Population loss in rural Nebraska: Greeley County

Source:  Wikipedia (Greeley County, Greeley)

Greeley Center is the county seat of Greeley County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

• 17.3% - Greeley County
• 30.6% - Nebraska
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 26.1% - Greeley County
• 15.4% - Nebraska
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Greeley County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964. (LBJ crushed Goldwater by 25.4 percentage points in 1964.  George Wallace received 8.1% of the vote in 1968.)

Greeley Village Public Library

Photo credit:  Nebraska Library Commission

Related reading:
Rural States Try to Stop Population Exodus.  (Governing, 8/20/2015)

Not sure what reference sources Governing is using.  Greeley County lost about a quarter of its population between 1994 and 2010, but has gained slightly since 2010, to about 1,300 people. Cavenee said she quickly came to love the area’s friendliness. “My fear of moving here has evolved into a fear of ever having to move away,” Cavenee said. “This is where you can find genuine, supportive people. This is where we chose to raise our family.”

Cavenee has since moved to Kansas.

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