Saturday, May 4, 2019

Population loss in rural Nebraska: Brown County


Source:  Wikipedia (Brown County, Ainsworth)


Ainsworth is the county seat of Brown County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 18.2% - Brown County
  • 30.6% - Nebraska
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 25.2% - Brown County
  • 15.4% - Nebraska
  • 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Brown County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1932. (Barry Goldwater won by 18 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 8.7% of the vote in 1968.)


Related reading:
Residents focused on enhancing quality of life.  (Norfolk Daily News, 10/25/2017)
Brown County has many other positives in its own right. The Sandhills are considered to be one of the most beautiful regions of Nebraska, while others prefer the county’s insulation urban areas. The county also offers many other amenities, including a solid selection of restaurants and a hospital.

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Kimball County/Kimball.  (4/29/2019)
Morrill County/Bridgeport.  (4/30/2019)
Sheridan County/Rushville.  (4/30/2019)
Garden County/Oshkosh.  (4/30/2019)
Deuel County/Chappell.  (4/30/2019)
Dundy County/Benkelman.  (5/1/2019)
Perkins County/Grant.  (5/1/2019)
Arthur County/Arthur.  (5/1/2019)
Grant County/Hyannis.  (5/1/2019)
Cherry County/Valentine.  (5/2/2019)
Hooker County/Mullen.  (5/2/2019)
McPherson County/Tryon.  (5/2/2019)
Hayes County/Hayes Center.  (5/3/2019)
Hitchcock County/Trenton.  (5/3/2019)
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