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  • Largest town: Fremont

Dodge County, Nebraska

Dodge County had 37,884 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 528.8 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 74th by land area.

Population
37,884
#6 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,240 in US
Area
528.8 sq mi
#74 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,982 in US
Density
72 / sq mi
#6 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,159 in US
Median household income
$66,833
#38 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,224 in US

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

Dodge County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Dodge County population, land area and income

Dodge County had 37,884 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 528.8 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 74th by land area. That works out to 71.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Dodge County is 6.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,833 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,884

3144th1st

1240th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

529 sq mi

3144th1st

1982nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

71.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1159th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,833

3143rd1st

1224th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

37,884

93rd1st

6th of 93 (NE)

Land area

529 sq mi

93rd1st

74th of 93 (NE)

Density

71.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

6th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$66,833

93rd1st

38th of 93 (NE)

How Dodge County's population changed since 2020

Dodge County gained 763 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 14th 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, Dodge County recorded 2,151 births and 1,986 deaths, a natural change of +165. Net international migration added +502 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +40. The largest single component was international migration, which added 502 people.

37.1k202037.1k202137.1k202237.5k202337.9k2024
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
2,151
Deaths
1,986
Net international migration
+502
Net domestic migration
+40
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+407

Where Dodge County is

The Census internal point of Dodge County is at 41.577000, -96.645900. 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 Dodge 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: Dodge County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.577000, -96.645900
DMS
41°34'37.20"N 96°38'45.24"W
UTM
14N 696253.5E 4605489.1N
Geohash
9z7k8bbee
Plus code
86H5H9G3+RJ

Towns in Dodge County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dodge County, 29,450 people together, or 78% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dodge County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fremont with 28,190.

  1. 01Fremont28,190
  2. 02North Bend1,260
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dodge County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Dodge County. The most populous is Douglas County, NE, with 601,158 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 53.2 miles S of Dodge County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 37.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fremont, NE (population 28,190), 12.6 miles away.

Dodge County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dodge County is 31053: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,833.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dodge County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,884. That is up 763 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,121.

What is the FIPS code of Dodge County?

31053. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dodge County?

Fremont, with 28,190 residents inside Dodge County in 2024.

Which counties border Dodge County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Douglas County, NE; Saunders County, NE; Washington County, NE; Colfax County, NE; Cuming County, NE; Butler County, NE; Burt 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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