Biggest Cities in Nebraska - 2005 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Nebraska (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Omaha	432,148	1.1%
2	Lincoln	242,009	1.2%
3	Bellevue	47,243	1.2%
4	Grand Island	43,971	0.2%
5	Kearney	29,255	1.2%
6	Hastings	25,437	0.4%
7	Fremont	25,120	-0.1%
8	North Platte	23,997	0.1%
9	Norfolk	23,818	0.4%
10	Papillion	21,113	2.5%
11	Columbus	20,808	-0.3%
12	La Vista	15,632	5.8%
13	Scottsbluff	14,636	-0.3%
14	Beatrice	12,720	0.3%
15	South Sioux City	11,802	-0.3%
16	Lexington	10,026	-0.0%
17	Alliance	8,149	-1.8%
18	York	7,729	-0.9%
19	Blair	7,695	0.5%
20	McCook	7,652	-0.9%
21	Gering	7,639	-0.3%
22	Nebraska City	6,976	-0.7%
23	Plattsmouth	6,928	0.1%
24	Seward	6,749	0.7%
25	Sidney	6,402	0.1%
26	Crete	6,220	0.4%
27	Ralston	6,149	-0.4%
28	Gretna	5,457	12.9%
29	Chadron	5,419	-0.7%
30	Wayne	5,367	-0.7%
31	Holdrege	5,311	-1.2%
32	Schuyler	5,247	-0.6%
33	Ogallala	4,574	-2.2%
34	Wahoo	4,245	0.3%
35	Cozad	4,211	0.1%
36	Aurora	4,186	-0.2%
37	Falls City	4,185	-2.1%
38	Fairbury	3,984	-1.6%
39	Gothenburg	3,613	-0.1%
40	West Point	3,454	-1.1%
41	O'Neill	3,417	-1.7%
42	Auburn	3,257	-1.6%
43	Broken Bow	3,243	-1.5%
44	Minden	2,878	-0.7%
45	Central City	2,812	-1.3%
46	Valentine	2,748	-1.0%
47	Waverly	2,735	2.0%
48	David City	2,507	-0.8%
49	Ashland	2,463	1.6%
50	Kimball	2,344	-1.6%
51	Madison	2,314	-0.4%
52	St. Paul	2,204	-0.2%
53	Ord	2,093	-1.6%
54	Geneva	2,077	-1.4%
55	Milford	2,074	-0.4%
56	Superior	1,882	-1.6%
57	Imperial	1,853	-1.2%
58	Dakota City	1,847	0.3%
59	Valley	1,833	0.4%
60	Syracuse	1,822	0.5%
61	Mitchell	1,774	-0.6%
62	Wilber	1,772	0.1%
63	Gibbon	1,771	0.1%
64	Tekamah	1,756	-1.5%
65	Pierce	1,706	-0.8%
66	Ainsworth	1,695	-1.8%
67	Tecumseh	1,680	-0.4%
68	Albion	1,649	-1.6%
69	Stanton	1,607	-0.1%
70	Wymore	1,598	-0.6%
71	Gordon	1,563	-2.2%
72	Hartington	1,561	-1.0%
73	Neligh	1,526	-1.5%
74	Springfield	1,502	0.6%
75	Bridgeport	1,456	-1.8%
76	Hebron	1,385	-2.4%
77	Hickman	1,376	4.1%
78	Sutton	1,342	-1.5%
79	Wakefield	1,337	-1.0%
80	Ravenna	1,322	-0.7%
81	Fullerton	1,259	-1.9%
82	Oakland	1,256	-1.7%
83	Plainview	1,254	-1.4%
84	Sutherland	1,207	0.7%
85	North Bend	1,205	-0.2%
86	Terrytown	1,202	-0.4%
87	Yutan	1,200	-0.2%
88	Wisner	1,193	-1.2%
89	Wood River	1,189	-0.3%
90	Arlington	1,188	-0.2%
91	Friend	1,181	0.1%
92	Battle Creek	1,180	0.4%
93	Creighton	1,160	-1.7%
94	Pender	1,147	0.0%
95	Eagle	1,141	0.6%
96	Atkinson	1,138	-1.8%
97	Grant	1,136	-1.3%
98	Shelton	1,136	-0.1%
99	Stromsburg	1,135	-1.5%
100	Bayard	1,124	-2.0%

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