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  • Largest town: McCook

Red Willow County, Nebraska

Red Willow County had 10,409 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 717.2 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 35th by land area.

Population
10,409
#25 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,383 in US
Area
717.2 sq mi
#35 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,259 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#29 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,414 in US
Median household income
$60,614
#61 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,781 in US

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

Red Willow County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Red Willow County population, land area and income

Red Willow County had 10,409 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 717.2 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 14.5 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; Red Willow County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,614 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,409

3144th1st

2383rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

717 sq mi

3144th1st

1259th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2414th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,614

3143rd1st

1781st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

10,409

93rd1st

25th of 93 (NE)

Land area

717 sq mi

93rd1st

35th of 93 (NE)

Density

14.5 / sq mi

93rd1st

29th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$60,614

93rd1st

61st of 93 (NE)

How Red Willow County's population changed since 2020

Red Willow County lost 275 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 73rd 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, Red Willow County recorded 501 births and 653 deaths, a natural change of -152. Net international migration added +31 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -175. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 175 people.

10.7k202010.6k202110.6k202210.5k202310.4k2024
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
501
Deaths
653
Net international migration
+31
Net domestic migration
-175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-103

Where Red Willow County is

The Census internal point of Red Willow County is at 40.169400, -100.468600. 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 Red Willow 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: Red Willow County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.169400, -100.468600
DMS
40°10'9.84"N 100°28'6.96"W
UTM
14N 374948.7E 4447593.2N
Geohash
9z0s9b8gx
Plus code
85GX5G9J+QH

Towns in Red Willow County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Red Willow County, 7,212 people together, or 69% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Red Willow County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McCook with 7,212.

  1. 01McCook7,212
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Red Willow County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Red Willow County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Furnas County, NE, with 4,468 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 202.9 miles ENE of Red Willow County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 204.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lexington, NE (population 11,205), 56.6 miles away.

Red Willow County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Red Willow County is 31145: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,614.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Red Willow County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,409. That is down 275 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,684.

What is the FIPS code of Red Willow County?

31145. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Red Willow County?

McCook, with 7,212 residents inside Red Willow County in 2024.

Which counties border Red Willow County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Furnas County, NE; Decatur County, KS; Frontier County, NE; Hitchcock County, NE; Rawlins 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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