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Washington County, Nebraska

Washington County had 21,254 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 389.9 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 89th by land area.

Population
21,254
#17 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,759 in US
Area
389.9 sq mi
#89 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,574 in US
Density
55 / sq mi
#9 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,381 in US
Median household income
$88,234
#2 of 93 in Nebraska · #271 in US

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

Washington County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Washington County population, land area and income

Washington County had 21,254 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 389.9 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 89th by land area. That works out to 54.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Washington County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $88,234 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,254

3144th1st

1759th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

390 sq mi

3144th1st

2574th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1381st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$88,234

3143rd1st

271st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

21,254

93rd1st

17th of 93 (NE)

Land area

390 sq mi

93rd1st

89th of 93 (NE)

Density

54.5 / sq mi

93rd1st

9th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$88,234

93rd1st

2nd of 93 (NE)

How Washington County's population changed since 2020

Washington County gained 328 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 21st 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, Washington County recorded 899 births and 873 deaths, a natural change of +26. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +326. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 326 people.

20.9k202021.0k202121.2k202221.2k202321.3k2024
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
899
Deaths
873
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
+326
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+72

Where Washington County is

The Census internal point of Washington County is at 41.534000, -96.224600. 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 Washington 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: Washington County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.534000, -96.224600
DMS
41°32'2.40"N 96°13'28.56"W
UTM
14N 731532.5E 4601758.7N
Geohash
9z7s6353h
Plus code
86H5GQMG+J5

Towns in Washington County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Washington County, 10,421 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Washington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Blair with 7,999.

  1. 01Blair7,999
  2. 02Arlington1,320
  3. 03Fort Calhoun1,102
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Washington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Washington 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 55.9 miles SSW of Washington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 20.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fremont, NE (population 28,190), 15.0 miles away.

Washington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Washington County is 31177: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 177. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $88,234.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Washington County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,254. That is up 328 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,926.

What is the FIPS code of Washington County?

31177. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (177) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Washington County?

Blair, with 7,999 residents inside Washington County in 2024.

Which counties border Washington County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Douglas County, NE; Pottawattamie County, IA; Dodge County, NE; Harrison County, IA; Burt 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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