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  • FIPS 31153
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Sarpy County, Nebraska

Sarpy County had 204,828 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 238.0 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 93rd by land area.

Population
204,828
#3 of 93 in Nebraska · #350 in US
Area
238.0 sq mi
#93 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,931 in US
Density
861 / sq mi
#2 of 93 in Nebraska · #179 in US
Median household income
$101,902
#1 of 93 in Nebraska · #121 in US

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

Sarpy County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Sarpy County population, land area and income

Sarpy County had 204,828 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 238.0 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 93rd by land area. That works out to 860.6 people per square mile, 8.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Sarpy County is 33.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $101,902 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

204,828

3144th1st

350th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

238 sq mi

3144th1st

2931st of 3,144 (US)

Density

860.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

179th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$101,902

3143rd1st

121st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

204,828

93rd1st

3rd of 93 (NE)

Land area

238 sq mi

93rd1st

93rd of 93 (NE)

Density

860.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

2nd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$101,902

93rd1st

1st of 93 (NE)

How Sarpy County's population changed since 2020

Sarpy County gained 13,647 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.1%. That ranks 2nd 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, Sarpy County recorded 10,168 births and 5,598 deaths, a natural change of +4,570. Net international migration added +2,109 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7,428. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 7,428 people.

191.2k2020193.9k2021196.6k2022200.5k2023204.8k2024
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
10,168
Deaths
5,598
Net international migration
+2,109
Net domestic migration
+7,428
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,351

Where Sarpy County is

The Census internal point of Sarpy County is at 41.115100, -96.109100. 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 Sarpy 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: Sarpy County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.115100, -96.109100
DMS
41°06'54.36"N 96°06'32.76"W
UTM
14N 742719.8E 4555562.7N
Geohash
9z79uuz2z
Plus code
86H54V8R+29

Towns in Sarpy County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sarpy County, 117,306 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sarpy County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bellevue with 64,777.

  1. 01Bellevue64,777
  2. 02Papillion25,248
  3. 03La Vista16,543
  4. 04Gretna9,207
  5. 05Springfield1,531
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sarpy County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Sarpy County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Douglas County, NE, with 601,158 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 37.4 miles SW of Sarpy County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 10.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Papillion, NE (population 25,248), 2.5 miles away.

Sarpy County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sarpy County is 31153: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 153. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $101,902.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sarpy County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 204,828. That is up 13,647 people (7.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 191,181.

What is the FIPS code of Sarpy County?

31153. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (153) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sarpy County?

Bellevue, with 64,777 residents inside Sarpy County in 2024.

Which counties border Sarpy County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Douglas County, NE; Pottawattamie County, IA; Cass County, NE; Saunders County, NE; Mills County, IA.

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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