Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Net Migration in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Migration for Nebraska was -3.29K. Among all Nebraska counties, Lancaster County had the highest net migration (738), followed by Sarpy County (679), and Saunders County (336).

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

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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Net Migration in 2020
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Saunders
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Cheyenne
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Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Net Migration in 2020
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Lancaster County 738
2 Sarpy County 679
3 Saunders County 336
4 Washington County 205
5 Nemaha County 97
6 Buffalo County 92
7 Jefferson County 91
8 Cheyenne County 80
9 Howard County 66
10 Fillmore County 56
11 Polk County 53
12 Nance County 47
13 Wayne County 44
14 Garden County 42
15 Cass County 38
16 Sioux County 37
17 Hitchcock County 31
18 Johnson County 30
19 Kearney County 28
20 Pierce County 26
21 Banner County 21
21 Burt County 21
22 Brown County 15
23 Thomas County 11
24 Gosper County 10
25 Sherman County 9
26 Nuckolls County 6
27 Cherry County 5
27 Rock County 5
28 Blaine County 4
29 Hayes County 2
30 Grant County 1
30 Phelps County 1
31 Wheeler County -1
32 Franklin County -4
32 Merrick County -4
33 Clay County -5
34 Logan County -6
34 Loup County -6
34 Morrill County -6
35 Valley County -7
36 Arthur County -8
37 Garfield County -9
38 Dundy County -10
39 Cedar County -15
40 McPherson County -16
41 Hooker County -17
42 Boyd County -18
42 Perkins County -18
43 Keya Paha County -23
44 Cuming County -27
44 Deuel County -27
45 Keith County -28
46 Webster County -29
47 Butler County -30
48 Richardson County -33
49 Knox County -34
50 Otoe County -35
51 Pawnee County -40
52 Greeley County -42
53 Gage County -43
54 Adams County -48
55 Furnas County -50
56 Frontier County -53
57 Dixon County -54
58 Chase County -55
59 Thayer County -57
60 Harlan County -60
60 Thurston County -60
61 Hamilton County -67
62 Sheridan County -74
63 Antelope County -80
64 Kimball County -82
65 Boone County -84
66 Red Willow County -91
66 Stanton County -91
67 Box Butte County -108
68 York County -123
69 Holt County -144
70 Seward County -159
71 Custer County -179
72 Dawes County -188
73 Colfax County -204
74 Platte County -210
75 Dakota County -236
76 Dawson County -240
77 Scotts Bluff County -252
78 Dodge County -256
79 Saline County -261
80 Madison County -364
81 Douglas County -429
82 Lincoln County -503
83 Hall County -810