OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s population grew modestly again this year, but it might not be enough to protect all three of the state’s U.S. House seats after the 2020 Census.
The new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show that the state’s population grew to 1.896 million by July 1 of this year. That’s an increase of 13,210 over last year’s estimate of 1.883 million. The state’s population increased roughly 0.7 percent over last year.
The national population grew about 0.8 percent to 321.4 million between last year ...