Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Nebraska was 4.26. Among all Nebraska counties, Wheeler County had the highest natural population increase rate (12.74), followed by Colfax County (10.91), and Arthur County (10.71).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska counties.

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
1 Wheeler County 12.74
2 Colfax County 10.91
3 Arthur County 10.71
4 Banner County 10.37
5 Dakota County 10.26
6 Dawson County 7.6
7 Thomas County 6.84
8 Sarpy County 6.77
9 Douglas County 6.75
10 Stanton County 6.43
11 Hall County 6.34
12 Thurston County 6.23
13 Platte County 4.82
14 Lancaster County 4.64
15 Antelope County 4.45
16 Sioux County 4.24
17 Frontier County 4.22
18 Logan County 4.01
19 Saline County 3.97
20 Buffalo County 3.92
21 Wayne County 3.7
22 Madison County 3.44
23 Cherry County 3.29
24 Hayes County 3.28
25 Pierce County 3.07
26 Furnas County 3
27 Dixon County 2.67
28 Kearney County 2.56
29 Cheyenne County 2.32
30 Rock County 2.18
31 Hamilton County 2.16
32 Adams County 1.95
33 Box Butte County 1.86
34 Holt County 1.8
35 York County 1.77
36 Phelps County 1.67
37 Deuel County 1.66
38 Seward County 1.62
39 Pawnee County 1.53
40 Morrill County 1.51
41 Saunders County 1.47
42 Cedar County 1.31
43 Boone County 1.17
44 Nance County 1.14
45 Custer County 1.03
46 Dodge County 0.91
47 Perkins County 0.7
48 Cuming County 0.68
49 Washington County 0.63
50 Nemaha County 0.57
51 Clay County 0.48
52 Otoe County 0.44
53 Cass County 0.31
54 Knox County 0.24
55 Butler County 0.13
56 Brown County 0
56 Franklin County 0
56 Gosper County 0
57 Red Willow County -0.09
58 Lincoln County -0.12
59 Howard County -0.15
60 Harlan County -0.3
61 Merrick County -0.77
61 Polk County -0.77
61 Sheridan County -0.77
62 Scotts Bluff County -0.85
63 Dawes County -0.95
64 Keith County -1.25
65 Jefferson County -1.56
66 Chase County -1.81
67 Valley County -1.95
68 Garfield County -2.04
69 Greeley County -2.56
70 Sherman County -2.68
71 Dundy County -2.98
72 Grant County -3.17
73 Gage County -3.21
74 Fillmore County -3.82
75 Richardson County -3.83
76 Keya Paha County -3.89
77 McPherson County -4.14
78 Johnson County -4.55
79 Loup County -4.58
80 Webster County -4.94
81 Kimball County -5.08
82 Burt County -5.7
83 Nuckolls County -5.79
84 Hooker County -6.08
85 Hitchcock County -6.15
86 Thayer County -6.29
87 Blaine County -6.58
88 Boyd County -8.52
89 Garden County -9.27