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Stanton County, Nebraska

Stanton County had 5,756 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 427.6 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 85th by land area.

Population
5,756
#48 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,754 in US
Area
427.6 sq mi
#85 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,375 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#34 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,440 in US
Median household income
$78,112
#9 of 93 in Nebraska · #540 in US

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

Stanton County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Stanton County population, land area and income

Stanton County had 5,756 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 427.6 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 85th by land area. That works out to 13.5 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, about the same as Stanton County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,112 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,756

3144th1st

2754th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

428 sq mi

3144th1st

2375th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2440th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,112

3143rd1st

540th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

5,756

93rd1st

48th of 93 (NE)

Land area

428 sq mi

93rd1st

85th of 93 (NE)

Density

13.5 / sq mi

93rd1st

34th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$78,112

93rd1st

9th of 93 (NE)

How Stanton County's population changed since 2020

Stanton County lost 66 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 57th 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, Stanton County recorded 247 births and 223 deaths, a natural change of +24. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -120. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 120 people.

5,82220205,83020215,74820225,82520235,7562024
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
247
Deaths
223
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-120
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-69

Where Stanton County is

The Census internal point of Stanton County is at 41.905000, -97.177100. 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 Stanton 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: Stanton County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.905000, -97.177100
DMS
41°54'18.00"N 97°10'37.56"W
UTM
14N 651195.4E 4640835.3N
Geohash
9z6ykstf3
Plus code
86H4WR4F+25

Towns in Stanton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stanton County, 1,505 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stanton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stanton with 1,505.

  1. 01Stanton1,505
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stanton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Stanton 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 79.7 miles SSE of Stanton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 73.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Norfolk, NE (population 26,162), 15.4 miles away.

Stanton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stanton County is 31167: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 167. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,112.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stanton County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,756. That is down 66 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,822.

What is the FIPS code of Stanton County?

31167. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (167) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stanton County?

Stanton, with 1,505 residents inside Stanton County in 2024.

Which counties border Stanton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, NE; Platte County, NE; Colfax County, NE; Wayne County, NE; Cuming County, NE; Pierce 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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