Top 100 Biggest Cities In Nebraska (2017 Census)

Rank City 2018 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
1 Omaha 466,893 1.9%
2 Lincoln 284,736 1.4%
3 Bellevue 53,424 0.9%
4 Grand Island 51,390 0.8%
5 Kearney 33,835 1.4%
6 Fremont 26,457 0.0%
7 Hastings 24,989 0.0%
8 Norfolk 24,434 0.1%
9 North Platte 23,888 -0.5%
10 Columbus 23,128 0.6%
11 Papillion 19,539 0.5%
12 La Vista 17,116 1.2%
13 Scottsbluff 14,874 -0.2%
14 South Sioux City 12,911 -0.5%
15 Beatrice 12,295 -0.2%
16 Lexington 10,024 -0.3%
17 Gering 8,319 -0.3%
18 Alliance 8,164 -0.6%
19 Blair 8,091 0.2%
20 York 7,862 0.2%
21 McCook 7,540 -0.3%
22 Ralston 7,333 3.0%
23 Nebraska City 7,313 0.0%
24 Seward 7,181 0.4%
25 Crete 7,160 0.4%
26 Sidney 6,620 -0.3%
27 Plattsmouth 6,451 -0.1%
28 Schuyler 6,212 0.0%
29 Chadron 5,648 -0.5%
30 Wayne 5,494 -0.4%
31 Holdrege 5,439 -0.1%
32 Gretna 5,062 1.9%
33 Ogallala 4,538 -0.6%
34 Aurora 4,488 0.0%
35 Wahoo 4,471 -0.1%
36 Falls City 4,187 -0.5%
37 Waverly 3,838 2.3%
38 Cozad 3,815 -0.6%
39 Fairbury 3,707 -0.9%
40 O'Neill 3,635 -0.3%
41 Broken Bow 3,546 -0.1%
42 Gothenburg 3,472 -0.4%
43 West Point 3,340 -0.1%
44 Auburn 3,302 -0.7%
45 Minden 2,973 0.2%
46 Central City 2,920 -0.1%
47 David City 2,823 -0.4%
48 Valentine 2,783 0.2%
49 Ashland 2,570 0.7%
50 Kimball 2,361 -0.8%
51 Madison 2,359 -0.5%
52 St. Paul 2,342 0.3%
53 Valley 2,271 2.8%
54 Hickman 2,221 4.3%
55 Geneva 2,122 -0.6%
56 Ord 2,103 -0.1%
57 Milford 2,080 -0.1%
58 Imperial 2,062 -0.1%
59 Syracuse 1,985 0.3%
60 Gibbon 1,890 0.4%
61 Wilber 1,878 0.2%
62 Superior 1,862 -0.7%
63 Dakota City 1,860 -0.4%
64 Pierce 1,729 -0.3%
65 Tekamah 1,723 -0.1%
66 Mitchell 1,660 -0.4%
67 Ainsworth 1,649 -0.7%
68 Tecumseh 1,640 -0.3%
69 Albion 1,613 -0.3%
70 Springfield 1,603 0.7%
71 Gordon 1,545 -0.6%
72 Bennington 1,523 0.6%
73 Stanton 1,522 -0.5%
74 Bridgeport 1,520 -0.2%
75 Neligh 1,516 -0.8%
76 Hebron 1,511 -0.6%
77 Hartington 1,490 -0.6%
78 Sutton 1,429 -0.7%
79 Wakefield 1,395 -0.6%
80 Wymore 1,384 -0.7%
81 Ravenna 1,373 0.1%
82 Wood River 1,350 0.3%
83 Sutherland 1,346 0.7%
84 Arlington 1,281 0.4%
85 Fullerton 1,262 -0.5%
86 Yutan 1,261 1.0%
87 Louisville 1,261 1.9%
88 North Bend 1,256 0.9%
89 Atkinson 1,251 0.1%
90 Battle Creek 1,201 -0.1%
91 Plainview 1,196 -0.6%
92 Burwell 1,191 -0.2%
93 Terrytown 1,185 -0.2%
94 Oakland 1,183 -0.7%
95 Wisner 1,180 0.1%
96 Alma 1,169 0.4%
97 Stromsburg 1,158 -0.2%
98 Bayard 1,140 -0.8%
99 Grant 1,120 -0.6%
100 Creighton 1,102 -0.7%

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