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Lincoln County, Nebraska

Lincoln County had 33,319 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,564.2 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
33,319
#10 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,360 in US
Area
2,564.2 sq mi
#3 of 93 in Nebraska · #211 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#36 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,462 in US
Median household income
$63,632
#50 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,492 in US

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

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 33,319 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,564.2 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 13.0 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 Lincoln County is 5.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,632 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,319

3144th1st

1360th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,564 sq mi

3144th1st

211th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2462nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,632

3143rd1st

1492nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

33,319

93rd1st

10th of 93 (NE)

Land area

2,564 sq mi

93rd1st

3rd of 93 (NE)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

93rd1st

36th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$63,632

93rd1st

50th of 93 (NE)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County lost 1,216 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.5%. That ranks 80th 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, Lincoln County recorded 1,488 births and 2,023 deaths, a natural change of -535. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,033. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,033 people.

34.5k202034.1k202133.6k202233.5k202333.3k2024
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
1,488
Deaths
2,023
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
-1,033
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-138

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 41.050300, -100.744500. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.050300, -100.744500
DMS
41°03'1.08"N 100°44'40.20"W
UTM
14N 353393.3E 4545806.8N
Geohash
9z23e8bp7
Plus code
85HX3724+45

Towns in Lincoln County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lincoln County, 23,779 people together, or 71% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is North Platte with 22,549.

  1. 01North Platte22,549
  2. 02Sutherland1,230
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Lincoln County. The most populous is Dawson County, NE, with 24,554 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 211.8 miles E of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 213.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is North Platte, NE (population 22,549), 5.2 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 31111: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,632.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,319. That is down 1,216 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,535.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

31111. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

North Platte, with 22,549 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dawson County, NE; Custer County, NE; Keith County, NE; Perkins County, NE; Frontier County, NE; Hayes County, NE; Logan County, NE; McPherson 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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