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%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

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.) 

Bridgeport Public Library

Photo credit:  Nebraska Library Commission

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.

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