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What are the fastest-growing counties in Nebraska?

Sarpy County (+9.0%), Saunders County (+6.0%) and Frontier County (+5.9%) grew fastest in Nebraska between 2020 and 2025.

Nebraska as a whole grew 2.8% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,018,006 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 93 Nebraska counties ranked

Nebraska counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Sarpy County208,303+9.0%10.57.7
2Saunders County23,702+6.0%8.97.6
3Frontier County2,655+5.9%8.71.9
4Otoe County16,531+3.9%1.81.5
5Cass County27,657+3.9%5.42.0
6Platte County35,649+3.9%−12.211.5
7Sioux County1,188+3.7%−14.31.7
8Douglas County606,460+3.6%−0.66.5
9Colfax County10,934+3.6%−19.25.9
10Lancaster County334,049+3.4%0.77.0
11York County14,564+3.3%6.42.5
12Merrick County7,905+3.3%9.26.2
13Wayne County10,020+3.2%7.41.3
14Hamilton County9,678+2.9%2.94.6
15Dodge County38,057+2.6%0.22.1
16Seward County18,032+2.3%5.73.1
17Buffalo County51,172+1.9%−2.02.6
18Cherry County5,561+1.9%−12.22.9
19Saline County14,996+1.9%−6.62.3
20Butler County8,507+1.8%5.41.2
21Washington County21,302+1.8%−0.99.7
22Madison County36,106+1.6%2.22.1
23Deuel County1,862+1.6%4.80.0
24Dawson County24,452+1.5%−16.61.3
25Kearney County6,790+1.5%1.91.5
26Hall County63,633+1.4%−16.93.2
27Clay County6,170+1.1%5.32.9
28Polk County5,270+1.1%−0.62.5
29Antelope County6,352+1.0%−5.83.1
30Valley County4,094+0.9%1.21.7
31Howard County6,538+0.8%2.42.3
32Dakota County21,687+0.7%−8.42.0
33Pierce County7,378+0.5%−3.41.8
34Cheyenne County9,528+0.4%0.60.7
35Dixon County5,602+0.4%−4.81.2
36Gage County21,711+0.2%5.61.3
37Nemaha County7,102+0.2%0.80.6
38Phelps County8,994+0.2%−4.61.0
39Nuckolls County4,100+0.2%2.41.0
40Custer County10,500+0.0%−5.02.4
41Cedar County8,373+0.0%4.13.2
42Thurston County6,752−0.1%9.00.3
43Boone County5,355−0.1%−11.64.1
44Holt County10,067−0.3%−1.01.8
45Adams County31,071−0.3%−4.93.8
46Perkins County2,849−0.3%8.10.4
47Knox County8,335−0.5%−2.83.8
48Kimball County3,391−0.5%24.55.6
49Burt County6,678−0.6%−3.11.8
50Rock County1,259−0.7%−2.42.4
51Pawnee County2,510−1.0%1.62.8
52Sherman County2,924−1.2%−4.13.8
53Scotts Bluff County35,586−1.3%−1.51.1
54Greeley County2,154−1.3%−11.10.0
55Stanton County5,744−1.4%−8.90.5
56Johnson County5,218−1.4%9.60.8
57Webster County3,336−1.6%9.31.8
58Harlan County3,000−1.9%1.00.3
59Fillmore County5,458−2.0%7.10.5
60Cuming County8,823−2.1%−10.82.5
61Furnas County4,524−2.2%10.21.5
62Jefferson County7,070−2.6%−9.61.1
63Brown County2,826−2.6%−3.20.4
64Keith County8,100−2.7%−3.84.7
65Nance County3,290−3.0%5.22.4
66Box Butte County10,494−3.0%−15.60.1
67Franklin County2,795−3.1%−5.01.4
68Morrill County4,404−3.3%−9.10.5
69Red Willow County10,307−3.5%−7.30.9
70Lincoln County33,303−3.6%2.57.1
71Thayer County4,842−3.6%−2.50.8
72Dawes County7,858−3.7%−14.81.9
73Richardson County7,530−4.2%1.20.1
74Chase County3,718−4.4%2.74.3
75Garden County1,804−4.5%1.12.2
76Gosper County1,803−4.9%−10.53.9
77Dundy County1,568−5.2%1.31.3
78Garfield County1,710−5.4%22.22.3
79Sheridan County4,809−5.7%−10.40.6
80Hitchcock County2,467−5.9%−4.10.4
81Boyd County1,674−7.5%−19.70.0
–Arthur County396–––
–Banner County686–––
–Blaine County458–––
–Grant County561–––
–Hayes County821–––
–Hooker County686–––
–Keya Paha County792–––
–Logan County669–––
–Loup County570–––
–McPherson County369–––
–Thomas County639–––
–Wheeler County789–––

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025. 12 counties are listed last and not ranked: fewer than 1,000 residents, or no estimate for the same years.

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Questions

Is Nebraska growing?

Nebraska as a whole grew 2.8% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,018,006 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Nebraska?

Sarpy County, which grew 9.0% between 2020 and 2025 to 208,303 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Saunders County (+6.0%) and Frontier County (+5.9%) came next.

Which Nebraska counties are losing population?

40 of the 81 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Boyd County (−7.5%), Hitchcock County (−5.9%), Sheridan County (−5.7%).

Where are people moving in Nebraska?

For their size, Kimball County (24.5 per 1,000 residents), Garfield County (22.2 per 1,000 residents) and Sarpy County (10.5 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.