Facts
- Population
- 2,005,465 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 2.2 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 6,203
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,961,996 (2020)
- Births
- 24,611 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 18,408 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.2
- International migration
- 10,744 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -1,077 (2023)
- Net migration
- 9,667 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 4.8
- Postal code
- NE
- FIPS code
- 31
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,005,465 |
| 2023 | 1,987,864 |
| 2022 | 1,972,246 |
| 2021 | 1,964,537 |
| 2020 | 1,963,387 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7 % |
| 2023 | 2.3 % |
| 2022 | 2.2 % |
| 2021 | 2.7 % |
| 2020 | 4.3 % |
Counties · 93
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 601,158 | 2.8 % | 3.3 % |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 332,857 | 3.2 % | 2.9 % |
| 3 | Sarpy County | 204,828 | 7.5 % | 2.8 % |
| 4 | Hall County | 62,869 | -0.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 51,156 | 2.1 % | 2.5 % |
| 6 | Dodge County | 37,884 | 1.9 % | 3.0 % |
| 7 | Scotts Bluff County | 35,734 | -1.0 % | 3.4 % |
| 8 | Madison County | 35,579 | -0.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 9 | Platte County | 35,499 | 3.5 % | 2.7 % |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 33,319 | -3.9 % | 2.7 % |
| 11 | Adams County | 31,196 | -0.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 12 | Cass County | 27,492 | 3.4 % | 3.1 % |
| 13 | Dawson County | 24,554 | 1.9 % | 2.9 % |
| 14 | Saunders County | 23,406 | 5.1 % | 2.5 % |
| 15 | Gage County | 21,687 | -0.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 16 | Dakota County | 21,335 | -1.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 17 | Washington County | 21,254 | 1.9 % | 2.7 % |
| 18 | Seward County | 17,769 | 0.9 % | 2.6 % |
| 19 | Otoe County | 16,591 | 4.3 % | 2.8 % |
| 20 | Saline County | 14,740 | -0.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 21 | York County | 14,375 | 1.8 % | 2.6 % |
| 22 | Colfax County | 10,826 | 2.3 % | 2.8 % |
| 23 | Box Butte County | 10,703 | -1.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 24 | Custer County | 10,487 | -0.5 % | 2.4 % |
| 25 | Red Willow County | 10,409 | -2.7 % | 2.5 % |
| 26 | Holt County | 10,120 | -0.1 % | 2.3 % |
| 27 | Wayne County | 9,870 | 1.7 % | 3.0 % |
| 28 | Cheyenne County | 9,602 | 1.4 % | 2.8 % |
| 29 | Hamilton County | 9,564 | 1.5 % | 2.3 % |
| 30 | Phelps County | 9,042 | 0.8 % | 2.3 % |
| 31 | Cuming County | 8,952 | -0.7 % | 2.2 % |
| 32 | Butler County | 8,439 | 0.8 % | 2.4 % |
| 33 | Knox County | 8,306 | -1.1 % | 2.9 % |
| 34 | Cedar County | 8,262 | -1.4 % | 2.5 % |
| 35 | Keith County | 8,148 | -2.2 % | 2.5 % |
| 36 | Dawes County | 8,003 | -2.4 % | 2.9 % |
| 37 | Merrick County | 7,837 | 2.3 % | 2.3 % |
| 38 | Richardson County | 7,666 | -2.6 % | 2.8 % |
| 39 | Pierce County | 7,334 | 0.2 % | 2.5 % |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 7,136 | -1.4 % | 3.1 % |
| 41 | Nemaha County | 7,046 | -0.4 % | 3.4 % |
| 42 | Kearney County | 6,749 | 0.9 % | 2.5 % |
| 43 | Burt County | 6,727 | -0.0 % | 3.4 % |
| 44 | Thurston County | 6,637 | -2.0 % | 3.2 % |
| 45 | Howard County | 6,572 | 1.5 % | 2.5 % |
| 46 | Antelope County | 6,358 | 1.0 % | 2.6 % |
| 47 | Clay County | 6,103 | -0.1 % | 2.9 % |
| 48 | Stanton County | 5,756 | -1.5 % | 2.7 % |
| 49 | Cherry County | 5,558 | 1.8 % | 2.1 % |
| 50 | Dixon County | 5,526 | -1.3 % | 2.7 % |
| 51 | Fillmore County | 5,512 | -0.8 % | 2.2 % |
| 52 | Boone County | 5,354 | -0.4 % | 2.2 % |
| 53 | Polk County | 5,269 | 1.1 % | 2.5 % |
| 54 | Johnson County | 5,219 | -1.3 % | 3.9 % |
| 55 | Sheridan County | 4,927 | -4.0 % | 2.4 % |
| 56 | Thayer County | 4,870 | -3.3 % | 2.5 % |
| 57 | Morrill County | 4,485 | -1.6 % | 2.9 % |
| 58 | Furnas County | 4,468 | -3.7 % | 2.7 % |
| 59 | Nuckolls County | 4,094 | -0.0 % | 2.4 % |
| 60 | Valley County | 4,032 | -0.6 % | 2.6 % |
| 61 | Chase County | 3,764 | -3.4 % | 2.8 % |
| 62 | Webster County | 3,326 | -2.1 % | 2.7 % |
| 63 | Kimball County | 3,305 | -3.8 % | 2.5 % |
| 64 | Nance County | 3,262 | -3.5 % | 2.4 % |
| 65 | Harlan County | 3,018 | -1.8 % | 2.3 % |
| 66 | Sherman County | 2,949 | -0.2 % | 2.9 % |
| 67 | Brown County | 2,877 | -0.9 % | 2.2 % |
| 68 | Franklin County | 2,817 | -2.5 % | 2.7 % |
| 69 | Perkins County | 2,779 | -2.8 % | 2.4 % |
| 70 | Frontier County | 2,536 | 0.8 % | 3.2 % |
| 71 | Pawnee County | 2,521 | -1.1 % | 3.1 % |
| 72 | Hitchcock County | 2,460 | -5.9 % | 2.8 % |
| 73 | Greeley County | 2,197 | 0.4 % | 3.2 % |
| 74 | Deuel County | 1,892 | 2.9 % | 3.1 % |
| 75 | Gosper County | 1,808 | -4.5 % | 2.8 % |
| 76 | Garden County | 1,804 | -3.7 % | 3.3 % |
| 77 | Garfield County | 1,707 | -5.8 % | 3.0 % |
| 78 | Boyd County | 1,700 | -6.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 79 | Dundy County | 1,581 | -4.4 % | 2.0 % |
| 80 | Rock County | 1,241 | -1.7 % | 2.3 % |
| 81 | Sioux County | 1,099 | -2.9 % | 3.0 % |
| 82 | Hayes County | 846 | -0.7 % | 3.1 % |
| 83 | Keya Paha County | 819 | 6.5 % | 3.5 % |
| 84 | Wheeler County | 808 | 4.7 % | 2.5 % |
| 85 | Hooker County | 698 | -1.8 % | 4.6 % |
| 86 | Logan County | 694 | -3.7 % | 2.8 % |
| 87 | Banner County | 665 | -1.5 % | 3.3 % |
| 88 | Thomas County | 634 | -5.7 % | 4.3 % |
| 89 | Loup County | 582 | -3.8 % | 4.0 % |
| 90 | Grant County | 573 | -6.7 % | 3.0 % |
| 91 | Blaine County | 454 | 5.8 % | 2.8 % |
| 92 | Arthur County | 423 | -2.3 % | 3.3 % |
| 93 | McPherson County | 376 | -5.8 % | 3.9 % |