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Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

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Omaha Metro
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha
Map
Interactive Map of Omaha, NE–IA CSA
Coordinates: 41°15′35″N 95°55′18″W / 41.2597°N 95.9217°W / 41.2597; -95.9217
Country United States
State Nebraska
Iowa
Largest cityOmaha
Other cities
Area
 • Total
4,407 sq mi (11,410 km2)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
1,009,836
 • Rank56th in the U.S.
 • Density340/sq mi (133/km2)
GDP
[1]
 • Total$92.356 billion (2023)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Omaha metropolitan area, officially known as the Omaha, NE–IA, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is an urbanized, bi-state metro region in Nebraska and Iowa in the American Midwest, centered on the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The region consists of eight counties (five in Nebraska and three in Iowa), and extends over a large area on both sides of the Missouri River. Covering 4,407 square miles (11,410 km2) and with a population of 967,604 (2020),[2] the Omaha metropolitan area is the most populous in both Nebraska and Iowa (although the Des Moines–West Des Moines MSA is the largest MSA centered entirely in Iowa), and is the 58th most populous MSA in the United States. The 2003 revision to metropolitan area definitions was accompanied by the creation of micropolitan areas and combined statistical areas. Fremont, in Dodge County, Nebraska, was designated a micropolitan area. The Omaha–Fremont Combined Statistical Area has a population of 1,058,125 (2020 estimate).[3] [4][5] Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a 50 mi (80 km) radius of Downtown Omaha.

Historical definitions and populations

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950366,395—
1960457,87325.0%
1970540,14218.0%
1980589,8579.2%
1990678,26215.0%
2000767,04113.1%
2010865,35012.8%
2020967,60411.8%
2025 (est.)1,009,8364.4%
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View from space of Omaha and Council Bluffs

Standard definitions for United States metropolitan areas were created in 1949; the first census which had metropolitan area data was the 1950 census. At that time, the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area comprised three counties: Douglas and Sarpy in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie in Iowa. No additional counties were added to the metropolitan area until 1983, when Washington County of Nebraska was added. Cass County, Nebraska, was added in 1993; Saunders County in Nebraska and Harrison and Mills counties in Iowa became part of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area in 2003.

Components of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

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Metropolitan Statistical Area

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The Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area includes eight counties, of which five are in Nebraska and three are in Iowa.

County State Seat 2025 estimate 2020 census Change Area Density
Douglas Nebraska Omaha 606,460584,526+3.75% 349 sq mi (900 km2) 1,738/sq mi (671/km2)
Sarpy Nebraska Papillion 208,303190,604+9.29% 248 sq mi (640 km2) 840/sq mi (324/km2)
Pottawattamie Iowa Council Bluffs 92,99693,667−0.72% 959 sq mi (2,480 km2) 98/sq mi (38/km2)
Cass Nebraska Plattsmouth 27,65726,598+3.98% 566 sq mi (1,470 km2) 49/sq mi (19/km2)
Saunders Nebraska Wahoo 23,70222,278+6.39% 760 sq mi (2,000 km2) 31/sq mi (12/km2)
Washington Nebraska Blair 21,30220,865+2.09% 393 sq mi (1,020 km2) 54/sq mi (21/km2)
Mills Iowa Glenwood 14,79314,484+2.13% 441 sq mi (1,140 km2) 34/sq mi (13/km2)
Harrison Iowa Logan 14,62314,582+0.28% 702 sq mi (1,820 km2) 21/sq mi (8/km2)
Total 1,009,836967,604+4.36% 4,418 sq mi (11,440 km2) 229/sq mi (88/km2)

Combined Statistical Area

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The Omaha–Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in Nebraska and three counties in Iowa. The statistical area includes the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fremont, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Statistical Area 2025 Estimate 2020 Census Change Area Density
Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 1,009,836967,604+4.36% 4,418 sq mi (11,440 km2) 229/sq mi (88/km2)
Fremont, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area 38,05737,167+2.39% 543 sq mi (1,410 km2) 70/sq mi (27/km2)
Total 1,047,8931,004,771+4.29% 4,961 sq mi (12,850 km2) 211/sq mi (82/km2)

Cities and suburbs

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The following are cities and villages in the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area categorized based on the United States Census Bureau 2025 population estimates.[7] No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 Census population.

The Downtown Omaha skyline from North Downtown.

Principal city

Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 49,999 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Annexations of formerly incorporated places by the City of Omaha

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Annexations by the City of Omaha
YearFormer incorporated area name
1854East Omaha, Nebraska
1877Kountze Place
1877Gifford Park
1877Saratoga, Nebraska
1877Near North Side, Omaha
1887Sheelytown
1887Bemis Park
1915South Omaha, Nebraska
1915Dundee, Nebraska
1917Benson, Nebraska
1917Florence, Nebraska
1971Millard, Nebraska
2005Elkhorn, Nebraska

References

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  1. ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  2. ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (CBSA-MET-EST2021-POP)" (xlsx). 2021 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Iowa Data Center. "Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Combined Statistical Areas (2003 Definition): 2000–2006" (PDF). Retrieved April 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ Hunzeker, S. "Nebraska Metro & Micro Statistical Areas" Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Nebraska Department of Labor. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ "May 2007 OES Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions." Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Metro population hits 965,350". Omaha World-Herald. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
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