Total Population in Merrick County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7,724
Rank #2,670/3,222 · #38 in NE
17th
Merrick 7,724
NE 1,978,707 -99.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Merrick County's total population of 7,724 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Merrick County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,667 | Pocahontas County, WV | 7,784 |
| #2,668 | Decatur County, IA | 7,759 |
| #2,669 | Richardson County, NE | 7,751 |
| #2,670 | Merrick County, NE | 7,724 |
| #2,671 | Doddridge County, WV | 7,711 |
| #2,672 | Nicholas County, KY | 7,708 |
| #2,673 | Washakie County, WY | 7,703 |
About Total Population
Merrick County, Nebraska has a total population of 7,724, ranking #2,670 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Nebraska, it ranks #38 of 93. This places it in the 17th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.