Top 100 Biggest Cities In Nebraska (2012 Census)

Rank City 2013 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
1 Omaha 421,570 1.5%
2 Lincoln 265,404 1.4%
3 Bellevue 52,604 2.4%
4 Grand Island 49,989 1.5%
5 Kearney 31,790 1.6%
6 Fremont 26,167 -0.4%
7 Hastings 25,058 0.3%
8 North Platte 24,592 -0.3%
9 Norfolk 24,332 0.3%
10 Columbus 22,509 0.9%
11 Papillion 20,785 4.9%
12 La Vista 17,344 4.9%
13 Scottsbluff 15,062 0.1%
14 South Sioux City 13,400 0.2%
15 Beatrice 12,147 -1.3%
16 Lexington 10,213 -0.1%
17 Alliance 8,499 0.0%
18 Gering 8,491 -0.1%
19 Blair 7,984 -0.0%
20 York 7,845 0.5%
21 McCook 7,652 -0.3%
22 Nebraska City 7,277 -0.1%
23 Ralston 7,187 10.0%
24 Crete 7,174 1.5%
25 Seward 7,043 0.6%
26 Sidney 6,808 0.4%
27 Plattsmouth 6,442 -0.5%
28 Schuyler 6,283 0.6%
29 Chadron 5,844 -0.1%
30 Wayne 5,661 0.0%
31 Holdrege 5,534 0.4%
32 Gretna 5,387 10.1%
33 Ogallala 4,649 -0.9%
34 Wahoo 4,500 -0.1%
35 Aurora 4,417 -0.7%
36 Falls City 4,300 -0.3%
37 Cozad 3,945 -0.4%
38 Fairbury 3,916 -0.3%
39 O'Neill 3,684 -0.3%
40 Gothenburg 3,561 -0.2%
41 Waverly 3,539 3.9%
42 Broken Bow 3,486 -1.0%
43 Auburn 3,419 -0.6%
44 West Point 3,338 -0.4%
45 Minden 2,960 0.6%
46 Central City 2,915 -0.3%
47 David City 2,877 -0.5%
48 Valentine 2,760 0.4%
49 Ashland 2,492 0.8%
50 Kimball 2,465 -0.6%
51 Madison 2,427 -0.2%
52 St. Paul 2,322 0.7%
53 Geneva 2,172 -1.0%
54 Milford 2,156 1.6%
55 Imperial 2,122 1.2%
56 Ord 2,103 -0.2%
57 Valley 1,966 2.4%
58 Syracuse 1,947 0.1%
59 Superior 1,933 -0.6%
60 Dakota City 1,898 -0.5%
61 Wilber 1,897 1.1%
62 Gibbon 1,867 0.9%
63 Hickman 1,793 4.0%
64 Pierce 1,745 -0.6%
65 Mitchell 1,700 -0.1%
66 Tekamah 1,681 -1.6%
67 Ainsworth 1,662 -1.9%
68 Tecumseh 1,661 -0.5%
69 Albion 1,621 -0.9%
70 Springfield 1,604 2.4%
71 Neligh 1,569 -0.9%
72 Gordon 1,566 -1.4%
73 Stanton 1,557 -0.6%
74 Hebron 1,546 -1.1%
75 Hartington 1,532 -0.7%
76 Bridgeport 1,511 -1.1%
77 Bennington 1,472 0.5%
78 Sutton 1,471 -1.0%
79 Wakefield 1,422 -1.0%
80 Wymore 1,413 -1.5%
81 Ravenna 1,383 0.8%
82 Wood River 1,365 1.5%
83 Sutherland 1,361 2.9%
84 Fullerton 1,302 -0.2%
85 Atkinson 1,252 0.3%
86 Arlington 1,246 0.1%
87 Plainview 1,222 -1.0%
88 Battle Creek 1,210 0.1%
89 Oakland 1,207 -1.5%
90 Terrytown 1,199 0.0%
91 North Bend 1,197 0.8%
92 Burwell 1,193 -0.7%
93 Yutan 1,187 0.6%
94 Wisner 1,172 0.1%
95 Bayard 1,170 -1.6%
96 Stromsburg 1,150 -0.9%
97 Grant 1,148 -0.7%
98 Alma 1,132 -0.0%
99 Creighton 1,132 -1.0%
100 Louisville 1,111 0.2%

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