Nebraska Population
Nebraska (abbrevation is 'NE') is the landlocked state located in midwestern of United States, borders Kansas to the south, Missouri to the southeast, South Dakota to the north, Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska population in 2021 is expected to be 1.96 million, and is 37th populous state of US. Its area is 77,358 square miles (200,356 sq km), sixteenth position by area rank. Nebraska capital is Lincoln and the largest city is Omaha. Nebraska is popular for invention of 911 system, was first developed and used in Lincoln city. Nebraska's nickname is 'The Cornhusker State' and the name 'Nebraska' means flat water is based on Oto Indian word which is referring to the Platte River.Year | Population | % Change |
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2010 | 1,829,536 | |
2011 | 1,840,538 | 0.60 |
2012 | 1,853,323 | 0.69 |
2013 | 1,865,414 | 0.65 |
2014 | 1,879,522 | 0.76 |
2015 | 1,891,507 | 0.64 |
2016 | 1,905,924 | 0.76 |
2017 | 1,917,575 | 0.61 |
2018 | 1,929,268 | 0.61 |
2019* | 1,940,651 | 0.59 |
2020* | 1,952,805 | 0.63 |
2021* | 1,963,802 | 0.57 |
Nebraska Population by Race & Groups
In terms of Nebraska population by Race, 87.84% of the population are White Americans, 4.74% are African Americans and 0.845 are AIAN. 42,208 are Asian population, out of these 7,699 are Asian Indian, 3,013 are Koreans, 8,378 are Vietnamese, 1785 are Japanese and 6440 are Chinese. 606 are Native Hawaiians, 424 are Guamanian/Chamorro, 116 are Samoans, 706 are Cherokee tribals, 129 are Chippewa tribals, 146 are Navajo tribals and 4,428 are Sioux tribal grouping. 198,300 are Hispanic/Latino race, out of these, 4,935 are Cubans, 4,980 are Puerto Ricans and 148,738 are Mexicans.
Total Population | 1,893,921 | Percent |
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White | 1,663,612 | 87.84% |
Black or African American | 89,718 | 4.74% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 16,012 | 0.845% |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 706 | 0.037% |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 129 | 0.007% |
Navajo tribal grouping | 146 | 0.008% |
Sioux tribal grouping | 4,428 | 0.234% |
Asian Population | 42,208 | 2.23% |
Asian Indian | 7,699 | 0.41% |
Chinese | 6,440 | 0.34% |
Filipino | 2,616 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 1,785 | 0.09% |
Korean | 3,013 | 0.16% |
Vietnamese | 8,378 | 0.44% |
Other Asian Population | 12,277 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1,524 | 0.08% |
Native Hawaiian | 606 | 0.032% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 424 | 0.022% |
Samoan | 116 | 0.006% |
Other Pacific Islander | 378 | |
Some other race | 35,276 | |
Hispanic or Latino | 198,300 | 10.47% |
Mexican | 148,738 | 7.85% |
Puerto Rican | 4,980 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 4,935 | 0.26% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 39,647 |
Top Cities of Nebraska
Top populated cities of Nebraska as per stats below.
Rank | Cities | Population(2018) |
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1 | Omaha | 468,262 |
2 | Lincoln | 287,401 |
3 | Bellevue | 53,627 |
4 | Grand Island | 51,478 |
Population Pyramid
Population pyramid of Nebraska as per 2017 census estimates
Languages spoken in NE
Languages | Population | Percentage |
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Speak only English | 1,566,040 | 88.82 |
Spanish Language | 131,614 | 7.46 |
European Language | 24,245 | 1.38 |
Asian Languages | 27,662 | 1.57 |
Other Languages | 13,533 | 0.77 |
Education
Total | Male | Female | ||
Population 18 to 24 years | 190,260 | 97,453 | 92,807 | |
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Less than high school graduate | 20,452 | 11,867 | 8,585 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 51,762 | 29,746 | 22,016 | |
Some college or associates degree | 97,466 | 47,177 | 50,289 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 20,580 | 8,663 | 11,917 | |
Population 25 years and over | 1,233,842 | 605,130 | 628,712 | |
Less than 9th grade | 50,097 | 26,089 | 24,008 | |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 62,269 | 33,565 | 28,704 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 329,232 | 168,641 | 160,591 | |
Some college, no degree | 288,681 | 136,270 | 152,411 | |
Associates degree | 126,111 | 61,215 | 64,896 | |
Bachelors degree | 251,182 | 118,228 | 132,954 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 126,270 | 61,122 | 65,148 |
White | 1,041,947 | 507,692 | 534,255 | |
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High school graduate or higher | 987,525 | 479,008 | 508,517 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 340,097 | 160,849 | 179,248 | |
Black or African | 50,535 | 25,193 | 25,342 | |
High school graduate or higher | 43,433 | 21,717 | 21,716 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 10,476 | 5,132 | 5,344 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 8,453 | 3,923 | 4,530 | |
High school graduate or higher | 6,888 | 3,060 | 3,828 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 903 | 426 | 477 | |
Asian | 25,512 | 12,176 | 13,336 | |
High school graduate or higher | 19,709 | 9,716 | 9,993 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 11,688 | 6,135 | 5,553 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 994 | 458 | 536 | |
High school graduate or higher | 805 | 373 | 432 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 129 | 44 | 85 | |
Hispanic or Latino Origin | 94,450 | 49,889 | 44,561 | |
High school graduate or higher | 52,238 | 26,368 | 25,870 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 10,479 | 5,038 | 5,441 |
Disability
Total civilian non-institutionalized population | 213,642 |
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Male | 109,031 |
Female | 104,611 |
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White | 190,200 |
Black or African American | 10,849 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 2,728 |
Asian | 2,461 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 258 |
Some other race | 2,836 |
DISABILITY TYPE | |
With a hearing difficulty | 72,627 |
With a vision difficulty | 37,856 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 73,958 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 101,713 |
With a self-care difficulty | 34,042 |
With an independent living difficulty | 62,968 |
Counties of Nebraska
Douglas county is the most populous county in Nebraska state with 566,880, followed by Lancaster county with 317,272, Sarpy county with 184459, Hall county with 61,607.
County | Population 2017 | Population 2018 | % Change | Rank 2017 | Rank 2018 |
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Adams County | 31,774 | 31,511 | -0.8 | 11 | 11 |
Antelope County | 6,348 | 6,336 | -0.2 | 46 | 46 |
Arthur County | 455 | 465 | 2.2 | 93 | 93 |
Banner County | 734 | 730 | -0.5 | 86 | 86 |
Blaine County | 478 | 476 | -0.4 | 92 | 92 |
Boone County | 5,329 | 5,239 | -1.7 | 53 | 53 |
Box Butte County | 10,860 | 10,772 | -0.8 | 23 | 24 |
Boyd County | 1,962 | 1,955 | -0.4 | 76 | 76 |
Brown County | 3,007 | 2,973 | -1.1 | 67 | 68 |
Buffalo County | 49,502 | 49,615 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 |
Burt County | 6,537 | 6,488 | -0.7 | 43 | 44 |
Butler County | 8,040 | 8,058 | 0.2 | 36 | 35 |
Cass County | 25,904 | 26,159 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Cedar County | 8,515 | 8,446 | -0.8 | 33 | 33 |
Chase County | 3,944 | 3,977 | 0.8 | 61 | 61 |
Cherry County | 5,807 | 5,761 | -0.8 | 49 | 49 |
Cheyenne County | 9,657 | 9,310 | -3.6 | 27 | 28 |
Clay County | 6,204 | 6,214 | 0.2 | 47 | 47 |
Colfax County | 10,775 | 10,881 | 1 | 24 | 22 |
Cuming County | 8,964 | 8,940 | -0.3 | 31 | 31 |
Custer County | 10,880 | 10,840 | -0.4 | 22 | 23 |
Dakota County | 20,068 | 20,083 | 0.1 | 17 | 17 |
Dawes County | 8,885 | 8,716 | -1.9 | 32 | 32 |
Dawson County | 23,643 | 23,709 | 0.3 | 13 | 13 |
Deuel County | 1,868 | 1,825 | -2.3 | 78 | 78 |
Dixon County | 5,760 | 5,709 | -0.9 | 50 | 50 |
Dodge County | 36,794 | 36,791 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Douglas County | 560,573 | 566,880 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 |
Dundy County | 1,793 | 1,770 | -1.3 | 79 | 79 |
Fillmore County | 5,564 | 5,527 | -0.7 | 51 | 51 |
Franklin County | 2,988 | 3,023 | 1.2 | 68 | 67 |
Frontier County | 2,626 | 2,608 | -0.7 | 72 | 72 |
Furnas County | 4,768 | 4,715 | -1.1 | 58 | 57 |
Gage County | 21,615 | 21,493 | -0.6 | 14 | 14 |
Garden County | 1,897 | 1,897 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
Garfield County | 1,999 | 1,987 | -0.6 | 75 | 75 |
Gosper County | 2,027 | 1,996 | -1.5 | 74 | 74 |
Grant County | 649 | 660 | 1.7 | 89 | 89 |
Greeley County | 2,377 | 2,356 | -0.9 | 73 | 73 |
Hall County | 61,377 | 61,607 | 0.4 | 4 | 4 |
Hamilton County | 9,210 | 9,280 | 0.8 | 29 | 29 |
Harlan County | 3,428 | 3,401 | -0.8 | 65 | 65 |
Hayes County | 893 | 916 | 2.6 | 82 | 82 |
Hitchcock County | 2,815 | 2,806 | -0.3 | 70 | 70 |
Holt County | 10,186 | 10,178 | -0.1 | 26 | 26 |
Hooker County | 668 | 682 | 2.1 | 88 | 88 |
Howard County | 6,414 | 6,468 | 0.8 | 45 | 45 |
Jefferson County | 7,164 | 7,097 | -0.9 | 40 | 41 |
Johnson County | 5,176 | 5,134 | -0.8 | 55 | 55 |
Kearney County | 6,513 | 6,544 | 0.5 | 44 | 43 |
Keith County | 8,078 | 8,021 | -0.7 | 35 | 36 |
Keya Paha County | 793 | 810 | 2.1 | 84 | 83 |
Kimball County | 3,601 | 3,618 | 0.5 | 62 | 62 |
Knox County | 8,458 | 8,419 | -0.5 | 34 | 34 |
Lancaster County | 313,977 | 317,272 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Lincoln County | 35,314 | 35,185 | -0.4 | 8 | 9 |
Logan County | 762 | 749 | -1.7 | 85 | 85 |
Loup County | 605 | 618 | 2.1 | 90 | 90 |
McPherson County | 494 | 492 | -0.4 | 91 | 91 |
Madison County | 35,272 | 35,392 | 0.3 | 9 | 8 |
Merrick County | 7,861 | 7,733 | -1.6 | 38 | 38 |
Morrill County | 4,808 | 4,686 | -2.5 | 57 | 58 |
Nance County | 3,576 | 3,532 | -1.2 | 63 | 64 |
Nemaha County | 6,961 | 6,958 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
Nuckolls County | 4,260 | 4,195 | -1.5 | 59 | 59 |
Otoe County | 15,932 | 15,985 | 0.3 | 19 | 19 |
Pawnee County | 2,633 | 2,632 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
Perkins County | 2,894 | 2,929 | 1.2 | 69 | 69 |
Phelps County | 9,042 | 8,996 | -0.5 | 30 | 30 |
Pierce County | 7,108 | 7,142 | 0.5 | 41 | 40 |
Platte County | 33,282 | 33,363 | 0.2 | 10 | 10 |
Polk County | 5,344 | 5,278 | -1.2 | 52 | 52 |
Red Willow County | 10,750 | 10,726 | -0.2 | 25 | 25 |
Richardson County | 7,981 | 7,937 | -0.6 | 37 | 37 |
Rock County | 1,422 | 1,360 | -4.4 | 80 | 80 |
Saline County | 14,357 | 14,350 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
Sarpy County | 181,678 | 184,459 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 |
Saunders County | 21,019 | 21,303 | 1.4 | 15 | 15 |
Scotts Bluff County | 36,213 | 35,989 | -0.6 | 7 | 7 |
Seward County | 17,202 | 17,318 | 0.7 | 18 | 18 |
Sheridan County | 5,278 | 5,190 | -1.7 | 54 | 54 |
Sherman County | 3,090 | 3,038 | -1.7 | 66 | 66 |
Sioux County | 1,201 | 1,187 | -1.2 | 81 | 81 |
Stanton County | 5,977 | 5,970 | -0.1 | 48 | 48 |
Thayer County | 5,036 | 5,039 | 0.1 | 56 | 56 |
Thomas County | 730 | 720 | -1.4 | 87 | 87 |
Thurston County | 7,225 | 7,303 | 1.1 | 39 | 39 |
Valley County | 4,230 | 4,190 | -0.9 | 60 | 60 |
Washington County | 20,351 | 20,667 | 1.6 | 16 | 16 |
Wayne County | 9,260 | 9,403 | 1.5 | 28 | 27 |
Webster County | 3,520 | 3,533 | 0.4 | 64 | 63 |
Wheeler County | 816 | 805 | -1.3 | 83 | 84 |
York County | 13,770 | 13,772 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
References
1. Census Fact finder
2. Historical Population of States from 1790 to 1990
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