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  • FIPS 31021
  • Largest town: Tekamah

Burt County, Nebraska

Burt County had 6,727 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.6 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 76th by land area.

Population
6,727
#43 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,680 in US
Area
491.6 sq mi
#76 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,116 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#33 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,435 in US
Median household income
$67,113
#36 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,194 in US

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

Burt County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Burt County population, land area and income

Burt County had 6,727 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.6 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 76th by land area. That works out to 13.7 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; Burt County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,113 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,727

3144th1st

2680th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

492 sq mi

3144th1st

2116th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2435th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,113

3143rd1st

1194th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

6,727

93rd1st

43rd of 93 (NE)

Land area

492 sq mi

93rd1st

76th of 93 (NE)

Density

13.7 / sq mi

93rd1st

33rd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$67,113

93rd1st

36th of 93 (NE)

How Burt County's population changed since 2020

Burt County gained 3 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 39th 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, Burt County recorded 280 births and 418 deaths, a natural change of -138. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +130. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 138 people.

6,72420206,71620216,79020226,73020236,7272024
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
280
Deaths
418
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
+130
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-3

Where Burt County is

The Census internal point of Burt County is at 41.854200, -96.337700. 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 Burt 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: Burt County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.854200, -96.337700
DMS
41°51'15.12"N 96°20'15.72"W
UTM
14N 720996.8E 4637015.6N
Geohash
9z7qpg342
Plus code
86H5VM36+MW

Towns in Burt County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Burt County, 3,072 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Burt County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tekamah with 1,717.

  1. 01Tekamah1,717
  2. 02Oakland1,355
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Burt County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Burt County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Dodge County, NE, with 37,884 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 74.7 miles SSW of Burt County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 43.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fremont, NE (population 28,190), 29.6 miles away.

Burt County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Burt County is 31021: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,113.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Burt County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,727. That is up 3 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,724.

What is the FIPS code of Burt County?

31021. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (021) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Burt County?

Tekamah, with 1,717 residents inside Burt County in 2024.

Which counties border Burt County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dodge County, NE; Washington County, NE; Harrison County, IA; Cuming County, NE; Monona County, IA; Thurston 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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