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Platte County, Nebraska

Platte County had 35,499 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 675.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 42nd by land area.

Population
35,499
#9 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,305 in US
Area
675.1 sq mi
#42 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,394 in US
Density
53 / sq mi
#11 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,416 in US
Median household income
$76,785
#12 of 93 in Nebraska · #587 in US

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

Platte County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Platte County population, land area and income

Platte County had 35,499 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 675.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 52.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Platte County is 5.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,785 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,499

3144th1st

1305th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

675 sq mi

3144th1st

1394th of 3,144 (US)

Density

52.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1416th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,785

3143rd1st

587th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

35,499

93rd1st

9th of 93 (NE)

Land area

675 sq mi

93rd1st

42nd of 93 (NE)

Density

52.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

11th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$76,785

93rd1st

12th of 93 (NE)

How Platte County's population changed since 2020

Platte County gained 1,208 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.5%. That ranks 7th 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, Platte County recorded 1,990 births and 1,300 deaths, a natural change of +690. Net international migration added +1,253 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -742. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,253 people.

34.3k202034.3k202134.5k202235.0k202335.5k2024
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
1,990
Deaths
1,300
Net international migration
+1,253
Net domestic migration
-742
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+465

Where Platte County is

The Census internal point of Platte County is at 41.576900, -97.513500. 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 Platte 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: Platte County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.576900, -97.513500
DMS
41°34'36.84"N 97°30'48.60"W
UTM
14N 623922.2E 4603868.6N
Geohash
9z6st0bff
Plus code
86H4HFGP+QH

Towns in Platte County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Platte County, 25,126 people together, or 71% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Platte County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbus with 25,126.

  1. 01Columbus25,126
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Platte County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Platte 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 67.9 miles SE of Platte County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 68.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, NE (population 25,126), 12.6 miles away.

Platte County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Platte County is 31141: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 141. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,785.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Platte County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,499. That is up 1,208 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,291.

What is the FIPS code of Platte County?

31141. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (141) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Platte County?

Columbus, with 25,126 residents inside Platte County in 2024.

Which counties border Platte County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, NE; Colfax County, NE; Butler County, NE; Merrick County, NE; Stanton County, NE; Boone County, NE; Polk County, NE; Nance 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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