Perkins County, Nebraska

Perkins County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°50′N 101°40′W / 40.84°N 101.66°W / 40.84; -101.66
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1887
Named afterCharles Elliott Perkins
SeatGrant
Largest cityGrant
Area
  Total
884 sq mi (2,290 km2)
  Land883 sq mi (2,290 km2)
  Water1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,858
  Density3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.perkins.ne.us

Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,858. Its county seat is Grant.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Perkins County is represented by the prefix 74 (it had the seventy-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).