Banner County, Nebraska

Banner County, Nebraska
The Banner County Courthouse in Harrisburg
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°32′23″N 103°43′35″W / 41.53975°N 103.726263°W / 41.53975; -103.726263
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedNovember 6, 1888
SeatHarrisburg
Largest communityHarrisburg
Area
 • Total
746.190 sq mi (1,932.62 km2)
 • Land746.039 sq mi (1,932.23 km2)
 • Water0.151 sq mi (0.39 km2)  0.02%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
674
 • Estimate 
(2024)
665
 • Density0.903/sq mi (0.349/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code308
Congressional district3rd
Websitebannercountyne.gov
• Nebraska county number 04
• Nebraska license plate prefix 85

Banner County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Great Plains region of the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 674, and was estimated to be 665 in 2024. The county seat and the largest community is the unincorporated community of Harrisburg; there are no incorporated municipalities within the county. Banner County is part of the Scottsbluff, NE micropolitan area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Banner County was represented by the prefix "85" (as it had the 85th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).