| NEBRASKA URBAN POPULATION TOTALS BY COUNTY | |||||||||||||||
| Nebraska - Selected Census Years | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | |||||||||||
| Total | Urban | Percent | Total | Urban | Percent | Total | Urban | Percent | Total | Urban | Percent | Total | Urban | Percent | |
| County | Population | Population | Urban | Population | Population | Urban | Population | Population | Urban | Population | Population | Urban | Population | Population | Urban |
| Adams | 28,944 | 21,412 | 74.0% | 30,553 | 23,580 | 77.2% | 30,656 | 23,045 | 75.2% | 29,625 | 22,837 | 77.1% | 31,151 | 24,131 | 77.5% |
| Antelope | 10,176 | - | - | 9,047 | - | - | 8,675 | - | - | 7,965 | - | - | 7,452 | - | - |
| Arthur | 680 | - | - | 606 | - | - | 513 | - | - | 462 | - | - | 444 | - | - |
| Banner | 1,269 | - | - | 1,034 | - | - | 918 | - | - | 852 | - | - | 819 | - | - |
| Blaine | 1,016 | - | - | 847 | - | - | 867 | - | - | 675 | - | - | 583 | - | - |
| Boone | 9,134 | - | - | 8,190 | - | - | 7,391 | - | - | 6,667 | - | - | 6,259 | - | - |
| Box Butte | 11,688 | 7,845 | 67.1% | 10,094 | 6,862 | 68.0% | 13,696 | 9,869 | 72.1% | 13,130 | 9,765 | 74.4% | 12,158 | 8,921 | 73.4% |
| Boyd | 4,513 | - | - | 3,752 | - | - | 3,331 | - | - | 2,835 | - | - | 2,438 | - | - |
| Brown | 4,436 | - | - | 4,021 | - | - | 4,377 | - | - | 3,657 | - | - | 3,525 | - | - |
| Buffalo | 26,236 | 14,210 | 54.2% | 31,222 | 19,181 | 61.4% | 34,797 | 21,158 | 60.8% | 37,447 | 24,396 | 65.1% | 42,259 | 27,111 | 64.2% |
| Burt | 10,192 | - | - | 9,247 | - | - | 8,813 | - | - | 7,868 | - | - | 7,791 | - | - |
| Butler | 10,312 | - | - | 9,461 | - | - | 9,330 | 2,514 | 26.9% | 8,601 | 2,522 | 29.3% | 8,767 | 2,586 | 29.5% |
| Cass | 17,821 | 6,244 | 35.0% | 18,076 | 6,371 | 35.2% | 20,297 | 6,295 | 31.0% | 21,318 | 6,412 | 30.1% | 24,334 | 7,149 | 29.4% |
| Cedar | 13,368 | - | - | 12,192 | - | - | 11,375 | - | - | 10,131 | - | - | 9,615 | - | - |
| Chase | 4,317 | - | - | 4,129 | - | - | 4,758 | - | - | 4,381 | - | - | 4,068 | - | - |
| Cherry | 8,218 | 2,875 | 35.0% | 6,846 | 2,662 | 38.9% | 6,758 | 2,829 | 41.9% | 6,307 | 2,826 | 44.8% | 6,148 | 2,709 | 44.1% |
| Cheyenne | 14,828 | 8,004 | 54.0% | 10,778 | 6,403 | 59.4% | 10,057 | 6,010 | 59.8% | 9,494 | 5,959 | 62.8% | 9,830 | 6,114 | 62.2% |
| Clay | 8,717 | - | - | 8,266 | - | - | 8,106 | - | - | 7,123 | - | - | 7,039 | - | - |
| Colfax | 9,595 | 3,096 | 32.3% | 9,498 | 3,597 | 37.9% | 9,890 | 4,151 | 42.0% | 9,139 | 4,052 | 44.3% | 10,441 | 5,270 | 50.5% |
| Cuming | 12,435 | 2,921 | 23.5% | 12,034 | 3,385 | 28.1% | 11,664 | 3,609 | 30.9% | 10,117 | 3,250 | 32.1% | 10,203 | 3,288 | 32.2% |
| Custer | 16,517 | 3,482 | 21.1% | 14,092 | 3,734 | 26.5% | 13,877 | 3,979 | 28.7% | 12,270 | 3,778 | 30.8% | 11,793 | 3,547 | 30.1% |
| Dakota | 12,168 | 7,200 | 59.2% | 13,137 | 7,920 | 60.3% | 16,573 | 10,335 | 62.4% | 16,742 | 10,915 | 65.2% | 20,253 | 15,888 | 78.4% |
| Dawes | 9,536 | 5,079 | 53.3% | 9,761 | 5,853 | 60.0% | 9,609 | 5,933 | 61.7% | 9,021 | 5,588 | 61.9% | 9,060 | 5,423 | 59.9% |
| Dawson | 19,405 | 11,806 | 60.8% | 19,771 | 12,991 | 65.7% | 22,304 | 14,972 | 67.1% | 19,940 | 13,656 | 68.5% | 24,365 | 17,803 | 73.1% |
| Deuel | 3,125 | - | - | 2,717 | - | - | 2,462 | - | - | 2,237 | - | - | 2,098 | - | - |
| Dixon | 8,106 | - | - | 7,453 | - | - | 7,137 | - | - | 6,143 | - | - | 6,339 | - | - |
| Dodge | 32,471 | 19,698 | 60.7% | 34,782 | 22,962 | 66.0% | 35,847 | 23,979 | 66.9% | 34,500 | 23,680 | 68.6% | 36,160 | 25,769 | 71.3% |
| Douglas | 343,490 | 323,736 | 94.2% | 389,455 | 373,160 | 95.8% | 397,038 | 377,639 | 95.1% | 416,444 | 398,436 | 95.7% | 463,585 | 452,245 | 97.6% |
| Dundy | 3,570 | - | - | 2,926 | - | - | 2,861 | - | - | 2,582 | - | - | 2,292 | - | - |
| Fillmore | 9,425 | - | - | 8,137 | - | - | 7,920 | - | - | 7,103 | - | - | 6,634 | - | - |
| Franklin | 5,449 | - | - | 4,566 | - | - | 4,377 | - | - | 3,938 | - | - | 3,574 | - | - |
| Frontier | 4,311 | - | - | 3,982 | - | - | 3,647 | - | - | 3,101 | - | - | 3,099 | - | - |
| Furnas | 7,711 | - | - | 6,897 | - | - | 6,486 | - | - | 5,553 | - | - | 5,324 | - | - |
| Gage | 26,818 | 12,132 | 45.2% | 25,731 | 12,389 | 48.1% | 24,456 | 12,891 | 52.7% | 22,794 | 12,354 | 54.2% | 22,993 | 12,894 | 56.1% |
| Garden | 3,472 | - | - | 2,929 | - | - | 2,802 | - | - | 2,460 | - | - | 2,292 | - | - |
| Garfield | 2,699 | - | - | 2,411 | - | - | 2,363 | - | - | 2,141 | - | - | 1,902 | - | - |
| Gosper | 2,489 | - | - | 2,178 | - | - | 2,140 | - | - | 1,928 | - | - | 2,143 | - | - |
| Grant | 1,009 | - | - | 1,019 | - | - | 877 | - | - | 769 | - | - | 747 | - | - |
| Greeley | 4,595 | - | - | 4,000 | - | - | 3,462 | - | - | 3,006 | - | - | 2,714 | - | - |
| Hall | 35,757 | 25,742 | 72.0% | 42,851 | 31,269 | 73.0% | 47,690 | 33,180 | 69.6% | 48,925 | 39,386 | 80.5% | 53,534 | 45,064 | 84.2% |
| Hamilton | 8,714 | 2,576 | 29.6% | 8,867 | 3,180 | 35.9% | 9,301 | 3,717 | 40.0% | 8,862 | 3,810 | 43.0% | 9,403 | 4,233 | 45.0% |
| Harlan | 5,081 | - | - | 4,357 | - | - | 4,292 | - | - | 3,810 | - | - | 3,786 | - | - |
| Hayes | 1,919 | - | - | 1,530 | - | - | 1,356 | - | - | 1,222 | - | - | 1,068 | - | - |
| Hitchcock | 4,829 | - | - | 4,051 | - | - | 4,079 | - | - | 3,750 | - | - | 3,111 | - | - |
| Holt | 13,722 | 3,181 | 23.2% | 12,933 | 3,753 | 29.0% | 13,552 | 4,049 | 29.9% | 12,599 | 3,852 | 30.6% | 11,551 | 3,542 | 30.7% |
| Hooker | 1,130 | - | - | 939 | - | - | 990 | - | - | 793 | - | - | 783 | - | - |
| Howard | 6,541 | - | - | 6,807 | - | - | 6,773 | - | - | 6,057 | - | - | 6,567 | - | - |
| Jefferson | 11,620 | 5,572 | 48.0% | 10,436 | 5,265 | 50.5% | 9,817 | 4,885 | 49.8% | 8,759 | 4,335 | 49.5% | 8,333 | 4,299 | 51.6% |
| Johnson | 6,281 | - | - | 5,743 | - | - | 5,285 | - | - | 4,673 | - | - | 4,488 | - | - |
| Kearney | 6,580 | - | - | 6,707 | 2,669 | 39.8% | 7,053 | 2,939 | 41.7% | 6,629 | 2,749 | 41.5% | 6,882 | 2,885 | 41.9% |
| Keith | 7,958 | 4,250 | 53.4% | 8,487 | 4,976 | 58.6% | 9,364 | 5,638 | 60.2% | 8,584 | 5,095 | 59.4% | 8,875 | 4,581 | 51.6% |
| Keya Paha | 1,672 | - | - | 1,340 | - | - | 1,301 | - | - | 1,029 | - | - | 983 | - | - |
| Kimball | 7,975 | 4,384 | 55.0% | 6,009 | 3,680 | 61.2% | 4,882 | 3,120 | 63.9% | 4,108 | 2,574 | 62.7% | 4,089 | 2,559 | 62.6% |
| Knox | 13,300 | - | - | 11,723 | - | - | 11,457 | - | - | 9,534 | - | - | 9,374 | - | - |
| Lancaster | 155,272 | 136,220 | 87.7% | 167,972 | 153,443 | 91.4% | 192,884 | 173,550 | 90.0% | 213,641 | 192,558 | 90.1% | 250,291 | 226,460 | 90.5% |
| Lincoln | 28,491 | 17,184 | 60.3% | 29,538 | 19,447 | 65.8% | 36,455 | 24,479 | 67.1% | 32,508 | 22,605 | 69.5% | 34,632 | 24,068 | 69.5% |
| Logan | 1,108 | - | - | 991 | - | - | 983 | - | - | 878 | - | - | 774 | - | - |
| Loup | 1,097 | - | - | 854 | - | - | 859 | - | - | 683 | - | - | 712 | - | - |
| McPherson | 735 | - | - | 623 | - | - | 593 | - | - | 546 | - | - | 533 | - | - |
| Madison | 25,145 | 13,111 | 52.1% | 27,402 | 16,607 | 60.6% | 31,382 | 19,449 | 62.0% | 32,655 | 21,476 | 65.8% | 35,226 | 24,540 | 69.7% |
| Merrick | 8,363 | - | - | 8,751 | 2,803 | 32.0% | 8,945 | 3,083 | 34.5% | 8,049 | 2,868 | 35.6% | 8,204 | 3,293 | 40.1% |
| Morrill | 7,057 | - | - | 5,813 | - | - | 6,085 | - | - | 5,423 | - | - | 5,440 | - | - |
| Nance | 5,635 | - | - | 5,142 | - | - | 4,740 | - | - | 4,275 | - | - | 4,038 | - | - |
| Nemaha | 9,099 | 3,229 | 35.5% | 8,976 | 3,650 | 40.7% | 8,367 | 3,482 | 41.6% | 7,980 | 3,443 | 43.1% | 7,576 | 3,517 | 46.4% |
| Nuckolls | 8,217 | 2,935 | 35.7% | 7,404 | 2,779 | 37.5% | 6,726 | 2,502 | 37.2% | 5,786 | - | - | 5,057 | - | - |
| Otoe | 16,503 | 7,252 | 43.9% | 15,576 | 7,441 | 47.8% | 15,183 | 7,127 | 46.9% | 14,252 | 6,547 | 45.9% | 15,396 | 7,059 | 45.8% |
| Pawnee | 5,356 | - | - | 4,473 | - | - | 3,937 | - | - | 3,317 | - | - | 3,087 | - | - |
| Perkins | 4,189 | - | - | 3,423 | - | - | 3,637 | - | - | 3,367 | - | - | 3,200 | - | - |
| Phelps | 9,800 | 5,226 | 53.3% | 9,553 | 5,635 | 59.0% | 9,769 | 5,624 | 57.6% | 9,715 | 5,671 | 58.4% | 9,747 | 5,674 | 58.2% |
| Pierce | 8,722 | - | - | 8,493 | - | - | 8,481 | - | - | 7,827 | - | - | 7,857 | - | - |
| Platte | 23,992 | 12,476 | 52.0% | 26,508 | 15,471 | 58.4% | 28,852 | 17,328 | 60.1% | 29,820 | 19,480 | 65.3% | 31,662 | 21,046 | 66.5% |
| Polk | 7,210 | - | - | 6,468 | - | - | 6,320 | - | - | 5,668 | - | - | 5,639 | - | - |
| Red Willow | 12,940 | 8,301 | 64.1% | 12,191 | 8,285 | 68.0% | 12,615 | 8,404 | 66.6% | 11,705 | 8,112 | 69.3% | 11,448 | 7,868 | 68.7% |
| Richardson | 13,903 | 5,598 | 40.3% | 12,277 | 5,444 | 44.3% | 11,315 | 5,374 | 47.5% | 9,937 | 4,769 | 48.0% | 9,531 | 4,428 | 46.5% |
| Rock | 2,554 | - | - | 2,231 | - | - | 2,383 | - | - | 2,019 | - | - | 1,756 | - | - |
| Saline | 12,542 | 3,546 | 28.3% | 12,809 | 4,444 | 34.7% | 13,131 | 4,872 | 37.1% | 12,715 | 4,841 | 38.1% | 13,843 | 5,883 | 42.5% |
| Sarpy | 31,281 | 14,429 | 46.1% | 63,696 | 53,769 | 84.4% | 86,015 | 72,626 | 84.4% | 102,583 | 88,529 | 86.3% | 122,595 | 113,638 | 92.7% |
| Saunders | 17,270 | 3,610 | 20.9% | 17,018 | 3,835 | 22.5% | 18,716 | 3,555 | 19.0% | 18,285 | 3,681 | 20.1% | 19,830 | 3,945 | 19.9% |
| Scotts Bluff | 33,809 | 17,962 | 53.1% | 36,432 | 20,146 | 55.3% | 38,344 | 21,916 | 57.2% | 36,025 | 21,657 | 60.1% | 36,951 | 24,591 | 66.6% |
| Seward | 13,581 | 4,208 | 31.0% | 14,460 | 5,294 | 36.6% | 15,789 | 5,713 | 36.2% | 15,450 | 5,634 | 36.5% | 16,496 | 6,333 | 38.4% |
| Sheridan | 9,049 | - | - | 7,285 | - | - | 7,544 | - | - | 6,750 | - | - | 6,198 | - | - |
| Sherman | 5,382 | - | - | 4,725 | - | - | 4,226 | - | - | 3,718 | - | - | 3,318 | - | - |
| Sioux | 2,575 | - | - | 2,034 | - | - | 1,845 | - | - | 1,549 | - | - | 1,475 | - | - |
| Stanton | 5,783 | - | - | 5,758 | - | - | 6,549 | - | - | 6,244 | - | - | 6,455 | 1,578 | 24.4% |
| Thayer | 9,118 | - | - | 7,779 | - | - | 7,582 | - | - | 6,635 | - | - | 6,055 | - | - |
| Thomas | 1,078 | - | - | 954 | - | - | 973 | - | - | 851 | - | - | 729 | - | - |
| Thurston | 7,237 | - | - | 6,942 | - | - | 7,186 | - | - | 6,936 | - | - | 7,171 | - | - |
| Valley | 6,590 | - | - | 5,783 | - | - | 5,633 | 2,658 | 47.2% | 5,169 | - | - | 4,647 | - | - |
| Washington | 12,103 | 4,931 | 40.7% | 13,310 | 6,106 | 45.9% | 15,508 | 6,418 | 41.4% | 16,607 | 6,860 | 41.3% | 18,780 | 7,357 | 39.2% |
| Wayne | 9,959 | 4,217 | 42.3% | 10,400 | 5,379 | 51.7% | 9,858 | 5,240 | 53.2% | 9,364 | 5,142 | 54.9% | 9,851 | 5,527 | 56.1% |
| Webster | 6,224 | - | - | 5,396 | - | - | 4,858 | - | - | 4,279 | - | - | 4,061 | - | - |
| Wheeler | 1,297 | - | - | 1,051 | - | - | 1,060 | - | - | 948 | - | - | 886 | - | - |
| York | 13,724 | 6,173 | 45.0% | 13,685 | 6,778 | 49.5% | 14,798 | 7,723 | 52.2% | 14,428 | 7,884 | 54.6% | 14,598 | 7,890 | 54.0% |
| Nebraska | 1,411,330 | 766,053 | 54.3% | 1,485,333 | 913,480 | 61.5% | 1,569,825 | 987,420 | 62.9% | 1,578,417 | 1,043,334 | 66.1% | 1,711,623 | 1,192,706 | 69.7% |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census, August 2002. | |||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 9/3/02 12:04 | |||||||||||||||
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