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Population 2023

Population 2023

1,967,923 people1

including 476,677 children 17 and under lived in Nebraska in 2022.2

23.1% of Nebraskans were of color in 2022.3

This is expected to increase to 38% by 2050.4

Nebraska total resident population (1980-2022)1

1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Population Estimates.

2. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for Nebraska: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022.

3. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and Two or More Races) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022.

4. Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) and Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS), UNO, Nebraska Population Projections to 2050 and Implications.

56.6% of Nebraska kids live in the “Big 3” counties.1

16.9% of Nebraskans were 65 or older in 2022.2

 This is expected to increase to 21.0% by 2050.3

1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022.

2. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for Nebraska: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022.

3. Center for Public Affairs Research, UNO, Nebraska County Population Projections: 2010 to 2050.

Nebraska Households with Children by Household Type (2022)4

  • Single Female household, no partner present (15.7%)
  • Single Male household, no partner present (4.7%)
  • Married-couple families (71.4%)
  • Unmarried-couple families (8.3%)

1,209 children lived in group quarters* in 2022.1

3,956 Nebraska children were being raised by their grandparent(s) without a parent present in 2022.2

4,035 children lived in non-family households in 2022.3

28.6% of Nebraska Kids were living with an unmarried parent in 2022, an increase from 13% in 1980.4

*Group quarters is defined as institutional or non-institutional group living quarters like correctional facilities, college dormitories, group homes, or shelters.

1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B09001.

2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B10002.

3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B09010.

4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B09005.