Fastest Growing Counties in Nebraska (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Blaine County111.45%477428
Keya Paha County29.74%834760
Sarpy County39.41%209,179191,181
Wheeler County46.97%829775
Otoe County55.23%16,73415,903
Platte County64.88%35,96434,291
Saunders County74.34%23,34122,370
Lancaster County84.25%336,920323,171
Douglas County93.97%608,671585,451
Deuel County103.93%1,9051,833
Colfax County113.79%10,95610,556
Merrick County123.5%7,9287,660
Cass County133.45%27,52626,608
Dodge County143.15%38,29137,121
Buffalo County152.81%51,61650,204
Dawson County162.63%24,71524,082
Cherry County172.42%5,5895,457
Antelope County182.33%6,4256,279
Hamilton County192.11%9,6009,402
Polk County202.07%5,3265,218
Washington County211.91%21,32620,926
York County221.84%14,36414,105
Cheyenne County231.78%9,6559,486
Hooker County241.7%719707
Wayne County251.61%9,8589,702
Seward County261.6%17,89217,610
Howard County271.45%6,5806,486
Logan County281.25%727718
Kearney County291.18%6,7716,692
Adams County301.04%31,50031,176
Butler County310.96%8,4368,356
Saline County320.77%14,82914,715
Boone County330.58%5,3885,357
Hall County340.48%63,08062,776
Gage County350.39%21,73721,652
Hayes County360.35%852849
Pierce County370.27%7,3647,344
Phelps County380.09%8,9858,977
Burt County390%6,7246,724
Greeley County40-0.14%2,1762,179
Nuckolls County41-0.15%4,0854,091
Holt County42-0.17%10,08810,105
Madison County43-0.28%35,43135,530
Pawnee County44-0.39%2,5312,541
Arthur County45-0.46%430432
Valley County46-0.57%4,0354,058
Cuming County47-0.64%8,9539,011
Thurston County48-0.7%6,7126,759
Clay County49-0.79%6,0626,110
Nemaha County50-0.8%7,0287,085
Scotts Bluff County51-0.84%35,74736,051
Sherman County52-0.85%2,9282,953
Brown County53-0.9%2,8772,903
Dakota County54-1.05%21,33021,556
Box Butte County55-1.09%10,70110,819
Cedar County56-1.11%8,2808,373
Dixon County57-1.13%5,5225,585
Frontier County58-1.16%2,4742,503
Jefferson County59-1.17%7,1757,260
Custer County60-1.24%10,36210,492
Johnson County61-1.36%5,2235,295
Knox County62-1.44%8,2718,392
Fillmore County63-1.51%5,4855,569
Harlan County64-2.1%2,9903,054
Keith County65-2.22%8,1418,326
Stanton County66-2.32%5,6875,822
Franklin County67-2.35%2,8222,890
Webster County68-2.48%3,3083,392
Morrill County69-2.61%4,4394,558
Thayer County70-2.77%4,8855,024
Banner County71-2.8%659678
Richardson County72-3%7,6247,860
Chase County73-3.14%3,7673,889
Dundy County74-3.27%1,5971,651
Rock County75-3.32%1,2231,265
Kimball County76-3.35%3,2943,408
Red Willow County77-3.54%10,30610,684
Sheridan County78-3.57%4,9225,104
Dawes County79-3.61%7,8618,155
Perkins County80-3.67%2,7562,861
Nance County81-3.86%3,2633,394
Lincoln County82-3.92%33,18134,535
Garden County83-4.5%1,8041,889
Loup County84-4.63%577605
McPherson County85-5.3%375396
Furnas County86-5.42%4,3814,632
Grant County87-6.01%579616
Gosper County88-6.12%1,7791,895
Boyd County89-7.88%1,6611,803
Sioux County90-8.24%1,0471,141
Garfield County91-8.25%1,6561,805
Hitchcock County92-9.58%2,3702,621
Thomas County93-12.02%593674

Nebraska Counties Growth Overview

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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