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Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County had 573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 776.7 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 27th by land area.

Population
573
#90 of 93 in Nebraska · #3,134 in US
Area
776.7 sq mi
#27 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,120 in US
Density
0.7 / sq mi
#89 of 93 in Nebraska · #3,099 in US
Median household income
$63,607
#51 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,499 in US

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

Grant County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Grant County population, land area and income

Grant County had 573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 776.7 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 0.7 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 Grant County has 9% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,607 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

573

3144th1st

3134th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

777 sq mi

3144th1st

1120th of 3,144 (US)

Density

0.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

3099th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,607

3143rd1st

1499th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

573

93rd1st

90th of 93 (NE)

Land area

777 sq mi

93rd1st

27th of 93 (NE)

Density

0.7 / sq mi

93rd1st

89th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$63,607

93rd1st

51st of 93 (NE)

How Grant County's population changed since 2020

Grant County lost 43 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 7.0%. That ranks 93rd 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, Grant County recorded 35 births and 21 deaths, a natural change of +14. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -54. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 54 people.

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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
35
Deaths
21
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-54
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+6

Where Grant County is

The Census internal point of Grant County is at 41.914000, -101.756000. 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 Grant 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: Grant County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.914000, -101.756000
DMS
41°54'50.40"N 101°45'21.60"W
UTM
14N 271437.9E 4643901.4N
Geohash
9xrwkqpw9
Plus code
85HWW67V+JJ

Towns in Grant County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Grant County. Its 573 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Grant County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Grant County. The most populous is Cherry County, NE, with 5,558 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 273.1 miles ESE of Grant County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO (population 114,363), 188.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is North Platte, NE (population 22,549), 75.4 miles away.

Grant County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grant County is 31075: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,607.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grant County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 573. That is down 43 people (7.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 616.

What is the FIPS code of Grant County?

31075. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grant County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Grant County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Grant County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cherry County, NE; Sheridan County, NE; Garden County, NE; Hooker County, NE; Arthur 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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