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Population 2021

Population 2021

1,930,946 people including
500,510 children* lived in Nebraska in 2020.²

24.3% of Nebraskans were of color in 2020.² This is expected to increase to 38% by 2050.³

Nebraska total resident population (1980-2020)1

*Children 18 & under

  1. https://data.census.gov/cedsci.
  2. https://census.gov/data/datasets.html.
  3. Center for Public Affairs Research, UNO, Nebraska County Population Projections: 2010 to 2050.

56.6% of Nebraska kids live in the “Big 3” counties.2

16.5% of Nebraskans were 65 or older in 2020.² This is expected to increase to 21.0% by 2050.¹

  1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf; https://www.census.gov/data/dahtml.
  2. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation- estimates/2010s-state-detail.html
  • Single Female household, no partner present (16.1%)
  • Single Male household, no partner present (4.7%)
  • Married-couple families (71.4%)
  • Unmarried-couple families (7.9%)

1,762 of Nebraska kids were living in group quarters* in 2020.³

28.6% of Nebraska Kids were living with an unmarried parent in 2020, an increase from 13% in 1980.²

4,070 Nebraska children were being raised by their grandparent(s) without a parent present in 2020.⁴

*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, 2020 Population Estimates.
2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B09005.
3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B09001.
4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, Table B10002.