Nebraska statistical areas

The U.S. State of Nebraska currently has 16 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Nebraska.^[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA CSA, comprising the area around Nebraska's largest city, Omaha.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 16 United States statistical areas and 93 counties of the State of Nebraska^[a]

Combined statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	Core-based statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	County	2023 population (est.)[3]
Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA CSA	1,021,156 898,674 (NE)	Omaha, NE-IA MSA	983,969 861,487 (NE)	Douglas County, Nebraska	589,540
				Sarpy County, Nebraska	199,886
				Pottawattamie County, Iowa	93,179
				Cass County, Nebraska	27,446
				Saunders County, Nebraska	23,463
				Washington County, Nebraska	21,152
				Harrison County, Iowa	14,670
				Mills County, Iowa	14,633
		Fremont, NE μSA	37,187	Dodge County, Nebraska	37,187
Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA	366,021	Lincoln, NE MSA	344,387	Lancaster County, Nebraska	326,716
				Seward County, Nebraska	17,671
		Beatrice, NE μSA	21,634	Gage County, Nebraska	21,634
none		Grand Island, NE MSA	76,479	Hall County, Nebraska	62,197
				Merrick County, Nebraska	7,755
				Howard County, Nebraska	6,527
		Kearney, NE μSA	57,467	Buffalo County, Nebraska	50,697
				Kearney County, Nebraska	6,770
		Norfolk, NE μSA	48,782	Madison County, Nebraska	35,627
				Pierce County, Nebraska	7,299
				Stanton County, Nebraska	5,856
		Columbus, NE μSA	45,175	Platte County, Nebraska	34,609
				Colfax County, Nebraska	10,566
		Hastings, NE μSA	40,366	Adams County, Nebraska	30,899
				Clay County, Nebraska	6,116
				Webster County, Nebraska	3,351
		Scottsbluff, NE μSA	36,373	Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	35,699
				Banner County, Nebraska	674
		North Platte, NE μSA	34,020	Lincoln County, Nebraska	33,365
				Logan County, Nebraska	655
		Lexington, NE μSA	25,932	Dawson County, Nebraska	24,085
				Gosper County, Nebraska	1,847
Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD CSA	170,124 21,268 (NE)	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA	144,402 21,268 (NE)	Woodbury County, Iowa	105,951
				Dakota County, Nebraska	21,268
				Union County, South Dakota	17,183
		Le Mars, IA μSA	25,722	Plymouth County, Iowa	25,722
none				Otoe County, Nebraska	16,335
				Saline County, Nebraska	14,555
				York County, Nebraska	14,356
				Box Butte County, Nebraska	10,692
				Custer County, Nebraska	10,581
				Red Willow County, Nebraska	10,457
				Holt County, Nebraska	10,093
				Wayne County, Nebraska	9,874
				Cheyenne County, Nebraska	9,541
				Hamilton County, Nebraska	9,537
				Phelps County, Nebraska	9,057
				Cuming County, Nebraska	8,918
				Butler County, Nebraska	8,459
				Knox County, Nebraska	8,298
				Cedar County, Nebraska	8,262
				Dawes County, Nebraska	8,133
				Keith County, Nebraska	8,113
				Richardson County, Nebraska	7,689
				Nemaha County, Nebraska	7,076
				Jefferson County, Nebraska	7,054
				Burt County, Nebraska	6,727
				Thurston County, Nebraska	6,557
				Antelope County, Nebraska	6,302
				Fillmore County, Nebraska	5,548
				Cherry County, Nebraska	5,492
				Dixon County, Nebraska	5,491
				Boone County, Nebraska	5,310
				Polk County, Nebraska	5,228
				Johnson County, Nebraska	5,198
				Sheridan County, Nebraska	4,928
				Thayer County, Nebraska	4,829
				Furnas County, Nebraska	4,556
				Morrill County, Nebraska	4,504
				Nuckolls County, Nebraska	4,095
				Valley County, Nebraska	4,012
				Chase County, Nebraska	3,724
				Kimball County, Nebraska	3,289
				Nance County, Nebraska	3,274
				Harlan County, Nebraska	3,045
				Sherman County, Nebraska	2,983
				Brown County, Nebraska	2,853
				Franklin County, Nebraska	2,825
				Perkins County, Nebraska	2,795
				Frontier County, Nebraska	2,585
				Hitchcock County, Nebraska	2,552
				Pawnee County, Nebraska	2,512
				Greeley County, Nebraska	2,219
				Deuel County, Nebraska	1,871
				Garden County, Nebraska	1,794
				Garfield County, Nebraska	1,763
				Boyd County, Nebraska	1,725
				Dundy County, Nebraska	1,561
				Rock County, Nebraska	1,271
				Sioux County, Nebraska	1,154
				Hayes County, Nebraska	846
				Keya Paha County, Nebraska	805
				Wheeler County, Nebraska	775
				Hooker County, Nebraska	679
				Thomas County, Nebraska	677
				Loup County, Nebraska	592
				Grant County, Nebraska	565
				Blaine County, Nebraska	436
				Arthur County, Nebraska	412
				McPherson County, Nebraska	383
State of Nebraska					1,978,379

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 16 statistical areas of Nebraska, 11 are PSAs comprising three combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area and nine micropolitan statistical areas.

The 11 primary statistical areas of the State of Nebraska^[b]

2020 rank	Primary statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA CSA (NE)	898,674	+1.89%	882,038	+13.24%	778,896
2	Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA	366,021	+1.13%	361,921	+11.54%	324,468
3	Grand Island, NE MSA	76,479	−0.73%	77,038	+5.93%	72,726
4	Kearney, NE μSA	57,467	+1.22%	56,772	+7.95%	52,591
5	Norfolk, NE μSA	48,782	+0.08%	48,744	+0.98%	48,271
6	Columbus, NE μSA	45,175	+0.66%	44,878	+4.97%	42,752
7	Hastings, NE μSA	40,366	−0.83%	40,704	−2.43%	41,718
8	Scottsbluff, NE μSA	36,373	−1.05%	36,758	−2.40%	37,660
9	North Platte, NE μSA	34,020	−3.88%	35,392	−4.48%	37,051
10	Lexington, NE μSA	25,932	−0.28%	26,004	−1.39%	26,370
11	Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD CSA (IA)	21,268	−1.45%	21,582	+2.74%	21,006
	Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA CSA	1,021,156	+1.63%	1,004,771	+11.39%	902,041
	Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD CSA	170,124	+0.05%	170,032	+4.59%	162,563

See also

• Geography of Nebraska
  • Demographics of Nebraska

Notes

1. An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
2. For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

1. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
2. "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

• Office of Management and Budget
• United States Census Bureau

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