112 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 1 | 4.93% | 3,447 | 2,637 |
| Eagle | 2 | 2.41% | 1,234 | 1,088 |
| Valley | 3 | 2.16% | 3,408 | 3,047 |
| Ashland | 4 | 1.99% | 3,436 | 3,100 |
| Yutan | 5 | 1.46% | 1,463 | 1,355 |
| Offutt AFB | 6 | 1.42% | 5,873 | 5,280 |
| Waverly | 7 | 1.36% | 4,605 | 4,293 |
| Lexington | 8 | 1.2% | 11,339 | 10,666 |
| Plattsmouth | 9 | 1.05% | 6,959 | 6,597 |
| Nebraska City | 10 | 1.04% | 7,604 | 7,213 |
| Columbus | 11 | 1.03% | 25,384 | 24,093 |
| Central City | 12 | 1.02% | 3,177 | 3,016 |
| Wayne | 13 | 1.01% | 6,292 | 5,974 |
| Louisville | 14 | 1% | 1,408 | 1,335 |
| Fremont | 15 | 0.95% | 28,457 | 27,122 |
| Syracuse | 16 | 0.84% | 2,032 | 1,945 |
| Lincoln | 17 | 0.73% | 302,814 | 291,837 |
| Milford | 18 | 0.72% | 2,227 | 2,146 |
| Wahoo | 19 | 0.7% | 5,005 | 4,828 |
| Schuyler | 20 | 0.67% | 6,753 | 6,527 |
| Kearney | 21 | 0.62% | 34,955 | 33,882 |
| Blair | 22 | 0.54% | 8,042 | 7,824 |
| Weeping Water | 23 | 0.47% | 1,065 | 1,039 |
| Gibbon | 24 | 0.42% | 1,925 | 1,882 |
| York | 25 | 0.37% | 8,209 | 8,056 |
| Springfield | 26 | 0.33% | 1,536 | 1,508 |
| Norfolk | 27 | 0.26% | 26,230 | 25,889 |
| Stromsburg | 28 | 0.26% | 1,162 | 1,145 |
| Aurora | 29 | 0.25% | 4,727 | 4,665 |
| Sidney | 30 | 0.25% | 6,499 | 6,417 |
| Arlington | 31 | 0.23% | 1,323 | 1,305 |
| St. Paul | 32 | 0.2% | 2,446 | 2,421 |
| David City | 33 | 0.2% | 3,032 | 2,999 |
| Henderson | 34 | 0.18% | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Fort Calhoun | 35 | 0.18% | 1,104 | 1,091 |
| Seward | 36 | 0.18% | 7,766 | 7,696 |
| Albion | 37 | 0.17% | 1,743 | 1,726 |
| Superior | 38 | 0.16% | 1,832 | 1,816 |
| Atkinson | 39 | 0.15% | 1,317 | 1,306 |
| Beatrice | 40 | 0.14% | 12,307 | 12,222 |
| Valentine | 41 | 0.11% | 2,645 | 2,628 |
| Grand Island | 42 | 0.1% | 53,305 | 53,028 |
| Shelton | 43 | 0.1% | 1,046 | 1,040 |
| Bennet | 44 | 0.09% | 1,090 | 1,082 |
| Holdrege | 45 | 0.07% | 5,560 | 5,537 |
| Tekamah | 46 | 0.06% | 1,718 | 1,711 |
| Crete | 47 | 0.04% | 7,583 | 7,566 |
| O'Neill | 48 | 0.03% | 3,579 | 3,571 |
| Hastings | 49 | 0.02% | 25,157 | 25,132 |
| Auburn | 50 | -0.09% | 3,470 | 3,483 |
| Minden | 51 | -0.1% | 3,113 | 3,127 |
| Neligh | 52 | -0.13% | 1,554 | 1,561 |
| Sutton | 53 | -0.14% | 1,441 | 1,451 |
| Broken Bow | 54 | -0.14% | 3,486 | 3,511 |
| Bellevue | 55 | -0.15% | 64,682 | 65,154 |
| Wisner | 56 | -0.16% | 1,231 | 1,239 |
| Ralston | 57 | -0.17% | 6,432 | 6,485 |
| Gering | 58 | -0.18% | 8,539 | 8,611 |
| Omaha | 59 | -0.18% | 488,385 | 492,783 |
| Geneva | 60 | -0.19% | 2,123 | 2,143 |
| Loup City | 61 | -0.19% | 1,042 | 1,049 |
| Scottsbluff | 62 | -0.2% | 14,295 | 14,434 |
| Wakefield | 63 | -0.2% | 1,513 | 1,527 |
| Cozad | 64 | -0.2% | 3,937 | 3,976 |
| Wilber | 65 | -0.2% | 1,948 | 1,967 |
| South Sioux City | 66 | -0.22% | 13,880 | 14,029 |
| Pierce | 67 | -0.22% | 1,839 | 1,858 |
| Gothenburg | 68 | -0.23% | 3,439 | 3,478 |
| Ainsworth | 69 | -0.25% | 1,601 | 1,620 |
| Battle Creek | 70 | -0.25% | 1,175 | 1,189 |
| Stanton | 71 | -0.27% | 1,501 | 1,520 |
| Hartington | 72 | -0.27% | 1,497 | 1,515 |
| Alliance | 73 | -0.28% | 8,048 | 8,162 |
| Ord | 74 | -0.29% | 2,085 | 2,113 |
| Terrytown | 75 | -0.29% | 1,042 | 1,057 |
| Gretna | 76 | -0.29% | 9,180 | 9,315 |
| Papillion | 77 | -0.31% | 25,170 | 25,558 |
| Plainview | 78 | -0.32% | 1,263 | 1,282 |
| North Bend | 79 | -0.32% | 1,256 | 1,275 |
| West Point | 80 | -0.32% | 3,449 | 3,501 |
| Wood River | 81 | -0.34% | 1,160 | 1,180 |
| Bridgeport | 82 | -0.35% | 1,440 | 1,464 |
| La Vista | 83 | -0.36% | 16,484 | 16,779 |
| Oakland | 84 | -0.37% | 1,350 | 1,373 |
| Mitchell | 85 | -0.39% | 1,515 | 1,545 |
| Chadron | 86 | -0.41% | 5,073 | 5,176 |
| Tecumseh | 87 | -0.41% | 1,690 | 1,723 |
| Chalco | 88 | -0.43% | 10,323 | 10,092 |
| Dakota City | 89 | -0.44% | 2,038 | 2,083 |
| Cambridge | 90 | -0.47% | 1,048 | 1,071 |
| Alma | 91 | -0.49% | 1,006 | 1,029 |
| Bennington | 92 | -0.5% | 1,972 | 2,022 |
| Wymore | 93 | -0.52% | 1,338 | 1,372 |
| Bayard | 94 | -0.54% | 1,105 | 1,133 |
| Falls City | 95 | -0.54% | 4,022 | 4,132 |
| Ogallala | 96 | -0.63% | 4,721 | 4,871 |
| McCook | 97 | -0.71% | 7,161 | 7,414 |
| Fairbury | 98 | -0.75% | 3,829 | 3,973 |
| Creighton | 99 | -0.81% | 1,105 | 1,149 |
| Fullerton | 100 | -0.82% | 1,207 | 1,256 |
| North Platte | 101 | -0.85% | 22,358 | 23,311 |
| Kimball | 102 | -0.86% | 2,185 | 2,277 |
| Pender | 103 | -0.92% | 1,079 | 1,127 |
| Hebron | 104 | -1% | 1,383 | 1,453 |
| Gordon | 105 | -1.04% | 1,427 | 1,501 |
| Woodland Park | 106 | -1.11% | 1,602 | 1,418 |
| Madison | 107 | -1.15% | 2,144 | 2,269 |
| Ravenna | 108 | -1.16% | 1,367 | 1,444 |
| Imperial | 109 | -1.16% | 1,952 | 2,065 |
| Sutherland | 110 | -1.46% | 1,212 | 1,300 |
| Grant | 111 | -1.6% | 1,110 | 1,200 |
| Burwell | 112 | -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 Eagle (2.41%) and Valley (2.16%). The largest population centers are Omaha (488,385), Lincoln (302,814), and Bellevue (64,682). Of the 112 cities over 1,000 population, 49 are growing while 63 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.03% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.85% annually.