221 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 4.93% | 3,447 | 2,614 |
| Hickman | 2 | 4.93% | 3,447 | 2,637 |
| Eagle | 3 | 2.41% | 1,234 | 1,085 |
| Eagle | 4 | 2.41% | 1,234 | 1,088 |
| Valley | 5 | 2.16% | 3,408 | 3,036 |
| Valley | 6 | 2.16% | 3,408 | 3,047 |
| Ashland | 7 | 1.99% | 3,436 | 3,081 |
| Ashland | 8 | 1.99% | 3,436 | 3,100 |
| Yutan | 9 | 1.46% | 1,463 | 1,346 |
| Yutan | 10 | 1.46% | 1,463 | 1,355 |
| Offutt AFB | 11 | 1.42% | 5,873 | 5,280 |
| Waverly | 12 | 1.36% | 4,605 | 4,278 |
| Waverly | 13 | 1.36% | 4,605 | 4,293 |
| Lexington | 14 | 1.2% | 11,339 | 10,663 |
| Lexington | 15 | 1.2% | 11,339 | 10,666 |
| Plattsmouth | 16 | 1.05% | 6,959 | 6,598 |
| Plattsmouth | 17 | 1.05% | 6,959 | 6,597 |
| Nebraska City | 18 | 1.04% | 7,604 | 7,219 |
| Nebraska City | 19 | 1.04% | 7,604 | 7,213 |
| Columbus | 20 | 1.03% | 25,384 | 24,044 |
| Columbus | 21 | 1.03% | 25,384 | 24,093 |
| Central City | 22 | 1.02% | 3,177 | 3,018 |
| Central City | 23 | 1.02% | 3,177 | 3,016 |
| Wayne | 24 | 1.01% | 6,292 | 5,975 |
| Wayne | 25 | 1.01% | 6,292 | 5,974 |
| Louisville | 26 | 1% | 1,408 | 1,332 |
| Louisville | 27 | 1% | 1,408 | 1,335 |
| Fremont | 28 | 0.95% | 28,457 | 27,135 |
| Fremont | 29 | 0.95% | 28,457 | 27,122 |
| Syracuse | 30 | 0.84% | 2,032 | 1,945 |
| Syracuse | 31 | 0.84% | 2,032 | 1,945 |
| Lincoln | 32 | 0.73% | 302,814 | 291,333 |
| Lincoln | 33 | 0.73% | 302,814 | 291,837 |
| Milford | 34 | 0.72% | 2,227 | 2,156 |
| Milford | 35 | 0.72% | 2,227 | 2,146 |
| Wahoo | 36 | 0.7% | 5,005 | 4,813 |
| Wahoo | 37 | 0.7% | 5,005 | 4,828 |
| Schuyler | 38 | 0.67% | 6,753 | 6,541 |
| Schuyler | 39 | 0.67% | 6,753 | 6,527 |
| Kearney | 40 | 0.62% | 34,955 | 33,800 |
| Kearney | 41 | 0.62% | 34,955 | 33,882 |
| Blair | 42 | 0.54% | 8,042 | 7,800 |
| Blair | 43 | 0.54% | 8,042 | 7,824 |
| Weeping Water | 44 | 0.47% | 1,065 | 1,038 |
| Weeping Water | 45 | 0.47% | 1,065 | 1,039 |
| Gibbon | 46 | 0.42% | 1,925 | 1,880 |
| Gibbon | 47 | 0.42% | 1,925 | 1,882 |
| York | 48 | 0.37% | 8,209 | 8,061 |
| York | 49 | 0.37% | 8,209 | 8,056 |
| Springfield | 50 | 0.33% | 1,536 | 1,500 |
| Springfield | 51 | 0.33% | 1,536 | 1,508 |
| Norfolk | 52 | 0.26% | 26,230 | 25,908 |
| Norfolk | 53 | 0.26% | 26,230 | 25,889 |
| Stromsburg | 54 | 0.26% | 1,162 | 1,144 |
| Stromsburg | 55 | 0.26% | 1,162 | 1,145 |
| Aurora | 56 | 0.25% | 4,727 | 4,680 |
| Aurora | 57 | 0.25% | 4,727 | 4,665 |
| Sidney | 58 | 0.25% | 6,499 | 6,405 |
| Sidney | 59 | 0.25% | 6,499 | 6,417 |
| Arlington | 60 | 0.23% | 1,323 | 1,300 |
| Arlington | 61 | 0.23% | 1,323 | 1,305 |
| St. Paul | 62 | 0.2% | 2,446 | 2,420 |
| St. Paul | 63 | 0.2% | 2,446 | 2,421 |
| David City | 64 | 0.2% | 3,032 | 3,004 |
| David City | 65 | 0.2% | 3,032 | 2,999 |
| Henderson | 66 | 0.18% | 1,091 | 1,085 |
| Henderson | 67 | 0.18% | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Fort Calhoun | 68 | 0.18% | 1,104 | 1,089 |
| Fort Calhoun | 69 | 0.18% | 1,104 | 1,091 |
| Seward | 70 | 0.18% | 7,766 | 7,644 |
| Seward | 71 | 0.18% | 7,766 | 7,696 |
| Albion | 72 | 0.17% | 1,743 | 1,732 |
| Albion | 73 | 0.17% | 1,743 | 1,726 |
| Superior | 74 | 0.16% | 1,832 | 1,818 |
| Superior | 75 | 0.16% | 1,832 | 1,816 |
| Atkinson | 76 | 0.15% | 1,317 | 1,307 |
| Atkinson | 77 | 0.15% | 1,317 | 1,306 |
| Beatrice | 78 | 0.14% | 12,307 | 12,247 |
| Beatrice | 79 | 0.14% | 12,307 | 12,222 |
| Valentine | 80 | 0.11% | 2,645 | 2,629 |
| Valentine | 81 | 0.11% | 2,645 | 2,628 |
| Grand Island | 82 | 0.1% | 53,305 | 53,134 |
| Grand Island | 83 | 0.1% | 53,305 | 53,028 |
| Shelton | 84 | 0.1% | 1,046 | 1,039 |
| Shelton | 85 | 0.1% | 1,046 | 1,040 |
| Bennet | 86 | 0.09% | 1,090 | 1,078 |
| Bennet | 87 | 0.09% | 1,090 | 1,082 |
| Holdrege | 88 | 0.07% | 5,560 | 5,531 |
| Holdrege | 89 | 0.07% | 5,560 | 5,537 |
| Tekamah | 90 | 0.06% | 1,718 | 1,712 |
| Tekamah | 91 | 0.06% | 1,718 | 1,711 |
| Crete | 92 | 0.04% | 7,583 | 7,589 |
| Crete | 93 | 0.04% | 7,583 | 7,566 |
| O'Neill | 94 | 0.03% | 3,579 | 3,580 |
| O'Neill | 95 | 0.03% | 3,579 | 3,571 |
| Hastings | 96 | 0.02% | 25,157 | 25,136 |
| Hastings | 97 | 0.02% | 25,157 | 25,132 |
| Auburn | 98 | -0.09% | 3,470 | 3,478 |
| Auburn | 99 | -0.09% | 3,470 | 3,483 |
| Minden | 100 | -0.1% | 3,113 | 3,124 |
| Minden | 101 | -0.1% | 3,113 | 3,127 |
| Neligh | 102 | -0.13% | 1,554 | 1,564 |
| Neligh | 103 | -0.13% | 1,554 | 1,561 |
| Sutton | 104 | -0.14% | 1,441 | 1,448 |
| Sutton | 105 | -0.14% | 1,441 | 1,451 |
| Broken Bow | 106 | -0.14% | 3,486 | 3,528 |
| Broken Bow | 107 | -0.14% | 3,486 | 3,511 |
| Bellevue | 108 | -0.15% | 64,682 | 65,042 |
| Bellevue | 109 | -0.15% | 64,682 | 65,154 |
| Wisner | 110 | -0.16% | 1,231 | 1,240 |
| Wisner | 111 | -0.16% | 1,231 | 1,239 |
| Ralston | 112 | -0.17% | 6,432 | 6,488 |
| Ralston | 113 | -0.17% | 6,432 | 6,485 |
| Gering | 114 | -0.18% | 8,539 | 8,621 |
| Gering | 115 | -0.18% | 8,539 | 8,611 |
| Omaha | 116 | -0.18% | 488,385 | 491,875 |
| Omaha | 117 | -0.18% | 488,385 | 492,783 |
| Geneva | 118 | -0.19% | 2,123 | 2,137 |
| Geneva | 119 | -0.19% | 2,123 | 2,143 |
| Loup City | 120 | -0.19% | 1,042 | 1,051 |
| Loup City | 121 | -0.19% | 1,042 | 1,049 |
| Scottsbluff | 122 | -0.2% | 14,295 | 14,451 |
| Scottsbluff | 123 | -0.2% | 14,295 | 14,434 |
| Wakefield | 124 | -0.2% | 1,513 | 1,527 |
| Wakefield | 125 | -0.2% | 1,513 | 1,527 |
| Cozad | 126 | -0.2% | 3,937 | 3,985 |
| Cozad | 127 | -0.2% | 3,937 | 3,976 |
| Wilber | 128 | -0.2% | 1,948 | 1,976 |
| Wilber | 129 | -0.2% | 1,948 | 1,967 |
| South Sioux City | 130 | -0.22% | 13,880 | 14,047 |
| South Sioux City | 131 | -0.22% | 13,880 | 14,029 |
| Pierce | 132 | -0.22% | 1,839 | 1,852 |
| Pierce | 133 | -0.22% | 1,839 | 1,858 |
| Gothenburg | 134 | -0.23% | 3,439 | 3,485 |
| Gothenburg | 135 | -0.23% | 3,439 | 3,478 |
| Ainsworth | 136 | -0.25% | 1,601 | 1,620 |
| Ainsworth | 137 | -0.25% | 1,601 | 1,620 |
| Battle Creek | 138 | -0.25% | 1,175 | 1,195 |
| Battle Creek | 139 | -0.25% | 1,175 | 1,189 |
| Stanton | 140 | -0.27% | 1,501 | 1,526 |
| Stanton | 141 | -0.27% | 1,501 | 1,520 |
| Hartington | 142 | -0.27% | 1,497 | 1,516 |
| Hartington | 143 | -0.27% | 1,497 | 1,515 |
| Alliance | 144 | -0.28% | 8,048 | 8,171 |
| Alliance | 145 | -0.28% | 8,048 | 8,162 |
| Ord | 146 | -0.29% | 2,085 | 2,112 |
| Ord | 147 | -0.29% | 2,085 | 2,113 |
| Terrytown | 148 | -0.29% | 1,042 | 1,058 |
| Terrytown | 149 | -0.29% | 1,042 | 1,057 |
| Gretna | 150 | -0.29% | 9,180 | 9,255 |
| Gretna | 151 | -0.29% | 9,180 | 9,315 |
| Papillion | 152 | -0.31% | 25,170 | 25,345 |
| Papillion | 153 | -0.31% | 25,170 | 25,558 |
| Plainview | 154 | -0.32% | 1,263 | 1,280 |
| Plainview | 155 | -0.32% | 1,263 | 1,282 |
| North Bend | 156 | -0.32% | 1,256 | 1,278 |
| North Bend | 157 | -0.32% | 1,256 | 1,275 |
| West Point | 158 | -0.32% | 3,449 | 3,503 |
| West Point | 159 | -0.32% | 3,449 | 3,501 |
| Wood River | 160 | -0.34% | 1,160 | 1,181 |
| Wood River | 161 | -0.34% | 1,160 | 1,180 |
| Bridgeport | 162 | -0.35% | 1,440 | 1,464 |
| Bridgeport | 163 | -0.35% | 1,440 | 1,464 |
| La Vista | 164 | -0.36% | 16,484 | 16,750 |
| La Vista | 165 | -0.36% | 16,484 | 16,779 |
| Oakland | 166 | -0.37% | 1,350 | 1,374 |
| Oakland | 167 | -0.37% | 1,350 | 1,373 |
| Mitchell | 168 | -0.39% | 1,515 | 1,546 |
| Mitchell | 169 | -0.39% | 1,515 | 1,545 |
| Chadron | 170 | -0.41% | 5,073 | 5,205 |
| Chadron | 171 | -0.41% | 5,073 | 5,176 |
| Tecumseh | 172 | -0.41% | 1,690 | 1,719 |
| Tecumseh | 173 | -0.41% | 1,690 | 1,723 |
| Chalco | 174 | -0.43% | 10,323 | 10,092 |
| Dakota City | 175 | -0.44% | 2,038 | 2,084 |
| Dakota City | 176 | -0.44% | 2,038 | 2,083 |
| Cambridge | 177 | -0.47% | 1,048 | 1,071 |
| Cambridge | 178 | -0.47% | 1,048 | 1,071 |
| Alma | 179 | -0.49% | 1,006 | 1,036 |
| Alma | 180 | -0.49% | 1,006 | 1,029 |
| Bennington | 181 | -0.5% | 1,972 | 2,022 |
| Bennington | 182 | -0.5% | 1,972 | 2,022 |
| Wymore | 183 | -0.52% | 1,338 | 1,377 |
| Wymore | 184 | -0.52% | 1,338 | 1,372 |
| Bayard | 185 | -0.54% | 1,105 | 1,133 |
| Bayard | 186 | -0.54% | 1,105 | 1,133 |
| Falls City | 187 | -0.54% | 4,022 | 4,137 |
| Falls City | 188 | -0.54% | 4,022 | 4,132 |
| Ogallala | 189 | -0.63% | 4,721 | 4,875 |
| Ogallala | 190 | -0.63% | 4,721 | 4,871 |
| McCook | 191 | -0.71% | 7,161 | 7,427 |
| McCook | 192 | -0.71% | 7,161 | 7,414 |
| Fairbury | 193 | -0.75% | 3,829 | 3,964 |
| Fairbury | 194 | -0.75% | 3,829 | 3,973 |
| Creighton | 195 | -0.81% | 1,105 | 1,151 |
| Creighton | 196 | -0.81% | 1,105 | 1,149 |
| Fullerton | 197 | -0.82% | 1,207 | 1,252 |
| Fullerton | 198 | -0.82% | 1,207 | 1,256 |
| North Platte | 199 | -0.85% | 22,358 | 23,407 |
| North Platte | 200 | -0.85% | 22,358 | 23,311 |
| Kimball | 201 | -0.86% | 2,185 | 2,295 |
| Kimball | 202 | -0.86% | 2,185 | 2,277 |
| Pender | 203 | -0.92% | 1,079 | 1,133 |
| Pender | 204 | -0.92% | 1,079 | 1,127 |
| Hebron | 205 | -1% | 1,383 | 1,456 |
| Hebron | 206 | -1% | 1,383 | 1,453 |
| Gordon | 207 | -1.04% | 1,427 | 1,511 |
| Gordon | 208 | -1.04% | 1,427 | 1,501 |
| Woodland Park | 209 | -1.11% | 1,602 | 1,418 |
| Madison | 210 | -1.15% | 2,144 | 2,280 |
| Madison | 211 | -1.15% | 2,144 | 2,269 |
| Ravenna | 212 | -1.16% | 1,367 | 1,442 |
| Ravenna | 213 | -1.16% | 1,367 | 1,444 |
| Imperial | 214 | -1.16% | 1,952 | 2,069 |
| Imperial | 215 | -1.16% | 1,952 | 2,065 |
| Sutherland | 216 | -1.46% | 1,212 | 1,306 |
| Sutherland | 217 | -1.46% | 1,212 | 1,300 |
| Grant | 218 | -1.6% | 1,110 | 1,199 |
| Grant | 219 | -1.6% | 1,110 | 1,200 |
| Burwell | 220 | -1.67% | 1,002 | 1,090 |
| Burwell | 221 | -1.67% | 1,002 | 1,086 |
Nebraska's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Hickman leads with 4.93% annualized growth, followed by Hickman (4.93%) and Eagle (2.41%). The largest population centers are Omaha (488,385), Omaha (488,385), and Lincoln (302,814). Of the 221 cities over 1,000 population, 97 are growing while 124 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.03% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.88% annually.