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Nemaha County, Nebraska

Nemaha County had 7,046 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 407.3 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 87th by land area.

Population
7,046
#41 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,656 in US
Area
407.3 sq mi
#87 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,484 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#24 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,322 in US
Median household income
$65,868
#44 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,310 in US

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

Nemaha County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Nemaha County population, land area and income

Nemaha County had 7,046 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 407.3 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 17.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents; Nemaha County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,868 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,046

3144th1st

2656th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2484th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2322nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,868

3143rd1st

1310th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

7,046

93rd1st

41st of 93 (NE)

Land area

407 sq mi

93rd1st

87th of 93 (NE)

Density

17.3 / sq mi

93rd1st

24th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$65,868

93rd1st

44th of 93 (NE)

How Nemaha County's population changed since 2020

Nemaha County lost 39 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 46th 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, Nemaha County recorded 318 births and 439 deaths, a natural change of -121. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +89. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 121 people.

7,08520207,00820217,02820227,06420237,0462024
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
318
Deaths
439
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+89
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-18

Where Nemaha County is

The Census internal point of Nemaha County is at 40.387200, -95.852500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Nemaha 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: Nemaha County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.387200, -95.852500
DMS
40°23'13.92"N 95°51'9.00"W
UTM
15N 257876.1E 4474641.1N
Geohash
9z5vfb626
Plus code
86G694PW+VX

Towns in Nemaha County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Nemaha County, 3,473 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nemaha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Auburn with 3,473.

  1. 01Auburn3,473
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nemaha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Nemaha County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Otoe County, NE, with 16,591 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 53.1 miles WNW of Nemaha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 52.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beatrice, NE (population 12,290), 47.7 miles away.

Nemaha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nemaha County is 31127: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 127. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,868.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nemaha County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,046. That is down 39 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,085.

What is the FIPS code of Nemaha County?

31127. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (127) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Nemaha County?

Auburn, with 3,473 residents inside Nemaha County in 2024.

Which counties border Nemaha County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Otoe County, NE; Richardson County, NE; Johnson County, NE; Atchison County, MO; Holt County, MO; Pawnee 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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