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Nebraska's Population
1960 – 2010

In 2008, Nebraska's population made up 0.6 percent of the nation and used 0.8 percent of the nation's energy. In comparing Nebraska to the world, the state comprised 0.03 percent of the world's population and used 0.16 percent of the world's energy. In relation to these two statements, with 8 percent of the world's population, the United States used 20 percent of the world's energy in 2008.1

Nebraska's Population
1960 – 2010

Year People
1960 1,411,000
1961 1,446,000
1962 1,464,000
1963 1,476,000
1964 1,482,000
1965 1,471,000
1966 1,456,000
1967 1,457,000
1968 1,467,000
1969 1,474,000
Year People
1970 1,485,333
1971 1,504,604
1972 1,519,013
1973 1,529,567
1974 1,539,191
1975 1,543,117
1976 1,550,911
1977 1,556,842
1978 1,563,884
1979 1,567,344
Year People
1980 1,569,825
1981 1,578,515
1982 1,581,780
1983 1,584,293
1984 1,588,639
1985 1,584,664
1986 1,574,333
1987 1,566,547
1988 1,571,477
1989 1,574,864
Year People
1990 1,578,385
1991 1,590,805
1992 1,602,406
1993 1,612,149
1994 1,621,551
1995 1,635,142
1996 1,647,657
1997 1,656,042
1998 1,660,772
1999 1,666,028
Year People
2000 1,713,345
2001 1,717,948
2002 1,725,083
2003 1,733,680
2004 1,742,184
2005 1,751,721
2006 1,760,435
2007 1,769,912
2008 1,781,949
2009 1,796,619
Year People
2010 P1,811,072
2011 NA
2012 NA
2013 NA
2014 NA
2015 NA
2016 NA
2017 NA
2018 NA
2019 NA

Sources: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010. U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC. International Energy Annual 2006 and State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Notes: The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are as of July 1 of each year. P = Preliminary. NA = No data available.

1The most recent energy consumption data is used.

This table was updated on March 29, 2011.
Typically, there is one year between updates.