Gayest places in Nebraska research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Nebraska with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
1.8% gay households · #1 gayest in Nebraska
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Colfax County, NebraskaSchuyler is a city in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city is named after former Vice President of the United States, Schuyler Colfax.
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1.6% gay households · #2 gayest in Nebraska
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Scotts Bluff County, NebraskaScottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 15,039 at the 2010 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle, and the 13th largest city in Nebraska.
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1.5% gay households · #3 gayest in Nebraska
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Sarpy County, NebraskaData | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
1.4% gay households · #4 gayest in Nebraska
Nebraska City is a city in, and the county seat of, Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,289.
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1.3% gay households · #5 gayest in Nebraska
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Box Butte County, NebraskaAlliance is a city in Box Butte County, in the northwestern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 8,491 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Butte County.
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1.1% gay households · #6 gayest in Nebraska
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Hall County, NebraskaGrand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 48,520 at the 2010 census.
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1.1% gay households · #7 gayest in Nebraska
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1.0% gay households · #8 gayest in Nebraska
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Cass County, NebraskaPlattsmouth is a city and county seat of Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,502 at the 2010 census.
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0.9% gay households · #9 gayest in Nebraska
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Douglas County, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. According to the 2010 census, Omaha’s population was 408,958, making it the nation’s 44th-largest city; this had increased to 446,970 as of a 2016 estimate. Including its suburbs, Omaha formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2013, with an estimated population of 895,151 residing in eight counties. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, Nebraska-IA Combined Statistical Area is 931,667, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 estimate. Nearly 1.3 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, comprising a 50-mile radius of Downtown Omaha, the city’s center.
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0.8% gay households · #10 gayest in Nebraska
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Dawson County, NebraskaLexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,230 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad. In the 1860s it was the location of a stop along the Pony Express.
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How we determined the gayest places in Nebraska for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Nebraska, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 53 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Schuyler ended up being the most gay place with 1.8% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Nebraska.
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Gayest Places In Nebraska
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schuyler | 2,091 | 38 | 1.8% |
| 2 | Scottsbluff | 6,223 | 100 | 1.6% |
| 3 | Papillion | 9,699 | 142 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Nebraska City | 2,811 | 40 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Alliance | 3,510 | 47 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Grand Island | 20,765 | 232 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Gothenburg | 1,461 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Plattsmouth | 2,850 | 29 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Omaha | 201,698 | 1,768 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Lexington | 3,472 | 28 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Fremont | 11,084 | 88 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Ralston | 2,872 | 20 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Ogallala | 2,406 | 15 | 0.6% |
| 14 | La Vista | 6,819 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Lincoln | 122,623 | 661 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Gretna | 3,237 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Hastings | 10,677 | 48 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Cozad | 1,793 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Kearney | 14,028 | 59 | 0.4% |
| 20 | York | 3,370 | 14 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Bellevue | 25,390 | 105 | 0.4% |
| 22 | Wayne | 2,182 | 9 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Columbus | 9,850 | 40 | 0.4% |
| 24 | McCook | 3,269 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Wahoo | 1,892 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Gering | 3,368 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Sidney | 3,113 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Norfolk | 10,990 | 29 | 0.3% |
| 29 | South Sioux City | 4,766 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Hickman | 1,054 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 31 | North Platte | 10,415 | 18 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Blair | 3,154 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 33 | St. Paul | 1,019 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Waverly | 1,507 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Seward | 2,787 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Valley | 1,398 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Broken Bow | 1,509 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 38 | Beatrice | 5,494 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Crete | 2,400 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Falls City | 1,818 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Auburn | 1,583 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Minden | 1,327 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Fairbury | 1,694 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Kimball | 1,017 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Aurora | 1,762 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 46 | West Point | 1,450 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 47 | David City | 1,251 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 48 | O’Neill | 1,545 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Valentine | 1,093 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Holdrege | 2,528 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Chadron | 2,097 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Central City | 1,284 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Ashland | 1,218 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Nebraska For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Nebraska, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Nebraska are Schuyler, Scottsbluff, Papillion, Nebraska City, Alliance, Grand Island, Gothenburg, Plattsmouth, Omaha, and Lexington. Not sold on Nebraska? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
