Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 611, and was estimated to be 561 in 2025,

In the Nebraska license plate system, Grant County was represented by the prefix "92" (as it had the second-smallest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Grant County was created on March 31, 1887 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.85%) is water. It is the 27th-largest county in Nebraska by total area.

Grant County is located within the Sandhills, with terrain characterized by continuous waves of east–west oriented rolling hillocks on otherwise flat areas. As a result, the county is dotted with small lakes and reservoirs.

Major highways

20px Nebraska Highway 2
20px Nebraska Highway 61

Adjacent counties

Cherry County – north
Hooker County – east
Arthur County – south
Garden County – west
Sheridan County – northwest

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 611. The median age was 41.0 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 112.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.1 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.9% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.2% from some other race, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.0% of the population.

There were 263 households in the county, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 16.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.