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  • FIPS 31001
  • Largest town: Hastings

Adams County, Nebraska

Adams County had 31,196 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.3 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 66th by land area.

Population
31,196
#11 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,410 in US
Area
563.3 sq mi
#66 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,833 in US
Density
55 / sq mi
#8 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,376 in US
Median household income
$66,695
#39 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,234 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Adams County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Adams County population, land area and income

Adams County had 31,196 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.3 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 66th by land area. That works out to 55.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Adams County is 5.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,695 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

31,196

3144th1st

1410th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

563 sq mi

3144th1st

1833rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

55.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1376th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,695

3143rd1st

1234th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

31,196

93rd1st

11th of 93 (NE)

Land area

563 sq mi

93rd1st

66th of 93 (NE)

Density

55.4 / sq mi

93rd1st

8th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$66,695

93rd1st

39th of 93 (NE)

How Adams County's population changed since 2020

Adams County gained 20 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 38th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Adams County recorded 1,561 births and 1,589 deaths, a natural change of -28. Net international migration added +328 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -300. The largest single component was international migration, which added 328 people.

31.2k202031.0k202131.0k202230.9k202331.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,561
Deaths
1,589
Net international migration
+328
Net domestic migration
-300
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+304

Where Adams County is

The Census internal point of Adams County is at 40.520600, -98.500000. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Adams County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Adams County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.520600, -98.500000
DMS
40°31'14.16"N 98°30'0.00"W
UTM
14N 542354.1E 4485661.4N
Geohash
9z1yw8d3x
Plus code
86G3GGC2+62

Towns in Adams County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Adams County, 25,152 people together, or 81% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Adams County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hastings with 25,152.

  1. 01Hastings25,152
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Adams County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Adams County. The most populous is Hall County, NE, with 62,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 96.4 miles ENE of Adams County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 97.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hastings, NE (population 25,152), 7.8 miles away.

Adams County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Adams County is 31001: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,695.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Adams County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 31,196. That is up 20 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 31,176.

What is the FIPS code of Adams County?

31001. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Adams County?

Hastings, with 25,152 residents inside Adams County in 2024.

Which counties border Adams County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hall County, NE; Buffalo County, NE; Hamilton County, NE; Kearney County, NE; Clay County, NE; Webster County, NE.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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