Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Population loss in rural Nebraska: Dundy County


Source:  Wikipedia (Dundy County, Benkelman)


Benkelman is the county seat of Dundy County.

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


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 21.1% - Dundy County
  • 30.6% - Nebraska
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 25.0% - Dundy County
  • 15.4% - Nebraska
  • 15.6% - U.S.


  • The last time Dundy County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1936.  (Barry Goldwater won by 12.2 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 9.2% of the vote in 1968.) 


    Related reading:
    Chase County bucks trend of declining rural population.  (Imperial Republican, 4/25/2019)
    Dundy County lost 23 people over the last year while Hitchcock County fell by nine. Keith County showed a decline of 57 people. 
    Since the 2010 census, Dundy County has shown a loss of 95 people, which represents the largest percentage decrease in the state at 11.9%.

    Related posts (down and up from northwest to southeast)
    Sioux County/Harrison.  (4/29/2019)
    Banner County/Harrisburg.  (4/29/2019)
    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)

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