Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Nebraska (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 326,345. Among all Nebraska cities and places, Omaha city had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (69,444), followed by Lincoln city (36,855), and Grand Island city (10,176).

The chart below shows the top 10 Nebraska cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nebraska cities and places.

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Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Omaha city
Lincoln city
Grand Island city
Bellevue city
Fremont city
North Platte city
Norfolk city
Columbus city
Kearney city
Hastings city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Omaha city 69444
2 Lincoln city 36855
3 Grand Island city 10176
4 Bellevue city 9971
5 Fremont city 6477
6 North Platte city 5258
7 Norfolk city 5004
8 Columbus city 4889
9 Kearney city 4731
10 Hastings city 4371
11 Beatrice city 3269
12 Papillion city 3197
13 La Vista city 2804
14 South Sioux City city 2601
15 Scottsbluff city 2566
16 Chalco CDP 1807
17 Alliance city 1761
18 Nebraska City city 1713
19 Plattsmouth city 1629
20 Sidney city 1576
21 Gering city 1563
22 McCook city 1559
23 Lexington city 1544
24 York city 1488
25 Ralston city 1313
26 Blair city 1173
27 Falls City city 1172
28 Seward city 1073
29 Ogallala city 1068
30 Schuyler city 1055
31 Cozad city 1046
32 Fairbury city 1016
33 Gretna city 973
34 Holdrege city 962
35 Crete city 901
36 Wahoo city 893
37 Broken Bow city 888
38 David City city 797
39 Central City city 771
40 Aurora city 742
41 O'Neill city 739
42 Gothenburg city 735
42 Wayne city 735
43 St. Paul city 645
43 Waverly city 645
44 West Point city 638
45 Dakota City city 629
46 Ashland city 622
46 Minden city 622
47 Auburn city 605
48 Kimball city 578
49 Valley city 543
50 Valentine city 511
51 Hartington city 496
52 Tekamah city 489
53 Wymore city 487
54 Ravenna city 484
55 Syracuse city 455
56 Tecumseh city 440
57 Chadron city 437
58 Geneva city 433
59 Superior city 425
60 Ord city 420
61 Wilber city 416
62 Albion city 411
63 Gibbon city 408
64 Milford city 404
65 Pierce city 400
66 Mitchell city 390
67 Offutt AFB CDP 389
68 Hebron city 387
69 Plainview city 381
70 Springfield city 373
71 Gordon city 369
72 Ainsworth city 359
73 Bennington city 351
74 Stanton city 334
75 Neligh city 329
75 Weeping Water city 329
76 Imperial city 328
76 Woodland Park CDP 328
77 North Bend city 327
78 Wisner city 324
79 Humboldt city 322
80 Battle Creek city 319
81 Fort Calhoun city 318
82 Wood River city 316
83 Pawnee City city 311
84 Doniphan village 309
85 Madison city 308
86 Tilden city 304
86 Waterloo village 304
87 Oakland city 303
88 Bridgeport city 301
89 Arlington village 299
90 Creighton city 296
91 Fullerton city 291
92 Stromsburg city 285
93 Bloomfield city 279
94 Yutan city 277
95 Bayard city 271
96 Sutton city 269
97 Atkinson city 267
98 Emerson village 265
99 Red Cloud city 264
100 Fairmont village 263
101 Utica village 261
102 Newman Grove city 258
103 Genoa city 257
103 Sutherland village 257
104 Hickman city 255
105 Loup City city 251
106 Rushville city 250
107 Pender village 249
108 Harvard city 248
109 Randolph city 243
110 Shelton village 240
111 Crawford city 237
111 Grant city 237
112 Overton village 235
113 Ceresco village 233
114 Kenesaw village 231
115 Lyons city 228
116 Cambridge city 227
117 Arapahoe city 224
118 Hooper city 223
119 Franklin city 219
120 Cedar Bluffs village 218
121 Walton CDP 216
122 Shelby village 214
123 Wakefield city 213
124 Elgin city 211
125 Osmond city 209
126 Decatur village 208
126 Scribner city 208
127 Burwell city 206
128 Cairo village 205
128 Friend city 205
129 Clay Center city 203
129 Terrytown city 203
130 Alma city 202
131 Chappell city 201
131 Elm Creek village 201
132 Juniata village 198
133 Morrill village 196
133 Oshkosh city 196
134 Deshler city 191
135 Minatare city 189
136 Ponca city 185
137 Beemer village 181
137 Crofton city 181
138 Arnold village 180
139 Hemingford village 179
140 Osceola city 178
141 Clarkson city 174
142 De Witt village 173
143 Hershey village 171
143 Sargent city 171
144 Bancroft village 169
145 Elwood village 165
146 Sterling village 163
147 Bennet village 162
147 Bertrand village 162
148 Hay Springs village 161
148 St. Edward city 161
149 Benkelman city 159
150 Ansley village 158
150 Blue Hill city 158
151 Laurel city 157
152 Bassett city 153
153 Trenton village 151
153 Walthill village 151
154 Wauneta village 150
155 Greenwood village 149
155 Louisville city 149
156 Howells village 147
156 Lyman village 147
157 Henderson city 145
157 Valparaiso village 145
158 Eagle village 144
159 Humphrey city 140
160 Edgar city 139
161 Coleridge village 136
161 Dorchester village 136
161 Nelson city 136
162 Cedar Rapids village 135
162 Ewing village 135
163 Alda village 134
164 Dodge village 133
164 Platte Center village 133
164 Winnebago village 133
165 Duncan village 132
166 Bellwood village 131
166 Exeter village 131
166 Indianola city 131
167 Axtell village 128
167 Curtis city 128
168 Allen village 126
168 Paxton village 126
169 Beaver City city 125
170 Elmwood village 124
170 Homer village 124
170 Macy CDP 124
170 Verdigre village 124
171 Hildreth village 122
172 Silver Creek village 121
173 Fairfield city 120
174 Cook village 119
175 Beaver Crossing village 118
175 Giltner village 118
175 Oxford village 118
176 Stratton village 117
177 Dunbar village 115
177 Long Pine city 115
177 Palmer village 115
177 Prague village 115
178 Davenport village 114
179 Unadilla village 111
179 Winside village 111
180 Adams village 110
180 Murray village 110
181 Chapman village 109
182 Stuart village 108
183 Table Rock village 107
184 Greeley Center village 105
184 Kennard village 105
185 Campbell village 104
185 Loomis village 104
186 Petersburg village 103
187 Mullen village 102
187 Wausa village 102
188 Inglewood village 101
188 North Loup village 101
188 Orleans village 101
189 McCool Junction village 100
189 Plymouth village 100
190 Blue Springs city 99
190 Merna village 99
191 Scotia village 98
192 Cortland village 97
192 Holbrook village 97
192 Mead village 97
192 Milligan village 97
193 Cedar Creek village 94
193 Palmyra village 94
193 Weston village 94
193 Wynot village 94
194 Glenvil village 93
194 Otoe village 93
195 Leigh village 92
195 Rising City village 92
195 Spalding village 92
196 Goehner village 91
196 Oakdale village 91
196 Pleasant Dale village 91
196 Wilcox village 91
197 Orchard village 90
198 Callaway village 89
198 Spencer village 89
199 Brady village 88
200 Big Springs village 87
201 Bradshaw village 86
201 Marquette village 86
202 Chambers village 85
202 Maywood village 85
202 Nickerson village 85
202 Niobrara village 85
203 Odell village 84
203 Peru city 84
203 Polk village 84
204 Butte village 83
204 Clatonia village 83
204 Stapleton village 83
205 Diller village 81
205 Johnson village 81
205 Pilger village 81
205 Shickley village 81
206 Winslow village 79
207 St. Libory CDP 78
208 Monroe village 77
208 Potter village 77
208 Uehling village 77
209 Brule village 76
209 Clearwater village 76
209 Culbertson village 76
209 Dannebrog village 76
209 Meadow Grove village 76
209 Snyder village 76
210 Brainard village 75
210 Endicott village 75
210 Hampton village 75
211 Clarks village 74
211 Dawson village 74
211 Manley village 74
212 Belgrade village 73
212 Hubbard village 73
212 Lawrence village 73
212 Palisade village 73
213 Hordville village 72
213 Lynch village 72
213 Western village 72
214 Arcadia village 69
214 Dix village 69
214 Firth village 69
214 Lodgepole village 69
214 Verdon village 69
215 Wolbach village 68
216 Gurley village 67
216 Lakeview CDP 67
216 Newcastle village 67
217 Benedict village 66
217 Hayes Center village 66
217 Phillips village 66
217 Sumner village 66
218 Dwight village 65
218 Elba village 65
218 Eustis village 65
218 Maxwell village 65
218 Union village 65
219 Pleasanton village 64
219 Staplehurst village 64
220 Bartley village 63
220 Hardy village 63
220 Santee village 63
221 Farnam village 62
221 Garland village 62
221 Howard City (Boelus) village 62
221 Nehawka village 62
221 Panama village 62
222 Bruning village 61
222 Murdock village 61
222 Raymond village 61
222 Shubert village 61
222 Springview village 61
223 Bushnell village 60
223 Craig village 60
223 Lewellen village 60
223 Litchfield village 60
224 Brunswick village 59
224 Chester village 59
224 Du Bois village 59
224 Holstein village 59
225 Carroll village 57
225 Republican City village 57
225 Stella village 57
226 Edison village 56
226 Grafton village 56
227 Avoca village 55
227 Dalton village 55
227 Elsie village 55
227 Glenwood CDP 55
227 Lindsay village 55
227 Miller village 55
228 Herman village 54
228 Pickrell village 54
228 Wallace village 54
229 Taylor village 53
230 Bladen village 52
230 Fordyce village 52
230 Martin CDP 52
231 Broadwater village 51
231 Malcolm village 51
231 Waco village 51
232 Talmage village 50
233 Harrison village 49
233 Naponee village 49
234 Ashton village 48
234 Gresham village 48
234 Harbine village 48
234 Hoskins village 48
235 Amherst village 47
235 Hyannis village 47
235 Salem village 47
236 Creston village 46
236 Naper village 46
236 Washington village 46
237 Bee village 45
237 Carleton village 45
237 Hadar village 45
237 Hallam village 45
237 Riverdale village 45
238 Kilgore village 44
238 Roca village 44
238 South Bend village 44
238 Ulysses village 44
239 Ayr village 43
239 Cody village 43
240 Brock village 42
240 Comstock village 42
240 Jansen village 42
240 Merriman village 42
240 Reynolds village 42
240 Rosalie village 42
241 Stamford village 41
242 Elk Creek village 40
242 Heartwell village 40
242 Malmo village 40
242 Thurston village 40
242 Whitney village 40
243 Eddyville village 39
243 La Platte CDP 39
243 Leshara village 39
243 Prosser village 39
243 Thedford village 39
244 Lemoyne CDP 38
244 Octavia village 38
245 Boys Town village 37
245 Roseland village 37
245 St. Helena village 37
245 Sprague village 37
246 Anselmo village 36
246 Denton village 36
246 Guide Rock village 36
246 Inman village 36
246 Jackson village 36
246 Trumbull village 36
247 Alexandria village 35
247 Bruno village 35
247 Steinauer village 35
247 Venango village 35
248 Atlanta village 34
249 Belden village 33
249 Bloomington village 33
249 Burchard village 33
249 Center village 33
249 Davey village 33
249 Melbeta village 33
250 Cordova village 32
250 McLean village 32
251 Brownville village 31
251 Cheney CDP 31
251 Madrid village 31
252 Cushing village 30
252 Daykin village 30
252 Ithaca village 30
252 Magnet village 30
252 Odessa CDP 30
253 Farwell village 29
253 Oconto village 29
254 Belvidere village 28
254 Concord village 28
254 Henry village 28
254 Mason City village 28
254 Rulo village 28
254 Waterbury village 28
255 Arthur village 27
255 Colon village 27
255 Fontanelle CDP 27
255 Hubbell village 27
255 Page village 27
255 Ruskin village 27
255 Tryon CDP 27
256 Funk village 26
256 McGrew village 26
256 Rogers village 26
257 Bartlett village 25
257 Douglas village 25
257 Inavale CDP 25
257 Loretto CDP 25
257 Nenzel village 25
257 Upland village 25
258 Filley village 24
258 Max CDP 24
258 Morse Bluff village 24
258 Roscoe CDP 24
258 Virginia village 24
258 Wann CDP 24
259 Bow Valley CDP 23
259 Deweese village 23
259 Nemaha village 23
259 Ohiowa village 23
259 Royal village 23
259 Tobias village 23
260 Alvo village 22
260 Dixon village 22
260 Dunning village 22
261 Barneston village 21
261 Hamlet village 21
261 Winnetoon village 21
262 Overland CDP 20
262 Rockville village 20
262 Woodland Hills CDP 20
263 Berwyn village 19
263 Martinsburg village 19
263 Memphis village 19
264 Abie village 18
264 Belmar CDP 18
264 Brewster village 18
264 Elyria village 18
264 Harrisburg CDP 18
264 Steele City village 18
264 Westerville CDP 18
265 Clinton village 17
265 Surprise village 17
266 Bristow village 16
266 Hazard village 16
266 Sholes village 16
267 Anoka village 15
267 Crookston village 15
267 Richfield CDP 15
267 Swanton village 15
268 Garrison village 14
268 Holmesville CDP 14
268 Linwood village 14
268 Riverton village 14
268 Wilsonville village 14
269 Crab Orchard village 13
269 Maskell village 13
269 Newport village 13
269 Obert village 13
269 Smithfield village 13
269 Thayer village 13
270 Byron village 12
270 Champion CDP 12
270 Emmet village 12
270 Ericson village 12
270 Foster village 12
270 King Lake CDP 12
270 Melia CDP 12
270 Ong village 12
271 Archer CDP 11
271 Cotesfield village 11
271 Danbury village 11
271 Haigler village 11
271 Johnstown village 11
271 Julian village 11
271 Moorefield village 11
271 Primrose village 11
271 Saronville village 11
272 Barada village 10
272 Lorton village 10
272 Princeton CDP 10
272 Sarben CDP 10
273 Halsey village 9
273 Martell CDP 9
273 Seneca CDP 9
274 Hendley village 8
274 Lindy CDP 8
274 Verdel village 8
275 Lewiston village 7
275 Lisco CDP 7
275 Lushton village 7
275 Oak village 7
275 Preston village 7
275 Yankee Hill CDP 7
276 Beacon View CDP 6
276 Cornlea village 6
276 Gilead village 6
276 Liberty village 6
276 Richland village 6
277 Aten CDP 5
277 Gross village 5
277 Lamar village 5
277 Lebanon village 5
277 Parks CDP 5
277 Stockham village 5
277 Tarnov village 5
278 Bazile Mills village 4
278 Brownlee CDP 4
278 Emerald CDP 4
278 Huntley village 4
278 Keystone CDP 4
278 Norman village 4
278 Strang village 4
278 Sunol CDP 4
279 Cowles village 3
279 Gandy village 3
279 Wellfleet village 3
280 Burr village 2
280 Nora village 2
281 Ragan village 1
282 Agnew CDP 0
282 Ames CDP 0
282 Berea CDP 0
282 Burton village 0
282 Enders CDP 0
282 Inland CDP 0
282 Kramer CDP 0
282 Linoma Beach CDP 0
282 Lorenzo CDP 0
282 Monowi village 0
282 Poole CDP 0
282 Prairie Home CDP 0
282 Raeville CDP 0
282 Stockville village 0
282 Tamora CDP 0
282 Venice CDP 0
282 White Clay CDP 0
282 Willow Island CDP 0
282 Wood Lake village 0