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Kimball County, Nebraska

Kimball County had 3,305 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 951.9 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 19th by land area.

Population
3,305
#63 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,936 in US
Area
951.9 sq mi
#19 of 93 in Nebraska · #740 in US
Density
3.5 / sq mi
#68 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,865 in US
Median household income
$59,686
#66 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,866 in US

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

Kimball County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Kimball County population, land area and income

Kimball County had 3,305 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 951.9 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 3.5 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; Kimball County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,686 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,305

3144th1st

2936th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

952 sq mi

3144th1st

740th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2865th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,686

3143rd1st

1866th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

3,305

93rd1st

63rd of 93 (NE)

Land area

952 sq mi

93rd1st

19th of 93 (NE)

Density

3.5 / sq mi

93rd1st

68th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$59,686

93rd1st

66th of 93 (NE)

How Kimball County's population changed since 2020

Kimball County lost 103 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 75th 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, Kimball County recorded 132 births and 214 deaths, a natural change of -82. Net international migration added +61 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -109. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 109 people.

3,40820203,40820213,34420223,31620233,3052024
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
132
Deaths
214
Net international migration
+61
Net domestic migration
-109
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-11

Where Kimball County is

The Census internal point of Kimball County is at 41.199300, -103.703200. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Kimball 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: Kimball County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.199300, -103.703200
DMS
41°11'57.48"N 103°42'11.52"W
UTM
13N 608734.9E 4561692.2N
Geohash
9xq62hjek
Plus code
85HR57XW+PP

Towns in Kimball County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kimball County, 2,204 people together, or 67% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kimball County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kimball with 2,204.

  1. 01Kimball2,204
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kimball County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Kimball County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Weld County, CO, with 369,745 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 366.1 miles E of Kimball County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO (population 114,363), 77.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Scottsbluff, NE (population 14,323), 46.2 miles away.

Kimball County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kimball County is 31105: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,686.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kimball County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,305. That is down 103 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,408.

What is the FIPS code of Kimball County?

31105. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kimball County?

Kimball, with 2,204 residents inside Kimball County in 2024.

Which counties border Kimball County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Weld County, CO; Laramie County, WY; Logan County, CO; Cheyenne County, NE; Banner 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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