Fastest growing cities in Nebraska with population over 1,000.
City | Rank | Change | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 5.63% | 3,339 | 2,625 |
| Eagle | 2 | 3.23% | 1,246 | 1,089 |
| Ashland | 3 | 2.64% | 3,456 | 3,098 |
| Valley | 4 | 1.92% | 3,298 | 3,049 |
| Louisville | 5 | 1.7% | 1,432 | 1,334 |
| Yutan | 6 | 1.47% | 1,446 | 1,362 |
| Offutt AFB | 7 | 1.44% | 5,791 | 5,280 |
| Waverly | 8 | 1.23% | 4,513 | 4,291 |
| Wayne | 9 | 1.05% | 6,230 | 5,970 |
| Wahoo | 10 | 1.04% | 5,039 | 4,831 |
| Plattsmouth | 11 | 1.01% | 6,877 | 6,599 |
| Milford | 12 | 0.91% | 2,231 | 2,151 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 0.9% | 7,481 | 7,212 |
| Central City | 14 | 0.71% | 3,112 | 3,024 |
| Weeping Water | 15 | 0.66% | 1,069 | 1,039 |
| Blair | 16 | 0.63% | 8,017 | 7,816 |
| Syracuse | 17 | 0.61% | 1,986 | 1,938 |
| Fremont | 18 | 0.59% | 27,764 | 27,114 |
| Columbus | 19 | 0.53% | 24,593 | 24,076 |
| Gibbon | 20 | 0.52% | 1,922 | 1,882 |
| York | 21 | 0.49% | 8,220 | 8,060 |
| Kearney | 22 | 0.47% | 34,523 | 33,879 |
| Lexington | 23 | 0.46% | 10,866 | 10,664 |
| Loup City | 24 | 0.38% | 1,066 | 1,050 |
| Lincoln | 25 | 0.35% | 295,798 | 291,633 |
| Norfolk | 26 | 0.33% | 26,233 | 25,889 |
| Auburn | 27 | 0.29% | 3,517 | 3,477 |
| Broken Bow | 28 | 0.28% | 3,552 | 3,512 |
| Aurora | 29 | 0.28% | 4,717 | 4,665 |
| David City | 30 | 0.27% | 3,032 | 3,000 |
| Arlington | 31 | 0.15% | 1,313 | 1,304 |
| Minden | 32 | 0.13% | 3,140 | 3,123 |
| Holdrege | 33 | 0.13% | 5,549 | 5,520 |
| St. Paul | 34 | 0.12% | 2,430 | 2,417 |
| Sidney | 35 | 0.12% | 6,448 | 6,416 |
| Superior | 36 | 0.11% | 1,828 | 1,820 |
| Shelton | 37 | 0.1% | 1,046 | 1,040 |
| Henderson | 38 | 0.09% | 1,085 | 1,081 |
| Fort Calhoun | 39 | 0.09% | 1,100 | 1,095 |
| Stromsburg | 40 | 0.09% | 1,156 | 1,150 |
| Beatrice | 41 | 0.08% | 12,272 | 12,231 |
| Atkinson | 42 | 0.08% | 1,311 | 1,306 |
| Stanton | 43 | 0.07% | 1,527 | 1,521 |
| Valentine | 44 | 0.04% | 2,632 | 2,628 |
| O'Neill | 45 | 0.03% | 3,576 | 3,571 |
| Cambridge | 46 | 0% | 1,074 | 1,074 |
| Springfield | 47 | 0% | 1,509 | 1,508 |
| Sutton | 48 | 0% | 1,453 | 1,451 |
| Tekamah | 49 | 0% | 1,715 | 1,713 |
| Schuyler | 50 | -0.01% | 6,528 | 6,531 |
| Bennet | 51 | -0.09% | 1,079 | 1,082 |
| Alma | 52 | -0.1% | 1,026 | 1,030 |
| Seward | 53 | -0.12% | 7,663 | 7,697 |
| Geneva | 54 | -0.14% | 2,132 | 2,143 |
| Battle Creek | 55 | -0.17% | 1,183 | 1,191 |
| Chadron | 56 | -0.21% | 5,134 | 5,178 |
| Albion | 57 | -0.24% | 1,676 | 1,690 |
| Wisner | 58 | -0.24% | 1,225 | 1,237 |
| Grand Island | 59 | -0.26% | 52,486 | 53,029 |
| Scottsbluff | 60 | -0.29% | 14,264 | 14,426 |
| Gering | 61 | -0.33% | 8,503 | 8,613 |
| Hastings | 62 | -0.33% | 24,814 | 25,140 |
| Hartington | 63 | -0.33% | 1,494 | 1,514 |
| Bridgeport | 64 | -0.34% | 1,443 | 1,463 |
| Crete | 65 | -0.35% | 7,462 | 7,565 |
| Oakland | 66 | -0.37% | 1,354 | 1,372 |
| Mitchell | 67 | -0.39% | 1,521 | 1,545 |
| Neligh | 68 | -0.4% | 1,509 | 1,533 |
| South Sioux City | 69 | -0.4% | 13,800 | 14,023 |
| Alliance | 70 | -0.41% | 8,023 | 8,153 |
| Chalco | 71 | -0.42% | 10,368 | 10,092 |
| Cozad | 72 | -0.43% | 3,916 | 3,982 |
| West Point | 73 | -0.43% | 3,443 | 3,501 |
| Ralston | 74 | -0.44% | 6,373 | 6,484 |
| Bayard | 75 | -0.45% | 1,119 | 1,139 |
| Wakefield | 76 | -0.46% | 1,500 | 1,527 |
| Gothenburg | 77 | -0.47% | 3,414 | 3,478 |
| Plainview | 78 | -0.47% | 1,258 | 1,282 |
| Terrytown | 79 | -0.48% | 1,040 | 1,058 |
| Ainsworth | 80 | -0.5% | 1,582 | 1,613 |
| Ord | 81 | -0.58% | 2,066 | 2,113 |
| Dakota City | 82 | -0.59% | 2,035 | 2,083 |
| Pierce | 83 | -0.6% | 1,811 | 1,853 |
| Wood River | 84 | -0.6% | 1,151 | 1,178 |
| Omaha | 85 | -0.65% | 480,194 | 492,758 |
| Bellevue | 86 | -0.66% | 63,503 | 65,177 |
| Wymore | 87 | -0.67% | 1,335 | 1,371 |
| Wilber | 88 | -0.67% | 1,918 | 1,970 |
| Tecumseh | 89 | -0.72% | 1,658 | 1,705 |
| Falls City | 90 | -0.74% | 4,015 | 4,134 |
| McCook | 91 | -0.74% | 7,199 | 7,414 |
| Papillion | 92 | -0.83% | 23,593 | 24,383 |
| La Vista | 93 | -0.88% | 16,202 | 16,777 |
| North Bend | 94 | -0.88% | 1,233 | 1,276 |
| Gretna | 95 | -0.96% | 8,967 | 9,314 |
| Fullerton | 96 | -0.98% | 1,209 | 1,257 |
| Creighton | 97 | -0.99% | 1,105 | 1,149 |
| Bennington | 98 | -1.02% | 1,946 | 2,024 |
| Woodland Park | 99 | -1.04% | 1,620 | 1,418 |
| Burwell | 100 | -1.04% | 1,044 | 1,087 |
| North Platte | 101 | -1.16% | 22,261 | 23,307 |
| Fairbury | 102 | -1.23% | 3,785 | 3,973 |
| Madison | 103 | -1.23% | 2,162 | 2,270 |
| Gordon | 104 | -1.25% | 1,426 | 1,497 |
| Kimball | 105 | -1.28% | 2,164 | 2,275 |
| Ogallala | 106 | -1.37% | 4,616 | 4,870 |
| Ravenna | 107 | -1.45% | 1,362 | 1,442 |
| Imperial | 108 | -1.57% | 1,938 | 2,061 |
| Hebron | 109 | -1.58% | 1,366 | 1,453 |
| Grant | 110 | -1.76% | 1,116 | 1,194 |
| Pender | 111 | -1.8% | 1,034 | 1,110 |
| Sutherland | 112 | -1.86% | 1,210 | 1,300 |