Omaha Metro Area Counties

8 counties · 1 million people (2025) · 4,346 sq mi

The Omaha metro area (officially the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 8 counties in Iowa and Nebraska, with 1,009,836 people in 2025. Douglas County is the most populous.

Map of the 8 counties of the Omaha metro area with county names and major cities
The 8 counties of the Omaha metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 8 counties of the Omaha metro area

Sorted by population. 3 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Douglas CountyNebraskaOmaha606,460+3.8%327Central
Sarpy CountyNebraskaPapillion208,303+9.3%238Central
Pottawattamie CountyIowaCouncil Bluffs92,996−0.7%951Central
Cass CountyNebraskaPlattsmouth27,657+4%557Outlying
Saunders CountyNebraskaWahoo23,702+6.4%749Outlying
Washington CountyNebraskaBlair21,302+2.1%390Outlying
Mills CountyIowaGlenwood14,793+2%437Outlying
Harrison CountyIowaLogan14,623+0.4%697Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Iowa and Nebraska

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

Sources