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Nebraska

StateUS-NE

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: LincolnGovernor: Jim Pillen (Republican)Language: English
Population
2.0M
Metros tracked
11
2.0M in metros (97%)
Composite score
18.5
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-NE
At a glance
Nickname
Cornhusker State
Established
1867
Demonym
Nebraskan
Area
200,520 km²
Population density
10 /km²
Highest point
Panorama Point (5,429 m (17,812 ft))
Legislature
Nebraska Legislature
Human Development Index
0.943 (2023)
Electoral votes
5
U.S. House seats
3
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
37th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
16th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Omaha-Lincoln

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Nebraska metro footprint

11 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

11 tracked metros

#172Omaha-Lincoln
16.2
1.4MRegional Hub
#1278Sioux City
1.1
177KEmerging Metro
#2533Grand Island
0.3
87KLocal Metro
#2638Kearney
0.3
58KLocal Metro
#2704Scottsbluff
0.3
37KLocal Metro
#2720North Platte (NE)
0.3
34KLocal Metro
#3978Norfolk (NE)
0.0
49KLocal Metro
#4096Columbus (NE)
0.0
35KLocal Metro
#4126Hastings (NE)
0.0
31KLocal Metro
#4172Lexington (NE)
0.0
26KLocal Metro
#4286Chadron
0.0
8KLocal Metro