The Grand Island metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of Grand Island.

It was upgraded from a micropolitan area and Hamilton County was added in 2012 when Grand Island's population surpassed 50,000.

As of the 2020 census, the Grand Island Metropolitan Area had a population of 86,467[1] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 68,305 people, 26,111 households, and 18,190 families residing within this area.

The racial makeup of this area was 90.79% White, 0.34% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 6.53% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.

Males had a median income of $27,809 versus $19,997 for females.