Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Population loss in rural Nebraska: Morrill County


Source:  Wikipedia (Morrill County, Bridgeport)


Bridgeport is the county seat of Morrill County.

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


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 18.9% - Morrill County
  • 30.6% - Nebraska
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 20.3% - Morrill County
  • 15.4% - Nebraska
  • 15.6% - U.S.


  • The last time  Morrill County voted Democratic was 1936.  (Barry Goldwater won by 11.8 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 12.5% of the vote in 1968.) 



    Related reading:
    Nebraska population aging, shifting east.  (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
    In rural Nebraska, "what we are seeing is young adults leaving after high school. Some come back, but most don't and as a result, you have that aging population and fewer kids," Deichert said.

    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)

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