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Lancaster County, Nebraska

Lancaster County had 332,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 837.6 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 26th by land area.

Population
332,857
#2 of 93 in Nebraska · #223 in US
Area
837.6 sq mi
#26 of 93 in Nebraska · #999 in US
Density
397 / sq mi
#3 of 93 in Nebraska · #346 in US
Median household income
$71,171
#21 of 93 in Nebraska · #917 in US

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

Lancaster County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Lancaster County population, land area and income

Lancaster County had 332,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 837.6 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 397.4 people per square mile, 4.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Lancaster County is 54.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,171 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

332,857

3144th1st

223rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

838 sq mi

3144th1st

999th of 3,144 (US)

Density

397.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

346th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,171

3143rd1st

917th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

332,857

93rd1st

2nd of 93 (NE)

Land area

838 sq mi

93rd1st

26th of 93 (NE)

Density

397.4 / sq mi

93rd1st

3rd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$71,171

93rd1st

21st of 93 (NE)

How Lancaster County's population changed since 2020

Lancaster County gained 9,686 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.0%. That ranks 10th 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, Lancaster County recorded 15,661 births and 11,171 deaths, a natural change of +4,490. Net international migration added +7,594 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,947. The largest single component was international migration, which added 7,594 people.

323.2k2020323.4k2021325.3k2022328.8k2023332.9k2024
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
15,661
Deaths
11,171
Net international migration
+7,594
Net domestic migration
-1,947
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,063

Where Lancaster County is

The Census internal point of Lancaster County is at 40.783500, -96.688700. 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 Lancaster 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: Lancaster County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.783500, -96.688700
DMS
40°47'0.60"N 96°41'19.32"W
UTM
14N 695026.4E 4517294.2N
Geohash
9z70pb3mj
Plus code
86G5Q8M6+CG

Towns in Lancaster County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lancaster County, 309,536 people together, or 93% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lancaster County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lincoln with 300,619.

  1. 01Lincoln300,619
  2. 02Waverly4,543
  3. 03Hickman3,285
  4. 04Bennet1,089
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lancaster County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Lancaster County. The most populous is Cass County, NE, with 27,492 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 1.8 miles NNW of Lancaster County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 2.0 miles away.

Lancaster County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lancaster County is 31109: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,171.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lancaster County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 332,857. That is up 9,686 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 323,171.

What is the FIPS code of Lancaster County?

31109. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lancaster County?

Lincoln, with 300,619 residents inside Lancaster County in 2024.

Which counties border Lancaster County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cass County, NE; Saunders County, NE; Gage County, NE; Seward County, NE; Otoe County, NE; Saline County, NE; Butler County, NE; Johnson 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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