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Population 2020

1,934,408 people including
501,801 children* lived in Nebraska in 2019.2

21.8% of Nebraskans were of color in 2019.2 This is expected to increase to 38% by 2050.3

Nebraska total resident population (1980-2019)1

*Children 18 & under
1. U.S. Census 1980, 1990, 2000; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-Year Estimate Table DP05.
2. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2019, Table PEPSYASEX
3. Center for Public Affairs Research, UNO, Nebraska County Population Projections: 2010 to 2050

56.4% of Nebraska kids live in the “Big 3” counties.2

16.2% of Nebraskans were 65 or older in 2019.1,2 This is expected to increase to 21.0% by 2050.3

*Children 18 & under
1. Executive Office of the Presdient, Office of Management and Budget, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, March 6, 2020; Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2019, Table PEPSYASEX.
2. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2019, Table PEPSYASEX.
  • Female household, no husband present (16.6%)
  • Male household, no wife present (4.2%)
  • Married-couple household (72.0%)
  • Unmarried-couple families (7.2%)

1,366 of Nebraska kids were living in group quarters* in 2019.³ 7,166 were living in non-family households in 2019.4

28.0% of Nebraska kids were living with an unmarried or single parent in 2019,2 an increase from 12% in 1980.5

5,362 Nebraska children were being raised by their grandparent(s) without a parent present in 2016.6

*Group quarters is defined as institutional or non-institutional group living quarters like correctional facilities, college dormitories, group homes, or shelters.
1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: July 1, 2019, Table PEPSYASEX.
2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B09005.
3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B09001.
4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B09010
5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B09005
6. U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates, Table B10002