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Boyd County, Nebraska

Boyd County had 1,700 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.4 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 73rd by land area.

Population
1,700
#78 of 93 in Nebraska · #3,067 in US
Area
539.4 sq mi
#73 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,939 in US
Density
3.2 / sq mi
#70 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,890 in US
Median household income
$49,077
#92 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,767 in US

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

Boyd County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Boyd County population, land area and income

Boyd County had 1,700 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.4 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 73rd by land area. That works out to 3.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Boyd County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,077 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,700

3144th1st

3067th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

539 sq mi

3144th1st

1939th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2890th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,077

3143rd1st

2767th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

1,700

93rd1st

78th of 93 (NE)

Land area

539 sq mi

93rd1st

73rd of 93 (NE)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

93rd1st

70th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$49,077

93rd1st

92nd of 93 (NE)

How Boyd County's population changed since 2020

Boyd County lost 103 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.7%. That ranks 90th 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, Boyd County recorded 47 births and 137 deaths, a natural change of -90. Net international migration added +9 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -27. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 90 people.

1,80320201,78220211,73720221,73920231,7002024
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
47
Deaths
137
Net international migration
+9
Net domestic migration
-27
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-39

Where Boyd County is

The Census internal point of Boyd County is at 42.894400, -98.773000. 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 Boyd 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: Boyd County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
42.894400, -98.773000
DMS
42°53'39.84"N 98°46'22.80"W
UTM
14N 518534.1E 4749113.2N
Geohash
9z9u02ety
Plus code
86J3V6VG+QQ

Towns in Boyd County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Boyd County. Its 1,700 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Boyd County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Boyd County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Holt County, NE, with 10,120 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 179.3 miles SE of Boyd County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 112.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 68.3 miles away.

Boyd County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Boyd County is 31015: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,077.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Boyd County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,700. That is down 103 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,803.

What is the FIPS code of Boyd County?

31015. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Boyd County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Boyd County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Boyd County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Holt County, NE; Charles Mix County, SD; Knox County, NE; Gregory County, SD; Rock County, NE; Keya Paha 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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