60 2026–2030 SCORP
PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA
South-central Region
The South-Central region has the highest
population next to the Metro Region, with 10.3% of
Nebraskans. This is down 0.4% from the previous
SCORP. Seventy one percent of residents live in
neighboring Buffalo, Hall and Adams counties,
which contain the three largest cities of the region,
Kearney, Grand Island and Hastings, respectively.
South-central Population
202,968
50.1% 49.9%
Sex
Female Male
Age
0-19
20-34
35-44
45-59
60-74
75+
27.6%
18.6%
11.9%
17.3%
16.8%
7.8%
Households
With
children
With
65+
Living
alone
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
30.7% 31.5% 29.1%
Percent of State Population
10.3%
York
Hamilton
Clay
Nuckolls
Polk
Merrick
Fillmore
Thayer
Hall
Buffalo
Dawson
Howard Sherman
Adams
Webster
Kearney
Franklin
Phelps Gosper
Harlan Furnas
Custer
Nance
York
Hamilton
Clay
Nuckolls
Polk
Merrick
Fillmore
Thayer
Hall
Buffalo
Dawson
Howard Sherman
Adams
Webster
Kearney
Franklin
Phelps Gosper
Harlan Furnas
Custer
Nance
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)
15.1%
Race Ethnicity
