TOTAL POPULATION
Nebraska - Selected Years
		Percent of Total
Year	Population 1	Urban 2	Rural
1860	28,841	0.0	100.0
1870	122,993	18.0	82.0
1880	452,402	13.6	86.4
1890	1,062,656	27.4	72.6
1900	1,066,300	23.7	76.3
1910	1,192,214	26.1	73.9
1920	1,296,372	31.3	68.7
1930	1,377,963	35.3	64.7
1940	1,315,834	39.1	60.9
1950	1,325,510	46.9	53.1
1960	1,411,921	54.3	45.7
1970	1,485,333	61.5	38.5
1980	1,569,825	62.9	37.1
1990	1,578,417	67.2	32.8
2000	1,711,263	69.8	30.2
2010	1,826,341	58.7	41.3
1 Census year counts.
2 "Urban" primarily consists of incorporated cities, villages, towns,
and other such Census designated places of 2,500 or more persons.
2010 urban and rural based on Census definitions of metro and non-
metro areas in 2003.
Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census,2010 Census of Population,
October 2011
Last Updated:		11/29/2011
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov