108 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 4.7% | 3,609 | 2,637 |
| Eagle | 2 | 2.35% | 1,263 | 1,088 |
| Valley | 3 | 2.11% | 3,480 | 3,047 |
| Ashland | 4 | 1.95% | 3,503 | 3,100 |
| Yutan | 5 | 1.5% | 1,485 | 1,355 |
| Waverly | 6 | 1.37% | 4,668 | 4,293 |
| Lexington | 7 | 1.19% | 11,474 | 10,666 |
| Louisville | 8 | 1.07% | 1,423 | 1,335 |
| Plattsmouth | 9 | 1.05% | 7,032 | 6,597 |
| Nebraska City | 10 | 1.03% | 7,682 | 7,213 |
| Wayne | 11 | 1.02% | 6,356 | 5,974 |
| Columbus | 12 | 1.02% | 25,642 | 24,093 |
| Central City | 13 | 1.01% | 3,209 | 3,016 |
| Fremont | 14 | 0.94% | 28,724 | 27,122 |
| Syracuse | 15 | 0.89% | 2,050 | 1,945 |
| Lincoln | 16 | 0.73% | 305,010 | 291,837 |
| Wahoo | 17 | 0.72% | 5,041 | 4,828 |
| Milford | 18 | 0.72% | 2,243 | 2,146 |
| Schuyler | 19 | 0.67% | 6,798 | 6,527 |
| Kearney | 20 | 0.62% | 35,170 | 33,882 |
| Blair | 21 | 0.55% | 8,086 | 7,824 |
| Weeping Water | 22 | 0.47% | 1,070 | 1,039 |
| Gibbon | 23 | 0.47% | 1,934 | 1,882 |
| Springfield | 24 | 0.39% | 1,542 | 1,508 |
| York | 25 | 0.38% | 8,240 | 8,056 |
| Stromsburg | 26 | 0.34% | 1,166 | 1,145 |
| Arlington | 27 | 0.3% | 1,327 | 1,305 |
| Aurora | 28 | 0.28% | 4,740 | 4,665 |
| Fort Calhoun | 29 | 0.27% | 1,107 | 1,091 |
| Sidney | 30 | 0.26% | 6,516 | 6,417 |
| Norfolk | 31 | 0.26% | 26,298 | 25,889 |
| David City | 32 | 0.23% | 3,039 | 2,999 |
| Albion | 33 | 0.23% | 1,747 | 1,726 |
| St. Paul | 34 | 0.2% | 2,451 | 2,421 |
| Bennet | 35 | 0.18% | 1,092 | 1,082 |
| Henderson | 36 | 0.18% | 1,093 | 1,081 |
| Seward | 37 | 0.18% | 7,780 | 7,696 |
| Superior | 38 | 0.16% | 1,835 | 1,816 |
| Atkinson | 39 | 0.15% | 1,319 | 1,306 |
| Valentine | 40 | 0.15% | 2,649 | 2,628 |
| Beatrice | 41 | 0.14% | 12,324 | 12,222 |
| Tekamah | 42 | 0.12% | 1,720 | 1,711 |
| Grand Island | 43 | 0.11% | 53,361 | 53,028 |
| Shelton | 44 | 0.1% | 1,047 | 1,040 |
| Holdrege | 45 | 0.09% | 5,565 | 5,537 |
| O'Neill | 46 | 0.06% | 3,581 | 3,571 |
| Crete | 47 | 0.05% | 7,587 | 7,566 |
| Hastings | 48 | 0.02% | 25,162 | 25,132 |
| Auburn | 49 | -0.06% | 3,468 | 3,483 |
| Neligh | 50 | -0.06% | 1,553 | 1,561 |
| Wisner | 51 | -0.08% | 1,230 | 1,239 |
| Loup City | 52 | -0.1% | 1,041 | 1,049 |
| Minden | 53 | -0.1% | 3,110 | 3,127 |
| Sutton | 54 | -0.14% | 1,439 | 1,451 |
| Broken Bow | 55 | -0.14% | 3,481 | 3,511 |
| Bellevue | 56 | -0.15% | 64,588 | 65,154 |
| Ralston | 57 | -0.16% | 6,422 | 6,485 |
| Gering | 58 | -0.16% | 8,525 | 8,611 |
| Omaha | 59 | -0.18% | 487,506 | 492,783 |
| Geneva | 60 | -0.19% | 2,119 | 2,143 |
| Scottsbluff | 61 | -0.2% | 14,267 | 14,434 |
| Wakefield | 62 | -0.2% | 1,510 | 1,527 |
| Hartington | 63 | -0.2% | 1,494 | 1,515 |
| Cozad | 64 | -0.2% | 3,929 | 3,976 |
| Wilber | 65 | -0.21% | 1,944 | 1,967 |
| South Sioux City | 66 | -0.22% | 13,850 | 14,029 |
| Pierce | 67 | -0.22% | 1,835 | 1,858 |
| Gothenburg | 68 | -0.23% | 3,431 | 3,478 |
| Ord | 69 | -0.24% | 2,080 | 2,113 |
| Ainsworth | 70 | -0.25% | 1,597 | 1,620 |
| Battle Creek | 71 | -0.26% | 1,172 | 1,189 |
| Stanton | 72 | -0.27% | 1,497 | 1,520 |
| Alliance | 73 | -0.29% | 8,025 | 8,162 |
| Terrytown | 74 | -0.29% | 1,039 | 1,057 |
| West Point | 75 | -0.29% | 3,439 | 3,501 |
| Gretna | 76 | -0.29% | 9,153 | 9,315 |
| Oakland | 77 | -0.3% | 1,346 | 1,373 |
| Papillion | 78 | -0.31% | 25,093 | 25,558 |
| Plainview | 79 | -0.32% | 1,259 | 1,282 |
| North Bend | 80 | -0.32% | 1,252 | 1,275 |
| Wood River | 81 | -0.34% | 1,156 | 1,180 |
| Bridgeport | 82 | -0.35% | 1,435 | 1,464 |
| Tecumseh | 83 | -0.36% | 1,684 | 1,723 |
| La Vista | 84 | -0.36% | 16,425 | 16,779 |
| Cambridge | 85 | -0.38% | 1,044 | 1,071 |
| Chadron | 86 | -0.39% | 5,053 | 5,176 |
| Mitchell | 87 | -0.4% | 1,509 | 1,545 |
| Alma | 88 | -0.4% | 1,002 | 1,029 |
| Dakota City | 89 | -0.44% | 2,029 | 2,083 |
| Bayard | 90 | -0.45% | 1,100 | 1,133 |
| Bennington | 91 | -0.51% | 1,962 | 2,022 |
| Wymore | 92 | -0.52% | 1,331 | 1,372 |
| Falls City | 93 | -0.55% | 4,000 | 4,132 |
| Ogallala | 94 | -0.64% | 4,691 | 4,871 |
| McCook | 95 | -0.7% | 7,111 | 7,414 |
| Fairbury | 96 | -0.76% | 3,800 | 3,973 |
| Creighton | 97 | -0.81% | 1,096 | 1,149 |
| Kimball | 98 | -0.82% | 2,167 | 2,277 |
| Fullerton | 99 | -0.83% | 1,197 | 1,256 |
| Pender | 100 | -0.83% | 1,070 | 1,127 |
| North Platte | 101 | -0.85% | 22,168 | 23,311 |
| Hebron | 102 | -1.01% | 1,369 | 1,453 |
| Gordon | 103 | -1.05% | 1,412 | 1,501 |
| Ravenna | 104 | -1.1% | 1,352 | 1,444 |
| Imperial | 105 | -1.13% | 1,930 | 2,065 |
| Madison | 106 | -1.17% | 2,119 | 2,269 |
| Sutherland | 107 | -1.4% | 1,195 | 1,300 |
| Grant | 108 | -1.62% | 1,092 | 1,200 |
Nebraska's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Hickman leads with 4.7% annualized growth, followed by Eagle (2.35%) and Valley (2.11%). The largest population centers are Omaha (487,506), Lincoln (305,010), and Bellevue (64,588). Of the 108 cities over 1,000 population, 48 are growing while 60 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.06% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.96% annually.