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  • FIPS 31027
  • Largest town: Hartington

Cedar County, Nebraska

Cedar County had 8,262 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 740.2 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 31st by land area.

Population
8,262
#34 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,556 in US
Area
740.2 sq mi
#31 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,194 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#42 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,524 in US
Median household income
$69,895
#25 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,012 in US

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

Cedar County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Cedar County population, land area and income

Cedar County had 8,262 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 740.2 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 11.2 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; Cedar County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,895 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,262

3144th1st

2556th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

740 sq mi

3144th1st

1194th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2524th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,895

3143rd1st

1012th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

8,262

93rd1st

34th of 93 (NE)

Land area

740 sq mi

93rd1st

31st of 93 (NE)

Density

11.2 / sq mi

93rd1st

42nd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$69,895

93rd1st

25th of 93 (NE)

How Cedar County's population changed since 2020

Cedar County lost 111 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 60th 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, Cedar County recorded 383 births and 459 deaths, a natural change of -76. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -37. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 76 people.

8,37320208,33120218,36620228,24420238,2622024
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
383
Deaths
459
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
-37
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+18

Where Cedar County is

The Census internal point of Cedar County is at 42.604600, -97.256900. 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 Cedar 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: Cedar County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
42.604600, -97.256900
DMS
42°36'16.56"N 97°15'24.84"W
UTM
14N 642986.7E 4718380.4N
Geohash
9zdf6ggtv
Plus code
86J4JP3V+R6

Towns in Cedar County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cedar County, 1,501 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cedar County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hartington with 1,501.

  1. 01Hartington1,501
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cedar County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cedar County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Yankton County, SD, with 23,509 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 127.4 miles SSE of Cedar County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 69.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Vermillion, SD (population 11,877), 20.8 miles away.

Cedar County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cedar County is 31027: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,895.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cedar County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,262. That is down 111 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,373.

What is the FIPS code of Cedar County?

31027. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cedar County?

Hartington, with 1,501 residents inside Cedar County in 2024.

Which counties border Cedar County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Yankton County, SD; Clay County, SD; Wayne County, NE; Knox County, NE; Pierce County, NE; Dixon 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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