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Garfield County, Nebraska

Garfield County had 1,707 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.4 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 61st by land area.

Population
1,707
#77 of 93 in Nebraska · #3,066 in US
Area
569.4 sq mi
#61 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,785 in US
Density
3.0 / sq mi
#73 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,907 in US
Median household income
$51,135
#91 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,638 in US

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

Garfield County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Garfield County population, land area and income

Garfield County had 1,707 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.4 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 3.0 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, so Garfield County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,135 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,707

3144th1st

3066th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

569 sq mi

3144th1st

1785th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2907th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,135

3143rd1st

2638th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

1,707

93rd1st

77th of 93 (NE)

Land area

569 sq mi

93rd1st

61st of 93 (NE)

Density

3.0 / sq mi

93rd1st

73rd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$51,135

93rd1st

91st of 93 (NE)

How Garfield County's population changed since 2020

Garfield County lost 98 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.4%. That ranks 89th 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, Garfield County recorded 95 births and 160 deaths, a natural change of -65. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -38. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 65 people.

1,80520201,83020211,78320221,75820231,7072024
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
95
Deaths
160
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-38
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-51

Where Garfield County is

The Census internal point of Garfield County is at 41.906900, -98.951300. 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 Garfield 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: Garfield County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.906900, -98.951300
DMS
41°54'24.84"N 98°57'4.68"W
UTM
14N 504039.1E 4639440.7N
Geohash
9z3wkkcv7
Plus code
86H3W24X+QF

Towns in Garfield County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Garfield County, 1,019 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Garfield County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Burwell with 1,019.

  1. 01Burwell1,019
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Garfield County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Garfield County. The most populous is Custer County, NE, with 10,487 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 139.3 miles ESE of Garfield County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 140.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Island, NE (population 53,250), 74.7 miles away.

Garfield County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Garfield County is 31071: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,135.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Garfield County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,707. That is down 98 people (5.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,805.

What is the FIPS code of Garfield County?

31071. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Garfield County?

Burwell, with 1,019 residents inside Garfield County in 2024.

Which counties border Garfield County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Custer County, NE; Holt County, NE; Valley County, NE; Wheeler County, NE; Loup 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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