2026–2030 SCORP 61
PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA
Southwest Region
The largest cities in the Southwest region,
Lexington and North Platte, are located along the
I-80 corridor within Dawson and Lincoln counties.
These counties are home to 58% of this region's
population. The percentage of residents aged 60+
has increased by almost 3.5% since the last SCORP.
Southwest Population
100,298
49.8% 50.2%
Sex
Female Male
Age
0-19
20-34
35-44
45-59
60-74
75+
26.6%
15.8%
11.6%
17.9%
19.1%
9%
Households
With
children
With
65+
Living
alone
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
29.0% 35.8% 30.4%
Dawson
Lincoln
Phelps Gosper
Harlan Furnas Red Willow
Frontier Hayes
Chase
Perkins
Keith
Deuel
Garden
Arthur
McPherson
Logan
Grant
Hooker
Thomas Blaine Loup
Custer
Dundy
Hitchcock
Dawson
Lincoln
Phelps Gosper
Harlan Furnas Red Willow
Frontier Hayes
Chase
Perkins
Keith
Deuel
Garden
Arthur
McPherson
Logan
Grant
Hooker
Thomas Blaine Loup
Custer
Dundy
Hitchcock
Percent of State Population
5.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander
0.1%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian and
Alaska Native
0.7%
Black or African American
1.8%
Two or More Races
6.5%
Some Other Race
6.8%
White
83.4%
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)
14.4%
Race Ethnicity
