| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 4.29% | 3,820 | 2,655 |
| Eagle | 2 | 2.4% | 1,235 | 1,091 |
| Valley | 3 | 2.14% | 3,485 | 3,047 |
| Ashland | 4 | 1.98% | 3,552 | 3,102 |
| Yutan | 5 | 1.52% | 1,473 | 1,355 |
| Waverly | 6 | 1.26% | 4,590 | 4,291 |
| Lexington | 7 | 1.19% | 11,309 | 10,684 |
| Columbus | 8 | 1.12% | 25,531 | 24,088 |
| Louisville | 9 | 1.06% | 1,434 | 1,348 |
| Plattsmouth | 10 | 1.05% | 7,028 | 6,593 |
| Wayne | 11 | 1.04% | 6,404 | 5,978 |
| Central City | 12 | 1.04% | 3,217 | 3,015 |
| Fremont | 13 | 0.99% | 28,631 | 27,111 |
| Nebraska City | 14 | 0.88% | 7,578 | 7,216 |
| Milford | 15 | 0.87% | 2,306 | 2,155 |
| Schuyler | 16 | 0.87% | 6,859 | 6,521 |
| Wahoo | 17 | 0.76% | 5,061 | 4,819 |
| Syracuse | 18 | 0.7% | 2,020 | 1,943 |
| Lincoln | 19 | 0.61% | 303,375 | 291,852 |
| Kearney | 20 | 0.61% | 34,993 | 33,914 |
| Blair | 21 | 0.58% | 8,043 | 7,824 |
| Grand Island | 22 | 0.51% | 54,219 | 53,016 |
| York | 23 | 0.48% | 8,324 | 8,054 |
| Weeping Water | 24 | 0.47% | 1,066 | 1,037 |
| Gibbon | 25 | 0.42% | 1,921 | 1,882 |
| Crete | 26 | 0.41% | 7,779 | 7,574 |
| Norfolk | 27 | 0.4% | 26,784 | 25,896 |
| Aurora | 28 | 0.4% | 4,806 | 4,680 |
| Albion | 29 | 0.35% | 1,741 | 1,728 |
| Stromsburg | 30 | 0.35% | 1,163 | 1,144 |
| Seward | 31 | 0.34% | 7,919 | 7,699 |
| Arlington | 32 | 0.3% | 1,333 | 1,308 |
| David City | 33 | 0.29% | 3,077 | 3,000 |
| Henderson | 34 | 0.27% | 1,100 | 1,081 |
| Fort Calhoun | 35 | 0.27% | 1,111 | 1,091 |
| Springfield | 36 | 0.26% | 1,533 | 1,511 |
| Wilber | 37 | 0.2% | 1,982 | 1,970 |
| Valentine | 38 | 0.19% | 2,640 | 2,629 |
| Beatrice | 39 | 0.12% | 12,333 | 12,228 |
| Tekamah | 40 | 0.12% | 1,707 | 1,708 |
| Auburn | 41 | 0.11% | 3,502 | 3,484 |
| Superior | 42 | 0.11% | 1,823 | 1,808 |
| Sidney | 43 | 0.11% | 6,439 | 6,412 |
| Shelton | 44 | 0.1% | 1,043 | 1,042 |
| Atkinson | 45 | 0.08% | 1,317 | 1,311 |
| Holdrege | 46 | 0.05% | 5,558 | 5,552 |
| St. Paul | 47 | 0.04% | 2,417 | 2,423 |
| Hastings | 48 | 0.03% | 25,128 | 25,137 |
| Bennet | 49 | 0% | 1,104 | 1,084 |
| Hartington | 50 | 0% | 1,530 | 1,515 |
| Wakefield | 51 | 0% | 1,527 | 1,523 |
| Wood River | 52 | 0% | 1,169 | 1,178 |
| South Sioux City | 53 | -0.03% | 14,154 | 14,027 |
| Minden | 54 | -0.03% | 3,132 | 3,124 |
| Neligh | 55 | -0.06% | 1,550 | 1,557 |
| O'Neill | 56 | -0.08% | 3,564 | 3,569 |
| Broken Bow | 57 | -0.09% | 3,504 | 3,521 |
| Ord | 58 | -0.09% | 2,119 | 2,110 |
| Stanton | 59 | -0.13% | 1,504 | 1,519 |
| Sutton | 60 | -0.14% | 1,464 | 1,449 |
| Bellevue | 61 | -0.16% | 64,762 | 65,172 |
| Pierce | 62 | -0.16% | 1,846 | 1,858 |
| Battle Creek | 63 | -0.17% | 1,186 | 1,190 |
| Ralston | 64 | -0.17% | 6,371 | 6,483 |
| Omaha | 65 | -0.18% | 487,917 | 492,766 |
| Dakota City | 66 | -0.19% | 2,076 | 2,081 |
| Loup City | 67 | -0.19% | 1,024 | 1,049 |
| Cozad | 68 | -0.2% | 3,916 | 3,979 |
| Gering | 69 | -0.22% | 8,516 | 8,612 |
| Plainview | 70 | -0.23% | 1,281 | 1,289 |
| Scottsbluff | 71 | -0.24% | 14,225 | 14,438 |
| Wisner | 72 | -0.25% | 1,221 | 1,240 |
| Gothenburg | 73 | -0.26% | 3,421 | 3,475 |
| Gretna | 74 | -0.3% | 9,179 | 9,312 |
| North Bend | 75 | -0.32% | 1,259 | 1,272 |
| Papillion | 76 | -0.34% | 25,041 | 25,487 |
| Oakland | 77 | -0.37% | 1,332 | 1,373 |
| Geneva | 78 | -0.38% | 2,092 | 2,141 |
| Terrytown | 79 | -0.38% | 1,036 | 1,058 |
| Alliance | 80 | -0.39% | 7,883 | 8,158 |
| La Vista | 81 | -0.39% | 16,478 | 16,777 |
| Chadron | 82 | -0.4% | 4,955 | 5,180 |
| West Point | 83 | -0.44% | 3,396 | 3,503 |
| Mitchell | 84 | -0.46% | 1,506 | 1,543 |
| Cambridge | 85 | -0.47% | 1,061 | 1,070 |
| Tecumseh | 86 | -0.47% | 1,687 | 1,722 |
| Alma | 87 | -0.5% | 1,004 | 1,032 |
| Ainsworth | 88 | -0.5% | 1,577 | 1,620 |
| Bennington | 89 | -0.51% | 1,958 | 2,020 |
| Wymore | 90 | -0.52% | 1,334 | 1,372 |
| Creighton | 91 | -0.54% | 1,107 | 1,149 |
| Bridgeport | 92 | -0.56% | 1,413 | 1,461 |
| Ogallala | 93 | -0.62% | 4,669 | 4,869 |
| Fullerton | 94 | -0.65% | 1,220 | 1,256 |
| Fairbury | 95 | -0.71% | 3,785 | 3,973 |
| McCook | 96 | -0.71% | 7,106 | 7,414 |
| Bayard | 97 | -0.74% | 1,079 | 1,131 |
| Falls City | 98 | -0.78% | 3,957 | 4,131 |
| North Platte | 99 | -0.87% | 22,328 | 23,305 |
| Kimball | 100 | -0.88% | 2,251 | 2,278 |
| Pender | 101 | -0.99% | 1,095 | 1,128 |
| Madison | 102 | -1.02% | 2,140 | 2,267 |
| Hebron | 103 | -1.08% | 1,369 | 1,452 |
| Ravenna | 104 | -1.15% | 1,381 | 1,443 |
| Gordon | 105 | -1.2% | 1,400 | 1,506 |
| Grant | 106 | -1.3% | 1,143 | 1,201 |
| Sutherland | 107 | -1.47% | 1,207 | 1,299 |
| Imperial | 108 | -1.48% | 1,933 | 2,065 |
Nebraska's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Hickman leads with 4.29% annualized growth, followed by Eagle (2.4%) and Valley (2.14%). The largest population centers are Omaha (487,917), Lincoln (303,375), and Bellevue (64,762). Of the 108 cities over 1,000 population, 52 are growing while 56 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.06% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.01% annually.