4114092+0.5%
#218 Big Springs 397398-1-0.3%
#219 Duncan 3883862+0.5%
#220 Loomis 387393-6-1.5%
#221 Greeley Center 386399-13-3.3%
#222 Cedar Rapids 379380-1-0.3%
#223 Pleasanton 37736017+4.7%
#224 Ewing 373378-5-1.3%
#225 Spencer 371405-34-8.4%
#226 Kennard 370379-9-2.4%
#227 Inglewood 369383-14-3.7%
#228 Beaver Crossing 368374-6-1.6%
#229 Winside 367377-10-2.7%
#230 Hildreth 366383-17-4.4%
#231 Brady 365387-22-5.7%
#232 Niobrara 362366-4-1.1%
#232 Rising City 3623593+0.8%
#234 Allen 3613574+1.1%
#235 Plymouth 359362-3-0.8%
#236 Brainard 35333815+4.4%
#237 Orchard 351360-9-2.5%
#238 Merna 344345-1-0.3%
#239 Potter 3433412+0.6%
#240 Polk 341346-5-1.4%
#241 Shickley 340347-7-2.0%
#242 Platte Center 3393372+0.6%
#243 Clarks 338342-4-1.2%
#244 Fairfield 3373325+1.5%
#245 Phillips 33332211+3.4%
#246 Lindsay 33128150+17.8%
#247 Petersburg 329330-1-0.3%
#248 Clearwater 3273198+2.5%
#248 Orleans 327344-17-4.9%
#248 Wilcox 327330-3-0.9%
#251 Silver Creek 3233185+1.6%
#252 Hallam 32026951+19.0%
#253 Lodgepole 3153105+1.6%
#254 Cook 314320-6-1.9%
#255 Waco 31229517+5.8%
#256 Davenport 307319-12-3.8%
#256 Nickerson 307311-4-1.3%
#258 Johnson 305306-1-0.3%
#258 Unadilla 30529510+3.4%
#260 Brule 304329-25-7.6%
#260 Stratton 304318-14-4.4%
#262 Wallace 299319-20-6.3%
#263 Prague 2922902+0.7%
#264 Hadar 29128110+3.6%
#264 Long Pine 291302-11-3.6%
#264 Monroe 29129100.0%
#267 Chambers 287290-3-1.0%
#268 Dalton 2852814+1.4%
#269 Scotia 284299-15-5.0%
#270 Arcadia 2822793+1.1%
#270 Bradshaw 2822739+3.3%
#270 Bruning 282293-11-3.8%
#273 Newcastle 2792709+3.3%
#274 Blue Springs 278280-2-0.7%
#275 Palisade 277292-15-5.1%
#276 Murdock 2762697+2.6%
#277 Lawrence 275277-2-0.7%
#277 Maywood 27526510+3.8%
#279 Dannebrog 2732703+1.1%
#279 Hoskins 2732649+3.4%
#281 Glenvil 2692663+1.1%
#282 Oakdale 268274-6-2.2%
#283 Diller 26724819+7.7%
#283 Meadow Grove 267282-15-5.3%
#285 Chapman 2652605+1.9%
#286 Clatonia 260263-3-1.1%
#286 North Loup 2602573+1.2%
#288 Campbell 258270-12-4.4%
#288 Odell 258263-5-1.9%
#288 Roseland 258262-4-1.5%
#291 Butte 257277-20-7.2%
#292 Bartley 256268-12-4.5%
#293 Stapleton 252270-18-6.7%
#294 Weston 25025000.0%
#295 Lyman 249256-7-2.7%
#296 Maxwell 248255-7-2.7%
#297 Harrison 24723710+4.2%
#298 Milligan 244249-5-2.0%
#298 Snyder 244254-10-3.9%
#298 Sumner 244253-9-3.6%
#301 Riverdale 243248-5-2.0%
#302 Springview 2412347+3.0%
#303 Madrid 238240-2-0.8%
#304 Marquette 2372307+3.0%
#304 Wolbach 2372325+2.2%
#306 Dwight 2352296+2.6%
#307 Table Rock 234235-1-0.4%
#308 Panama 230239-9-3.8%
#308 Pilger 230236-6-2.5%
#310 Staplehurst 229239-10-4.2%
#310 Western 229230-1-0.4%
#312 Jackson 22720819+9.1%
#312 Uehling 227238-11-4.6%
#314 Gresham 2252214+1.8%
#315 Wynot 2212183+1.4%
#316 Hayes Center 218225-7-3.1%
#317 Herman 217223-6-2.7%
#318 Pleasant Dale 214224-10-4.5%
#319 Litchfield 213217-4-1.8%
#319 Roca 2132049+4.4%
#321 Chester 212222-10-4.5%
#322 Garland 210211-1-0.5%
#323 Talmage 2062015+2.5%
#324 Benedict 2052014+2.0%
#325 Amherst 2042022+1.0%
#326 Bladen 201205-4-2.0%
#327 Ashton 200204-4-2.0%
#327 Craig 20020000.0%
#327 Thedford 200209-9-4.3%
#327 Trumbull 2001973+1.5%
#327 Union 2001955+2.6%
#332 Elba 1991954+2.1%
#332 Guide Rock 199202-3-1.5%
#334 Holbrook 197202-5-2.5%
#335 Dix 19519500.0%
#336 Gurley 1901855+2.7%
#336 Ulysses 1901891+0.5%
#338 Pickrell 189190-1-0.5%
#339 Denton 1881871+0.5%
#340 Avoca 1871825+2.7%
#341 Lynch 183198-15-7.6%
#342 Holstein 182187-5-2.7%
#343 Carroll 181186-5-2.7%
#344 Douglas 1791709+5.3%
#345 Farnam 178179-1-0.6%
#345 Nehawka 1781744+2.3%
#347 Goehner 177185-8-4.3%
#348 Howard City (Boelus) 1751723+1.7%
#349 Creston 174175-1-0.6%
#349 Manley 1741695+3.0%
#351 Cody 1711665+3.0%
#351 Funk 171175-4-2.3%
#353 Hubbard 17015812+7.6%
#354 Dunbar 1691645+3.0%
#354 Otoe 1691663+1.8%
#356 Bee 168172-4-2.3%
#356 Lewellen 168178-10-5.6%
#358 Page 165169-4-2.4%
#359 Brunswick 1591545+3.2%
#360 Ithaca 156158-2-1.3%
#360 Rosalie 156157-1-0.6%
#360 Verdon 156164-8-4.9%
#363 Daykin 153155-2-1.3%
#363 Raymond 153159-6-3.8%
#363 Stamford 153160-7-4.4%
#366 Shubert 152162-10-6.2%
#367 Venango 151155-4-2.6%
#368 Mason City 1491481+0.7%
#369 Hyannis 148162-14-8.6%
#370 Rulo 145146-1-0.7%
#371 Brownville 14114100.0%
#371 Oconto 141142-1-0.7%
#373 Alexandria 140146-6-4.1%
#373 Stella 140149-9-6.0%
#375 Haigler 139145-6-4.1%
#376 Republican City 1381344+3.0%
#377 Dawson 137144-7-4.9%
#377 Hordville 1371325+3.8%
#379 Sprague 134137-3-2.2%
#380 Taylor 132141-9-6.4%
#381 Fordyce 131132-1-0.8%
#381 Henry 13113100.0%
#381 Washington 1311292+1.6%
#384 Farwell 130134-4-3.0%
#385 Miller 129130-1-0.8%
#386 Alvo 1251223+2.5%
#386 Concord 12512500.0%
#388 Davey 124130-6-4.6%
#388 Morse Bluff 1241168+6.9%
#390 Ohiowa 122123-1-0.8%
#391 Du Bois 121123-2-1.6%
#391 Filley 121123-2-1.6%
#391 Upland 121126-5-4.0%
#394 Brock 120122-2-1.6%
#394 Colon 12011010+9.1%
#396 Arthur 119128-9-7.0%
#397 Thurston 1181171+0.9%
#398 Tobias 115118-3-2.5%
#399 Leshara 1141068+7.5%
#400 Nemaha 11211200.0%
#401 Belden 111112-1-0.9%
#402 Endicott 110112-2-1.8%
#403 Edison 109111-2-1.8%
#404 Belgrade 108111-3-2.7%
#404 Bloomington 108109-1-0.9%
#404 Bushnell 108111-3-2.7%
#404 Grafton 108109-1-0.9%
#404 Melbeta 108110-2-1.8%
#404 Ruskin 10810800.0%
#410 Bartlett 10710700.0%
#410 Octavia 10710700.0%
#412 Anselmo 106108-2-1.9%
#412 Memphis 1061042+1.9%
#414 Atlanta 1021011+1.0%
#414 Elsie 102993+3.0%
#416 Jansen 101102-1-1.0%
#417 Cordova 100973+3.1%
#418 Inman 99100-1-1.0%
#419 Broadwater 97100-3-3.0%
#420 Bruno 959500.0%
#421 South Bend 94904+4.4%
#422 Linwood 93921+1.1%
#422 Malmo 9395-2-2.1%
#424 Hardy 9293-1-1.1%
#425 Merriman 91874+4.6%
#426 Carleton 9094-4-4.3%
#426 Ericson 90882+2.3%
#428 Barneston 8890-2-2.2%
#428 Rockville 8889-1-1.1%
#430 St. Helena 8788-1-1.1%
#431 Byron 8690-4-4.4%
#432 Dunning 85805+6.3%
#433 Ayr 8487-3-3.4%
#433 Eddyville 848400.0%
#433 Naponee 8485-1-1.2%
#433 Rogers 84813+3.7%
#437 Richland 83758+10.7%
#438 Heartwell 82802+2.5%
#438 Naper 8289-7-7.9%
#440 Martinsburg 818100.0%
#441 Salem 8084-4-4.8%
#442 Prosser 7879-1-1.3%
#442 Swanton 787800.0%
#444 Dixon 777700.0%
#445 Burchard 7577-2-2.6%
#445 Crookston 75714+5.6%
#447 Berwyn 737300.0%
#447 Comstock 737300.0%
#447 Wilsonville 7375-2-2.7%
#450 Danbury 7275-3-4.0%
#450 Waterbury 727200.0%
#450 Wellfleet 7275-3-4.0%
#453 Center 7173-2-2.7%
#453 Virginia 7172-1-1.4%
#455 Bristow 6975-6-8.0%
#455 Newport 6970-1-1.4%
#457 Kilgore 68662+3.0%
#457 McGrew 6870-2-2.9%
#459 Abie 67661+1.5%
#459 Elk Creek 6768-1-1.5%
#461 Hubbell 6669-3-4.3%
#462 Halsey 6266-4-6.1%
#462 Reynolds 626200.0%
#464 Lewiston 60591+1.7%
#465 Hazard 5960-1-1.7%
#465 Smithfield 5960-1-1.7%
#467 Maskell 585800.0%
#468 Primrose 575700.0%
#468 Riverton 575700.0%
#468 Steinauer 5758-1-1.7%
#468 Whitney 5761-4-6.6%
#472 Garrison 56551+1.8%
#473 Burr 55532+3.8%
#473 Royal 5556-1-1.8%
#475 Belvidere 5456-2-3.6%
#476 Winnetoon 535300.0%
#477 Harbine 5253-1-1.9%
#477 Thayer 52493+6.1%
#479 Steele City 5152-1-1.9%
#480 Elyria 505000.0%
#480 Oak 505000.0%
#480 Wood Lake 50491+2.0%
#483 Ong 494900.0%
#484 Tarnov 474700.0%
#485 Foster 46451+2.2%
#485 Julian 464600.0%
#485 Lebanon 4648-2-4.2%
#485 Magnet 464600.0%
#489 Crab Orchard 4546-1-2.2%
#489 Emmet 4546-1-2.2%
#491 Johnstown 4445-1-2.2%
#492 Deweese 434300.0%
#493 Verdel 41401+2.5%
#494 Surprise 40391+2.6%
#495 Clinton 3841-3-7.3%
#495 Lorton 38353+8.6%
#495 McLean 383800.0%
#498 Saronville 373700.0%
#499 Cushing 36342+5.9%
#500 Norman 353500.0%
Showing top 500 of 528 cities. Full state list: /states/nebraska/cities/.

Methodology · Nebraska population ranking

Nebraska cities ranked by Census Vintage 2025 estimates.

Nebraska ranking uses Census Vintage 2025 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2025. 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 → 2025 — within-vintage; no 2010→2025 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_current. Public-domain. sha256 verified.

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