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Where are people moving in Nebraska?

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 people from other U.S. counties for their size in Nebraska in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 81 ranked Nebraska counties

Nebraska counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Kimball County24.5+833,391
2Garfield County22.2+381,710
3Sarpy County10.5+2,188208,303
4Furnas County10.2+464,524
5Johnson County9.6+505,218
6Webster County9.3+313,336
7Merrick County9.2+737,905
8Thurston County9.0+616,752
9Saunders County8.9+21123,702
10Frontier County8.7+232,655
11Perkins County8.1+232,849
12Wayne County7.4+7410,020
13Fillmore County7.1+395,458
14York County6.4+9314,564
15Seward County5.7+10218,032
16Gage County5.6+12221,711
17Butler County5.4+468,507
18Cass County5.4+14927,657
19Clay County5.3+336,170
20Nance County5.2+173,290
21Deuel County4.8+91,862
22Cedar County4.1+348,373
23Hamilton County2.9+289,678
24Chase County2.7+103,718
25Lincoln County2.5+8233,303
26Howard County2.4+166,538
27Nuckolls County2.4+104,100
28Madison County2.2+7936,106
29Kearney County1.9+136,790
30Otoe County1.8+2916,531
31Pawnee County1.6+42,510
32Dundy County1.3+21,568
33Valley County1.2+54,094
34Richardson County1.2+97,530
35Garden County1.1+21,804
36Harlan County1.0+33,000
37Nemaha County0.8+67,102
38Lancaster County0.7+218334,049
39Cheyenne County0.6+69,528
40Dodge County0.2+738,057
41Polk County−0.6−35,270
42Douglas County−0.6−380606,460
43Washington County−0.9−2021,302
44Holt County−1.0−1010,067
45Scotts Bluff County−1.5−5235,586
46Buffalo County−2.0−10351,172
47Rock County−2.4−31,259
48Thayer County−2.5−124,842
49Knox County−2.8−238,335
50Burt County−3.1−216,678
51Brown County−3.2−92,826
52Pierce County−3.4−257,378
53Keith County−3.8−318,100
54Hitchcock County−4.1−102,467
55Sherman County−4.1−122,924
56Phelps County−4.6−418,994
57Dixon County−4.8−275,602
58Adams County−4.9−15331,071
59Franklin County−5.0−142,795
60Custer County−5.0−5310,500
61Antelope County−5.8−376,352
62Saline County−6.6−9914,996
63Red Willow County−7.3−7510,307
64Dakota County−8.4−18321,687
65Stanton County−8.9−515,744
66Morrill County−9.1−404,404
67Jefferson County−9.6−687,070
68Sheridan County−10.4−504,809
69Gosper County−10.5−191,803
70Cuming County−10.8−958,823
71Greeley County−11.1−242,154
72Boone County−11.6−625,355
73Cherry County−12.2−685,561
74Platte County−12.2−43635,649
75Sioux County−14.3−171,188
76Dawes County−14.8−1167,858
77Box Butte County−15.6−16410,494
78Dawson County−16.6−40624,452
79Hall County−16.9−1,07563,633
80Colfax County−19.2−21010,934
81Boyd County−19.7−331,674

12 of 93 Nebraska counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Nebraska gains the most people from other counties?

Kimball County: 24.5 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Garfield County (22.2 per 1,000 residents) and Sarpy County (10.5 per 1,000 residents), of 81 Nebraska counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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