Nebraska Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1860 |
28,841 |
|
–
|
| 1870 |
122,993 |
|
326.5% |
| 1880 |
452,402 |
|
267.8% |
| 1890 |
1,062,656 |
|
134.9% |
| 1900 |
1,066,300 |
|
0.3% |
| 1910 |
1,192,214 |
|
11.8% |
| 1920 |
1,296,372 |
|
8.7% |
| 1930 |
1,377,963 |
|
6.3% |
| 1940 |
1,315,834 |
|
-4.5% |
| 1950 |
1,325,510 |
|
0.7% |
| 1960 |
1,411,330 |
|
6.5% |
| 1970 |
1,483,493 |
|
5.1% |
| 1980 |
1,569,825 |
|
5.8% |
| 1990 |
1,578,385 |
|
0.5% |
| 2000 |
1,711,263 |
|
8.4% |
As of 2006, Nebraska has an estimated population of 1,768,331, which is an increase of 10,168, or 0.6%, from the prior year and an increase of 57,066, or 3.3%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 65,881 people (that is 160,471 births minus 94,590 deaths) and a decrease due to net migration of 5,233 people out of the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 26,224 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of 31,457 people.
The center of population of Nebraska is located in Polk County, in the city of Shelby [5].
As of 2004, the population of Nebraska included about 84,000 foreign-born residents (4.8% of the population).
| Demographics of Nebraska (csv) |
| By race |
White |
Black |
AIAN |
Asian |
NHPI |
| AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native - NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
| 2000 (total population) |
93.53% |
4.48% |
1.32% |
1.58% |
0.11% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) |
5.24% |
0.13% |
0.17% |
0.04% |
0.02% |
| 2005 (total population) |
93.06% |
4.82% |
1.31% |
1.85% |
0.11% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) |
6.74% |
0.20% |
0.18% |
0.05% |
0.03% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (total population) |
2.25% |
10.52% |
1.72% |
20.76% |
5.53% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (non-Hispanic only) |
0.48% |
9.02% |
0.56% |
20.73% |
4.75% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (Hispanic only) |
32.17% |
61.17% |
9.63% |
22.13% |
8.10% |
The five largest ancestry groups in Nebraska are German (38.6%), Irish (12.4%), English (9.6%), Swedish (4.9%), and Czech (4.9%).
Nebraska has the largest Czech-American population (as a percentage of the total population) in the nation. German-Americans are the largest ancestry group in most of the state, particularly in the eastern counties. Thurston County (comprised entirely of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations) has a Native American majority, and Butler County is one of only two counties in the nation with a Czech-American plurality.
Rural flight
Eighty-nine percent of the cities in Nebraska have fewer than 3,000 people. Nebraska shares this characteristic with five other Midwest states (Kansas, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, and Iowa). Hundreds of towns have a population of fewer than 1,000.
Fifty-three of Nebraska's 93 counties reported declining populations between 1990 and 2000, ranging from a 0.06% loss (Frontier County) to a 17.04% loss (Hitchcock County). While many areas of the state continue to suffer, others have experienced substantial growth. In 2000, the city of Omaha had a population of 390,007; in 2005, the city's estimated population was 414,521, a 6.3% increase over five years. The city of Lincoln had a 2000 population of 225,581 and a 2005 estimated population of 239,213, a 6.0% change.
This rural flight has also had an impact on schools with many schools needing to consolidate in order to survive.
Religion
The religious affiliations of the people of Nebraska are:
- Christian – 90%
- Protestant – 61%
- Lutheran – 16%
- Methodist – 11%
- Baptist – 9%
- Presbyterian – 4%
- Other Protestant – 21%
- Roman Catholic – 28%
- Other Christian – 1%
- Other religions – 1%
- Non-religious – 9%
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| Population density of Nebraska |
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