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Morrill County, Nebraska

Morrill County had 4,485 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,423.7 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 8th by land area.

Population
4,485
#57 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,857 in US
Area
1,423.7 sq mi
#8 of 93 in Nebraska · #423 in US
Density
3.2 / sq mi
#71 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,891 in US
Median household income
$62,245
#55 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,623 in US

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

Morrill County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Morrill County population, land area and income

Morrill County had 4,485 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,423.7 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 3.2 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; Morrill County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,245 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,485

3144th1st

2857th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,424 sq mi

3144th1st

423rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2891st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,245

3143rd1st

1623rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

4,485

93rd1st

57th of 93 (NE)

Land area

1,424 sq mi

93rd1st

8th of 93 (NE)

Density

3.2 / sq mi

93rd1st

71st of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$62,245

93rd1st

55th of 93 (NE)

How Morrill County's population changed since 2020

Morrill County lost 73 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 62nd 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, Morrill County recorded 253 births and 303 deaths, a natural change of -50. Net international migration added +57 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -84. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 84 people.

4,55820204,57020214,52820224,53120234,4852024
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
253
Deaths
303
Net international migration
+57
Net domestic migration
-84
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-46

Where Morrill County is

The Census internal point of Morrill County is at 41.732200, -102.990600. 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 Morrill 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: Morrill County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.732200, -102.990600
DMS
41°43'55.92"N 102°59'26.16"W
UTM
13N 667113.6E 4621994.4N
Geohash
9xqv2mhe9
Plus code
85HVP2J5+VQ

Towns in Morrill County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morrill County, 2,556 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morrill County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bridgeport with 1,445.

  1. 01Bridgeport1,445
  2. 02Bayard1,111
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morrill County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Morrill County. The most populous is Scotts Bluff County, NE, with 35,734 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 332.8 miles E of Morrill County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO (population 114,363), 129.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Scottsbluff, NE (population 14,323), 35.9 miles away.

Morrill County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morrill County is 31123: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,245.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morrill County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,485. That is down 73 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,558.

What is the FIPS code of Morrill County?

31123. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morrill County?

Bridgeport, with 1,445 residents inside Morrill County in 2024.

Which counties border Morrill County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Scotts Bluff County, NE; Box Butte County, NE; Cheyenne County, NE; Sheridan County, NE; Garden 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.