Top 100 Biggest Cities in Nebraska

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Omaha	483,335	-0.5%
2	Lincoln	294,757	0.4%
3	Bellevue	63,922	-0.2%
4	Grand Island	52,622	-0.2%
5	Kearney	34,362	0.6%
6	Fremont	27,602	0.5%
7	Norfolk	26,147	1.7%
8	Hastings	24,896	-0.3%
9	Columbus	24,464	0.5%
10	Papillion	23,791	-0.8%
11	North Platte	22,523	-1.1%
12	La Vista	16,346	-0.9%
13	Scottsbluff	14,305	-0.2%
14	South Sioux City	13,856	-0.3%
15	Beatrice	12,262	0.0%
16	Lexington	10,816	1.5%
17	Gretna	9,054	20.8%
18	Gering	8,531	0.1%
19	York	8,180	0.5%
20	Alliance	8,056	-0.3%
21	Blair	7,967	0.8%
22	Seward	7,672	-0.1%
23	Crete	7,488	1.5%
24	Nebraska City	7,414	1.0%
25	McCook	7,253	-0.6%
26	Plattsmouth	6,808	1.4%
27	Schuyler	6,529	0.0%
28	Sidney	6,440	0.2%
29	Ralston	6,401	-0.4%
30	Wayne	6,165	1.3%
31	Holdrege	5,542	0.2%
32	Chadron	5,145	-0.6%
33	Wahoo	4,987	1.1%
34	Aurora	4,704	0.3%
35	Ogallala	4,680	-1.2%
36	Waverly	4,458	1.3%
37	Falls City	4,045	-0.6%
38	Cozad	3,933	-0.3%
39	Fairbury	3,832	-1.1%
40	O'Neill	3,575	0.2%
41	Broken Bow	3,542	0.6%
42	Auburn	3,507	0.2%
43	West Point	3,458	-0.4%
44	Gothenburg	3,430	-0.4%
45	Ashland	3,367	2.7%
46	Valley	3,236	2.1%
47	Hickman	3,161	6.4%
48	Minden	3,136	0.1%
49	Central City	3,090	0.7%
50	David City	3,024	0.4%
51	Valentine	2,631	0.1%
52	St. Paul	2,427	0.6%
53	Milford	2,211	1.0%
54	Kimball	2,192	-0.9%
55	Madison	2,189	-1.0%
56	Geneva	2,135	-0.2%
57	Ord	2,078	-0.4%
58	Dakota City	2,047	-0.7%
59	Syracuse	1,974	0.7%
60	Imperial	1,969	-1.4%
61	Bennington	1,966	-0.9%
62	Wilber	1,931	-0.8%
63	Gibbon	1,912	0.3%
64	Superior	1,826	0.4%
65	Pierce	1,822	-0.3%
66	Tekamah	1,715	-0.0%
67	Albion	1,680	-0.2%
68	Tecumseh	1,670	-0.9%
69	Ainsworth	1,590	-0.5%
70	Mitchell	1,527	-0.2%
71	Stanton	1,526	1.4%
72	Neligh	1,515	-0.2%
73	Springfield	1,509	-0.0%
74	Wakefield	1,507	-0.4%
75	Hartington	1,499	-0.3%
76	Sutton	1,453	0.2%
77	Bridgeport	1,448	-0.1%
78	Gordon	1,444	-1.3%
79	Yutan	1,425	1.5%
80	Louisville	1,408	2.4%
81	Hebron	1,388	-1.1%
82	Ravenna	1,382	-1.5%
83	Oakland	1,359	-0.6%
84	Wymore	1,344	-0.6%
85	Arlington	1,311	0.1%
86	Atkinson	1,310	0.3%
87	Plainview	1,264	-0.5%
88	North Bend	1,244	-0.5%
89	Sutherland	1,233	-1.6%
90	Wisner	1,228	-0.2%
91	Fullerton	1,221	-0.8%
92	Eagle	1,207	3.4%
93	Battle Creek	1,185	-0.1%
94	Wood River	1,158	-0.7%
95	Stromsburg	1,155	0.2%
96	Grant	1,136	-1.6%
97	Bayard	1,124	0.0%
98	Creighton	1,116	-1.2%
99	Fort Calhoun	1,099	-0.3%
100	Henderson	1,084	0.0%

What is the largest city in Nebraska?

The largest city in Nebraska is Omaha, with a population of 483,335. Omaha is the 40th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lincoln, with a population of 294,757, and is the 71st largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in Nebraska?

The major cities in Nebraska are Omaha and Lincoln. There are 2 major cities in Nebraska, which are cities with a population greater than 100,000.

What is the capital of Nebraska?

The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln, whose most recent population was 294,757. Lincoln is the 2nd largest city in the state of Nebraska.

What is the fastest growing city in Nebraska?

Among the 100 largest cities in Nebraska, the fastest growing city is Gretna, whose population has grown 204.2% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Nebraska?

Among the 100 largest cities in Nebraska, the fastest shrinking city is Wymore, whose population has declined 18.4% since the year 2000. Wymore's peak populuation was 1,649 in the year 2000, and it's current population of 1,344 represents a 18.5% decline from it's peak. Wymore was once the 8,115th largest city in the US, but it's now the 9,136th largest.

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