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Home/Nebraska Nebraska State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 90 10% below the U.S. average Median home value $223,800 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +48.7% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,035 national $1,348 Homeownership 67% national 65% Unemployment 2.3% national 3.6% Household income $74,985 national $78,538 Median age 37.1 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. The median home is valued at $223,800 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 49% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,035 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.3% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $74,985. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Nebraska saw a net loss of 1,491 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,852 individuals. Against a population of about 1,978,379, that is a net outflow of about 0.9 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $245.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 3,156 households, came from Iowa; the largest outflow, about 3,172 households, went to Iowa. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 1,861 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) $245.6M nominal dollars Net households 1,491 tax returns Net people 1,852 exemptions 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,978,379) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$1.3B Moved out$1.6B Net -$245.6M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Nebraska counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1Iowa3,156$166.5M2Texas1,860$112.7M3Colorado1,822$120.2M4California1,398$85.4M5Florida1,211$71.9M6Kansas1,161$63.8M7Missouri942$56.2M8South Dakota907$48.5M9Arizona799$54.5M10Minnesota636$36M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Iowa3,172$182.8M2Texas2,087$152.5M3Colorado1,802$114.4M4Florida1,411$138.7M5Kansas1,267$76.5M6Missouri1,107$67.9M7California1,047$68.7M8Arizona995$82.9M9South Dakota970$58.1M10Minnesota804$49M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. Iowa 3,156 3,172 -16 -$16.3M Texas 1,860 2,087 -227 -$39.8M Colorado 1,822 1,802 +20 +$5.8M Florida 1,211 1,411 -200 -$66.8M California 1,398 1,047 +351 +$16.7M Kansas 1,161 1,267 -106 -$12.7M Missouri 942 1,107 -165 -$11.7M South Dakota 907 970 -63 -$9.5M Arizona 799 995 -196 -$28.5M Minnesota 636 804 -168 -$13.1M Illinois 617 729 -112 -$2.4M Washington 438 502 -64 -$1.1M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: -$3.1B (-34,119 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 -$72M -833 2013 -$165.9M -1,367 2014 -$231.4M -2,499 2015 -$193.6M -1,023 2016 -$207.7M -2,047 2017 -$415.2M -5,960 2018 -$291.6M -3,960 2019 -$236.9M -4,603 2020 -$497.9M -4,214 2021 -$206M -3,900 2022 -$297.8M -1,861 2023 -$245.6M -1,852 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 1,852 more people left Nebraska than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $245.6M in income (nominal) — in a state of 1,988,172 people. Population 1,988,172 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents A Town Of 10,000 Would Net About -9 People. Net income per resident −$124 nominal dollars ≈ -$245.6M total across 1,988,172 residents. The rate lets you compare Nebraska with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +24,579 Deaths 18,435 Net domestic migration 1,074 Net international migration +10,738 Total change +15,577 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Nebraska run about 10% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $111 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $71,517 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 2% above the U.S. average Price level 90.3 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 9.7% lower than average What that income buys $79,210 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 13% above the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents74.3 Goods96.5 Utilities79.4 Other services91.9 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Nebraska American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 37.1 years Median household income $74,985 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 5% below the U.S. median College degree 34% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 10.3% residents below the poverty line Average commute 19 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 90% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 76%Hispanic 12%Black 5%Asian 2%Other 4% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $223,800 owner-occupied homes 26% below the U.S. median Median rent $1,035 gross rent per month 23% below the U.S. median Homeownership 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +8.2% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +49% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 8,877new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 53%Multifamily 47% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 2.3% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 1,065,182 1,040,693 employed Disaster declarations — major federal, 2023 Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 2.8% May 2026 ▬ 0.0 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Nebraska minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k 119 In 1,911Out 2,030-$414K AGI $10k–$25k +241 In 4,806Out 4,565+$4.8M AGI $25k–$50k 128 In 6,771Out 6,899-$5.9M AGI $50k–$75k 457 In 3,456Out 3,913-$28.7M AGI $75k–$100k 271 In 1,862Out 2,133-$24.1M AGI $100k–$200k 480 In 2,481Out 2,961-$64.2M AGI $200k+ 240 In 866Out 1,106-$126.2M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Nebraska ranks #31 of 51 states for net household migration (-240). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Nebraska ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Nebraska and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $88.6B Ships to other states +39% since 2017 $69.2B Receives from states +30% since 2017 +$19.3B Net balance Top goods shipped out Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations $26.5B Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils $11.3B Machinery $9.8B Cereal grains (includes seed) $9.7B Animal feed, eggs, honey, and other products of animal origin $8.0B Agricultural products (excludes animal feed, cereal grains, and forage products) $7.7B Top goods received Mixed freight $8.8B Cereal grains (includes seed) $6.9B Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations $6.8B Machinery $6.1B Fertilizers $5.4B Agricultural products (excludes animal feed, cereal grains, and forage products) $5.0B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Nebraska ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Iowa $10.6B $8.3B +$2.3B $18.9B Texas $9.2B $6.8B +$2.4B $16.0B California $10.4B $2.6B +$7.9B $13.0B Illinois $6.2B $6.8B -$609M $12.9B Kansas $3.7B $5.6B -$1.9B $9.3B Missouri $4.3B $3.9B +$394M $8.2B Minnesota $3.3B $3.5B -$225M $6.8B Colorado $3.4B $3.3B +$103M $6.7B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Nebraska and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Nebraska collects in taxes Total state taxes $7.3B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $3,685 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$3B 41% General sales & gross receipts$2.7B 37% Corporation net income tax$693M 9% Motor fuels sales tax$373.7M 5% Motor vehicle license$126.6M 2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Nebraska has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 369,995 564,816 12,348 R +20.6 947,159 2020 374,583 556,846 20,283 R +19.2 951,712 2016 284,494 495,961 63,772 R +25.0 844,227 2012 302,081 475,064 17,234 R +21.8 794,379 2008 333,319 452,979 14,983 R +14.9 801,281 2004 254,328 512,814 11,044 R +33.2 778,186 2000 231,780 433,862 31,377 R +29.0 697,019 1996 236,761 363,467 77,187 R +18.7 677,415 1992 216,864 343,678 177,004 R +17.2 737,546 1988 259,235 397,956 4,274 R +21.0 661,465 1984 187,866 460,054 4,170 R +41.7 652,090 1980 166,424 419,214 53,895 R +39.5 639,533 1976 233,293 359,219 14,237 R +20.8 606,749 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024special Pete Ricketts 349,902 585,103 — R +25.2 2024 Deb Fischer — 499,124 439,212 — 2020 Ben Sasse 227,191 583,507 113,526 R +38.3 2018 Deb Fischer 269,917 403,151 25,349 R +19.1 2014 Ben Sasse 170,127 347,636 22,574 R +32.9 2012 Deb Fischer 332,979 455,593 — R +15.5 2008 Mike Johanns 317,456 455,854 19,201 R +17.5 2006 E. Benjamin Nelson 378,388 213,928 — D +27.8 2002 Chuck Hagel 70,290 397,438 12,489 R +68.1 2000 Ben Nelson 353,093 337,977 — D +2.2 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 0 R 3 2022 D 0 R 3 2020 D 0 R 3 2018 D 0 R 3 2016 D 0 R 3 2014 D 1 R 2 2012 D 0 R 3 2010 D 0 R 3 2008 D 0 R 3 2006 D 0 R 3 2004 D 0 R 3 2002 D 0 R 3 2000 D 0 R 3 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Nebraska (93) Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHarlan CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySherman CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyThomas CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Get the next update for Nebraska The IRS releases new migration data once a year. 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