Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on August 14, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Nebraska cities and places, Omaha city had the highest population (488.63K), followed by Lincoln city (291.50K), and Bellevue city (64.74K).
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 | 488626 |
| 2 | Lincoln city | 291497 |
| 3 | Bellevue city | 64743 |
| 4 | Grand Island city | 52467 |
| 5 | Kearney city | 33979 |
| 6 | Fremont city | 27329 |
| 7 | Norfolk city | 25945 |
| 8 | Hastings city | 24939 |
| 9 | Papillion city | 24209 |
| 10 | Columbus city | 24136 |
| 11 | North Platte city | 22980 |
| 12 | La Vista city | 16678 |
| 13 | Scottsbluff city | 14404 |
| 14 | South Sioux City city | 13855 |
| 15 | Beatrice city | 12201 |
| 16 | Lexington city | 10681 |
| 17 | Gretna city | 9237 |
| 18 | Gering city | 8555 |
| 19 | York city | 8128 |
| 20 | Alliance city | 8030 |
| 21 | Blair city | 7851 |
| 22 | Seward city | 7633 |
| 23 | Crete city | 7452 |
| 24 | McCook city | 7374 |
| 25 | Nebraska City city | 7277 |
| 26 | Plattsmouth city | 6698 |
| 27 | Schuyler city | 6487 |
| 28 | Ralston city | 6478 |
| 29 | Sidney city | 6422 |
| 30 | Wayne city | 6105 |
| 31 | Holdrege city | 5479 |
| 32 | Chadron city | 5168 |
| 33 | Wahoo city | 4905 |
| 34 | Ogallala city | 4819 |
| 35 | Aurora city | 4641 |
| 36 | Waverly city | 4395 |
| 37 | Falls City city | 4087 |
| 38 | Cozad city | 3914 |
| 39 | Fairbury city | 3901 |
| 40 | O'Neill city | 3556 |
| 41 | Broken Bow city | 3506 |
| 42 | West Point city | 3477 |
| 43 | Auburn city | 3465 |
| 44 | Gothenburg city | 3426 |
| 45 | Ashland city | 3193 |
| 46 | Minden city | 3115 |
| 47 | Valley city | 3088 |
| 48 | David City city | 3031 |
| 49 | Central City city | 3030 |
| 50 | Hickman city | 2835 |
| 51 | Valentine city | 2616 |
| 52 | St. Paul city | 2425 |
| 53 | Kimball city | 2271 |
| 54 | Madison city | 2214 |
| 55 | Milford city | 2148 |
| 56 | Geneva city | 2143 |
| 57 | Ord city | 2111 |
| 58 | Dakota City city | 2051 |
| 59 | Imperial city | 2023 |
| 60 | Bennington city | 2004 |
| 61 | Wilber city | 1947 |
| 62 | Syracuse city | 1934 |
| 63 | Gibbon city | 1882 |
| 64 | Pierce city | 1841 |
| 65 | Superior city | 1809 |
| 66 | Tecumseh city | 1713 |
| 67 | Tekamah city | 1709 |
| 68 | Albion city | 1706 |
| 69 | Ainsworth city | 1622 |
| 70 | Mitchell city | 1533 |
| 71 | Wakefield city | 1527 |
| 72 | Neligh city | 1525 |
| 72 | Stanton city | 1525 |
| 73 | Hartington city | 1511 |
| 74 | Springfield city | 1509 |
| 75 | Gordon city | 1491 |
| 76 | Bridgeport city | 1466 |
| 77 | Sutton city | 1431 |
| 78 | Ravenna city | 1427 |
| 79 | Hebron city | 1410 |
| 80 | Yutan city | 1393 |
| 81 | Louisville city | 1379 |
| 82 | Oakland city | 1366 |
| 83 | Wymore city | 1364 |
| 84 | Arlington village | 1304 |
| 85 | Atkinson city | 1303 |
| 86 | Sutherland village | 1278 |
| 87 | North Bend city | 1264 |
| 88 | Plainview city | 1261 |
| 89 | Fullerton city | 1254 |
| 90 | Wisner city | 1247 |
| 91 | Battle Creek city | 1171 |
| 92 | Grant city | 1169 |
| 93 | Wood River city | 1162 |
| 94 | Creighton city | 1148 |
| 95 | Stromsburg city | 1143 |
| 96 | Bayard city | 1141 |
| 96 | Eagle village | 1141 |
| 97 | Fort Calhoun city | 1100 |
| 98 | Burwell city | 1099 |
| 99 | Henderson city | 1092 |
| 100 | Bennet village | 1086 |
| 101 | Pender village | 1080 |
| 102 | Cambridge city | 1073 |
| 103 | Weeping Water city | 1054 |
| 104 | Terrytown city | 1053 |
| 105 | Loup City city | 1044 |
| 105 | Shelton village | 1044 |
| 106 | Alma city | 1041 |
| 107 | Arapahoe city | 996 |
| 108 | Elm Creek village | 982 |
| 109 | Tilden city | 980 |
| 110 | Bloomfield city | 975 |
| 111 | Red Cloud city | 972 |
| 112 | Laurel city | 962 |
| 113 | Franklin city | 932 |
| 114 | Friend city | 931 |
| 114 | Morrill village | 931 |
| 115 | Ceresco village | 927 |
| 115 | Waterloo village | 927 |
| 116 | Harvard city | 924 |
| 117 | Kenesaw village | 910 |
| 118 | Ponca city | 906 |
| 119 | Winnebago village | 897 |
| 120 | Genoa city | 895 |
| 121 | Randolph city | 881 |
| 122 | Osceola city | 862 |
| 123 | Pawnee City city | 860 |
| 124 | Humphrey city | 851 |
| 125 | Chappell city | 843 |
| 126 | Utica village | 833 |
| 127 | Hooper city | 831 |
| 128 | Crawford city | 828 |
| 129 | Scribner city | 823 |
| 130 | Curtis city | 815 |
| 130 | Lyons city | 815 |
| 131 | Doniphan village | 813 |
| 132 | Emerson village | 811 |
| 132 | Rushville city | 811 |
| 133 | Cairo village | 808 |
| 134 | Benkelman city | 805 |
| 135 | Osmond city | 802 |
| 136 | Blue Hill city | 801 |
| 137 | Humboldt city | 800 |
| 138 | Oshkosh city | 793 |
| 139 | Hemingford village | 772 |
| 140 | Crofton city | 771 |
| 141 | Axtell village | 748 |
| 142 | Juniata village | 747 |
| 143 | Clay Center city | 723 |
| 144 | Shelby village | 721 |
| 145 | Deshler city | 719 |
| 146 | Minatare city | 716 |
| 147 | St. Edward city | 714 |
| 148 | Oxford village | 712 |
| 149 | Elgin city | 711 |
| 150 | Bertrand village | 704 |
| 151 | Walthill village | 686 |
| 152 | Elmwood village | 679 |
| 153 | Firth village | 660 |
| 154 | Beemer village | 650 |
| 155 | Newman Grove city | 646 |
| 156 | Hershey village | 642 |
| 157 | Alda village | 641 |
| 158 | Elwood village | 636 |
| 159 | Clarkson city | 630 |
| 160 | Mead village | 627 |
| 161 | Cedar Bluffs village | 619 |
| 162 | Adams village | 616 |
| 163 | Dorchester village | 612 |
| 164 | Greenwood village | 605 |
| 165 | Valparaiso village | 602 |
| 166 | Overton village | 596 |
| 167 | Dodge village | 593 |
| 168 | Arnold village | 591 |
| 168 | Wausa village | 591 |
| 169 | Hay Springs village | 590 |
| 169 | Peru city | 590 |
| 170 | Fairmont village | 587 |
| 171 | Callaway village | 561 |
| 172 | Palmyra village | 554 |
| 173 | Verdigre village | 553 |
| 174 | Howells village | 550 |
| 175 | Bassett city | 547 |
| 175 | Boys Town village | 547 |
| 176 | Wauneta village | 542 |
| 177 | Beaver City city | 532 |
| 178 | Culbertson village | 526 |
| 179 | Homer village | 522 |
| 179 | Indianola city | 522 |
| 180 | Exeter village | 521 |
| 181 | Coleridge village | 518 |
| 182 | Cortland village | 517 |
| 182 | De Witt village | 517 |
| 183 | Trenton village | 512 |
| 184 | Mullen village | 511 |
| 185 | Paxton village | 504 |
| 186 | Murray village | 495 |
| 187 | Bancroft village | 493 |
| 188 | Sargent city | 489 |
| 189 | Stuart village | 487 |
| 190 | Sterling village | 480 |
| 191 | Malcolm village | 474 |
| 192 | Cedar Creek village | 469 |
| 193 | Ansley village | 465 |
| 194 | McCool Junction village | 462 |
| 195 | Nelson city | 458 |
| 196 | Palmer village | 440 |
| 197 | Hampton village | 432 |
| 198 | Leigh village | 430 |
| 199 | Edgar city | 424 |
| 200 | Santee village | 423 |
| 201 | Spalding village | 411 |
| 202 | Bellwood village | 410 |
| 202 | Decatur village | 410 |
| 203 | Giltner village | 406 |
| 204 | Big Springs village | 399 |
| 204 | Spencer village | 399 |
| 205 | Greeley Center village | 396 |
| 206 | Eustis village | 391 |
| 206 | Loomis village | 391 |
| 207 | Duncan village | 387 |
| 208 | Cedar Rapids village | 383 |
| 209 | Kennard village | 379 |
| 209 | Winside village | 379 |
| 210 | Brady village | 378 |
| 211 | Ewing village | 377 |
| 211 | Hildreth village | 377 |
| 212 | Inglewood village | 373 |
| 213 | Beaver Crossing village | 372 |
| 214 | Niobrara village | 368 |
| 215 | Pleasanton village | 365 |
| 216 | Rising City village | 362 |
| 217 | Plymouth village | 358 |
| 218 | Orchard village | 357 |
| 219 | Allen village | 354 |
| 220 | Shickley village | 348 |
| 221 | Merna village | 345 |
| 222 | Orleans village | 344 |
| 222 | Polk village | 344 |
| 223 | Brainard village | 343 |
| 223 | Clarks village | 343 |
| 223 | Potter village | 343 |
| 224 | Fairfield city | 330 |
| 224 | Platte Center village | 330 |
| 224 | Wilcox village | 330 |
| 225 | Petersburg village | 328 |
| 226 | Brule village | 322 |
| 226 | Clearwater village | 322 |
| 226 | Cook village | 322 |
| 227 | Phillips village | 320 |
| 228 | Silver Creek village | 317 |
| 229 | Lodgepole village | 313 |
| 230 | Wallace village | 312 |
| 231 | Johnson village | 310 |
| 232 | Davenport village | 309 |
| 232 | Stratton village | 309 |
| 233 | Long Pine city | 304 |
| 234 | Nickerson village | 303 |
| 235 | Scotia village | 297 |
| 235 | Waco village | 297 |
| 236 | Unadilla village | 296 |
| 237 | Hadar village | 292 |
| 238 | Prague village | 291 |
| 239 | Monroe village | 289 |
| 240 | Dalton village | 288 |
| 241 | Palisade village | 287 |
| 242 | Chambers village | 286 |
| 242 | Lindsay village | 286 |
| 243 | Arcadia village | 283 |
| 244 | Bradshaw village | 279 |
| 245 | Blue Springs city | 278 |
| 246 | Bruning village | 277 |
| 246 | Meadow Grove village | 277 |
| 247 | Butte village | 276 |
| 247 | Dannebrog village | 276 |
| 248 | Hallam village | 274 |
| 248 | Murdock village | 274 |
| 248 | Oakdale village | 274 |
| 249 | Lawrence village | 270 |
| 250 | Campbell village | 269 |
| 250 | Newcastle village | 269 |
| 251 | Bartley village | 267 |
| 251 | Maywood village | 267 |
| 252 | Hoskins village | 266 |
| 253 | Glenvil village | 265 |
| 254 | Clatonia village | 264 |
| 255 | Odell village | 262 |
| 256 | Diller village | 261 |
| 256 | Roseland village | 261 |
| 257 | Chapman village | 260 |
| 258 | Stapleton village | 257 |
| 259 | Lyman village | 256 |
| 260 | Maxwell village | 254 |
| 261 | North Loup village | 251 |
| 262 | Snyder village | 250 |
| 262 | Weston village | 250 |
| 263 | Herman village | 249 |
| 263 | Sumner village | 249 |
| 264 | Milligan village | 248 |
| 265 | Riverdale village | 247 |
| 266 | Springview village | 244 |
| 267 | Pilger village | 243 |
| 268 | Harrison village | 239 |
| 269 | Marquette village | 237 |
| 270 | Madrid village | 236 |
| 270 | Panama village | 236 |
| 270 | Table Rock village | 236 |
| 271 | Staplehurst village | 233 |
| 272 | Uehling village | 232 |
| 273 | Dwight village | 229 |
| 274 | Wolbach village | 227 |
| 275 | Hayes Center village | 224 |
| 275 | Western village | 224 |
| 276 | Gresham village | 221 |
| 277 | Litchfield village | 220 |
| 278 | Wynot village | 217 |
| 279 | Chester village | 216 |
| 280 | Pleasant Dale village | 214 |
| 281 | Thedford village | 213 |
| 282 | Roca village | 209 |
| 283 | Garland village | 208 |
| 284 | Bladen village | 203 |
| 284 | Holbrook village | 203 |
| 285 | Benedict village | 202 |
| 285 | Guide Rock village | 202 |
| 285 | Jackson village | 202 |
| 285 | Talmage village | 202 |
| 286 | Craig village | 201 |
| 287 | Amherst village | 199 |
| 288 | Union village | 198 |
| 289 | Ashton village | 196 |
| 290 | Elba village | 194 |
| 290 | Trumbull village | 194 |
| 291 | Lynch village | 193 |
| 292 | Ulysses village | 192 |
| 293 | Dix village | 191 |
| 294 | Carroll village | 190 |
| 295 | Holstein village | 186 |
| 296 | Denton village | 185 |
| 296 | Gurley village | 185 |
| 296 | Pickrell village | 185 |
| 297 | Avoca village | 182 |
| 298 | Howard City (Boelus) village | 180 |
| 299 | Farnam village | 178 |
| 299 | Goehner village | 178 |
| 300 | Creston village | 175 |
| 301 | Funk village | 174 |
| 302 | Manley village | 173 |
| 303 | Douglas village | 172 |
| 303 | Nehawka village | 172 |
| 304 | Lewellen village | 171 |
| 305 | Bee village | 170 |
| 306 | Hubbard village | 169 |
| 307 | Cody village | 166 |
| 307 | Page village | 166 |
| 308 | Dunbar village | 164 |
| 309 | Otoe village | 162 |
| 309 | Verdon village | 162 |
| 310 | Ithaca village | 161 |
| 311 | Stamford village | 160 |
| 312 | Raymond village | 159 |
| 312 | Shubert village | 159 |
| 313 | Daykin village | 154 |
| 313 | Venango village | 154 |
| 314 | Brunswick village | 153 |
| 314 | Hyannis village | 153 |
| 314 | Rosalie village | 153 |
| 315 | Mason City village | 149 |
| 316 | Dawson village | 147 |
| 316 | Stella village | 147 |
| 317 | Rulo village | 146 |
| 318 | Haigler village | 144 |
| 319 | Alexandria village | 142 |
| 320 | Taylor village | 141 |
| 321 | Brownville village | 140 |
| 322 | Oconto village | 139 |
| 323 | Sprague village | 138 |
| 324 | Republican City village | 137 |
| 325 | Farwell village | 136 |
| 326 | Hordville village | 133 |
| 327 | Fordyce village | 132 |
| 327 | Washington village | 132 |
| 328 | Henry village | 130 |
| 328 | Miller village | 130 |
| 329 | Davey village | 129 |
| 330 | Upland village | 128 |
| 331 | Arthur village | 126 |
| 332 | Brock village | 122 |
| 332 | Concord village | 122 |
| 332 | Du Bois village | 122 |
| 332 | Filley village | 122 |
| 333 | Morse Bluff village | 121 |
| 333 | Ohiowa village | 121 |
| 334 | Thurston village | 116 |
| 335 | Alvo village | 115 |
| 335 | Bushnell village | 115 |
| 335 | Colon village | 115 |
| 335 | Tobias village | 115 |
| 336 | Nemaha village | 114 |
| 337 | Belden village | 112 |
| 337 | Endicott village | 112 |
| 338 | Bloomington village | 111 |
| 339 | Edison village | 110 |
| 339 | Memphis village | 110 |
| 340 | Anselmo village | 109 |
| 340 | Grafton village | 109 |
| 340 | Leshara village | 109 |
| 340 | Melbeta village | 109 |
| 341 | Bartlett village | 108 |
| 341 | Octavia village | 108 |
| 342 | Ruskin village | 105 |
| 343 | Belgrade village | 102 |
| 344 | Atlanta village | 101 |
| 344 | Elsie village | 101 |
| 345 | Inman village | 99 |
| 345 | Jansen village | 99 |
| 346 | Bruno village | 98 |
| 347 | Broadwater village | 97 |
| 348 | Malmo village | 96 |
| 349 | Hardy village | 94 |
| 350 | Linwood village | 93 |
| 350 | South Bend village | 93 |
| 351 | Cordova village | 92 |
| 352 | St. Helena village | 91 |
| 353 | Ericson village | 90 |
| 353 | Rockville village | 90 |
| 354 | Barneston village | 88 |
| 354 | Merriman village | 88 |
| 354 | Naper village | 88 |
| 355 | Byron village | 87 |
| 355 | Carleton village | 87 |
| 356 | Ayr village | 86 |
| 356 | Naponee village | 86 |
| 357 | Dunning village | 85 |
| 358 | Eddyville village | 84 |
| 358 | Salem village | 84 |
| 359 | Rogers village | 80 |
| 360 | Dixon village | 79 |
| 360 | Heartwell village | 79 |
| 361 | Martinsburg village | 78 |
| 362 | Burchard village | 77 |
| 363 | Wilsonville village | 75 |
| 364 | Center village | 74 |
| 364 | Danbury village | 74 |
| 364 | Prosser village | 74 |
| 364 | Swanton village | 74 |
| 364 | Waterbury village | 74 |
| 365 | Berwyn village | 73 |
| 365 | Richland village | 73 |
| 365 | Virginia village | 73 |
| 366 | Comstock village | 70 |
| 366 | Crookston village | 70 |
| 366 | Wellfleet village | 70 |
| 367 | Bristow village | 69 |
| 368 | Newport village | 68 |
| 369 | Elk Creek village | 67 |
| 370 | Abie village | 66 |
| 370 | Kilgore village | 66 |
| 371 | McGrew village | 64 |
| 372 | Halsey village | 62 |
| 373 | Hubbell village | 60 |
| 373 | Maskell village | 60 |
| 373 | Whitney village | 60 |
| 374 | Hazard village | 59 |
| 374 | Lewiston village | 59 |
| 374 | Smithfield village | 59 |
| 375 | Royal village | 58 |
| 375 | Steinauer village | 58 |
| 376 | Garrison village | 57 |
| 376 | Primrose village | 57 |
| 376 | Reynolds village | 57 |
| 377 | Riverton village | 56 |
| 378 | Belvidere village | 54 |
| 379 | Burr village | 53 |
| 379 | Harbine village | 53 |
| 380 | Oak village | 52 |
| 381 | Thayer village | 51 |
| 381 | Winnetoon village | 51 |
| 382 | Elyria village | 50 |
| 382 | Tarnov village | 50 |
| 383 | Ong village | 49 |
| 384 | Steele City village | 48 |
| 385 | Lebanon village | 47 |
| 385 | Wood Lake village | 47 |
| 386 | Crab Orchard village | 46 |
| 386 | Emmet village | 46 |
| 386 | Johnstown village | 46 |
| 386 | Julian village | 46 |
| 386 | Magnet village | 46 |
| 387 | Foster village | 44 |
| 388 | Deweese village | 42 |
| 388 | Surprise village | 42 |
| 389 | Clinton village | 40 |
| 389 | Verdel village | 40 |
| 390 | McLean village | 37 |
| 390 | Saronville village | 37 |
| 391 | Norman village | 35 |
| 392 | Cornlea village | 34 |
| 392 | Cushing village | 34 |
| 392 | Huntley village | 34 |
| 392 | Liberty village | 34 |
| 392 | Lorton village | 34 |
| 393 | Stockham village | 33 |
| 394 | Gandy village | 32 |
| 394 | Strang village | 32 |
| 395 | Cotesfield village | 30 |
| 395 | Gilead village | 30 |
| 395 | Hamlet village | 30 |
| 396 | Lushton village | 28 |
| 397 | Moorefield village | 26 |
| 398 | Lamar village | 25 |
| 399 | Bazile Mills village | 24 |
| 400 | Ragan village | 23 |
| 401 | Cowles village | 22 |
| 401 | Hendley village | 22 |
| 401 | Obert village | 22 |
| 401 | Stockville village | 22 |
| 402 | Nora village | 21 |
| 403 | Barada village | 20 |
| 403 | Winslow village | 20 |
| 404 | Nenzel village | 17 |
| 404 | Sholes village | 17 |
| 405 | Anoka village | 12 |
| 406 | Burton village | 10 |
| 407 | Brewster village | 9 |
| 408 | Gross village | 2 |
| 409 | Monowi village | 0 |
Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for Nebraska Counties
Use the links below to see ranking of cities and places by population for each of the following Nebraska counties.