State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Nebraska by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2025 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
528 of 593 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Omaha, NE
City
- Population
- 488,797
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Median rent
- $1,187
- 2
Lincoln, NE
City
- Population
- 301,522
- Median home value
- $264,000
- Median rent
- $1,086
- 3
Bellevue, NE
City
- Population
- 64,863
- Median home value
- $247,000
- Median rent
- $1,226
- 4
Grand Island, NE
City
- Population
- 53,943
- Median home value
- $218,600
- Median rent
- $947
- 5
Kearney, NE
City
- Population
- 34,782
- Median home value
- $244,600
- Median rent
- $949
- 6
Fremont, NE
City
- Population
- 28,350
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Median rent
- $1,080
- 7
Norfolk, NE
City
- Population
- 26,677
- Median home value
- $211,700
- Median rent
- $875
- 8
Columbus, NE
City
- Population
- 25,248
- Median home value
- $213,600
- Median rent
- $892
- 9
Papillion, NE
City
- Population
- 25,127
- Median home value
- $311,000
- Median rent
- $1,269
- 10
Hastings, NE
City
- Population
- 25,121
- Median home value
- $184,700
- Median rent
- $858
- 11
North Platte, NE
City
- Population
- 22,524
- Median home value
- $169,100
- Median rent
- $921
- 12
La Vista, NE
City
- Population
- 16,543
- Median home value
- $260,900
- Median rent
- $1,317
- 13
Scottsbluff, NE
City
- Population
- 14,259
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Median rent
- $966
- 14
- Population
- 14,158
- Median home value
- $174,700
- Median rent
- $1,127
- 15
Beatrice, NE
City
- Population
- 12,318
- Median home value
- $159,300
- Median rent
- $758
- 16
Lexington, NE
City
- Population
- 11,176
- Median home value
- $159,100
- Median rent
- $966
- 17
Gretna, NE
City
- Population
- 9,207
- Median home value
- $341,600
- Median rent
- $1,540
- 18
Gering, NE
City
- Population
- 8,535
- Median home value
- $186,500
- Median rent
- $823
- 19
York, NE
City
- Population
- 8,284
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Median rent
- $862
- 20
Blair, NE
City
- Population
- 7,997
- Median home value
- $221,500
- Median rent
- $937
- 21
Alliance, NE
City
- Population
- 7,914
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Median rent
- $694
- 22
Seward, NE
City
- Population
- 7,892
- Median home value
- $244,600
- Median rent
- $1,018
- 23
Crete, NE
City
- Population
- 7,747
- Median home value
- $223,500
- Median rent
- $936
- 24
- Population
- 7,512
- Median home value
- $162,000
- Median rent
- $947
- 25
McCook, NE
City
- Population
- 7,157
- Median home value
- $154,300
- Median rent
- $823
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.