What is the population of Perkins County?

The population of Perkins County, NE is 2,867.

Where is Perkins County located?

Perkins County, NE is located at latitude 40.8509400 and longitude -101.6496100. It is in United States.

What is the area of Perkins County?

The area of Perkins County, NE is 2290 km².

What is the elevation of Perkins County?

Perkins County, NE has an elevation of 1024 meters (3360 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Perkins County in?

Perkins County, NE is in the America/Denver time zone.

How has the population of Perkins County changed?

The population of Perkins County, NE has decreased from 2,970 (2010) to 2,867 (2020), a change of -3.5%.

Perkins County, Nebraska

Perkins County: county in Nebraska, United States

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Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,970 and a population density of 1 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 2,867 inhabitants. Its county seat is Grant. The county was created 139 years ago in 1886.

Perkins County locator map — Location of Perkins County on Nebraska map.

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Perkins County at a glance

Perkins County currently has 4 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Grant

Population 1,104

Quick Facts about Perkins County

Population	2,867 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Nebraska (United States)
Different from	Perkins County
Area	2290 km²
Water as percent of area	0.1%
Land as percent of area	99.9%
Latitude & Longitude	40.8509,-101.6496
Capital	Grant
Establishment	January 01, 1887
Time Zone	Mountain Time Zone
Local time	21:39:42 (18th April 2026)
Density	1 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-3.59% (2010-2020)

Perkins County Nebraska courthouse from NE 4 image

Geography

Perkins County is located at 40°51'3"N 101°38'59"W (40.8509400, -101.6496100). It has 5 neighbors: Phillips County, Sedgwick County, Hayes County, Keith County and Lincoln County.

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The largest city of Perkins County is Grant with a population of 1,104. Other cities include, Madrid population 230, Venango population 159 and Elsie population 103. See all Perkins County cities & populated places.

Perkins County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Perkins County.

City Name	Population	Title
Grant	1,104	Town in Nebraska, United States
Madrid	230	Village in Iowa, United States
Venango	159	Village in the United States
Elsie	103	Human settlement in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States of America

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Perkins County has 5 neighbours.

Phillips County county in Colorado, United States
Sedgwick County county in Colorado, United States
Hayes County county in Nebraska, United States of America
Keith County county in Nebraska, United States
Lincoln County county in Nebraska, United States

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Demographics

According to census records, the population of Perkins County decreased by 3.59% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	2,970	-	census
2011	2,944	-0.88%	estimation process
2012	2,930	-0.48%	estimation process
2013	2,891	-1.35%	estimation process
2014	2,875	-0.56%	estimation process
2015	2,932	1.94%	estimation process
2016	2,892	-1.38%	estimation process
2017	2,886	-0.21%	estimation process
2018	2,902	0.55%	estimation process
2019	2,891	-0.38%	estimation process
2020	2,867	-0.84%	estimation process

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Other places with the same name (1)

Perkins County, South Dakota county in South Dakota, United States of America with a population of 2,832 people.

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Douglas County	574,332	County in Oregon, United States
Omaha	478,393	The largest city in Nebraska and the center of the Omaha metropolitan area.
Lancaster County	320,650	County in Nebraska, United States
Lincoln	290,505	The capital of Nebraska and the center of the Lincoln metropolitan area.
Sarpy County	188,856	County in Nebraska, United States
Hall County	61,028	County in Nebraska, United States
Bellevue	53,270	The most populous city in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
Grand Island	51,004	The most populous city in Hall County, Nebraska.
Buffalo County	50,114	County in Wisconsin, United States
Dodge County	36,222	County in Nebraska, United States
Scotts Bluff County	35,299	County in Nebraska, United States
Madison County	34,813	County in Nebraska, United States
Lincoln County	34,347	County in Nebraska, United States
Kearney	34,235	City in and county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States
Platte County	33,364	County in Nebraska, United States
Adams County	31,321	County in Nebraska, United States