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Douglas County, Nebraska

Douglas County had 601,158 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 326.6 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents.

Population
601,158
#1 of 93 in Nebraska · #117 in US
Area
326.6 sq mi
#91 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,748 in US
Density
1,841 / sq mi
#1 of 93 in Nebraska · #80 in US
Median household income
$77,747
#10 of 93 in Nebraska · #556 in US

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

Douglas County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Douglas County population, land area and income

Douglas County had 601,158 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 326.6 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents. That works out to 1,840.9 people per square mile, 19.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Douglas County is 98.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,747 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

601,158

3144th1st

117th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

327 sq mi

3144th1st

2748th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,840.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

80th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,747

3143rd1st

556th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

601,158

93rd1st

1st of 93 (NE)

Land area

327 sq mi

93rd1st

91st of 93 (NE)

Density

1,840.9 / sq mi

93rd1st

1st of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$77,747

93rd1st

10th of 93 (NE)

How Douglas County's population changed since 2020

Douglas County gained 15,707 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.7%. That ranks 11th 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, Douglas County recorded 33,791 births and 20,251 deaths, a natural change of +13,540. Net international migration added +13,453 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -10,587. The largest single component was natural change, which added 13,540 people.

585.5k2020585.5k2021587.9k2022593.6k2023601.2k2024
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
33,791
Deaths
20,251
Net international migration
+13,453
Net domestic migration
-10,587
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+7,513

Where Douglas County is

The Census internal point of Douglas County is at 41.297100, -96.154100. 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 Douglas 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: Douglas County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.297100, -96.154100
DMS
41°17'49.56"N 96°09'14.76"W
UTM
14N 738279.4E 4575646.0N
Geohash
9z7dgvytp
Plus code
86H57RWW+R9

Towns in Douglas County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Douglas County, 501,026 people together, or 83% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Douglas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Omaha with 489,265.

  1. 01Omaha489,265
  2. 02Ralston6,443
  3. 03Valley3,336
  4. 04Bennington1,982
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Douglas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Douglas County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Sarpy County, NE, with 204,828 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 44.2 miles SW of Douglas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 5.7 miles away.

Douglas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Douglas County is 31055: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,747.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Douglas County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 601,158. That is up 15,707 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 585,451.

What is the FIPS code of Douglas County?

31055. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Douglas County?

Omaha, with 489,265 residents inside Douglas County in 2024.

Which counties border Douglas County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sarpy County, NE; Pottawattamie County, IA; Dodge County, NE; Saunders County, NE; Washington 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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