28 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David City | 1 | 3,040 | 3,000 | 0.26% | 725 | 4.19 | City |
| Alexis township | 2 | 729 | 715 | 0.28% | 21 | 34.63 | Township |
| Savannah township | 3 | 550 | 544 | 0% | 18 | 29.75 | Township |
| Oak Creek township | 4 | 522 | 502 | 0.38% | 15 | 35.57 | Township |
| Reading township | 5 | 514 | 505 | 0.39% | 14 | 35.90 | Township |
| Richardson township | 6 | 440 | 430 | 0.46% | 12 | 35.82 | Township |
| Bellwood | 7 | 411 | 405 | 0.24% | 1,756 | 0.23 | Village |
| Bone Creek township | 8 | 376 | 365 | 0.53% | 10 | 37.57 | Township |
| Rising City | 9 | 364 | 359 | 0.28% | 1,014 | 0.36 | Village |
| Brainard | 10 | 361 | 338 | 1.4% | 1,165 | 0.31 | Village |
| Ulysses township | 11 | 319 | 312 | 0.63% | 9 | 36.10 | Township |
| Lakeview | 12 | 251 | 378 | -1.57% | 690 | 0.36 | CDP |
| Skull Creek township | 13 | 249 | 252 | -0.8% | 7 | 35.74 | Township |
| Dwight | 14 | 231 | 228 | 0.43% | 959 | 0.24 | Village |
| Linwood township | 15 | 213 | 214 | -0.47% | 6 | 35.85 | Township |
| Olive township | 16 | 213 | 207 | 0.47% | 6 | 35.12 | Township |
| Summit township | 17 | 195 | 193 | 0% | 5 | 35.71 | Township |
| Ulysses | 18 | 191 | 190 | 0% | 880 | 0.22 | Village |
| Read township | 19 | 187 | 180 | 1.08% | 5 | 35.99 | Township |
| Plum Creek township | 20 | 169 | 167 | 0% | 5 | 35.76 | Township |
| Platte township | 21 | 164 | 162 | 0% | 10 | 17.21 | Township |
| Octavia | 22 | 108 | 107 | 0% | 659 | 0.16 | Village |
| Bruno | 23 | 98 | 97 | 0% | 367 | 0.27 | Village |
| Linwood | 24 | 93 | 92 | 0% | 245 | 0.38 | Village |
| Richland | 25 | 72 | 74 | 0% | 336 | 0.21 | Village |
| Abie | 26 | 66 | 65 | 0% | 710 | 0.09 | Village |
| Garrison | 27 | 57 | 56 | 0% | 528 | 0.11 | Village |
| Surprise | 28 | 43 | 42 | 0% | 110 | 0.39 | Village |
David City is the largest city in Butler County, with a population of 3,040.
Surprise is the smallest city in Butler County.
There are 28 cities in Butler County, Nebraska.