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NENebraska rankings

Fastest-growing towns in Nebraska

Ranked by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 61 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Valley 1 Valley +62.0% 2010 census 1,875 Map of Hickman 2 Hickman +57.3% 2010 census 1,657 Map of Waverly 3 Waverly +30.6% 2010 census 3,277
#TownGrowth 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Map of Valley Valley3,174 people +62.0% 1,875 3,037
2 Map of Hickman Hickman3,004 people +57.3% 1,657 2,607
3 Map of Waverly Waverly4,440 people +30.6% 3,277 4,279
4 Bellevue64,510 people +28.0% 50,137 64,176
5 Map of Papillion Papillion25,244 people +27.9% 18,894 24,159
6 AshlandSaunders County · 3,071 people +25.8% 2,453 3,086
7 Map of Omaha Omaha488,837 people +18.9% 408,958 486,051
8 Map of Offutt AFB Offutt AFB6,074 people +15.5% 4,644 5,363
9 Gretna Gretna9,193 people +14.5% 4,441 5,083
10 Map of Union UnionSaunders County · 2,563 people +13.7% 1,682 1,912
11 Township 1Washington County · 4,458 people +13.0% 3,894 4,399
12 Map of Lincoln Lincoln294,856 people +12.7% 258,379 291,082
13 Kearney34,246 people +9.8% 30,787 33,790
14 Map of Seward Seward7,678 people +9.8% 6,964 7,643
15 Map of Grand Island Grand Island52,884 people +9.5% 48,520 53,131
16 Map of Ralston Ralston6,472 people +9.3% 5,943 6,494
17 Township 2Washington County · 3,195 people +9.0% 2,854 3,112
18 Columbus Columbus24,488 people +8.7% 22,111 24,028
19 Map of Dakota City Dakota City2,675 people +8.4% 1,919 2,081
20 Map of Wahoo Wahoo4,929 people +6.9% 4,508 4,818
21 Map of Minden Minden3,108 people +6.7% 2,923 3,118
22 La Vista16,563 people +6.3% 15,758 16,746
23 Wayne6,121 people +5.5% 5,660 5,973
24 St. Paul2,758 people +5.5% 2,290 2,416
25 Map of Schuyler Schuyler6,578 people +5.4% 6,211 6,547
26 Map of South Sioux City South Sioux City13,907 people +5.2% 13,353 14,043
27 Map of Aurora Aurora4,664 people +4.4% 4,479 4,678
28 Map of West Point West Point3,471 people +4.0% 3,364 3,500
29 Map of York York8,141 people +3.9% 7,766 8,066
30 Central City3,061 people +3.6% 2,934 3,039
31 Map of Columbus ColumbusPlatte County · 3,313 people +3.3% 3,160 3,264
32 Norfolk Norfolk26,054 people +3.1% 24,210 24,955
33 David City David City3,017 people +3.1% 2,906 2,995
34 Map of Milford Milford2,565 people +3.1% 2,090 2,155
35 Ogallala4,777 people +3.0% 4,737 4,878
36 Map of Fremont Fremont27,567 people +2.8% 26,397 27,141
37 Township 7Washington County · 2,731 people +2.1% 2,657 2,714
38 Map of Crete Crete7,527 people +2.0% 6,960 7,099
39 Map of Lexington Lexington10,862 people +1.2% 10,230 10,348
40 Map of Hastings Hastings25,008 people +1.0% 24,907 25,152
41 Map of Gering Gering8,550 people +0.8% 8,500 8,564
42 Fairbury Fairbury3,888 people +0.7% 3,942 3,970
43 Map of Chalco Chalco10,595 people +0.6% 10,994 11,064
44 Plattsmouth Plattsmouth6,731 people +0.6% 6,502 6,544
45 Map of Holdrege Holdrege5,546 people +0.4% 5,495 5,515
46 Cozad3,937 people +0.3% 3,977 3,988
47 Map of Auburn Auburn3,470 people +0.3% 3,460 3,470
48 Nebraska City Nebraska City7,369 people −0.9% 7,289 7,222
49 Broken Bow Broken Bow3,502 people −1.5% 3,559 3,506
50 Map of Beatrice Beatrice12,225 people −1.6% 12,459 12,261
51 Blair Blair7,914 people −2.5% 7,990 7,790
52 Map of Gothenburg Gothenburg3,452 people −2.7% 3,574 3,478
53 McCook McCook7,314 people −3.3% 7,698 7,446
54 Map of O'Neill O'Neill3,570 people −3.3% 3,705 3,581
55 Map of Valentine Valentine2,633 people −3.8% 2,737 2,633
56 Map of Scottsbluff Scottsbluff14,376 people −4.0% 15,039 14,436
57 Map of Alliance Alliance8,075 people −4.0% 8,491 8,151
58 Map of Falls City Falls City4,077 people −4.4% 4,325 4,133
59 Map of Sidney Sidney6,419 people −5.1% 6,757 6,410
60 North Platte22,831 people −5.4% 24,733 23,390
61 Map of Chadron Chadron5,160 people −11.0% 5,851 5,206

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. These are official census counts, not estimates. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Nebraska as a whole is +7.4%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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