Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Population loss in rural Nebraska: Deuel County


Source:  Wikipedia (Deuel County, Chappell)


Chappell is the county seat of Deuel County.

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


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 18.1% - Deuel County
  • 30.6% - Nebraska
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 24.6% - Deuel County
  • 15.4% - Nebraska
  • 15.6% - U.S.


  • The last time Deuel County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1936.  (Barry Goldwater won by 29.2 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 5.9% of the vote in 1968.) 


    Related reading:
    Rural Nebraska faces shortage of attorneys.  (Omaha World-Herald, 9/30/2013)
    According to the bar group there were 18 lawyers in Cheyenne County in 2012, four in Deuel County, two in Kimball County and none at all in Banner County.

    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)

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