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Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Nuckolls County had 4,094 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.2 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 48th by land area.

Population
4,094
#59 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,876 in US
Area
575.2 sq mi
#48 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,728 in US
Density
7.1 / sq mi
#53 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,680 in US
Median household income
$58,951
#68 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,945 in US

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

Nuckolls County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Nuckolls County population, land area and income

Nuckolls County had 4,094 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.2 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 7.1 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; Nuckolls County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,951 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,094

3144th1st

2876th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

575 sq mi

3144th1st

1728th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2680th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,951

3143rd1st

1945th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

4,094

93rd1st

59th of 93 (NE)

Land area

575 sq mi

93rd1st

48th of 93 (NE)

Density

7.1 / sq mi

93rd1st

53rd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$58,951

93rd1st

68th of 93 (NE)

How Nuckolls County's population changed since 2020

Nuckolls County gained 3 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Nuckolls County recorded 168 births and 247 deaths, a natural change of -79. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +79. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 79 people.

4,09120204,07120214,07620224,10320234,0942024
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
168
Deaths
247
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+79
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-9

Where Nuckolls County is

The Census internal point of Nuckolls County is at 40.176500, -98.046800. 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 Nuckolls 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: Nuckolls County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.176500, -98.046800
DMS
40°10'35.40"N 98°02'48.48"W
UTM
14N 581155.6E 4447782.8N
Geohash
9z4k8cump
Plus code
86G35XG3+J7

Towns in Nuckolls County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Nuckolls County, 1,829 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nuckolls County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Superior with 1,829.

  1. 01Superior1,829
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nuckolls County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Nuckolls County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Clay County, NE, with 6,103 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 83.1 miles ENE of Nuckolls County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 84.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hastings, NE (population 25,152), 34.2 miles away.

Nuckolls County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nuckolls County is 31129: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 129. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,951.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nuckolls County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,094. That is up 3 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,091.

What is the FIPS code of Nuckolls County?

31129. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (129) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Nuckolls County?

Superior, with 1,829 residents inside Nuckolls County in 2024.

Which counties border Nuckolls County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Clay County, NE; Fillmore County, NE; Thayer County, NE; Republic County, KS; Webster County, NE; Jewell County, KS.

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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