| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine County | 1 | 11.45% | 477 | 428 |
| Keya Paha County | 2 | 9.74% | 834 | 760 |
| Sarpy County | 3 | 9.41% | 209,179 | 191,181 |
| Wheeler County | 4 | 6.97% | 829 | 775 |
| Otoe County | 5 | 5.23% | 16,734 | 15,903 |
| Platte County | 6 | 4.88% | 35,964 | 34,291 |
| Saunders County | 7 | 4.34% | 23,341 | 22,370 |
| Lancaster County | 8 | 4.25% | 336,920 | 323,171 |
| Douglas County | 9 | 3.97% | 608,671 | 585,451 |
| Deuel County | 10 | 3.93% | 1,905 | 1,833 |
| Colfax County | 11 | 3.79% | 10,956 | 10,556 |
| Merrick County | 12 | 3.5% | 7,928 | 7,660 |
| Cass County | 13 | 3.45% | 27,526 | 26,608 |
| Dodge County | 14 | 3.15% | 38,291 | 37,121 |
| Buffalo County | 15 | 2.81% | 51,616 | 50,204 |
| Dawson County | 16 | 2.63% | 24,715 | 24,082 |
| Cherry County | 17 | 2.42% | 5,589 | 5,457 |
| Antelope County | 18 | 2.33% | 6,425 | 6,279 |
| Hamilton County | 19 | 2.11% | 9,600 | 9,402 |
| Polk County | 20 | 2.07% | 5,326 | 5,218 |
| Washington County | 21 | 1.91% | 21,326 | 20,926 |
| York County | 22 | 1.84% | 14,364 | 14,105 |
| Cheyenne County | 23 | 1.78% | 9,655 | 9,486 |
| Hooker County | 24 | 1.7% | 719 | 707 |
| Wayne County | 25 | 1.61% | 9,858 | 9,702 |
| Seward County | 26 | 1.6% | 17,892 | 17,610 |
| Howard County | 27 | 1.45% | 6,580 | 6,486 |
| Logan County | 28 | 1.25% | 727 | 718 |
| Kearney County | 29 | 1.18% | 6,771 | 6,692 |
| Adams County | 30 | 1.04% | 31,500 | 31,176 |
| Butler County | 31 | 0.96% | 8,436 | 8,356 |
| Saline County | 32 | 0.77% | 14,829 | 14,715 |
| Boone County | 33 | 0.58% | 5,388 | 5,357 |
| Hall County | 34 | 0.48% | 63,080 | 62,776 |
| Gage County | 35 | 0.39% | 21,737 | 21,652 |
| Hayes County | 36 | 0.35% | 852 | 849 |
| Pierce County | 37 | 0.27% | 7,364 | 7,344 |
| Phelps County | 38 | 0.09% | 8,985 | 8,977 |
| Burt County | 39 | 0% | 6,724 | 6,724 |
| Greeley County | 40 | -0.14% | 2,176 | 2,179 |
| Nuckolls County | 41 | -0.15% | 4,085 | 4,091 |
| Holt County | 42 | -0.17% | 10,088 | 10,105 |
| Madison County | 43 | -0.28% | 35,431 | 35,530 |
| Pawnee County | 44 | -0.39% | 2,531 | 2,541 |
| Arthur County | 45 | -0.46% | 430 | 432 |
| Valley County | 46 | -0.57% | 4,035 | 4,058 |
| Cuming County | 47 | -0.64% | 8,953 | 9,011 |
| Thurston County | 48 | -0.7% | 6,712 | 6,759 |
| Clay County | 49 | -0.79% | 6,062 | 6,110 |
| Nemaha County | 50 | -0.8% | 7,028 | 7,085 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 51 | -0.84% | 35,747 | 36,051 |
| Sherman County | 52 | -0.85% | 2,928 | 2,953 |
| Brown County | 53 | -0.9% | 2,877 | 2,903 |
| Dakota County | 54 | -1.05% | 21,330 | 21,556 |
| Box Butte County | 55 | -1.09% | 10,701 | 10,819 |
| Cedar County | 56 | -1.11% | 8,280 | 8,373 |
| Dixon County | 57 | -1.13% | 5,522 | 5,585 |
| Frontier County | 58 | -1.16% | 2,474 | 2,503 |
| Jefferson County | 59 | -1.17% | 7,175 | 7,260 |
| Custer County | 60 | -1.24% | 10,362 | 10,492 |
| Johnson County | 61 | -1.36% | 5,223 | 5,295 |
| Knox County | 62 | -1.44% | 8,271 | 8,392 |
| Fillmore County | 63 | -1.51% | 5,485 | 5,569 |
| Harlan County | 64 | -2.1% | 2,990 | 3,054 |
| Keith County | 65 | -2.22% | 8,141 | 8,326 |
| Stanton County | 66 | -2.32% | 5,687 | 5,822 |
| Franklin County | 67 | -2.35% | 2,822 | 2,890 |
| Webster County | 68 | -2.48% | 3,308 | 3,392 |
| Morrill County | 69 | -2.61% | 4,439 | 4,558 |
| Thayer County | 70 | -2.77% | 4,885 | 5,024 |
| Banner County | 71 | -2.8% | 659 | 678 |
| Richardson County | 72 | -3% | 7,624 | 7,860 |
| Chase County | 73 | -3.14% | 3,767 | 3,889 |
| Dundy County | 74 | -3.27% | 1,597 | 1,651 |
| Rock County | 75 | -3.32% | 1,223 | 1,265 |
| Kimball County | 76 | -3.35% | 3,294 | 3,408 |
| Red Willow County | 77 | -3.54% | 10,306 | 10,684 |
| Sheridan County | 78 | -3.57% | 4,922 | 5,104 |
| Dawes County | 79 | -3.61% | 7,861 | 8,155 |
| Perkins County | 80 | -3.67% | 2,756 | 2,861 |
| Nance County | 81 | -3.86% | 3,263 | 3,394 |
| Lincoln County | 82 | -3.92% | 33,181 | 34,535 |
| Garden County | 83 | -4.5% | 1,804 | 1,889 |
| Loup County | 84 | -4.63% | 577 | 605 |
| McPherson County | 85 | -5.3% | 375 | 396 |
| Furnas County | 86 | -5.42% | 4,381 | 4,632 |
| Grant County | 87 | -6.01% | 579 | 616 |
| Gosper County | 88 | -6.12% | 1,779 | 1,895 |
| Boyd County | 89 | -7.88% | 1,661 | 1,803 |
| Sioux County | 90 | -8.24% | 1,047 | 1,141 |
| Garfield County | 91 | -8.25% | 1,656 | 1,805 |
| Hitchcock County | 92 | -9.58% | 2,370 | 2,621 |
| Thomas County | 93 | -12.02% | 593 | 674 |
Nebraska's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Blaine County leads with 11.45% annualized growth, followed by Keya Paha County (9.74%) and Sarpy County (9.41%). The largest counties are Douglas County (608,671), Lancaster County (336,920), and Sarpy County (209,179). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, 39 are growing while 54 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged -0.47% annualized growth, with total population growing by 3.04% annually.
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