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Sheridan County, Nebraska

Sheridan County had 4,927 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,440.2 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 4th by land area.

Population
4,927
#55 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,824 in US
Area
2,440.2 sq mi
#4 of 93 in Nebraska · #224 in US
Density
2.0 / sq mi
#76 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,987 in US
Median household income
$59,842
#65 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,851 in US

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

Sheridan County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Sheridan County population, land area and income

Sheridan County had 4,927 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,440.2 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 2.0 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; Sheridan County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,842 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,927

3144th1st

2824th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,440 sq mi

3144th1st

224th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2987th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,842

3143rd1st

1851st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

4,927

93rd1st

55th of 93 (NE)

Land area

2,440 sq mi

93rd1st

4th of 93 (NE)

Density

2.0 / sq mi

93rd1st

76th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$59,842

93rd1st

65th of 93 (NE)

How Sheridan County's population changed since 2020

Sheridan County lost 177 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.5%. That ranks 79th 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, Sheridan County recorded 204 births and 315 deaths, a natural change of -111. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -108. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 111 people.

5,10420205,09120215,01520224,93220234,9272024
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
204
Deaths
315
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
-108
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-5

Where Sheridan County is

The Census internal point of Sheridan County is at 42.512300, -102.368300. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Sheridan 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: Sheridan County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
42.512300, -102.368300
DMS
42°30'44.28"N 102°22'5.88"W
UTM
13N 716200.9E 4710015.4N
Geohash
9xx1ye1sj
Plus code
85JVGJ6J+WM

Towns in Sheridan County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Sheridan County, 1,442 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sheridan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gordon with 1,442.

  1. 01Gordon1,442
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sheridan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Sheridan County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Oglala Lakota County, SD, with 13,360 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 315.3 miles ESE of Sheridan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO (population 114,363), 190.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Scottsbluff, NE (population 14,323), 79.8 miles away.

Sheridan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sheridan County is 31161: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 161. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,842.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sheridan County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,927. That is down 177 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,104.

What is the FIPS code of Sheridan County?

31161. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (161) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sheridan County?

Gordon, with 1,442 residents inside Sheridan County in 2024.

Which counties border Sheridan County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oglala Lakota County, SD; Box Butte County, NE; Dawes County, NE; Cherry County, NE; Morrill County, NE; Garden County, NE; Grant 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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