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  • FIPS 31051
  • Largest town: Wakefield

Dixon County, Nebraska

Dixon County had 5,526 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 475.6 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 78th by land area.

Population
5,526
#50 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,777 in US
Area
475.6 sq mi
#78 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,167 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#40 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,509 in US
Median household income
$67,521
#33 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,164 in US

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

Dixon County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Dixon County population, land area and income

Dixon County had 5,526 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 475.6 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 11.6 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, about the same as Dixon County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,521 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,526

3144th1st

2777th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

476 sq mi

3144th1st

2167th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2509th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,521

3143rd1st

1164th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

5,526

93rd1st

50th of 93 (NE)

Land area

476 sq mi

93rd1st

78th of 93 (NE)

Density

11.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

40th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$67,521

93rd1st

33rd of 93 (NE)

How Dixon County's population changed since 2020

Dixon County lost 59 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 55th 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, Dixon County recorded 255 births and 270 deaths, a natural change of -15. Net international migration added +149 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -211. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 211 people.

5,58520205,56120215,52220225,53020235,5262024
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
255
Deaths
270
Net international migration
+149
Net domestic migration
-211
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-4

Where Dixon County is

The Census internal point of Dixon County is at 42.485100, -96.855800. 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 Dixon 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: Dixon County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
42.485100, -96.855800
DMS
42°29'6.36"N 96°51'20.88"W
UTM
14N 676226.1E 4705866.3N
Geohash
9ze1eypv8
Plus code
86J5F4PV+2M

Towns in Dixon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dixon County, 1,157 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dixon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wakefield with 1,157.

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

Counties bordering Dixon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dixon County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Dakota County, NE, with 21,335 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 116.2 miles S of Dixon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 73.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Vermillion, SD (population 11,877), 20.8 miles away.

Dixon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dixon County is 31051: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,521.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dixon County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,526. That is down 59 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,585.

What is the FIPS code of Dixon County?

31051. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dixon County?

Wakefield, with 1,157 residents inside Dixon County in 2024 (1,516 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Dixon County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dakota County, NE; Union County, SD; Clay County, SD; Wayne County, NE; Cedar County, NE; 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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