Population loss in rural Nebraska: Custer County

Source:  Wikipedia (Custer County, Broken Bow)

Broken Bow is the county seat of Custer 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:

• 21.7% - Custer County
• 30.6% - Nebraska
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 22.0% - Custer County
• 15.4% - Nebraska
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Custer County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1932. (Barry Goldwater won by 6 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 6.5% of the vote in 1968.)

Broken Bow Public Library

Related reading:

School Consolidation in Nebraska: EconomicEfficiency vs. Rural Community Life.  (Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy, 2011)

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