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Richardson County, Nebraska

Richardson County had 7,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.8 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 69th by land area.

Population
7,666
#38 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,598 in US
Area
551.8 sq mi
#69 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,892 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#31 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,431 in US
Median household income
$60,839
#59 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,755 in US

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

Richardson County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Richardson County population, land area and income

Richardson County had 7,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.8 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 69th by land area. That works out to 13.9 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; Richardson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,839 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,666

3144th1st

2598th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

552 sq mi

3144th1st

1892nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2431st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,839

3143rd1st

1755th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

7,666

93rd1st

38th of 93 (NE)

Land area

552 sq mi

93rd1st

69th of 93 (NE)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

93rd1st

31st of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$60,839

93rd1st

59th of 93 (NE)

How Richardson County's population changed since 2020

Richardson County lost 194 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 71st 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, Richardson County recorded 321 births and 508 deaths, a natural change of -187. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -7. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 187 people.

7,86020207,78520217,73620227,70820237,6662024
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
321
Deaths
508
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
-7
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-42

Where Richardson County is

The Census internal point of Richardson County is at 40.123700, -95.718600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Richardson 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: Richardson County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.123700, -95.718600
DMS
40°07'25.32"N 95°43'6.96"W
UTM
15N 268345.5E 4445030.0N
Geohash
9z5umb7c6
Plus code
86G647FJ+FH

Towns in Richardson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Richardson County, 4,044 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Richardson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Falls City with 4,044.

  1. 01Falls City4,044
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Richardson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Richardson County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Nemaha County, KS, with 10,062 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 70.0 miles NW of Richardson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 69.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Maryville, MO (population 10,193), 47.2 miles away.

Richardson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Richardson County is 31147: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 147. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,839.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Richardson County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,666. That is down 194 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,860.

What is the FIPS code of Richardson County?

31147. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (147) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Richardson County?

Falls City, with 4,044 residents inside Richardson County in 2024.

Which counties border Richardson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nemaha County, KS; Brown County, KS; Doniphan County, KS; Nemaha County, NE; Holt County, MO; Pawnee 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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