Top 100 Biggest Cities In Nebraska (2011 Census)

Rank	City	2012 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Omaha	416,309	1.8%
2	Lincoln	262,195	1.5%
3	Bellevue	51,867	3.5%
4	Grand Island	49,313	1.6%
5	Kearney	31,245	1.5%
6	Fremont	26,404	0.0%
7	Hastings	24,979	0.3%
8	North Platte	24,605	-0.5%
9	Norfolk	24,275	0.3%
10	Columbus	22,360	1.1%
11	Papillion	20,056	6.2%
12	La Vista	16,924	7.4%
13	Scottsbluff	15,027	-0.1%
14	South Sioux City	13,392	0.3%
15	Beatrice	12,260	-1.6%
16	Lexington	10,271	0.4%
17	Alliance	8,499	0.1%
18	Gering	8,498	-0.0%
19	Blair	8,001	0.1%
20	York	7,782	0.2%
21	McCook	7,650	-0.6%
22	Nebraska City	7,310	0.3%
23	Crete	7,073	1.6%
24	Seward	6,975	0.2%
25	Sidney	6,737	-0.3%
26	Ralston	6,586	10.8%
27	Plattsmouth	6,489	-0.2%
28	Schuyler	6,275	1.0%
29	Chadron	5,868	0.3%
30	Wayne	5,634	-0.5%
31	Holdrege	5,507	0.2%
32	Gretna	5,188	16.8%
33	Ogallala	4,657	-1.7%
34	Wahoo	4,505	-0.1%
35	Aurora	4,446	-0.7%
36	Falls City	4,312	-0.3%
37	Cozad	3,983	0.2%
38	Fairbury	3,931	-0.3%
39	O'Neill	3,705	–
40	Gothenburg	3,592	0.5%
41	Broken Bow	3,534	-0.7%
42	Waverly	3,483	6.3%
43	Auburn	3,470	0.3%
44	West Point	3,367	0.1%
45	Minden	2,975	1.8%
46	Central City	2,893	-1.4%
47	David City	2,882	-0.8%
48	Valentine	2,755	0.7%
49	Ashland	2,473	0.8%
50	Kimball	2,469	-1.1%
51	Madison	2,427	-0.5%
52	St. Paul	2,299	0.4%
53	Geneva	2,204	-0.6%
54	Ord	2,112	–
55	Milford	2,094	0.2%
56	Imperial	2,092	1.0%
57	Syracuse	1,948	0.3%
58	Superior	1,934	-1.2%
59	Valley	1,925	2.7%
60	Dakota City	1,891	-1.5%
61	Wilber	1,882	1.5%
62	Gibbon	1,849	0.9%
63	Pierce	1,749	-1.0%
64	Hickman	1,736	4.8%
65	Tekamah	1,714	-1.3%
66	Mitchell	1,697	-0.3%
67	Ainsworth	1,697	-1.8%
68	Tecumseh	1,667	-0.6%
69	Albion	1,617	-2.0%
70	Gordon	1,586	-1.6%
71	Neligh	1,584	-0.9%
72	Stanton	1,583	0.4%
73	Springfield	1,578	3.2%
74	Hebron	1,561	-1.1%
75	Hartington	1,538	-1.0%
76	Bridgeport	1,512	-2.1%
77	Sutton	1,491	-0.7%
78	Bennington	1,467	0.6%
79	Wakefield	1,446	-0.3%
80	Wymore	1,430	-1.9%
81	Ravenna	1,376	1.2%
82	Sutherland	1,366	6.2%
83	Wood River	1,342	1.3%
84	Fullerton	1,315	0.6%
85	Atkinson	1,255	0.8%
86	Arlington	1,244	0.1%
87	Plainview	1,230	-1.3%
88	Oakland	1,229	-1.2%
89	Battle Creek	1,207	–
90	Terrytown	1,196	-0.2%
91	Yutan	1,190	1.4%
92	North Bend	1,189	1.0%
93	Bayard	1,185	-2.0%
94	Burwell	1,179	-2.6%
95	Wisner	1,167	-0.3%
96	Stromsburg	1,156	-1.3%
97	Grant	1,152	-1.1%
98	Creighton	1,139	-1.3%
99	Alma	1,137	0.4%
100	Louisville	1,115	0.8%

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