Nebraska Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Nebraska from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Nebraska in 2023 was 1,978,379, a 0.52% increase from 2022.
- The population of Nebraska in 2022 was 1,968,060, a 0.19% increase from 2021.
- The population of Nebraska in 2021 was 1,964,253, a 0.05% increase from 2020.
- The population of Nebraska in 2020 was 1,963,273, a 1.59% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Nebraska - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
1,978,379 |
0.52% |
| 2022 |
1,968,060 |
0.19% |
| 2021 |
1,964,253 |
0.05% |
| 2020 |
1,963,273 |
1.59% |
| 2019 |
1,932,571 |
0.37% |
| 2018 |
1,925,512 |
0.44% |
| 2017 |
1,916,998 |
0.55% |
| 2016 |
1,906,483 |
0.76% |
| 2015 |
1,892,059 |
0.64% |
| 2014 |
1,879,955 |
0.76% |
| 2013 |
1,865,813 |
0.65% |
| 2012 |
1,853,691 |
0.69% |
| 2011 |
1,840,914 |
0.62% |
| 2010 |
1,829,591 |
0.93% |
| 2009 |
1,812,683 |
0.91% |
| 2008 |
1,796,378 |
0.73% |
| 2007 |
1,783,440 |
0.61% |
| 2006 |
1,772,693 |
0.64% |
| 2005 |
1,761,497 |
0.69% |
| 2004 |
1,749,370 |
0.62% |
| 2003 |
1,738,643 |
0.60% |
| 2002 |
1,728,292 |
0.49% |
| 2001 |
1,719,836 |
0.35% |
| 2000 |
1,713,820 |
2.87% |
| 1999 |
1,666,028 |
0.32% |
| 1998 |
1,660,772 |
0.29% |
| 1997 |
1,656,042 |
0.51% |
| 1996 |
1,647,657 |
0.77% |
| 1995 |
1,635,142 |
0.84% |
| 1994 |
1,621,551 |
0.58% |
| 1993 |
1,612,149 |
0.61% |
| 1992 |
1,602,406 |
0.73% |
| 1991 |
1,590,805 |
0.64% |
| 1990 |
1,580,664 |
0.37% |
| 1989 |
1,574,864 |
0.22% |
| 1988 |
1,571,477 |
0.31% |
| 1987 |
1,566,547 |
-0.49% |
| 1986 |
1,574,333 |
-0.65% |
| 1985 |
1,584,664 |
-0.25% |
| 1984 |
1,588,639 |
0.27% |
| 1983 |
1,584,293 |
0.16% |
| 1982 |
1,581,780 |
0.21% |
| 1981 |
1,578,515 |
0.40% |
| 1980 |
1,572,296 |
0.32% |
| 1979 |
1,567,344 |
0.22% |
| 1978 |
1,563,884 |
0.45% |
| 1977 |
1,556,842 |
0.38% |
| 1976 |
1,550,911 |
0.51% |
| 1975 |
1,543,117 |
0.26% |
| 1974 |
1,539,191 |
0.63% |
| 1973 |
1,529,567 |
0.69% |
| 1972 |
1,519,013 |
0.96% |
| 1971 |
1,504,604 |
1.30% |
| 1970 |
1,485,333 |
0.77% |
| 1969 |
1,474,000 |
0.48% |
| 1968 |
1,467,000 |
0.69% |
| 1967 |
1,457,000 |
0.07% |
| 1966 |
1,456,000 |
-1.02% |
| 1965 |
1,471,000 |
-0.74% |
| 1964 |
1,482,000 |
0.41% |
| 1963 |
1,476,000 |
0.82% |
| 1962 |
1,464,000 |
1.24% |
| 1961 |
1,446,000 |
2.05% |
| 1960 |
1,417,000 |
1.43% |
| 1959 |
1,397,000 |
1.01% |
| 1958 |
1,383,000 |
-0.79% |
| 1957 |
1,394,000 |
-0.21% |
| 1956 |
1,397,000 |
1.67% |
| 1955 |
1,374,000 |
2.54% |
| 1954 |
1,340,000 |
1.67% |
| 1953 |
1,318,000 |
0.53% |
| 1952 |
1,311,000 |
-0.38% |
| 1951 |
1,316,000 |
-0.83% |
| 1950 |
1,327,000 |
1.92% |
| 1949 |
1,302,000 |
2.92% |
| 1948 |
1,265,000 |
0.00% |
| 1947 |
1,265,000 |
0.72% |
| 1946 |
1,256,000 |
3.72% |
| 1945 |
1,211,000 |
-0.41% |
| 1944 |
1,216,000 |
-2.01% |
| 1943 |
1,241,000 |
0.16% |
| 1942 |
1,239,000 |
-2.59% |
| 1941 |
1,272,000 |
-3.34% |
| 1940 |
1,316,000 |
-0.15% |
| 1939 |
1,318,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1938 |
1,326,000 |
-0.97% |
| 1937 |
1,339,000 |
-1.40% |
| 1936 |
1,358,000 |
-1.24% |
| 1935 |
1,375,000 |
-0.51% |
| 1934 |
1,382,000 |
-0.22% |
| 1933 |
1,385,000 |
-0.07% |
| 1932 |
1,386,000 |
0.14% |
| 1931 |
1,384,000 |
0.29% |
| 1930 |
1,380,000 |
0.36% |
| 1929 |
1,375,000 |
0.29% |
| 1928 |
1,371,000 |
0.44% |
| 1927 |
1,365,000 |
0.89% |
| 1926 |
1,353,000 |
0.74% |
| 1925 |
1,343,000 |
0.75% |
| 1924 |
1,333,000 |
0.91% |
| 1923 |
1,321,000 |
0.69% |
| 1922 |
1,312,000 |
0.23% |
| 1921 |
1,309,000 |
0.69% |
| 1920 |
1,300,000 |
0.78% |
| 1919 |
1,290,000 |
1.90% |
| 1918 |
1,266,000 |
-1.48% |
| 1917 |
1,285,000 |
0.78% |
| 1916 |
1,275,000 |
0.24% |
| 1915 |
1,272,000 |
0.63% |
| 1914 |
1,264,000 |
1.44% |
| 1913 |
1,246,000 |
1.14% |
| 1912 |
1,232,000 |
1.32% |
| 1911 |
1,216,000 |
1.50% |
| 1910 |
1,198,000 |
1.78% |
| 1909 |
1,177,000 |
1.38% |
| 1908 |
1,161,000 |
1.04% |
| 1907 |
1,149,000 |
0.97% |
| 1906 |
1,138,000 |
0.80% |
| 1905 |
1,129,000 |
0.89% |
| 1904 |
1,119,000 |
1.36% |
| 1903 |
1,104,000 |
1.38% |
| 1902 |
1,089,000 |
1.02% |
| 1901 |
1,078,000 |
1.03% |
| 1900 |
1,067,000 |
0.00% |
