Nebraska's Population
1960-2006


In 2004, Nebraska's population made up 0.6 percent of the nation and used 0.7 percent of the nation's energy.  In comparing Nebraska to the world, the state held 0.03 percent of the world's population and used 0.15 percent of the world's energy.  In relation to these two statements, with nearly five percent of the world's population, the United States used 22 percent of the world's energy in 2004.1



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      
      1990 . . . . . . 1,578,385 2000 . . . . . . 1,711,263      
      1991 . . . . . . 1,590,805 2001 . . . . . . 1,719,315      
      1992 . . . . . . 1,602,406 2002 . . . . . . 1,727,040      
      1993 . . . . . . 1,612,149 2003 . . . . . . 1,737,017      
      1994 . . . . . . 1,621,551 2004 . . . . . . 1,746,980      
      1995 . . . . . . 1,635,142 2005 . . . . . . 1,758,163      
      1996 . . . . . . 1,647,657 2006 . . . . . . 1,768,331      
      1997 . . . . . . 1,656,042            
      1998 . . . . . . 1,660,772            
      1999 . . . . . . 1,666,028            

Sources:  Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, and States and for Puerto Rico:  April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006.  U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC.  Total Midyear Population for the World:  1950-2050.  U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC.  International Energy Outlook 2006.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.

Notes:  The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are as of July 1 of each year.
1 While census data is available through 2006, energy consumption data lags several years behind.

This table was updated on September 25, 2007.  Typically, there is one year between updates.

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