112 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 5.36% | 3,518 | 2,625 |
| Eagle | 2 | 3.13% | 1,285 | 1,089 |
| Ashland | 3 | 2.6% | 3,546 | 3,098 |
| Valley | 4 | 1.88% | 3,360 | 3,049 |
| Louisville | 5 | 1.75% | 1,457 | 1,334 |
| Yutan | 6 | 1.45% | 1,467 | 1,362 |
| Offutt AFB | 7 | 1.42% | 5,873 | 5,280 |
| Waverly | 8 | 1.24% | 4,569 | 4,291 |
| Wayne | 9 | 1.04% | 6,295 | 5,970 |
| Wahoo | 10 | 1.03% | 5,091 | 4,831 |
| Plattsmouth | 11 | 1.02% | 6,947 | 6,599 |
| Milford | 12 | 0.9% | 2,251 | 2,151 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 0.9% | 7,548 | 7,212 |
| Weeping Water | 14 | 0.75% | 1,077 | 1,039 |
| Central City | 15 | 0.71% | 3,134 | 3,024 |
| Blair | 16 | 0.62% | 8,067 | 7,816 |
| Syracuse | 17 | 0.6% | 1,998 | 1,938 |
| Fremont | 18 | 0.59% | 27,927 | 27,114 |
| Columbus | 19 | 0.53% | 24,722 | 24,076 |
| Gibbon | 20 | 0.52% | 1,932 | 1,882 |
| York | 21 | 0.49% | 8,260 | 8,060 |
| Lexington | 22 | 0.47% | 10,917 | 10,664 |
| Kearney | 23 | 0.47% | 34,684 | 33,879 |
| Loup City | 24 | 0.38% | 1,070 | 1,050 |
| Lincoln | 25 | 0.35% | 296,839 | 291,633 |
| Norfolk | 26 | 0.33% | 26,319 | 25,889 |
| Auburn | 27 | 0.28% | 3,527 | 3,477 |
| Broken Bow | 28 | 0.28% | 3,562 | 3,512 |
| Aurora | 29 | 0.28% | 4,730 | 4,665 |
| David City | 30 | 0.26% | 3,040 | 3,000 |
| Shelton | 31 | 0.19% | 1,048 | 1,040 |
| Stromsburg | 32 | 0.17% | 1,158 | 1,150 |
| Arlington | 33 | 0.15% | 1,315 | 1,304 |
| Stanton | 34 | 0.13% | 1,529 | 1,521 |
| Minden | 35 | 0.13% | 3,144 | 3,123 |
| Holdrege | 36 | 0.13% | 5,556 | 5,520 |
| Sidney | 37 | 0.12% | 6,456 | 6,416 |
| St. Paul | 38 | 0.12% | 2,433 | 2,417 |
| Superior | 39 | 0.11% | 1,830 | 1,820 |
| Henderson | 40 | 0.09% | 1,086 | 1,081 |
| Fort Calhoun | 41 | 0.09% | 1,101 | 1,095 |
| Beatrice | 42 | 0.08% | 12,282 | 12,231 |
| Atkinson | 43 | 0.08% | 1,312 | 1,306 |
| Sutton | 44 | 0.07% | 1,454 | 1,451 |
| Tekamah | 45 | 0.06% | 1,716 | 1,713 |
| Valentine | 46 | 0.04% | 2,633 | 2,628 |
| O'Neill | 47 | 0.03% | 3,577 | 3,571 |
| Cambridge | 48 | 0% | 1,074 | 1,074 |
| Springfield | 49 | 0% | 1,509 | 1,508 |
| Schuyler | 50 | -0.01% | 6,527 | 6,531 |
| Bennet | 51 | -0.09% | 1,078 | 1,082 |
| Alma | 52 | -0.1% | 1,025 | 1,030 |
| Seward | 53 | -0.1% | 7,655 | 7,697 |
| Geneva | 54 | -0.14% | 2,129 | 2,143 |
| Battle Creek | 55 | -0.17% | 1,181 | 1,191 |
| Albion | 56 | -0.18% | 1,673 | 1,690 |
| Chadron | 57 | -0.21% | 5,123 | 5,178 |
| Wisner | 58 | -0.24% | 1,222 | 1,237 |
| Grand Island | 59 | -0.26% | 52,350 | 53,029 |
| Scottsbluff | 60 | -0.28% | 14,224 | 14,426 |
| Oakland | 61 | -0.29% | 1,350 | 1,372 |
| Gering | 62 | -0.32% | 8,476 | 8,613 |
| Hastings | 63 | -0.33% | 24,733 | 25,140 |
| Hartington | 64 | -0.34% | 1,489 | 1,514 |
| Bridgeport | 65 | -0.35% | 1,438 | 1,463 |
| Crete | 66 | -0.35% | 7,436 | 7,565 |
| Terrytown | 67 | -0.39% | 1,036 | 1,058 |
| Mitchell | 68 | -0.39% | 1,515 | 1,545 |
| Neligh | 69 | -0.4% | 1,503 | 1,533 |
| Alliance | 70 | -0.4% | 7,991 | 8,153 |
| South Sioux City | 71 | -0.41% | 13,744 | 14,023 |
| West Point | 72 | -0.41% | 3,429 | 3,501 |
| Cozad | 73 | -0.41% | 3,900 | 3,982 |
| Chalco | 74 | -0.43% | 10,323 | 10,092 |
| Ralston | 75 | -0.44% | 6,345 | 6,484 |
| Bayard | 76 | -0.45% | 1,114 | 1,139 |
| Wakefield | 77 | -0.47% | 1,493 | 1,527 |
| Gothenburg | 78 | -0.47% | 3,398 | 3,478 |
| Plainview | 79 | -0.48% | 1,252 | 1,282 |
| Ainsworth | 80 | -0.51% | 1,574 | 1,613 |
| Pierce | 81 | -0.55% | 1,801 | 1,853 |
| Ord | 82 | -0.58% | 2,054 | 2,113 |
| Dakota City | 83 | -0.59% | 2,023 | 2,083 |
| Wood River | 84 | -0.61% | 1,144 | 1,178 |
| Omaha | 85 | -0.65% | 477,053 | 492,758 |
| Bellevue | 86 | -0.66% | 63,085 | 65,177 |
| Wymore | 87 | -0.67% | 1,326 | 1,371 |
| Wilber | 88 | -0.68% | 1,905 | 1,970 |
| Tecumseh | 89 | -0.72% | 1,646 | 1,705 |
| Falls City | 90 | -0.75% | 3,985 | 4,134 |
| McCook | 91 | -0.75% | 7,145 | 7,414 |
| Papillion | 92 | -0.83% | 23,396 | 24,383 |
| La Vista | 93 | -0.89% | 16,058 | 16,777 |
| North Bend | 94 | -0.89% | 1,222 | 1,276 |
| Gretna | 95 | -0.97% | 8,880 | 9,314 |
| Bennington | 96 | -0.98% | 1,927 | 2,024 |
| Fullerton | 97 | -0.99% | 1,197 | 1,257 |
| Creighton | 98 | -1% | 1,094 | 1,149 |
| Burwell | 99 | -1.05% | 1,033 | 1,087 |
| Woodland Park | 100 | -1.11% | 1,602 | 1,418 |
| North Platte | 101 | -1.17% | 22,000 | 23,307 |
| Fairbury | 102 | -1.24% | 3,738 | 3,973 |
| Madison | 103 | -1.25% | 2,135 | 2,270 |
| Gordon | 104 | -1.26% | 1,408 | 1,497 |
| Kimball | 105 | -1.29% | 2,136 | 2,275 |
| Ogallala | 106 | -1.36% | 4,553 | 4,870 |
| Ravenna | 107 | -1.47% | 1,342 | 1,442 |
| Imperial | 108 | -1.6% | 1,907 | 2,061 |
| Hebron | 109 | -1.61% | 1,344 | 1,453 |
| Grant | 110 | -1.7% | 1,097 | 1,194 |
| Sutherland | 111 | -1.82% | 1,188 | 1,300 |
| Pender | 112 | -1.84% | 1,015 | 1,110 |
Nebraska's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Hickman leads with 5.36% annualized growth, followed by Eagle (3.13%) and Ashland (2.6%). The largest population centers are Omaha (477,053), Lincoln (296,839), and Bellevue (63,085). Of the 112 cities over 1,000 population, 49 are growing while 63 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.09% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -0.88% annually.