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Pierce County, Nebraska

Pierce County had 7,334 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.3 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
7,334
#39 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,634 in US
Area
573.3 sq mi
#52 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,743 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#37 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,471 in US
Median household income
$78,454
#8 of 93 in Nebraska · #525 in US

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

Pierce County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Pierce County population, land area and income

Pierce County had 7,334 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.3 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 12.8 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; Pierce County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,454 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,334

3144th1st

2634th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

573 sq mi

3144th1st

1743rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2471st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,454

3143rd1st

525th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

7,334

93rd1st

39th of 93 (NE)

Land area

573 sq mi

93rd1st

52nd of 93 (NE)

Density

12.8 / sq mi

93rd1st

37th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$78,454

93rd1st

8th of 93 (NE)

How Pierce County's population changed since 2020

Pierce County lost 10 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 44th 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, Pierce County recorded 417 births and 314 deaths, a natural change of +103. Net international migration added +43 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -131. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 131 people.

7,34420207,31620217,32620227,30420237,3342024
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
417
Deaths
314
Net international migration
+43
Net domestic migration
-131
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+30

Where Pierce County is

The Census internal point of Pierce County is at 42.271400, -97.611000. 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 Pierce 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: Pierce County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
42.271400, -97.611000
DMS
42°16'17.04"N 97°36'39.60"W
UTM
14N 614544.7E 4680844.2N
Geohash
9zd86z3bf
Plus code
86J479CQ+HJ

Towns in Pierce County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pierce County, 3,110 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pierce County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pierce with 1,843.

  1. 01Pierce1,843
  2. 02Plainview1,267
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pierce County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pierce County. The most populous is Madison County, NE, with 35,579 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 111.5 miles SSE of Pierce County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 98.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Norfolk, NE (population 26,162), 19.3 miles away.

Pierce County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pierce County is 31139: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,454.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pierce County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,334. That is down 10 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,344.

What is the FIPS code of Pierce County?

31139. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pierce County?

Pierce, with 1,843 residents inside Pierce County in 2024.

Which counties border Pierce County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, NE; Wayne County, NE; Knox County, NE; Cedar County, NE; Antelope County, NE; Stanton 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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