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Also known as Brown County, Nebraska, Brown County, NE

county in Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
Founded
February 19, 1883
Seat
Ainsworth
Largest city
Ainsworth
Total
1,225.145 sq mi (3,173.11 km )
Land
1,221.405 sq mi (3,163.42 km )
Water
3.740 sq mi (9.69 km ) 0.31%
Estimate 2025
2,826
Density
2.377/sq mi (0.9177/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area code
402 and 531
Congressional district
3rd
Website
browncountyne.gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Brown County
Population
2903
Area
3173
Official website
browncounty.ne.gov
Image
Brown County Courthouse (Nebraska) from SW 2.JPG
Households
1333
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Commons category
Brown County, Nebraska
inception
1883-00-00
native label
Brown County
water as percent of area
0.31
per capita income
29420
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Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,903, and was estimated to be 2,826 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Ainsworth.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Brown County was represented by the prefix "75" (as it had the 75th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

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