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Fillmore County, Nebraska

Fillmore County had 5,512 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.4 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 46th by land area.

Population
5,512
#51 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,778 in US
Area
575.4 sq mi
#46 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,724 in US
Density
9.6 / sq mi
#45 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,580 in US
Median household income
$69,021
#27 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,070 in US

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

Fillmore County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Fillmore County population, land area and income

Fillmore County had 5,512 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.4 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 9.6 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 Fillmore County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,021 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,512

3144th1st

2778th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

575 sq mi

3144th1st

1724th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2580th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,021

3143rd1st

1070th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

5,512

93rd1st

51st of 93 (NE)

Land area

575 sq mi

93rd1st

46th of 93 (NE)

Density

9.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

45th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$69,021

93rd1st

27th of 93 (NE)

How Fillmore County's population changed since 2020

Fillmore County lost 57 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.0%. That ranks 52nd 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, Fillmore County recorded 281 births and 355 deaths, a natural change of -74. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +26. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 74 people.

5,56920205,55420215,52920225,53920235,5122024
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
281
Deaths
355
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
+26
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-27

Where Fillmore County is

The Census internal point of Fillmore County is at 40.525000, -97.596700. 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 Fillmore 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: Fillmore County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.525000, -97.596700
DMS
40°31'30.00"N 97°35'48.12"W
UTM
14N 618864.7E 4486975.7N
Geohash
9z4we1k70
Plus code
86G4GCG3+28

Towns in Fillmore County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Fillmore County, 2,127 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fillmore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Geneva with 2,127.

  1. 01Geneva2,127
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fillmore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Fillmore County. The most populous is Seward County, NE, with 17,769 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 50.9 miles ENE of Fillmore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 52.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hastings, NE (population 25,152), 41.9 miles away.

Fillmore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fillmore County is 31059: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,021.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fillmore County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,512. That is down 57 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,569.

What is the FIPS code of Fillmore County?

31059. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fillmore County?

Geneva, with 2,127 residents inside Fillmore County in 2024.

Which counties border Fillmore County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Seward County, NE; Saline County, NE; York County, NE; Jefferson County, NE; Clay County, NE; Thayer County, NE; Nuckolls 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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