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Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County had 35,579 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 572.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
35,579
#8 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,303 in US
Area
572.6 sq mi
#53 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,747 in US
Density
62 / sq mi
#7 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,277 in US
Median household income
$68,218
#30 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,121 in US

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

Madison County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 35,579 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 572.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 62.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Madison County is 5.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,218 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,579

3144th1st

1303rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

573 sq mi

3144th1st

1747th of 3,144 (US)

Density

62.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1277th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,218

3143rd1st

1121st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

35,579

93rd1st

8th of 93 (NE)

Land area

573 sq mi

93rd1st

53rd of 93 (NE)

Density

62.1 / sq mi

93rd1st

7th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$68,218

93rd1st

30th of 93 (NE)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County gained 49 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 36th 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, Madison County recorded 1,961 births and 1,612 deaths, a natural change of +349. Net international migration added +409 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -739. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 739 people.

35.5k202035.4k202135.4k202235.7k202335.6k2024
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
1,961
Deaths
1,612
Net international migration
+409
Net domestic migration
-739
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-148

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 41.909900, -97.606900. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.909900, -97.606900
DMS
41°54'35.64"N 97°36'24.84"W
UTM
14N 615537.1E 4640710.9N
Geohash
9z6w6vkyf
Plus code
86H4W95V+X6

Towns in Madison County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Madison County, 29,509 people together, or 83% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norfolk with 26,162.

  1. 01Norfolk26,162
  2. 02Madison2,169
  3. 03Battle Creek1,178
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Madison County. The most populous is Platte County, NE, with 35,499 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 89.5 miles SSE of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 90.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Norfolk, NE (population 26,162), 12.3 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 31119: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,218.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,579. That is up 49 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 35,530.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

31119. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Norfolk, with 26,162 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Platte County, NE; Wayne County, NE; Pierce County, NE; Antelope County, NE; Stanton County, NE; Boone 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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