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Population 2017

Population 2017

1,907,116 people including
498,517 children* lived in Nebraska in 2016.1

20.4% of Nebraskans were of color in 2016.2 This is expected to increase to 38% by 2050.

Nebraska total resident population (1980-2016)1

*Children 18 & under
1. U.S. Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, 2000; Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2010-2016, Table PEPSYASEX.
2. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, July 1, 2016, Table PEPASR6H.

55.9% of Nebraska kids live in the “Big 3” counties.2

15.0% of Nebraskans were 65 or older in 2015.2 This is expected to increase to 21.0% by 2050.1

28.3% of Nebraska kids were living with a single parent in 2016,2 an increase from 12% in 1980.3

4,818 Nebraska children were being raised by their grandparent(s) without a parent present in 2016.4

  • 65+ years (14.7%)
  • 19-64 years (59.2%)
  • 18 and under years (26.1%)
1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2016 Estimates, Table PEPAGESEX., Center for Public Affairs Research, UNO, Nebraska Differences Between Metro and Nonmetro Areas.
2. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2016, Table PEPSYASEX.
  • 15-18 years (20.4%)
  • 10-14 years (26.3%)
  • 5-9 years (26.6%)
  • 4 years and under (26.6%)
  • Female household, no husband present (21.2%)
  • Male household, no wife present (7.1%)
  • Married-couple household (70.7%)
  • Non-family household (0.9%)
1. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population July 1, 2016, Table PEPSYASEX.
2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B09002.
3. U.S. Census Bureau, 1980 Census of the Population.
4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B10002.