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Madison County, Nebraska

A county in Nebraska, ranked 7 of 93 by population.

CountyFIPS 31119

Within Nebraska
Madison County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Madison, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
36,106
+573 (+1.6%) since 2020
Land area
572.6
square miles. A further 0.5% of the total area is water
Population density
63.1
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Madison
Seat of county government.
Established
1867
158 years ago
Largest city
Norfolk city
Population 26,677.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Madison County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Madison County, Nebraska from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 797 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Madison County ranks

Position among the 93 counties of Nebraska, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn NebraskaNationally
Population36,1067th of 931,297th of 3,144
Land area572.6 sq mi53rd of 931,747th of 3,144
Population density63.1 per sq mi7th of 931,272nd of 3,144
Median household income$63,12870th of 931,782nd of 3,143

Full data for Madison County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population36,106Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202035,533Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?35,589Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area572.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area2.8 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area575.5 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?63.1 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$63,128American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$208,500American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age37.4American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households14,462American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units15,510American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+69
472 births, 403 deaths
Net migration
+243
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 6 areas bordering Madison County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Stanton CountyNebraska24 mi5,744
Pierce CountyNebraska24 mi7,378
Platte CountyNebraska24 mi35,649
Boone CountyNebraska12 mi5,355
Antelope CountyNebraska12 mi6,352
Wayne CountyNebraskaa single point10,020

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 93 counties of Nebraska

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.