Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on February 9, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Nebraska cities and places, Omaha city had the highest population (488.51K), followed by Lincoln city (291.48K), and Bellevue city (63.89K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska cities and places.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Nebraska county.
Related Topics: Nebraska Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha city | 488508 |
| 2 | Lincoln city | 291476 |
| 3 | Bellevue city | 63885 |
| 4 | Grand Island city | 52473 |
| 5 | Kearney city | 33971 |
| 6 | Fremont city | 27333 |
| 7 | Norfolk city | 25920 |
| 8 | Hastings city | 24958 |
| 9 | Papillion city | 24195 |
| 10 | Columbus city | 24129 |
| 11 | North Platte city | 22965 |
| 12 | La Vista city | 16674 |
| 13 | Scottsbluff city | 14378 |
| 14 | South Sioux City city | 13835 |
| 15 | Beatrice city | 12186 |
| 16 | Lexington city | 10689 |
| 17 | Gretna city | 9238 |
| 18 | Gering city | 8537 |
| 19 | York city | 8131 |
| 20 | Alliance city | 8020 |
| 21 | Blair city | 7851 |
| 22 | Seward city | 7646 |
| 23 | McCook city | 7387 |
| 24 | Nebraska City city | 7273 |
| 25 | Crete city | 6979 |
| 26 | Plattsmouth city | 6643 |
| 27 | Schuyler city | 6485 |
| 28 | Ralston city | 6476 |
| 29 | Sidney city | 6427 |
| 30 | Wayne city | 6093 |
| 31 | Holdrege city | 5486 |
| 32 | Chadron city | 5157 |
| 33 | Wahoo city | 4899 |
| 34 | Ogallala city | 4843 |
| 35 | Aurora city | 4638 |
| 36 | Waverly city | 4395 |
| 37 | Falls City city | 4088 |
| 38 | Cozad city | 3912 |
| 39 | Fairbury city | 3900 |
| 40 | O'Neill city | 3557 |
| 41 | Broken Bow city | 3476 |
| 42 | West Point city | 3471 |
| 43 | Auburn city | 3461 |
| 44 | Gothenburg city | 3422 |
| 45 | Ashland city | 3199 |
| 46 | Minden city | 3111 |
| 47 | Valley city | 3085 |
| 48 | Central City city | 3040 |
| 49 | David City city | 3022 |
| 50 | Hickman city | 2841 |
| 51 | Valentine city | 2615 |
| 52 | St. Paul city | 2426 |
| 53 | Kimball city | 2266 |
| 54 | Madison city | 2211 |
| 55 | Milford city | 2152 |
| 56 | Geneva city | 2141 |
| 57 | Ord city | 2118 |
| 58 | Dakota City city | 2048 |
| 59 | Imperial city | 2027 |
| 60 | Bennington city | 2005 |
| 61 | Syracuse city | 1934 |
| 62 | Wilber city | 1914 |
| 63 | Gibbon city | 1879 |
| 64 | Pierce city | 1830 |
| 65 | Superior city | 1808 |
| 66 | Tecumseh city | 1721 |
| 67 | Albion city | 1712 |
| 68 | Tekamah city | 1707 |
| 69 | Ainsworth city | 1622 |
| 70 | Mitchell city | 1529 |
| 71 | Neligh city | 1526 |
| 72 | Wakefield city | 1521 |
| 73 | Stanton city | 1512 |
| 74 | Hartington city | 1509 |
| 74 | Springfield city | 1509 |
| 75 | Gordon city | 1494 |
| 76 | Bridgeport city | 1469 |
| 77 | Ravenna city | 1434 |
| 78 | Sutton city | 1426 |
| 79 | Hebron city | 1414 |
| 80 | Yutan city | 1390 |
| 81 | Wymore city | 1368 |
| 82 | Oakland city | 1364 |
| 83 | Louisville city | 1362 |
| 84 | Arlington village | 1306 |
| 84 | Atkinson city | 1306 |
| 85 | Sutherland village | 1280 |
| 86 | North Bend city | 1262 |
| 87 | Plainview city | 1261 |
| 88 | Fullerton city | 1255 |
| 89 | Wisner city | 1241 |
| 90 | Grant city | 1175 |
| 91 | Battle Creek city | 1171 |
| 92 | Wood River city | 1159 |
| 93 | Creighton city | 1149 |
| 94 | Eagle village | 1143 |
| 95 | Bayard city | 1138 |
| 96 | Stromsburg city | 1133 |
| 97 | Fort Calhoun city | 1112 |
| 98 | Burwell city | 1098 |
| 99 | Henderson city | 1094 |
| 100 | Bennet village | 1086 |
| 101 | Cambridge city | 1073 |
| 101 | Pender village | 1073 |
| 102 | Terrytown city | 1050 |
| 103 | Weeping Water city | 1044 |
| 104 | Shelton village | 1043 |
| 105 | Loup City city | 1041 |
| 106 | Alma city | 1040 |
| 107 | Arapahoe city | 994 |
| 108 | Elm Creek village | 982 |
| 109 | Tilden city | 978 |
| 110 | Bloomfield city | 976 |
| 111 | Red Cloud city | 969 |
| 112 | Laurel city | 963 |
| 113 | Franklin city | 936 |
| 114 | Ceresco village | 932 |
| 115 | Friend city | 931 |
| 116 | Morrill village | 926 |
| 117 | Waterloo village | 925 |
| 118 | Harvard city | 924 |
| 119 | Kenesaw village | 911 |
| 120 | Ponca city | 902 |
| 121 | Genoa city | 895 |
| 122 | Winnebago village | 891 |
| 123 | Randolph city | 880 |
| 124 | Pawnee City city | 860 |
| 125 | Osceola city | 857 |
| 126 | Chappell city | 849 |
| 127 | Humphrey city | 846 |
| 128 | Utica village | 832 |
| 129 | Hooper city | 828 |
| 130 | Crawford city | 826 |
| 131 | Scribner city | 822 |
| 132 | Curtis city | 818 |
| 133 | Doniphan village | 813 |
| 133 | Lyons city | 813 |
| 133 | Rushville city | 813 |
| 134 | Cairo village | 811 |
| 134 | Emerson village | 811 |
| 135 | Benkelman city | 805 |
| 136 | Osmond city | 803 |
| 137 | Blue Hill city | 800 |
| 138 | Humboldt city | 799 |
| 139 | Oshkosh city | 790 |
| 140 | Crofton city | 773 |
| 141 | Hemingford village | 768 |
| 142 | Juniata village | 747 |
| 143 | Axtell village | 745 |
| 144 | Deshler city | 727 |
| 145 | Clay Center city | 722 |
| 146 | St. Edward city | 719 |
| 147 | Oxford village | 717 |
| 148 | Minatare city | 713 |
| 149 | Shelby village | 711 |
| 150 | Elgin city | 710 |
| 151 | Bertrand village | 704 |
| 152 | Walthill village | 682 |
| 153 | Elmwood village | 661 |
| 154 | Firth village | 657 |
| 155 | Newman Grove city | 645 |
| 156 | Hershey village | 643 |
| 157 | Alda village | 642 |
| 158 | Beemer village | 631 |
| 158 | Elwood village | 631 |
| 159 | Clarkson city | 630 |
| 160 | Mead village | 626 |
| 161 | Cedar Bluffs village | 619 |
| 162 | Adams village | 615 |
| 163 | Greenwood village | 604 |
| 164 | Dorchester village | 602 |
| 165 | Valparaiso village | 601 |
| 166 | Overton village | 596 |
| 167 | Dodge village | 592 |
| 167 | Peru city | 592 |
| 167 | Wausa village | 592 |
| 168 | Arnold village | 590 |
| 169 | Fairmont village | 589 |
| 169 | Hay Springs village | 589 |
| 170 | Callaway village | 561 |
| 171 | Verdigre village | 555 |
| 172 | Palmyra village | 554 |
| 173 | Howells village | 550 |
| 174 | Boys Town village | 548 |
| 175 | Bassett city | 546 |
| 176 | Wauneta village | 541 |
| 177 | Beaver City city | 537 |
| 178 | Culbertson village | 527 |
| 179 | Indianola city | 524 |
| 180 | Homer village | 522 |
| 181 | Exeter village | 519 |
| 182 | De Witt village | 517 |
| 183 | Coleridge village | 516 |
| 184 | Trenton village | 511 |
| 185 | Mullen village | 510 |
| 186 | Paxton village | 507 |
| 187 | Cortland village | 505 |
| 188 | Sargent city | 492 |
| 189 | Bancroft village | 491 |
| 190 | Murray village | 490 |
| 191 | Stuart village | 488 |
| 192 | Sterling village | 482 |
| 193 | Malcolm village | 475 |
| 194 | Cedar Creek village | 471 |
| 195 | McCool Junction village | 464 |
| 196 | Ansley village | 459 |
| 197 | Nelson city | 457 |
| 198 | Palmer village | 439 |
| 199 | Hampton village | 433 |
| 200 | Leigh village | 429 |
| 201 | Edgar city | 424 |
| 201 | Santee village | 424 |
| 202 | Spalding village | 414 |
| 203 | Bellwood village | 411 |
| 204 | Decatur village | 410 |
| 205 | Giltner village | 405 |
| 206 | Big Springs village | 400 |
| 207 | Spencer village | 398 |
| 208 | Eustis village | 395 |
| 208 | Greeley Center village | 395 |
| 209 | Loomis village | 391 |
| 210 | Duncan village | 389 |
| 211 | Cedar Rapids village | 384 |
| 212 | Brady village | 379 |
| 212 | Hildreth village | 379 |
| 212 | Kennard village | 379 |
| 213 | Ewing village | 377 |
| 213 | Winside village | 377 |
| 214 | Beaver Crossing village | 372 |
| 214 | Inglewood village | 372 |
| 215 | Niobrara village | 367 |
| 216 | Pleasanton village | 364 |
| 217 | Plymouth village | 358 |
| 218 | Orchard village | 357 |
| 219 | Rising City village | 354 |
| 220 | Allen village | 347 |
| 220 | Shickley village | 347 |
| 221 | Clarks village | 344 |
| 221 | Orleans village | 344 |
| 222 | Potter village | 343 |
| 223 | Brainard village | 341 |
| 223 | Polk village | 341 |
| 224 | Merna village | 340 |
| 225 | Petersburg village | 329 |
| 225 | Platte Center village | 329 |
| 226 | Fairfield city | 328 |
| 227 | Wilcox village | 327 |
| 228 | Brule village | 326 |
| 229 | Cook village | 324 |
| 230 | Clearwater village | 321 |
| 230 | Phillips village | 321 |
| 231 | Silver Creek village | 315 |
| 232 | Lodgepole village | 313 |
| 233 | Davenport village | 312 |
| 233 | Wallace village | 312 |
| 234 | Johnson village | 311 |
| 235 | Stratton village | 309 |
| 236 | Long Pine city | 304 |
| 237 | Nickerson village | 303 |
| 238 | Scotia village | 298 |
| 239 | Waco village | 297 |
| 240 | Unadilla village | 295 |
| 241 | Prague village | 291 |
| 242 | Hadar village | 288 |
| 242 | Lindsay village | 288 |
| 242 | Monroe village | 288 |
| 242 | Palisade village | 288 |
| 243 | Dalton village | 287 |
| 244 | Chambers village | 286 |
| 245 | Arcadia village | 284 |
| 246 | Blue Springs city | 280 |
| 247 | Bradshaw village | 279 |
| 248 | Bruning village | 277 |
| 248 | Oakdale village | 277 |
| 249 | Meadow Grove village | 276 |
| 250 | Butte village | 275 |
| 250 | Hallam village | 275 |
| 251 | Dannebrog village | 274 |
| 252 | Murdock village | 273 |
| 253 | Lawrence village | 271 |
| 254 | Campbell village | 270 |
| 255 | Newcastle village | 269 |
| 256 | Bartley village | 268 |
| 256 | Maywood village | 268 |
| 257 | Glenvil village | 265 |
| 257 | Hoskins village | 265 |
| 258 | Roseland village | 263 |
| 259 | Clatonia village | 262 |
| 260 | Diller village | 260 |
| 261 | Chapman village | 259 |
| 262 | North Loup village | 257 |
| 262 | Odell village | 257 |
| 263 | Stapleton village | 256 |
| 264 | Lyman village | 254 |
| 264 | Maxwell village | 254 |
| 265 | Snyder village | 249 |
| 265 | Sumner village | 249 |
| 265 | Weston village | 249 |
| 266 | Riverdale village | 248 |
| 267 | Herman village | 247 |
| 268 | Milligan village | 243 |
| 269 | Pilger village | 241 |
| 269 | Springview village | 241 |
| 270 | Harrison village | 238 |
| 271 | Marquette village | 237 |
| 272 | Madrid village | 236 |
| 273 | Table Rock village | 235 |
| 274 | Panama village | 234 |
| 274 | Staplehurst village | 234 |
| 275 | Uehling village | 232 |
| 276 | Dwight village | 228 |
| 277 | Western village | 226 |
| 277 | Wolbach village | 226 |
| 278 | Hayes Center village | 223 |
| 279 | Gresham village | 222 |
| 280 | Chester village | 217 |
| 281 | Litchfield village | 216 |
| 281 | Wynot village | 216 |
| 282 | Pleasant Dale village | 215 |
| 283 | Thedford village | 213 |
| 284 | Roca village | 212 |
| 285 | Garland village | 208 |
| 286 | Benedict village | 202 |
| 286 | Bladen village | 202 |
| 286 | Craig village | 202 |
| 286 | Holbrook village | 202 |
| 286 | Jackson village | 202 |
| 286 | Talmage village | 202 |
| 287 | Amherst village | 200 |
| 288 | Guide Rock village | 199 |
| 289 | Trumbull village | 197 |
| 290 | Ashton village | 195 |
| 291 | Lynch village | 194 |
| 291 | Ulysses village | 194 |
| 291 | Union village | 194 |
| 292 | Elba village | 193 |
| 293 | Carroll village | 191 |
| 294 | Dix village | 188 |
| 295 | Holstein village | 187 |
| 296 | Denton village | 185 |
| 296 | Gurley village | 185 |
| 296 | Pickrell village | 185 |
| 297 | Avoca village | 183 |
| 298 | Howard City (Boelus) village | 181 |
| 299 | Goehner village | 180 |
| 300 | Farnam village | 179 |
| 301 | Creston village | 173 |
| 301 | Funk village | 173 |
| 302 | Nehawka village | 172 |
| 303 | Lewellen village | 171 |
| 303 | Manley village | 171 |
| 304 | Bee village | 170 |
| 304 | Douglas village | 170 |
| 305 | Cody village | 166 |
| 305 | Page village | 166 |
| 306 | Hubbard village | 164 |
| 307 | Dunbar village | 163 |
| 307 | Verdon village | 163 |
| 308 | Otoe village | 162 |
| 309 | Ithaca village | 161 |
| 310 | Stamford village | 160 |
| 311 | Shubert village | 159 |
| 312 | Raymond village | 157 |
| 312 | Venango village | 157 |
| 313 | Brunswick village | 154 |
| 313 | Daykin village | 154 |
| 313 | Rosalie village | 154 |
| 314 | Hyannis village | 153 |
| 315 | Stella village | 147 |
| 316 | Dawson village | 146 |
| 316 | Rulo village | 146 |
| 317 | Mason City village | 145 |
| 318 | Haigler village | 144 |
| 319 | Alexandria village | 142 |
| 320 | Brownville village | 141 |
| 320 | Oconto village | 141 |
| 321 | Sprague village | 138 |
| 321 | Taylor village | 138 |
| 322 | Farwell village | 137 |
| 322 | Republican City village | 137 |
| 323 | Hordville village | 133 |
| 324 | Fordyce village | 132 |
| 325 | Arthur village | 130 |
| 325 | Davey village | 130 |
| 325 | Miller village | 130 |
| 325 | Washington village | 130 |
| 326 | Henry village | 128 |
| 327 | Upland village | 127 |
| 328 | Concord village | 122 |
| 328 | Filley village | 122 |
| 328 | Ohiowa village | 122 |
| 329 | Brock village | 121 |
| 329 | Du Bois village | 121 |
| 330 | Morse Bluff village | 119 |
| 331 | Colon village | 115 |
| 332 | Alvo village | 114 |
| 332 | Bushnell village | 114 |
| 332 | Nemaha village | 114 |
| 332 | Thurston village | 114 |
| 332 | Tobias village | 114 |
| 333 | Endicott village | 113 |
| 334 | Bloomington village | 112 |
| 335 | Belden village | 111 |
| 336 | Edison village | 110 |
| 336 | Melbeta village | 110 |
| 336 | Memphis village | 110 |
| 337 | Anselmo village | 109 |
| 337 | Octavia village | 109 |
| 338 | Bartlett village | 108 |
| 338 | Grafton village | 108 |
| 338 | Leshara village | 108 |
| 339 | Ruskin village | 105 |
| 340 | Belgrade village | 103 |
| 341 | Atlanta village | 101 |
| 341 | Jansen village | 101 |
| 342 | Inman village | 100 |
| 343 | Elsie village | 99 |
| 344 | Bruno village | 98 |
| 344 | South Bend village | 98 |
| 345 | Broadwater village | 96 |
| 345 | Malmo village | 96 |
| 346 | Hardy village | 93 |
| 346 | Linwood village | 93 |
| 347 | Barneston village | 91 |
| 347 | Cordova village | 91 |
| 347 | St. Helena village | 91 |
| 348 | Ericson village | 90 |
| 349 | Rockville village | 89 |
| 350 | Byron village | 88 |
| 350 | Carleton village | 88 |
| 350 | Naper village | 88 |
| 351 | Merriman village | 87 |
| 352 | Ayr village | 86 |
| 352 | Naponee village | 86 |
| 353 | Dunning village | 84 |
| 353 | Eddyville village | 84 |
| 354 | Salem village | 83 |
| 355 | Heartwell village | 79 |
| 355 | Rogers village | 79 |
| 356 | Burchard village | 77 |
| 356 | Center village | 77 |
| 356 | Dixon village | 77 |
| 356 | Martinsburg village | 77 |
| 357 | Berwyn village | 75 |
| 357 | Danbury village | 75 |
| 357 | Swanton village | 75 |
| 358 | Prosser village | 74 |
| 358 | Wellfleet village | 74 |
| 359 | Richland village | 73 |
| 359 | Virginia village | 73 |
| 359 | Wilsonville village | 73 |
| 360 | Waterbury village | 72 |
| 361 | Crookston village | 71 |
| 362 | Bristow village | 70 |
| 362 | Comstock village | 70 |
| 362 | Elk Creek village | 70 |
| 363 | Newport village | 68 |
| 364 | Abie village | 66 |
| 364 | Kilgore village | 66 |
| 365 | Halsey village | 64 |
| 366 | McGrew village | 63 |
| 367 | Hazard village | 61 |
| 367 | Whitney village | 61 |
| 368 | Hubbell village | 60 |
| 369 | Reynolds village | 59 |
| 369 | Steinauer village | 59 |
| 370 | Smithfield village | 58 |
| 371 | Maskell village | 57 |
| 372 | Garrison village | 56 |
| 372 | Primrose village | 56 |
| 372 | Riverton village | 56 |
| 372 | Royal village | 56 |
| 373 | Belvidere village | 55 |
| 374 | Harbine village | 53 |
| 374 | Lewiston village | 53 |
| 374 | Winnetoon village | 53 |
| 375 | Burr village | 52 |
| 375 | Oak village | 52 |
| 376 | Elyria village | 51 |
| 377 | Tarnov village | 50 |
| 378 | Emmet village | 49 |
| 378 | Ong village | 49 |
| 379 | Wood Lake village | 48 |
| 380 | Crab Orchard village | 47 |
| 380 | Johnstown village | 47 |
| 380 | Lebanon village | 47 |
| 380 | Steele City village | 47 |
| 380 | Thayer village | 47 |
| 381 | Julian village | 46 |
| 381 | Magnet village | 46 |
| 382 | Deweese village | 43 |
| 382 | Foster village | 43 |
| 383 | Clinton village | 42 |
| 384 | Verdel village | 41 |
| 385 | Surprise village | 39 |
| 386 | Saronville village | 38 |
| 387 | McLean village | 36 |
| 388 | Liberty village | 35 |
| 388 | Lorton village | 35 |
| 388 | Strang village | 35 |
| 389 | Cornlea village | 34 |
| 389 | Cushing village | 34 |
| 389 | Norman village | 34 |
| 390 | Gandy village | 33 |
| 390 | Huntley village | 33 |
| 390 | Stockham village | 33 |
| 391 | Cotesfield village | 31 |
| 392 | Gilead village | 30 |
| 393 | Hamlet village | 28 |
| 394 | Lushton village | 27 |
| 395 | Moorefield village | 26 |
| 396 | Lamar village | 25 |
| 397 | Bazile Mills village | 24 |
| 398 | Obert village | 23 |
| 398 | Ragan village | 23 |
| 399 | Hendley village | 22 |
| 400 | Nora village | 21 |
| 400 | Stockville village | 21 |
| 401 | Barada village | 20 |
| 401 | Cowles village | 20 |
| 401 | Winslow village | 20 |
| 402 | Preston village | 19 |
| 403 | Nenzel village | 18 |
| 404 | Sholes village | 17 |
| 405 | Anoka village | 12 |
| 406 | Brewster village | 10 |
| 406 | Burton village | 10 |
| 407 | Gross village | 2 |
| 408 | Monowi village | 1 |
Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for Nebraska Counties
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