Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Population loss in rural Nebraska: Perkins County


Source:  Wikipedia (Perkins County, Grant)


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:
  • 22.9% - Perkins County
  • 30.6% - Nebraska
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 23.3% - Perkins County
  • 15.4% - Nebraska
  • 15.6% - U.S.


The last time Perkins County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1936.  (Barry Goldwater won by 2.0 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 7.7% of the vote in 1968.) 


Related reading:
Perkins County shows population decline of 1.4 percent.  (Grant Tribune Sentinel)
Coming in at No. 69 in population rank with 2,929, Perkins County showed a loss of just 41 (1.4 percent) from 2010-2018. While PC saw a decrease over the eight-year span, an increase of 35 (1.2 percent), was shown from 2017-18. 
Other than neighboring Chase County and nearby Arthur County which showed population increases, all nearby counties showed decreases of 2.5 percent or more.

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)
Dundy County/Benkelman.  (5/1/2019)

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