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Johnson County, Nebraska

Johnson County had 5,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 376.1 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 90th by land area.

Population
5,219
#54 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,803 in US
Area
376.1 sq mi
#90 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,617 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#32 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,432 in US
Median household income
$64,134
#48 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,448 in US

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

Johnson County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Johnson County population, land area and income

Johnson County had 5,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 376.1 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 90th by land area. That works out to 13.9 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; Johnson County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,134 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,219

3144th1st

2803rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

376 sq mi

3144th1st

2617th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2432nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,134

3143rd1st

1448th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

5,219

93rd1st

54th of 93 (NE)

Land area

376 sq mi

93rd1st

90th of 93 (NE)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

93rd1st

32nd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$64,134

93rd1st

48th of 93 (NE)

How Johnson County's population changed since 2020

Johnson County lost 76 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 61st 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, Johnson County recorded 169 births and 268 deaths, a natural change of -99. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +12. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 99 people.

5,29520205,31420215,26420225,21520235,2192024
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
169
Deaths
268
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
+12
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4

Where Johnson County is

The Census internal point of Johnson County is at 40.395000, -96.265300. 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 Johnson 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: Johnson County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.395000, -96.265300
DMS
40°23'42.00"N 96°15'55.08"W
UTM
14N 732096.8E 4475190.9N
Geohash
9z5tc3ttz
Plus code
86G59PWM+2V

Towns in Johnson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Johnson County, 1,697 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Johnson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tecumseh with 1,697.

  1. 01Tecumseh1,697
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Johnson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Johnson County. The most populous is Lancaster County, NE, with 332,857 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 36.5 miles NW of Johnson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 35.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beatrice, NE (population 12,290), 26.7 miles away.

Johnson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Johnson County is 31097: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,134.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Johnson County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,219. That is down 76 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,295.

What is the FIPS code of Johnson County?

31097. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Johnson County?

Tecumseh, with 1,697 residents inside Johnson County in 2024.

Which counties border Johnson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lancaster County, NE; Gage County, NE; Otoe County, NE; Nemaha County, NE; Pawnee 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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