Nebraska / Cities by Population
Below are the 581 Nebraska cities sorted by population from 1 to 454 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 2020 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha | 479,529 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 286,388 |
| 3 | Bellevue | 63,970 |
| 4 | Grand Island | 51,250 |
| 5 | Kearney | 33,783 |
| 6 | Fremont | 26,362 |
| 7 | Hastings | 24,878 |
| 8 | Norfolk | 24,410 |
| 9 | Papillion | 24,310 |
| 10 | North Platte | 23,734 |
| 11 | Columbus | 23,291 |
| 12 | La Vista | 17,081 |
| 13 | Scottsbluff | 14,660 |
| 14 | South Sioux City | 12,867 |
| 15 | Beatrice | 12,282 |
| 16 | Chalco | 10,092 |
| 17 | Lexington | 10,069 |
| 18 | Gering | 8,179 |
| 19 | Alliance | 8,139 |
| 20 | Blair | 7,830 |
| 21 | York | 7,810 |
| 22 | McCook | 7,555 |
| 23 | Ralston | 7,305 |
| 24 | Nebraska City | 7,270 |
| 25 | Seward | 7,210 |
| 26 | Crete | 7,013 |
| 27 | Plattsmouth | 6,453 |
| 28 | Sidney | 6,451 |
| 29 | Schuyler | 6,269 |
| 30 | Wayne | 5,603 |
| 31 | Chadron | 5,482 |
| 32 | Holdrege | 5,406 |
| 33 | Offutt AFB | 5,280 |
| 34 | Gretna | 5,039 |
| 35 | Aurora | 4,523 |
| 36 | Wahoo | 4,520 |
| 37 | Ogallala | 4,509 |
| 38 | Falls City | 4,139 |
| 39 | Waverly | 3,941 |
| 40 | Cozad | 3,776 |
| 41 | Fairbury | 3,657 |
| 42 | O'Neill | 3,594 |
| 43 | Broken Bow | 3,503 |
| 44 | Gothenburg | 3,469 |
| 45 | Auburn | 3,306 |
| 46 | West Point | 3,282 |
| 47 TIE | Minden and Central City | 2,906 |
| 48 TIE | Valley and Ashland | 2,834 |
| 49 | David City | 2,824 |
| 50 | Valentine | 2,768 |
| 51 | St. Paul | 2,638 |
| 52 | Hickman | 2,432 |
| 53 | Milford | 2,417 |
| 54 | Kimball | 2,276 |
| 55 | Dakota City | 2,249 |
| 56 | Madison | 2,239 |
| 57 | Imperial | 2,163 |
| 58 | Ord | 2,112 |
| 59 | Wilber | 2,086 |
| 60 | Bennington | 2,075 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 2,043 |
| 62 | Pierce | 1,973 |
| 63 | Gibbon | 1,971 |
| 64 | Geneva | 1,955 |
| 65 | Mitchell | 1,907 |
| 66 | Stanton | 1,847 |
| 67 | Superior | 1,826 |
| 68 | Tecumseh | 1,818 |
| 69 | Gordon | 1,764 |
| 70 | Tekamah | 1,727 |
| 71 | Arlington | 1,657 |
| 72 | Ainsworth | 1,655 |
| 73 | Hebron | 1,654 |
| 74 | Sutherland | 1,597 |
| 75 | Neligh | 1,586 |
| 76 | Springfield | 1,582 |
| 77 | Oakland | 1,575 |
| 78 | Fullerton | 1,569 |
| 79 | Hartington | 1,522 |
| 80 | Albion | 1,511 |
| 81 TIE | Battle Creek and Wood River | 1,503 |
| 82 | Ravenna | 1,465 |
| 83 | North Bend | 1,453 |
| 84 | Plainview | 1,440 |
| 85 | Louisville | 1,425 |
| 86 | Woodland Park | 1,418 |
| 87 | Bridgeport | 1,414 |
| 88 | Alma | 1,410 |
| 89 | Atkinson | 1,403 |
| 90 | Grant | 1,393 |
| 91 | Wymore | 1,385 |
| 92 | Wakefield | 1,375 |
| 93 | Sutton | 1,368 |
| 94 | Wisner | 1,364 |
| 95 | Ceresco | 1,343 |
| 96 | Bayard | 1,319 |
| 97 | Cambridge | 1,285 |
| 98 | Creighton | 1,253 |
| 99 | Arapahoe | 1,242 |
| 100 | Shelton | 1,241 |
| 101 | Pender | 1,216 |
| 102 | Burwell | 1,215 |
| 103 | Harvard | 1,184 |
| 104 | Friend | 1,173 |
| 105 | Elm Creek | 1,136 |
| 106 | Cairo | 1,123 |
| 107 | Red Cloud | 1,091 |
| 108 TIE | Bennet and Kenesaw | 1,088 |
| 109 | Randolph | 1,084 |
| 110 | Tilden | 1,079 |
| 111 | Yutan | 1,075 |
| 112 | Utica | 1,069 |
| 113 | Waterloo | 1,066 |
| 114 | Stromsburg | 1,028 |
| 115 | Laurel | 1,027 |
| 116 | Crawford | 1,020 |
| 117 | Terrytown | 1,013 |
| 118 | Weeping Water | 1,011 |
| 119 | Doniphan | 1,010 |
| 120 | Loup City | 1,004 |
| 121 | Fort Calhoun | 983 |
| 122 | Pawnee City | 976 |
| 123 | Benkelman | 959 |
| 124 | Henderson | 946 |
| 125 | Ponca | 942 |
| 126 | Minatare | 937 |
| 127 | Oshkosh | 936 |
| 128 | Humphrey | 934 |
| 129 | Macy | 927 |
| 130 | Franklin | 926 |
| 131 | Walthill | 923 |
| 132 | Eagle | 919 |
| 133 | Humboldt | 913 |
| 134 | Genoa | 905 |
| 135 | Emerson | 904 |
| 136 | Winnebago | 901 |
| 137 | Rushville | 900 |
| 138 | Crofton | 898 |
| 139 | Hooper | 896 |
| 140 | Newman Grove | 891 |
| 141 | Blue Hill | 885 |
| 142 | Arnold | 881 |
| 143 | Bloomfield | 862 |
| 144 | Clay Center | 859 |
| 145 | Peru | 845 |
| 146 | Curtis | 843 |
| 147 | Boys Town | 841 |
| 148 | Axtell | 829 |
| 149 | Osceola | 826 |
| 150 | Chappell | 820 |
| 151 | Osmond | 794 |
| 152 TIE | Morrill and Deshler | 791 |
| 153 | Elgin | 783 |
| 154 | Oxford | 771 |
| 155 | Lyons | 766 |
| 156 | Wauneta | 751 |
| 157 | Fairmont | 750 |
| 158 | Scribner | 748 |
| 159 | Cedar Bluffs | 744 |
| 160 | Bertrand | 741 |
| 161 | Hemingford | 723 |
| 162 | Shelby | 714 |
| 163 | Bassett | 713 |
| 164 | Overton | 702 |
| 165 | Elmwood | 701 |
| 166 | Inglewood | 695 |
| 167 | Beemer | 689 |
| 168 | Juniata | 682 |
| 169 | Elwood | 674 |
| 170 | Clarkson | 671 |
| 171 | Palmyra | 670 |
| 172 | Howells | 648 |
| 173 | Winside | 616 |
| 174 | St. Edward | 613 |
| 175 | Stuart | 610 |
| 176 | Hershey | 604 |
| 177 | Wausa | 603 |
| 178 | Hay Springs | 600 |
| 179 | Alda | 597 |
| 180 | Mead | 585 |
| 181 | Cedar Rapids | 582 |
| 182 | De Witt | 580 |
| 183 | Ansley | 568 |
| 184 | Exeter | 562 |
| 185 | McCool Junction | 559 |
| 186 TIE | Dorchester and Adams | 556 |
| 187 | Valparaiso | 554 |
| 188 | Verdigre | 553 |
| 189 | Cortland | 550 |
| 190 TIE | Callaway and Glenwood | 541 |
| 191 | Paxton | 537 |
| 192 | Orchard | 536 |
| 193 | Trenton | 532 |
| 194 | Brady | 505 |
| 195 TIE | Sterling and Eustis | 502 |
| 196 | Indianola | 499 |
| 197 | Culbertson | 497 |
| 198 | Silver Creek | 490 |
| 199 | Greenwood | 489 |
| 200 | Beaver City | 488 |
| 201 | Duncan | 487 |
| 202 | Sargent | 479 |
| 203 | Hildreth | 477 |
| 204 TIE | Wilcox and Bancroft | 474 |
| 205 | Herman | 473 |
| 206 | Edgar | 472 |
| 207 | Dodge | 467 |
| 208 | Nickerson | 465 |
| 209 | Palmer | 459 |
| 210 | Murray | 458 |
| 211 | Mullen | 457 |
| 212 | Bradshaw | 454 |
| 213 | Big Springs | 453 |
| 214 TIE | Petersburg and Coleridge | 451 |
| 215 | Hampton | 440 |
| 216 | Bartley | 438 |
| 217 | Nelson | 426 |
| 218 TIE | Malcolm and Greeley Center | 425 |
| 219 TIE | Firth and Plymouth | 424 |
| 220 | Brainard | 421 |
| 221 | Spalding | 419 |
| 222 | Chambers | 418 |
| 223 | Kennard | 416 |
| 224 | Bellwood | 415 |
| 225 TIE | Fairfield and Ewing | 414 |
| 226 | Rising City | 413 |
| 227 | Loomis | 411 |
| 228 TIE | Pleasanton and Homer | 410 |
| 229 TIE | Walton and Newcastle | 407 |
| 230 TIE | Allen, Scotia, and Clearwater | 405 |
| 231 | Orleans | 404 |
| 232 | Decatur | 402 |
| 233 | Lyman | 400 |
| 234 | Table Rock | 398 |
| 235 | Cedar Creek | 396 |
| 236 | Davenport | 391 |
| 237 | Snyder | 386 |
| 238 | Clatonia | 384 |
| 239 | Glenvil | 380 |
| 240 | Odell | 379 |
| 241 TIE | Platte Center and Lakeview | 378 |
| 242 | Leigh | 375 |
| 243 TIE | Unadilla and Giltner | 374 |
| 244 | Beaver Crossing | 370 |
| 245 | Palisade | 366 |
| 246 | Arcadia | 364 |
| 247 | Weston | 361 |
| 248 | Santee | 357 |
| 249 | Cook | 356 |
| 250 | Potter | 351 |
| 251 | Oakdale | 350 |
| 252 | Butte | 348 |
| 253 TIE | Merna and Spencer | 345 |
| 254 | Campbell | 341 |
| 255 | Maywood | 339 |
| 256 | Stratton | 338 |
| 257 | Clarks | 334 |
| 258 | Lawrence | 333 |
| 259 | Pleasant Dale | 332 |
| 260 | Dalton | 326 |
| 261 | Stapleton | 325 |
| 262 | Niobrara | 322 |
| 263 | Garland | 321 |
| 264 | Staplehurst | 320 |
| 265 | Polk | 319 |
| 266 | Prague | 317 |
| 267 | Dix | 316 |
| 268 | Otoe | 315 |
| 269 TIE | Riverdale and Brule | 307 |
| 270 TIE | Litchfield and Sumner | 306 |
| 271 | Milligan | 303 |
| 272 | Monroe | 299 |
| 273 | Lodgepole | 296 |
| 274 TIE | Hoskins and Carroll | 295 |
| 275 | Hadar | 289 |
| 276 | Harrison | 288 |
| 277 | Lindsay | 285 |
| 278 | Chester | 283 |
| 279 | Benedict | 282 |
| 280 | Wallace | 279 |
| 281 | Shickley | 278 |
| 282 | Holstein | 277 |
| 283 | Pilger | 276 |
| 284 TIE | Bruning and Chapman | 275 |
| 285 | Diller | 273 |
| 286 | St. Libory | 271 |
| 287 | Blue Springs | 269 |
| 288 | Elba | 268 |
| 289 | Douglas | 267 |
| 290 | Gurley | 266 |
| 291 | Phillips | 265 |
| 292 TIE | Trumbull and Dannebrog | 264 |
| 293 | Hayes Center | 262 |
| 294 TIE | Long Pine and Talmage | 261 |
| 295 | Marquette | 259 |
| 296 | North Loup | 257 |
| 297 TIE | Wynot and Maxwell | 252 |
| 298 TIE | Pickrell and Guide Rock | 250 |
| 299 | Waco | 249 |
| 300 | Panama | 248 |
| 301 | Uehling | 247 |
| 302 | Wolbach | 244 |
| 303 | Johnson | 242 |
| 304 | Ashton | 238 |
| 305 TIE | Hallam and Thedford | 236 |
| 306 TIE | Raymond and Lewellen | 232 |
| 307 | Meadow Grove | 230 |
| 308 | Dunbar | 229 |
| 309 | Verdon | 228 |
| 310 | Springview | 227 |
| 311 | Avoca | 225 |
| 312 | Madrid | 222 |
| 313 | Dwight | 220 |
| 314 TIE | Gresham and Roseland | 219 |
| 315 | Fordyce | 218 |
| 316 TIE | Dawson and Yankee Hill | 217 |
| 317 TIE | Bee and Jackson | 210 |
| 318 | Nehawka | 208 |
| 319 TIE | Creston and Taylor | 207 |
| 320 | Woodland Hills | 206 |
| 321 TIE | Western and Hordville | 205 |
| 322 TIE | Hardy, Cody, and Lynch | 204 |
| 323 TIE | Holbrook and Brunswick | 203 |
| 324 | Bushnell | 201 |
| 325 TIE | Funk and Carleton | 199 |
| 326 TIE | Union and Shubert | 192 |
| 327 | Howard City (Boelus) | 190 |
| 328 | Stamford | 185 |
| 329 TIE | Manley and Belgrade | 183 |
| 330 | Endicott | 182 |
| 331 | Murdock | 177 |
| 332 | Rockville | 176 |
| 333 | Concord | 175 |
| 334 TIE | Bladen and Oconto | 174 |
| 335 TIE | Republican City, Daykin, Rosalie, and Farnam | 173 |
| 336 TIE | Haigler and Amherst | 172 |
| 337 TIE | Octavia and Edison | 167 |
| 338 | Hyannis | 165 |
| 339 TIE | Malmo and Mason City | 163 |
| 340 TIE | Venango and Ulysses | 162 |
| 341 | Hubbard | 158 |
| 342 | Miller | 157 |
| 343 | Goehner | 156 |
| 344 | Denton | 153 |
| 345 | Craig | 152 |
| 346 | Page | 150 |
| 347 | Elsie | 147 |
| 348 TIE | Grafton, Melbeta, and Broadwater | 146 |
| 349 | Ruskin | 145 |
| 350 | Martell | 142 |
| 351 | Stella | 141 |
| 352 | Linwood | 140 |
| 353 | Alexandria | 139 |
| 354 | Ithaca | 138 |
| 355 | Davey | 137 |
| 356 TIE | La Platte and Thurston | 136 |
| 357 | Naponee | 135 |
| 358 | Max | 134 |
| 359 | Belden | 132 |
| 360 TIE | Swanton, Roca, and Merriman | 130 |
| 361 TIE | Anselmo and Winslow | 129 |
| 362 | Upland | 127 |
| 363 | Salem | 126 |
| 364 | Brownville | 125 |
| 365 TIE | Alvo, Center, and Washington | 124 |
| 366 | Bloomington | 123 |
| 367 | Tobias | 122 |
| 368 | Melia | 120 |
| 369 | Arthur | 118 |
| 370 | Ericson | 116 |
| 371 TIE | Prosser and Ohiowa | 115 |
| 372 | Bartlett | 114 |
| 373 TIE | Morse Bluff and Barneston | 113 |
| 374 TIE | Loretto and Sunol | 112 |
| 375 | McGrew | 111 |
| 376 | South Bend | 110 |
| 377 TIE | Bristow and Rogers | 109 |
| 378 | Ayr | 108 |
| 379 | Inman | 107 |
| 380 | Du Bois | 106 |
| 381 TIE | Princeton and Eddyville | 105 |
| 382 | Lemoyne | 104 |
| 383 | Leshara | 103 |
| 384 | Overland | 102 |
| 385 TIE | Nemaha and Roscoe | 99 |
| 386 TIE | Waterbury, Sarben, and Harbine | 98 |
| 387 TIE | Bow Valley, Dixon, and Cordova | 96 |
| 388 TIE | Whitney, Richland, and Berwyn | 95 |
| 389 TIE | St. Helena and Comstock | 94 |
| 390 | Heartwell | 93 |
| 391 TIE | Farwell, Bruno, and Elk Creek | 92 |
| 392 TIE | Jansen and Smithfield | 91 |
| 393 | Atlanta | 90 |
| 394 | Henry | 89 |
| 395 TIE | Rulo, Filley, and Steinauer | 88 |
| 396 | Byron | 85 |
| 397 | Reynolds | 84 |
| 398 TIE | Kilgore, Brock, Naper, and Colon | 83 |
| 399 | McLean | 82 |
| 400 TIE | Belmar and Fontanelle | 80 |
| 401 | Tryon | 78 |
| 402 | Martin | 77 |
| 403 TIE | Harrisburg and Dunning | 75 |
| 404 | Primrose | 74 |
| 405 TIE | Riverton, Sprague, and Cushing | 73 |
| 406 TIE | Martinsburg and Clinton | 70 |
| 407 TIE | Virginia and Wann | 69 |
| 408 | Royal | 67 |
| 409 | Cheney | 66 |
| 410 | Burchard | 65 |
| 411 | Halsey | 63 |
| 412 | Crookston | 61 |
| 413 TIE | Ong and Memphis | 60 |
| 414 TIE | Lebanon, Saronville, and Elyria | 58 |
| 415 | Odessa | 57 |
| 416 TIE | Liberty, Newport, and Gandy | 54 |
| 417 TIE | Emerald, Inavale, and Magnet | 53 |
| 418 TIE | Danbury and Julian | 52 |
| 419 | Maskell | 51 |
| 420 | Hubbell | 50 |
| 421 TIE | Surprise and Wellfleet | 48 |
| 422 | Winnetoon | 47 |
| 423 | Foster | 46 |
| 424 TIE | Venice, Hazard, Archer, and Steele City | 45 |
| 425 | Abie | 44 |
| 426 | Wilsonville | 43 |
| 427 | Champion | 42 |
| 428 TIE | Lewiston and Hamlet | 40 |
| 429 | King Lake | 39 |
| 430 TIE | Lisco, Norman, and Crab Orchard | 38 |
| 431 | Belvidere | 37 |
| 432 TIE | Brewster, Berea, and Johnstown | 36 |
| 433 TIE | Huntley and Anoka | 35 |
| 434 TIE | Garrison, Cotesfield, and Lorton | 33 |
| 435 TIE | Bazile Mills, Keystone, and Gilead | 31 |
| 436 TIE | Thayer, Preston, and Moorefield | 30 |
| 437 | Burr | 28 |
| 438 TIE | Holmesville and Barada | 27 |
| 439 TIE | Beacon View and Wood Lake | 26 |
| 440 | Strang | 25 |
| 441 TIE | Sholes, Verdel, and Deweese | 24 |
| 442 TIE | Obert, Nenzel, and Cornlea | 22 |
| 443 TIE | Aten and Nora | 21 |
| 444 TIE | Lorenzo and Stockham | 20 |
| 445 TIE | Lindy, Linoma Beach, Tamora, and Seneca | 19 |
| 446 | Agnew | 17 |
| 447 | Lushton | 16 |
| 448 TIE | Richfield and Poole | 14 |
| 449 TIE | Ragan, Hendley, Emmet, and Oak | 13 |
| 450 | Gross | 12 |
| 451 TIE | Tarnov and Cowles | 11 |
| 452 TIE | Lamar, Stockville, and Parks | 9 |
| 453 TIE | Willow Island and Brownlee | 8 |
| 454 | Enders | 6 |
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