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Pawnee County, Nebraska

Pawnee County had 2,521 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 431.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 84th by land area.

Population
2,521
#71 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,993 in US
Area
431.1 sq mi
#84 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,358 in US
Density
5.8 / sq mi
#56 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,734 in US
Median household income
$55,574
#82 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,273 in US

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

Pawnee County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Pawnee County population, land area and income

Pawnee County had 2,521 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 431.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 93 in Nebraska by population and 84th by land area. That works out to 5.8 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 Pawnee County has 41% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,574 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,521

3144th1st

2993rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

431 sq mi

3144th1st

2358th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2734th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,574

3143rd1st

2273rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

2,521

93rd1st

71st of 93 (NE)

Land area

431 sq mi

93rd1st

84th of 93 (NE)

Density

5.8 / sq mi

93rd1st

56th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$55,574

93rd1st

82nd of 93 (NE)

How Pawnee County's population changed since 2020

Pawnee County lost 20 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 49th 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, Pawnee County recorded 121 births and 194 deaths, a natural change of -73. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +37. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 73 people.

2,54120202,54220212,53620222,51120232,5212024
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
121
Deaths
194
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+37
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+10

Where Pawnee County is

The Census internal point of Pawnee County is at 40.137800, -96.245200. 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 Pawnee 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: Pawnee County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.137800, -96.245200
DMS
40°08'16.08"N 96°14'42.72"W
UTM
14N 734691.0E 4446690.4N
Geohash
9z5s3fu7s
Plus code
86G54QQ3+4W

Towns in Pawnee County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Pawnee County. Its 2,521 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Pawnee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pawnee County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Gage County, NE, with 21,687 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 52.1 miles NNW of Pawnee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 51.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beatrice, NE (population 12,290), 28.0 miles away.

Pawnee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pawnee County is 31133: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 133. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,574.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pawnee County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,521. That is down 20 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,541.

What is the FIPS code of Pawnee County?

31133. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (133) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pawnee County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Pawnee County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Pawnee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gage County, NE; Nemaha County, KS; Marshall County, KS; Richardson County, NE; Nemaha County, NE; Johnson 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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