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



Year People Year People Year People
1960 . . . . . . 1,411,000 1970 . . . . . . 1,485,333 1980 . . . . . . 1,569,825
1961 . . . . . . 1,446,000 1971 . . . . . . 1,504,604 1981 . . . . . . 1,578,515
1962 . . . . . . 1,464,000 1972 . . . . . . 1,519,013 1982 . . . . . . 1,581,780
1963 . . . . . . 1,476,000 1973 . . . . . . 1,529,567 1983 . . . . . . 1,584,293
1964 . . . . . . 1,482,000 1974 . . . . . . 1,539,191 1984 . . . . . . 1,588,639
1965 . . . . . . 1,471,000 1975 . . . . . . 1,543,117 1985 . . . . . . 1,584,664
1966 . . . . . . 1,456,000 1976 . . . . . . 1,550,911 1986 . . . . . . 1,574,333
1967 . . . . . . 1,457,000 1977 . . . . . . 1,556,842 1987 . . . . . . 1,566,547
1968 . . . . . . 1,467,000 1978 . . . . . . 1,563,884 1988 . . . . . . 1,571,477
1969 . . . . . . 1,474,000 1979 . . . . . . 1,567,344 1989 . . . . . . 1,574,864

Year   People Year   People Year   People
1990 . . . . . . 1,578,385 2000 . . . . . . 1,713,345 2010 . . . . . . P1,811,072
1991 . . . . . . 1,590,805 2001 . . . . . . 1,717,948      
1992 . . . . . . 1,602,406 2002 . . . . . . 1,725,083      
1993 . . . . . . 1,612,149 2003 . . . . . . 1,733,680      
1994 . . . . . . 1,621,551 2004 . . . . . . 1,742,184      
1995 . . . . . . 1,635,142 2005 . . . . . . 1,751,721      
1996 . . . . . . 1,647,657 2006 . . . . . . 1,760,435      
1997 . . . . . . 1,656,042 2007 . . . . . . 1,769,912      
1998 . . . . . . 1,660,772 2008 . . . . . . 1,781,949      
1999 . . . . . . 1,666,028 2009 . . . . . . 1,796,619      

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.

Notes:  The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are as of July 1 of each year.  P = Preliminary.
1 The most recent energy consumption data is used.

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

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