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Grand Island, NE Metro Area Demographics

Grand Island, NE Metro Area is the 462nd most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 77,038 residents across 1,604 square miles. That is about 48 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 77,038
Land area 1,604 sq mi
Density 48 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Grand Island, NE Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Hall County 62,895 546.4 115
County Merrick 7,668 484.9 16
Howard County, NE 6,475 569.3 11

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