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Hall County, Nebraska

Hall County had 62,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 546.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 70th by land area.

Population
62,869
#4 of 93 in Nebraska · #864 in US
Area
546.5 sq mi
#70 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,910 in US
Density
115 / sq mi
#4 of 93 in Nebraska · #822 in US
Median household income
$69,725
#26 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,027 in US

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

Hall County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Hall County population, land area and income

Hall County had 62,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 546.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 115.0 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Hall County is 10.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,725 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

62,869

3144th1st

864th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

547 sq mi

3144th1st

1910th of 3,144 (US)

Density

115.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

822nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,725

3143rd1st

1027th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

62,869

93rd1st

4th of 93 (NE)

Land area

547 sq mi

93rd1st

70th of 93 (NE)

Density

115.0 / sq mi

93rd1st

4th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$69,725

93rd1st

26th of 93 (NE)

How Hall County's population changed since 2020

Hall County gained 93 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 35th 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, Hall County recorded 3,901 births and 2,586 deaths, a natural change of +1,315. Net international migration added +1,828 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,134. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 3,134 people.

62.8k202062.1k202162.3k202262.7k202362.9k2024
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
3,901
Deaths
2,586
Net international migration
+1,828
Net domestic migration
-3,134
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+211

Where Hall County is

The Census internal point of Hall County is at 40.866000, -98.502700. 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 Hall 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: Hall County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.866000, -98.502700
DMS
40°51'57.60"N 98°30'9.72"W
UTM
14N 541908.4E 4524001.0N
Geohash
9z3bqx2t8
Plus code
86G3VF8W+9W

Towns in Hall County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hall County, 54,414 people together, or 87% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Grand Island with 53,250.

  1. 01Grand Island53,250
  2. 02Wood River1,164
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hall County. The most populous is Buffalo County, NE, with 51,156 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 94.3 miles E of Hall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 95.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Island, NE (population 53,250), 8.5 miles away.

Hall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hall County is 31079: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,725.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hall County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 62,869. That is up 93 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 62,776.

What is the FIPS code of Hall County?

31079. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hall County?

Grand Island, with 53,250 residents inside Hall County in 2024.

Which counties border Hall County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Buffalo County, NE; Adams County, NE; Hamilton County, NE; Merrick County, NE; Howard 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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