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  • Largest town: David City

Butler County, Nebraska

Butler County had 8,439 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 584.8 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 44th by land area.

Population
8,439
#32 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,541 in US
Area
584.8 sq mi
#44 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,682 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#30 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,415 in US
Median household income
$74,710
#16 of 93 in Nebraska · #686 in US

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

Butler County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Butler County population, land area and income

Butler County had 8,439 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 584.8 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 14.4 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; Butler County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,710 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,439

3144th1st

2541st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

585 sq mi

3144th1st

1682nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2415th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,710

3143rd1st

686th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

8,439

93rd1st

32nd of 93 (NE)

Land area

585 sq mi

93rd1st

44th of 93 (NE)

Density

14.4 / sq mi

93rd1st

30th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$74,710

93rd1st

16th of 93 (NE)

How Butler County's population changed since 2020

Butler County gained 83 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 26th 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, Butler County recorded 398 births and 436 deaths, a natural change of -38. Net international migration added -5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +118. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 118 people.

8,35620208,45220218,43220228,44220238,4392024
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
398
Deaths
436
Net international migration
-5
Net domestic migration
+118
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-3

Where Butler County is

The Census internal point of Butler County is at 41.226100, -97.132000. 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 Butler 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: Butler County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.226100, -97.132000
DMS
41°13'33.96"N 97°07'55.20"W
UTM
14N 656567.3E 4565539.1N
Geohash
9z6ft8yxk
Plus code
86H46VG9+C6

Towns in Butler County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Butler County, 3,026 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Butler County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is David City with 3,026.

  1. 01David City3,026
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Butler County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Butler County. The most populous is Lancaster County, NE, with 332,857 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 36.6 miles SE of Butler County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 37.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, NE (population 25,126), 18.7 miles away.

Butler County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Butler County is 31023: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,710.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Butler County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,439. That is up 83 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,356.

What is the FIPS code of Butler County?

31023. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Butler County?

David City, with 3,026 residents inside Butler County in 2024.

Which counties border Butler County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lancaster County, NE; Dodge County, NE; Platte County, NE; Saunders County, NE; Seward County, NE; York County, NE; Colfax County, NE; Polk 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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